Legendary Boston-bred band Pixies capped off a three night stand at the Hollywood Palladium Friday night. It was the first stop on their "Doolittle Tour." Doolittle is the second album from the Pixies, released back in 1989.
     It was my inaugural live Pixies experience. I have to admit, prior to the concert my [...]

     After many years of living within proximity of the Summer X-Games (Philly and Los Angeles), I finally made it over to the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA to check out the Skate Park competition. It was quite a scene, especially with the rally cars racing simultaneously during the afternoon. There were new [...]

     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 [...]