January 24, 2010 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles Benefit concert Yes, you read that correctly – Radiohead played the Henry Fonda Theater (capacity 1,300) last night. The band announced on their website Thursday afternoon that they’d be playing this intimate show to raise funds for Oxfam, to provide additional relief to the people of Haiti. [...]
Entries from January 2010
January 21, 2010
Joseph Arthur Donating 100% of Proceeds from Live Stage Paintings to Victims in Haiti
January 21, 2010 Joseph Arthur is coming back to Los Angeles this week for two shows at The Troubadour (January 22 and 23). I’ve been seeing Joseph perform live for 11 years. One of my favorite Joseph Arthur shows took place in the small room of the Knitting Factory in Hollywood several years ago. There [...]
January 21, 2010
Thom Yorke, Supergrass/The Hot Rats, Nigel Godrich, and Maroon 5 Haiti Benefit Concert
January 20, 2010 Haitian Relief Benefit Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel There are many things I love about LA. One of them the weather (although a traffic nightmare this week), the ability to surf and then ski all in the same day, and last-minute benefit concerts featuring Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Gaz Coombes & Danny Goffey (Supergrass [...]
January 20, 2010
Matt Morris and Justin Timberlake at The Mint
January 19, 2010 The Mint, Los Angeles It’s a rare occasion that Justin Timberlake performs at a venue with a capacity of less than 200. So what brought Timberlake to The Mint last night? Matt Morris. Justin jumped on stage to lend backing vocals on Morris’s tune “Bloodline.” Portions of last night’s Matt Morris CD [...]
January 4, 2010
Ringo Starr: Vinyl vs CDs, The Beatles, and Producing His New Album
January 5, 2010 As mentioned previously, my LP33.tv colleagues and I got to meet and interview Ringo Starr last month. And, as promised, here is the complete interview: http://www.lp33.tv/ringostarr/?video=11490 LP33.tv is also offering the chance to win a pair of drumsticks autographed by Ringo Starr. You can enter to win here: http://www.lp33.tv/ringostarrgiveaway
January 4, 2010
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros: The Real Happiest Place On Earth
December 14, 2009 The Mayan Theater, Los Angeles What’s taken me so long?! As you know, I typically post my reviews in the middle of the night, immediately following the show. What happened? Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – that’s what happened! Let’s just say I’ve been riding the Edward Sharpe cloud ever since [...]