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 [...]
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien : 6/9/09
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 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 [...]
Silversun Pickups : The Echoplex : 4/30/09
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 [...]
Budos Band : The Echo : 4/16/09
The Budos Band finally made their way to southern California last week (for the first time that I’m aware of). This afro-funky Staten Island-based group have been on my radar for a few years now, since I heard their self-titled debut album. The Budos Band creates a unique sound with signature horns, guitars, [...]
