Steve Forbert – The Magic Tree and His Memoir
I was first amazed by Steve Forbert when he strode barefoot onstage when I was head of the concert committee at college. I don’t really recall if he was the opener or the headliner. ... Continue Reading →
BevCon Los Angeles 2018 – The Gathering of the Movers and Shakers in the Spirits Sector
Judging by the fascinating topics at the upcoming BevCon gathering in Los Angeles, attendees will be shaken not stirred by the stimulating topics to be covered. Folks will gather from ... Continue Reading →
Pato Banton Circles the Globe and Returns Home to SoCal
Banton strode onstage last night in Solana Beach while his band held down a slinky low key melody. He then gave a spoken word intro to the evening.
He surprised many when he revealed ... Continue Reading →
South of the Border at Puerto Nuevo Hotel & Villas
Sometimes what you want is to escape across the border to enjoy a couple days in a different country, with enough familiarity and enough differences to make you feel you comfortably ... Continue Reading →
Bill Murray Plays the Acropolis – Report From Greece
A sentence one probably did not expect to see, after first watching Caddyshack or Stripes: Bill Murray performing with a string trio in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens.
Our daughters ... Continue Reading →
In London Noël Coward’s “Brief Encounter” Maintains Its Ambition
Ambition counts for a lot in my book. Working with the much loved Noël Coward production this musical works to blend the cinematic within a live stage production. But it also attempts ... Continue Reading →
GUEST POST: More Notes about Buildings and Food
Many folks around the world are enjoying David Byrne’s current global tour. We have covered it here. The attention paid to this tour has garnered a flurry of reflection on Byrne’s ... Continue Reading →
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Given the roaring success of the first film (released exactly a decade ago) and the never-seeming-to-close musical, the arrival of the filmed sequel is hardly a surprise. Not surprisingly, ... Continue Reading →
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