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 →

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 →

Billy Bragg Resonates at Fonda Theatre – 40th Anniversary Tour

The third installment of my somewhat inadvertent “The Sun Never Seems to Set on the British Music Empire Tour” Billy Bragg burst onto the scene by leveraging the DIY ethic of the ... 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 →

Sit Yourself Down For This: City Of West Hollywood Declares June 10, 2024 “Frank Zappa Day”

Yes, you read that right. On Monday June 10 at 4pm West Hollywood Mayor John M. Erickson and two of Frank’s children (Ahmet Zappa and Diva Zappa) will accept the city’s proclamation ... Continue Reading →