BoDeans in Buffalo: “My Hometown” Indeed

So there I was, back where I grew up and discovered the criminally underrated BoDeans were playing a club gig. Having followed their trajectory since their debut in the ... Continue Reading →

Lucinda Williams Swinging Through SoCal

One of the finer (and criminally underappreciated) musicians will be bringing her crack band through SoCal. Lucinda Williams is part of an amazing double bill with Mike ... Continue Reading →

FairWell Festival Knocks it Out of the Park in Their Sophomore Year

SPECIAL REPORT FROM ELLIE AUERBACH AND JOEY CAMPBELL With over 50,000 attendees, the second year of the FairWell Festival was an absolute success. Despite facing challenging ... Continue Reading →

The Instigators – Some Laughs, Some Fumbles and Some Great Tunes

Doug (“The Bourne Identity”) Liman ably helms “The Instigators.” It is in a long line of heist comedy films, and features Matt Damon as Rory (a former Marine ... Continue Reading →

“Derecho” World Premiere Opens at La Jolla Playhouse

With a superb cast of five and a brisk 95 minute running time, the drama becomes especially taught in the second half of this well written play. In the intimate Mandell ... Continue Reading →

HEXEN a bewitching show about extraordinary women, created by enchanting Dreya Weber

  Review: Hexen, An Ancestral Witch Play, written, directed and performed by Dreya Weber, is a bewitching journey into the world of free-spirited women who were deemed ... Continue Reading →

“Don’t Dress for Dinner” Delights Again

When you have two decades worth of requests for a return engagement, the time eventually becomes propitious to follow through. And what a great way to wind up the 42nd ... Continue Reading →

PETER PAN energetic imaginative classic update makes it soar at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Peter Pan is a fabulous high-flying family musical currently playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Sunday, July 28, 2024. Guaranteed to touch your inner-child, ... Continue Reading →