A Complete Unknown – Just About a Complete Homerun
One approaches any film about Bob Dylan with trepidation. Can any film adequately capture the scope of one of the most influential yet seemingly unknowable musicians of the last century? ... Continue Reading →
George Harrison – Living in The Material World: 50th Anniversary Edition
The purported Quiet Beatle had a lot to say about life and times after The Beatles
Could it be half a century ago when this album landed on my turntable and did not leave for many weeks? ... Continue Reading →
OY! To the World ~ Christmas With a Twist! musical at El Portal Dec 12 to 22, 2024
OY! To the World ~ Christmas With a Twist! — the entertaining musical celebration that happily takes its place among our favorite holiday traditions, returns to the El Portal ... Continue Reading →
Review: V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film
U2’s live performances at Sphere heralded a new dawn in live entertainment. Those 700,000 fans able to attend the extended residency came away gob smacked. It certainly took a band ... Continue Reading →
Avett Brothers Light Up The Rady Shell for a Blissful Summer Evening on San Diego Bay
Many bands struggle with balancing a variety of seemingly disparate musical styles, there is the understandable fear of not presenting a coherent identity. Kudos to The Avett Brothers ... Continue Reading →
Crowded House Closes Out Their US Tour in Fine Form: The lads from Down Under came and conquered
The fourth and final installment of my somewhat inadvertent “The Sun Never Seems to Set on the British Music Empire Tour”
Choosing to wrap up their US tour not in Los Angeles (whence ... Continue Reading →
Paul Weller at The Magnolia – Exploring a Deep and Varied Catalog
The first installment of my somewhat inadvertent “The Sun Never Seems to Set on the British Music Empire Tour”
Paul Weller has three distinct chapters to his career. He punched ... Continue Reading →
Johnny Marr and James – Switching It Up at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles
The second installment of my somewhat inadvertent “The Sun Never Seems to Set on the British Music Empire Tour”
What a great double bill for fans of BritPop. The guitarist who helped ... Continue Reading →
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