The Echoplex, LA August 27, 2009 A few things were going through my mind as I entered the Echoplex tonight: In a week and a half I’ll be standing in this same room, watching Nine Inch Nails perform their last show ever. . . or until Trent changes his mind. I hope Conor’s show isn’t [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 25, 2009
The Dead Weather
The Wiltern, Los Angeles August 25, 2009 You know about this band, right? Another Jack White side-project. When I first heard about The Dead Weather I was scared. I’m not afraid of references to death, the dead, nor the weather, but definitely skeptical when even the most talented musicians begin launching multiple side-projects. I love [...]
August 18, 2009
Ghostland Observatory! (…and the Flaming Lips)
Sometimes I see live music just for the sake of it. For example, if I really like the venue or some good friends are going (the ones who I would follow if they jumped off a bridge). The music is, of course, always important but sometimes it’s not the primary reason I go to a [...]
August 15, 2009
There’s More to Life Than Rock.
August 14, 2009: Tchaikovsky Spectacular with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, plus Fireworks. I’ve lived in LA since ’91 and I’ve seen a lot of shows at the Bowl. Radiohead (a few times), Ben Harper, REM, DMB, Santigold, Femi Kuti, that kid-a-palooza thing, etc etc etc. But in all these years I have never been to [...]
August 15, 2009
Greg Laswell “Comes and Goes in Waves”. . .
literally. I’ve been watching Greg Laswell perform for a couple years. The first time I saw Greg was an accident. I was at Hotel Cafe to see somebody else perform (notice I don’t remember who) and happened to still be at the bar when Greg took the stage. There were only a handful of people [...]
August 14, 2009
Meiko and Frank Black?!
Not together of course. Tuesday kicked off with an interview and live acoustic performance from Meiko at LP33.tv. After exchanging information about some of the restaurants we frequent in LA, Meiko, one of my favorite musicians from The Hotel Cafe family, chatted with LP33.tv about overcoming stage fright, her musical inspirations and writing process, and [...]
