33 TO NOTHING

33 to NothingWild Project NYC Theatre Review Way down below the big bright lights of the expansive Broadway productions, almost south of Houston Street, sits a fresh compact theatre ... Continue Reading →

CAN-CAN: Cole Porter’s Delightful Rarity

  Can-Can The Pasadena Playhouse Through August 5, 2007 [ READ another CAN-CAN REVIEW BY Travis Michael Holder ] Cole Porter stands as one of the brilliant American songwriters.  ... Continue Reading →

PAUL McCARTNEY AT AMOEBA

Paul McCartney Amoeba Music – June 27, 2007 How does a guy start a record store by selling albums out of the trunk of his car and end up having McCartney play at the store?  I ... Continue Reading →

NORAH JONES

Norah Jones Greek Theatre – June 21, 2007 Norah Jones has been handling well two parallel challenges: being dismissed as just another pretty face and being dismissed as the offspring ... Continue Reading →

IAN HUNTER

Ian Hunter Key Club – June 17, 2007 How many folks in the audience first saw Ian Hunter when he was the main man in Mott the Hoople?  Back on the Sunset Strip in the glam ... Continue Reading →

ROGER WATERS

Roger Waters Verizon Amphitheatre All the acrimony that apparently holds Pink Floyd apart does nothing but fuel demand for the quartet’s somewhat sporadic offerings.  Most prolific ... Continue Reading →

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM AT H. OF BLUES

Lindsey Buckingham House of Blues, Los Angeles – June 6, 2007 In a band of eccentrics, Lindsey Buckingham stood tall in Fleetwood Mac.  Drafted into the band with Stevie ... Continue Reading →

JERSEY BOYS

Jersey BoysAhmanson Theatre – Through August 31, 2007 Boy, was I wrong about this musical. Imagine my surprise when this cynic was as enthusiastic as the rest of the opening ... Continue Reading →