Welcome Music Lovers!

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