Ian Hunter Key Club – June 17, 2007 How many folks in the audience first saw Ian Hunter when he was the main man in Mott the Hoople?  Back on the Sunset Strip in the glam ... Continue Reading →

Roger Waters Verizon Amphitheatre All the acrimony that apparently holds Pink Floyd apart does nothing but fuel demand for the quartet’s somewhat sporadic offerings.  Most prolific ... Continue Reading →

Lindsey Buckingham House of Blues, Los Angeles – June 6, 2007 In a band of eccentrics, Lindsey Buckingham stood tall in Fleetwood Mac.  Drafted into the band with Stevie ... Continue Reading →

U2 IN A TUXEDO EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM CANNES An inordinate number of people can now say they have seen U2 while wearing a tuxedo.  The Irish lads played a semi-impromptu show on ... Continue Reading →

Coachella 007 Notes from the Desert Thursday The day before departure, putting details together before heading east. How interesting that at the other side of the country various old ... Continue Reading →

ASCAP I Create Music Expo April 19-21 at Renaissance Hotel – Hollywood, CA This year marked the sophomore exhibition of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ... Continue Reading →

A Funny Thing Happened at The Hotel Cafe I had heard and read quite a bit about the Hotel Cafe and what an unpretentious but still righteously cool spot it was to hear live bands. Being ... Continue Reading →

Pop! Pop Mew-sique! Mew at the Belly Up Tavern, Solano Beach Ca- April 8, 2007 We all have a band that we would like to think is “our band”: we begrudgingly watch them ... Continue Reading →