In Concert: Van Morrison and The Who In What Decade Are We Living?, November 7 and 8, 2008 Van Morrison at Hollywood Bowl – November 2008   A sort of harmonic convergence descended ... Continue Reading →

Minus the Bear, Acoustics Tigre Blanco Records Minus the Bear are hitting the road, and in the vein of Coalesce, Henry Rollins, and Defacto, have made a tour-only EP available. ... Continue Reading →

David Byrne Greek Theatre, October 3, 2008 David Byrne has reconnected with fellow traveler Brian Eno to record a fine new album called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.  ... Continue Reading →

Van Morrison Returning to Hollywood Bowl   The Bard of Belfast recently announced that he would be revisiting his 1968 album Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl on November ... Continue Reading →

James Live at the El Rey This was almost a missed opportunity of the most spiritual kind. Sitting under the hot lights, getting my cheek stitched up and in a rare type of novacained/wooden ... Continue Reading →

Steve Winwood Humphrey’s By The Bay, August 19, 2008   When you draft the shortlist of blue-eyed soul pioneers, Steve Winwood quickly drifts to the top.  If you ... Continue Reading →

Solomon Burke and Etta James Hollywood Bowl, August 13, 2008   Solomon Burke is one of the last in a long line of vintage R ‘n B singers that came up with the likes of ... Continue Reading →