http://www.justinline.com/wordpress next stop on your infinite cyber-journey Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:57:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/pixies-hollywood-palladium-11609/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/yo-la-tengo-the-avalon-101509/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/2009-summer-x-games-carson-ca/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/jay-reatard-the-echo-61209/      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. ]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-6909/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/king-khan-and-the-shrines-the-echo-53009/      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, [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/the-dead-the-forum-5909/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/sapphire-new-york/      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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/ms-walk-roseland-nj-april-19th-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 [...]]]> http://www.justinline.com/wordpress/index.php/silversun-pickups-the-echoplex-43009/