[Live Review] JORDAN RUDESS (Sydney) November 29, 2018November 30, 2018Jon Van Daal Sydney Opera House Tuesday November 27, 2018 : When one hears the name Jordan Rudess, you most instantly think of his band, progressive [...]
[Live Review] STEVE WILSON (Sydney) November 13, 2018Jon Van Daal Enmore Theatre, Sydney Friday November 9, 2018 : Steve Wilson has just toured Australia for the fifth time with many fans flocking to [...]
[Live Review] PRIMUS (Sydney) April 9, 2018April 10, 2018Jon Van Daal Enmore Theatre Friday March 6, 2018 : Due to a wrong turn at the start of my journey and an intoxicated travel partner, [...]
[Live Review] DWEEZIL ZAPPA (Sydney) February 27, 2018February 27, 2018Jon Van Daal Enmore Theatre, Sydney Friday February 23, 2018 : DWEEZIL RIPPED MY FLESH My introduction to Zappa actually started 45 years ago, when in [...]
[Live Gallery] COG (Sydney) February 12, 2018February 12, 2018Jon Van Daal Metro Theatre, Sydney Friday February 9, 2018 : Photographer : Jon Van Daal COG [nggallery id = 812] INTROVERT [nggallery id = 813] [...]
[Live Review] SHATTERED FORTRESS (Sydney) November 28, 2017Jon Van Daal Metro Theatre, Sydney Friday November 24, 2017 : “Hello, Sydney, so glad to see you my friends, it’s been a while,” sang Mike [...]
[Interview] SHATTERED FORTRESS (Mike Portnoy) November 13, 2017November 13, 2017Jon Van Daal When drummer extraordinaire – MIKE PORTNOY left Long Island based prog metal giants, Dream Theater in September, 2010 it was a shot heard [...]
[Live Review] HAKEN (Sydney) October 9, 2017October 9, 2017Jon Van Daal Factory Theatre, Sydney Saturday September 30, 2017 : I found it hard to believe that I would be seeing two of my favourite [...]
[Live Review] DREAM THEATER (Sydney) September 22, 2017September 22, 2017Jon Van Daal Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Tuesday September 19, 2017 : I first heard Dream Theater when travelling to work in a mate’s car back in [...]
[CD Review] DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence August 20, 2017Jon Van Daal No doubt you have heard the famous lines, “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates – you never know what [...]
[Live Review] STEVE HACKETT (Sydney) August 6, 2017Jon Van Daal Enmore Theatre, Sydney Saturday August 4, 2017 : It is hard to believe that I have been listening to Progressive Rock for exactly [...]