The Church – Bowery Ballroom
As to the guitars on this stage, you will only find more 12 strings in Roger McGuinn’s house or a guitar shop. The resulting jangly surging melodies are infectious. I first became ... Continue Reading →
Bob Seger – San Diego 2/25/15
Seger’s decades long appeal is built on the fact he is one of us. In contrast, David Bowie is not one of us, and his appeal is of a different sort. Seger came roaring out of the heartland ... Continue Reading →
The Wrecking Crew
We are in the middle of an embarrassment of riches when it comes to music documentaries. In the fine tradition of shining the spotlight on the unsung heroes of the music business (think ... Continue Reading →
Don Giovanni – San Diego Opera: Far More Than Fifty Shades
Don Giovanni – San Diego Opera
Occasionally the worlds of opera and film overlap, and such is the case this weekend when both Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Fifty Shades of Grey open. ... Continue Reading →
Fleetwood Mac – San Diego 2014
Many decades ago the steady throbbing beat of “Hypnotized” played in a loop in my brain during swim team practice. I knew the British blues band Fleetwood Mac from their mesmerizing ... Continue Reading →
Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan – All The Rage: My Life with the Small Faces, Faces, the Rolling Stones and Many More (Pan Books / Macmillan)
This drink-soaked autobiography can stand tall and proud next to the spate of excellent rock and roll autobiographies, even if the author can’t. McLagan readily admits his shortcomings ... Continue Reading →
Vitello’s supper club brings hot jazz, cabaret & Broadway to Studio City
Vitello’s Restaurant, near the movie studios and networks in a trendy L.A. Valley neighborhood, was once a hangout for the Rat Pack. Frank Sinatra’s autographed picture still ... Continue Reading →
Long May You Run Indeed: Neil Young and Stephen Stills in 2014
When Canadian Young hooked up with Floridian Stills on the Sunset Strip in the mid-60s, music in Southern California became due for an imminent course correction. Their talents could ... Continue Reading →
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