A Visit to Seattle – Even if You Are Not a Music Lover
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest have a significant toehold when it comes to American music.
The infamous “Louie Louie” (a staple of every rock band ever formed) was recorded ... Continue Reading →
The Beatles Move Into Collectible Coins
Over the years I have run a series of articles about how The Beatles can solve your Christmas gift giving dilemmas. It seems the four Liverpudlians can still do so, year round. The ... Continue Reading →
Mike Birbiglia: “The Old Man & The Pool” – Mark Taper Forum
I was introduced to the concept of the one man show at The Mark Taper Forum with Spalding Gray’s epic “Swimming to Cambodia” in the 1980s. Over the years, I have seen the ... Continue Reading →
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss Deliver at Rady Shell
On a lovely warm evening overlooking San Diego Bay, the once-seemingly-unlikely duo of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant delivered a satisfying set to an engaged audience.
There ... Continue Reading →
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats at Marymoor Park
Nathaniel Rateliff forges ahead in his impressive career. He built his success after forming his crack Night Sweats band, delivering a full brassy, gutsy blend of RnB with a solid ... Continue Reading →
SmileDirectClub – Teeth Aligners With a Smile
If you are of a certain age, your original encounters with the medical profession were in-person and formal. I still chuckle at the scene from The Simpsons where Marge takes the ... Continue Reading →
The Lumineers / Gregory Alan Isakov / Daniel Rodriguez
It was a great triple bill, some might call it Men With Hats.
After solid opening sets from Isakov and Rodrigues, fellow Coloradans The Lumineers literally popped ... Continue Reading →
“ON BECKETT” – BILL IRWIN ENCHANTS US AT THE OLD GLOBE
Bill Irwin states at the outset that he is not a scholar of Samuel Beckett, yet his 90 minute exploration of the Irish writer‘s words belies the statement. You come away with ... Continue Reading →
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