Welcome Music Lovers!

  • Rhett Miller singing into the microphone wearing a coral shirt and bathed in yellow light
    Rhett Miller of Old 97s
  • Arrow de Wilde, Lead singer of the band Starcrawler singing into microphone, her mouth smeared with fake blood
    Arrow de Wilde of Starcrawler
  • Luke Spiller of The Struts wearing a black and white outfit and silver top hat
    Luke Spiller of The Struts
  • Jenny Lewis leans forward while singing into the microphone
    Jenny Lewis
  • Jon Brion Playing Keyboards as he Performing His Score of Punch-Drunk Love with the Wordless Music Orchestra at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
    Jon Brion
  • Brian D'Addario of The Lemon Twigs with his electric guitar in front of him, holding a microphone as he sings
    Brian D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs
  • Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes playing an acoustic guitar and singing into the microphone
    Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes
  • Close up of Tom Cantillon of Beta Play as he sings into the microphone
    Tom Cantillon of Beta Play
  • Liz Beebe of Dustbowl Revival singing into the microphone
    Liz Beebe of Dustbowl Revival

Welcome to You Make My World Rock, a place for music fans, by a music fan. This site’s main focus is to recap concerts that I have attended, share them with friends and fans, and to perhaps spark others’ interests in the music I adore. Read through the “Concert Journal” to feel like you were there too!

About

I love seeing live music as the experience allows me to reach a transcendent level of happiness. I’m interested in all sorts of music, but particularly singer-songwriters, alternative rock, indie, rock, bluegrass, Americana, and folk. I’ve also been known to listen to traditional jazz, swing, Britpop, and musicals.

Some of my favorite musicians/bands are: The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Old 97s, Rhett Miller, Dawes, The Milk Carton Kids, Queen, David Bowie, The Struts, Saint Motel, OK Go, Beta Play, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Watkins Family Hour, Chris Thile, Jon Brion, and just about anyone that plays at Largo in Los Angeles.

There are also plenty of other artists that I like, but may not be familiar with their oeuvre. There are quite a few that I am just getting into, but this list is already long enough!

In the section “Music New to My Ears” I share my thoughts on music that I’ve listened to for the first time. I’m going to stick to fairly recent releases. If you are a music artist who would like me to write about the latest tunes you’ve dropped, please contact me.

I have added the section “Make Your World Rock” to share music-related product recommendations. There will also be gift ideas for the music lover in your life. T-shirts, mugs, music books, and posters, of course! But also games, sound systems, headphones, instruments and more. Because there are only so many concerts that I can attend per month, I wanted an area of the site that I could post to more frequently to help the site stay active.

I hope this content inspires you to discover more music that makes your world rock!

Large Video Screen Shows Elton John Performing at the Forum while confetti drops from ceiling and stage lights accent the scene
Elton John on Stage at the Forum During the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour