The Artist Is Present: Herbie Hancock At The Hollywood Bowl [REVIEW] REVIEW+PHOTOS: HERBIE HANCOCK @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 8/23/17
Hollywood, CA- I don’t know whether it’s due to residual shock over all the legends we lost in 2016 or to the inescapable possibility that the bombs may start falling at…
The Bowl Meets The Epic: Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl REVIEW+PHOTOS: KAMASI WASHINGTON @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 8/23/17
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Ever leave a show and just have to talk about how incredible it was, to total strangers if need be? That was the middle-aged lady sitting next to me…
The Reykjavik Festival Ends With The Blinding Beauty of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Orphee [REVIEW] REVIEW: JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON & BEDROOM COMMUNITY @ WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 4/17/17
LOS ANGELES, CA- There seems to be something about Johann Johannsson’s music which compels people to applaud in the middle of his pieces. During his performance of his piece…
Experience The Uniquely Beautiful Music Of Iceland At The Reykjavik Festival [PREVIEW] PREVIEW: Reykjavik Festival At The Walt Disney Concert Hall (APRIL 2017)
LOS ANGELES, CA- Iceland, as you may have heard, is a long way away from California – nine hours by air, give or take. I mention this because each and…
John Adams’ “Nixon In China” Is A Monumental Work Of American Minimalist Composition [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: JOHN ADAMS' "NIXON IN CHINA" @ WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 3/3/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] I’ve always found opera to be the most difficult form of music to review, if only because there’s not supposed to be…
Blockbuster Night: Run the Jewels Shine at The Shrine [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: Run The Jewels @ Shrine Auditorium 2/1/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] One of the realities of living in Los Angeles: you will see bands you love so many times that the experience…
Holy Toledo! Car Seat Headrest Crushes Red Bull’s 30 Days In LA [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: Car Seat Headrest, Naked Giants & Los Angeles Police Department @ Teragram Ballroom 11/13/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! You’ve got to feel at least a little sorry for Red Bull. The…
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem’s Fresh Cultural Vibes Envelop The Skirball [REVIEW] REVIEW: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem @ the Skirball 8/11/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] I can’t imagine a better setting in which to take in a M.A.K.U. Soundsystem show than in the midst of an open-air…
The Wait Was Worth It; The Avalanches’ “Wildflower” Is Exuberant Brilliance [LISTEN] ALBUM REVIEW: The Avalanches' "Wildflower"
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Since I Left You, The Avalanches’ 2000 debut full-length, was essentially a CD-length testament to the pleasures of plunderphonics. Over the course…
Nerds of The World Unite! Weird Al And His Unparalleled Parody Invade The Hollywood Bowl REVIEW+PHOTOS: "Weird Al" Yankovic @ Hollywood Bowl 7/22/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] An upfront admission: I stopped identifying as a nerd years ago. I don’t mean to suggest that I don’t spend my days…
