I went to the Hotel Cafe tour show last night at Henry Fonda. First off, let me say how much I enjoyed the format of the show. Someone would come out, play 2 songs, then leave. Another person would immediately come out and start playing with the same backing band. They’d come back out later [...]

I supposed I should be posting a new Ray song after seeing him play The Wiltern last night, but I’m a sucker for this song. It makes me melt every time. It didn’t help much when he followed it with “Trouble”. Oh I will marry you Ray. But seriously, the man is amazing. I searched [...]

While I only saw about 5 bands total during my short stint at Detour Fest this past weekend, one of the was a new discovery. I had heard good things about The Mae Shi, but never checked them out. When I saw them give the crowd a parachute like the one you’d play with in [...]

It’s a very sad day. LeRoi Moore, the saxophone player from Dave Matthews Band, passed away yesterday at the young age of 46. He had been in an ATV accident in June and the complications from his injuries proved too much for Roi. The band decided not to cancel their performance at Staples Center last [...]

Went to see Gnarls at the Hollywood Bowl last night, and as always they did not disappoint. They even did a cover of Radiohead! Loving this new video too. It’s nice to see an act do their own thing without caring what’s expected of them…
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Wow. Being a DMB fan (understatement), I cannot post anything but this today.
The tour started with 2 nights in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania this weekend. Apparently the band is on fire. And looks to be so… As the encore started off with a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Money” (with a mind blowing solo from Tim Reynolds, that’s [...]

F*ck. Yeah. I love this band and always will. I went to their show at the Troubadour last night not knowing what to expect. The last time I saw these guys live was at the Wiltern and it was craaaaaazy. Craig could barely sing, he was rolling around on the ground, and he threw his [...]

When I love a song enough, it gets two posts. This song falls into that category. But I’m not just copy/pasting from the last write up… there is now a video! Yaaayyyy! Also, I saw them last night at the El Rey and they did not disappoint.
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You know a band is good when:
a) Their bassist quits the band the night before their show and they still rock the h outb) They play to a BEYOND sold out crowd at the Troubadour and tickets for the next day’s “secret show” are going for at least $100 a piece on Craigslistc) They play [...]

It’s getting rarer these days that a concert moves me more than it entertains. On Thursday, I saw Ingrid Michaelson at the Troubadour. She was incredibly charming and had an amazing voice. It reminded me why I got into the music industry in the first place. She was pure talent, untarnished by label intentions or [...]