Lucinda Williams Swinging Through SoCal
One of the finer (and criminally underappreciated) musicians will be bringing her crack band through SoCal. Lucinda Williams is part of an amazing double bill with Mike Campbell, he ... Continue Reading →
FairWell Festival Knocks it Out of the Park in Their Sophomore Year
SPECIAL REPORT FROM ELLIE AUERBACH AND JOEY CAMPBELL
With over 50,000 attendees, the second year of the FairWell Festival was an absolute success. Despite facing challenging weather ... Continue Reading →
“Derecho” World Premiere Opens at La Jolla Playhouse
With a superb cast of five and a brisk 95 minute running time, the drama becomes especially taught in the second half of this well written play. In the intimate Mandell Weiss Forum ... Continue Reading →
“Don’t Dress for Dinner” Delights Again
When you have two decades worth of requests for a return engagement, the time eventually becomes propitious to follow through. And what a great way to wind up the 42nd season of North ... Continue Reading →
Kia Carnival – The Ideal Car for a Road Trip, Whether to a Destination Wedding or for Equally Fascinating Excursions
When our daughter decided on a destination wedding, she and my wife swung into gear with the planning. By the time most of the details were set (and we realized the amount of stuff ... Continue Reading →
FairWell Fest Preview – What Delights to Expect
ADDITIONAL REPORTING PROVIDED BY ELLIE AUERBACH
Several years ago, it was quite obvious that we had hit the era of peak festival, and there has been a shake out in the ensuing years. ... Continue Reading →
Haircut 100: Back on These Shores After Four Decades – My Favourite Interview of the Summer
It is great when artists from whom you have not heard enough over the years reappear on your radar screen, especially when they reveal a vibrant approach to their illustrious past and ... Continue Reading →
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE – World-Premiere Musical Opens at La Jolla Playhouse
Another stunning production, not to be missed
In the single digit list of the best possible songbooks for a musical biography, that of Johnny Cash certainly belongs. With such a rich ... Continue Reading →
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