I was excited when invited to see Arlo Guthrie at Walt Disney Hall, because though I’ve grown up on his songs, I’d never actually seen him play them live. The audience filing into the wonderful room was clearly a room of Guthrie’s […]
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Our paths have been circling each other for a while now, and I finally got the chance to have a sunny conversation with Louise Goffin last weekend. She just released her great new ep Appleonfire last week, so we discussed that, and all sorts […]
I got a kind and last-minute invitation to see Steve Earle play and speak at the Grammy Museum’s “The Drop” series, and I jumped at the chance. I’ve long admired Earle’s gift for storytelling and picking on that guitar, and this Americana […]
I finally got to see Keb’Mo’ play live last night at Ohm Nightclub (Hollywood and Highland) for a pre-Grammy party for the Whole Planet Foundation Benefit, helping people through global microlending programs. It was a great party, with a whole bunch of […]
“Same Old Shit, Different Day” from the new album Two Moons – by Tom Freund Directed by CJ and Paul Gronner in Venice, California.
Sunday was a beautiful day, all about dear and talented friends celebrating that dearness and talent all day long. It was also Abbot Kinney’s 164th birthday, and what way to honor the founder of our wonderful town than by dreaming […]
I got to see Mason Jennings again on Friday night in a church in Koreatown. I’ve seen him play many times, both out here and in Minnesota, but it had been a while, so was extra great to hear songs I’ve loved […]
Last night was the big George Harrison-a-thon show at the Fonda theater in Hollywood, affectionately called George Fest. It was really one for the ages, people — more a matter of who didn’t get up there and play. For real. I […]
The second annual Jail Guitar Doors Rock Out was held September 5th at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood, CA, and it certainly held true to its name. Another all-star line-up came together to benefit the organization founded by Billy Bragg […]
Ben Harper recorded a new album–with his Mom, Ellen Harper. Fittingly, it’s titled Childhood Home, and every note and lyric conjures up those feelings of family and home that aren’t contained in a house, but in a heart. These hearts […]
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