West Beach Music Festival ’09 – Santa Barbara – Sept 18-20 The West Beach Music & Arts Festival Saturday is like no other large music festival of its kind – abutting the historic Stearns Wharf, adjacent to an even more historic Pacific ocean, and perpendicular to Santa Barbara’s main drag (lower State Street) the festival [...]
Following his performance at Coachella, Paolo played an intimate showcase luncheon Tuesday at the Viper Room in Hollywood to debut his upcoming release, Sunny Side Up. The Viper Room and Atlantic Records supplied the Open Bar and luncheon – however – it didn’t matter how drunk they got the guests, the music was phenomenal. By [...]
Reviewing Teddy Thompson – Live – opening at the Largo L.A. for Jayhawks’ Gary Louris and Mark Olsen The sound systems in L.A. usually have a tweeter out or other some such ear jerking clamor rattle out of from its speakers. I have never in my life heard a sound so clear, so full and [...]
Listen while you read: [03:45] the prowl-dan auerbach [06:18] Dan Auerbach live at SXSW 2009 (photos: anna webber) Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys Live at SXSW’s Mojo Magazine Party at The Mean Eyed Cat Danny boy Auerbach kills it again, slapping out the mean-eyed blues in the hot sun at Austin’s cherished Johnny Cash [...]
Lee “Scratch” Perry @ the El Rey September 3 72 year-old Lee “Scratch” Perry wasn’t scratching anything down at the El Rey last Wednesday, but he did tickle the hell out of the crowd’s olfactory nerve from up on-stage. It’s kind of like Lee Scratch-and-sniff after he lights up his half dozen or so incense [...]