Archive for May, 2009

post title graphic King Khan and the Shrines : The Echo : 5/30/09

May 31st, 2009

     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 [...]

post title graphic The Dead : The Forum : 5/9/09

May 11th, 2009

     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, [...]

post title graphic Sapphire New York

May 3rd, 2009

     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 [...]

post title graphic MS Walk : Roseland, NJ : April 19th, 2009

May 3rd, 2009

     The MS Walk for 2009 was held in Roseland, NJ (and across the country) and went off without a hitch. Bonnie’s Buddies had over 25 walkers hailing from such exotic places as Vermont, Kentucky and Ohio. The weather cooperated in north Jersey and we had a grand ole time. Thank you to [...]

post title graphic Silversun Pickups : The Echoplex : 4/30/09

May 1st, 2009

     The Angeleno quartet Silversun Pickups straight up rocked the Echoplex last night. They headlined a fund raising event for the Pablove Foundation, which fights childhood cancer in honor of Pablo Castelaz. It was a first for me seeing SP live. They seem to rarely play in LA, strangely enough.
     Eulogies started the evening [...]