Pixies : Hollywood Palladium : 11/6/09
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 [...]
Yo La Tengo : The Avalon : 10/15/09
Yo La Tengo breezed through Hollywood at the Avalon for their fall tour on October 15th. The veteran Hoboken, New Jersey based trio put on a solid show fresh on the heels of their most recent release, “Popular Songs.” YLT features a broad array of sounds, from spacey jams to raw screeching garage [...]
Jay Reatard : The Echo : 6/12/09
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 [...]
King Khan and the Shrines : The Echo : 5/30/09
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 [...]
The Dead : The Forum : 5/9/09
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, [...]
