Went to see Donovan at The Rose in Pasadena last night, commemorating the 50th anniversary of his involvement in the music business (and his 70th birthday). Amidst a dozen of […] Read More
Tag: rock
Went and saw the Dropkick Murphys at the Palladium last night. Should you like seriously up-tempo Irish punk music (like I do), this is the band for you. They ran […] Read More
A moment of silence, please, for Keith Emerson, keyboardist extraordinaire, who passed at age 71 this past week. Though he and the rest of ELP had their critics, I for […] Read More
And now I hear Dan Hicks has ALSO left the building…what a dreadful year for the world of music…for those of you who don’t know him (of Dan Hicks and […] Read More
Sorry to see Paul Kantner has also left this Earthly existence…for me, he was a more important artist than the others that have recently passed, both in content and place […] Read More
Went to see The Winery Dogs at the Canyon Club last night. If you don’t know them, that’s no surprise…they are a three-man modern all-star rock band composed of Mike […] Read More
Went to see The Beach Boys at the Fred Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks last night. Fronted by original members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, the seven-piece band played a […] Read More
Went to the LA Premiere of The Wrecking Crew at the Nuart last night. For those of you who don’t know who they were, they were a conglomeration of about […] Read More
One of my heroes, Jack Bruce, died at age 71 today. He will be very sorely missed. An amazing bass player with that wonderful and haunting voice, he influenced a […] Read More
Well, aside from an inspiring Dodger home playoff win, maybe the second most fun place in LA last night was being at the geriatrics convention at the Greek Theatre to […] Read More