Entries Tagged as ‘Troubadour’

February 3, 2010

Joseph Arthur at The Troubadour Feat. Ben Harper

January 23, 2010 The Troubadour, LA “I’m no longer who I was, no longer who I thought I was. . . ” Joseph Arthur sang during a stellar performance of his song, “You Are Free” at The Troubadour. Well, I’ve been seeing Arthur perform live for the past 11 years and I don’t know who [...]

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 [...]

October 21, 2009

Owl City in The City of Angels

October 20, 2009 The Troubadour You would actually think that something as absurd as owls taking over the city was happening in LA tonight, based on the hype surrounding this gig. There were several other compelling shows going on simultaneously this evening, but if you were anywhere other than the Troubadour, then it’s probably because [...]

October 16, 2009

Where The Wild Things Were: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub

October 15, 2009 Troubadour, Los Angeles A movie I really wanted to see – Where The Wild Things Are -  opened at midnight and I forgot all about it.  The Flaming Lips were playing a “secret”  show at a pop-up store in Hollywood and I didn’t care (although I did wonder how they would fit [...]

September 26, 2009

Portugal. The Man: Transforming The Troubadour

September 25, 2009 The Troubadour, LA John Baldwin Gourley, Jason Sechrist, Ryan Neighbors, and Zachary Scott Carothers – they call themselves Portugal. The Man but they may want to consider calling themselves Portugal. The Man!!! Now I know what everybody’s been talking about. . . Well, let me clarify – not everybody is talking yet.  [...]

September 25, 2009

What You Can Learn From Sondre Lerche (A Night At The Troubadour)

September 24, 2009 The Troubadour, LA Last night I was fortunate enough to attend Sondre Lerche‘s sold-out show at The Troubadour.  Before we jump into the details, here’s what I learned during the  show: It’s all about simplicity – you don’t need a lot of equipment. . . or any equipment at all The better [...]

September 25, 2009

One eskimO – What Do They Have In Common With The Strokes?

September 24, 2009 LP33.tv Studios Last night I posted a review of One eskimO’s live performance at The Hotel Cafe.  I thought they were great and really wanted to share some video with you so you could see for yourself.  Instead, I adhered to The Hotel Cafe’s no-filming policy and simply sat back happily and [...]

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 [...]