Monthly Archives: February 2010

Nico Vega Kicks It Up A Notch At The El Rey

February 26, 2010 The El Rey Theater, Los Angeles I love it when a band transforms a venue. I’ve experienced it before – that feeling that a venue I know so well, and associate with hundreds of other live performances, … Continue reading

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Butch Walker Live at Hotel Cafe Feat. Pink, Hair Bands, and Chuck E Cheese’s

February 23, 2010 Butch Walker Record Release Show Guest appearance by Pink The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles Sometimes when Butch Walker announces a show in LA I think to myself, “I’ve seen Butch SO many times and I do love … Continue reading

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Adventures in Rock with Jamie Drake and Cary Brothers

February 17, 2010 Hotel Cafe, Piano Bar, and everywhere in between What is Adventures In Rock? On one hand, it’s what happens pretty much every night of my life. But more than that, it’s an idea my friend and talented … Continue reading

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Jackson Browne: Welcome To The Stronghold Where Anything Can Happen

February 16th. . . or 17th, 2010 The Stronghold The secret’s gonna get out. I might as well be the one to tell you. . . But know this – I have been to several amazing events at this venue … Continue reading

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Live: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub “Experiment”

February 17, 2010 Bowery Ballroom, NY and streaming live: http://www.ustream.tv/user/blackdub Begins at 8:30pm ET In case you missed it, this is what I think about Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub. Well, beginning 8:30pm ET today, you can see for yourself.  Black … Continue reading

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Priscilla Ahn: Tonight’s The Night To Try New Things

February 9, 2010 The Hotel Cafe Priscilla Ahn was tonight’s “Special Guest” at The Hotel Cafe.   Ahn reflected, “I like ‘Special Guest’. . .   I’ve been ‘and more.’  Like when the flier says, ‘so and so’ and ‘so and … Continue reading

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Yeasayer at the Natural History Museum

February 5, 2010 First Fridays Natural History Museum Los Angeles, CA I can’t wait to see what people write about this show!  Last night Yeasayer played among the dinosaurs, bison, and moose at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles.  … Continue reading

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Jack’s Mannequin Warms Up at The Viper Room

February 2, 2010 Viper Room, LA Prior to kicking off their U.S. tour Jack’s Mannequin decided to do a warm-up set at The Viper Room. The impromptu show was booked Monday night, announced just before noon on Tuesday, and sold … Continue reading

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Butch Walker Liked It Better When You Had No Heart

February 5, 2010 Listen to the new Butch Walker album “I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart” in the Soundcloud player below.  Vinyl will be available at Indie Record Stores (http://www.thinkindie.com/state.html) and Digital will be available at ONLY … Continue reading

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Terra Naomi at The Viper Room: Strippers, Vicodin, Infidelity

February 2, 2010 The Viper Room, Hollywood Don’t ever let me miss a Terra Naomi show again!  A lot of people were excited about the last-minute Jack’s Mannequin show at The Viper Room last night.  I was equally excited about … Continue reading

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