Box of Vision – John Lennon’s 70th Birthday
Box of Vision – John Lennon’s 70th Birthday
On October 9th John Lennon would have been 70 years old. Gallons of ink (digital or otherwise) will be spilled for the occasion, and ... Continue Reading →
JACKSON BROWNE at Humphreys By The Bay
JACKSON BROWNE Humphreys By The Bay, September 30, 2010
At the end of the strangest week of Southern California weather, it was unclear at sunset whether the faithful would be sitting ... Continue Reading →
Limelight – The Story of Charlie Chaplin
Limelight – The Story of Charlie Chaplin LaJolla Playhouse
A sterling production now emerges from the middle of the LaJolla Playhouse’s season. This musical improbably ... Continue Reading →
Van Morrison in California
Van Morrison in California
Some rockers get to a certain age and take a career left turn. Queens’ guitarist Brian May completed his PhD thesis in astronomy, then ... Continue Reading →
Elton John and Leon Russell
Elton John and Leon Russell November 3, 2010, Hollywood Palladium
Sometimes in rock music, it takes a while for things to come full circle. Four decades is an inordinately long time ... Continue Reading →
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua Institution
Will it always be the case that every article about Chautauqua starts by calling it America’s best kept secret? Part of me hopes so, in the sense that this ... Continue Reading →
Montreal: Satisfying Juxtapositions
Montreal: Satisfying Juxtapositions
This is a town for acoustic motorbikes, which is what the underrated Irish singer Luka Bloom calls bicycles. I spent ... Continue Reading →
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock Carnegie Hall, CareFusion NYC Jazz Festival, June 24, 2010
George Wein is the godfather of the outdoor music festival. Well before Coachella, ... Continue Reading →
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