A peculiar band with a peculiar (ah-hem) name, Jay Reatard, passed through the Echo last Friday and Saturday nights. The trio of rockers brought their sound from Memphis, Tennessee, and had me wigglin’ with nods of approval in the packed venue. The show (Saturday night) almost felt oversold, which I find common at [...]

     It was just my luck that I scored some Conan O’Brien tickets for his seventh show at the new gig. Another east coast to west coast story. Eddie Murphy was funny, plus a song by Bonnie Rait w/Taj Majal sounded great.

     King Khan sprinkled his musical offerings over Silver Lake at the Echo last night. It was high energy and highly entertaining. Pants were dropped; screams were screamed. The set list was chock full of songs off of the "What Is!" album, one of the best I’ve heard all year. King Khan [...]

     It has been almost 15 years since I last saw The Grateful Dead. That was a Saturday night at the Boston Garden, just before they tore that old building down. This past Saturday night I witnessed the reincarnation of that band, now known as The Dead, at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.
     Bob Weir, [...]

     I was walking up Broadway on my recent visit to New York when an unstoppable force drew my attention. Yes, a pink strech Mini Cooper limo packed with dancers from gentlemen’s club Sapphire in NYC rolled up. What more do I expect during a stroll from Uniqlo to Union Station on a Tuesday [...]