Dan Kening

Falling Wallendas The Falling Wallendas (IMI) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Past baggage is difficult to escape in the fickle world of popular music. Perhaps that's why one-time Chicago "pick to click" Scott...

A not so funny thing happened to acclaimed bassist Rob Wasserman immediately after his set with the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and keyboardist Bruce Hornsby at Woodstock '94. Wasserman, who...

Steve Goodman No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology (Red Pajamas) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Ten years after his death from leukemia, Steve Goodman's talent looms larger than ever in this wonderful two-disc...

When acclaimed singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, one of the leading lights of the so-called "new folk" movement, performs Friday at the Riviera Theatre, expect to hear a few "borrowed" tunes. Her...

Des'ree I Ain't Movin' (Sony 550) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Two things are immediately apparent upon listening to the second album by British singer Des'ree: She doesn't shrink from tackling the big issues...

There's nothing particularly monstrous about Boulder, Colo.'s Big Head Todd & the Monsters, who will be performing Friday in a sold-out show at the Riviera Theatre. Actually, the trio led...

Whether you were a Journey fan or not, it's hard to disagree that the group's lead vocalist, Steve Perry, possessed one of the all-time great voices in rock 'n' roll....

Carla Olson Reap the Whirlwind (Watermelon) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Carla Olson's name may not immediately ring a bell, but she's certainly been around the rock 'n' roll block a time or...

Perhaps the most amazing thing about Eric Clapton's long-awaited, all-blues album "From the Cradle" isn't the actual performances, but the fact he's brought the songs of blues greats like Muddy...

In a busy concert week featuring more than the usual number of worthwhile shows-especially on Friday-Consolidated and MC 900 Ft. Jesus' show Saturday at Metro is one of the most...