Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played two nights at the Los Angeles Sports Arena this week. I went Wednesday. The show came across less political and preachy than his last time through the Sports Arena. The focus was on fun. At one point Bruce perused the crowd for signs ...
The newly renovated Hollywood Palladium hosted Brooklyn-based electrock duo Ratatat last night. It was the first time they played Los Angeles since September. This time around they were minus keyboard/synth-man Jacob Morris (of prolific fro and crisp dance moves). Could it be that his stage presence meant more than his musical presence? ...
Yep, I made my inaugural trip to the Rooster Fish. It's no Silhouette, but not a bad bar at all and the artwork is fantastic!
Rock, Paper, Scissor opened this past weekend at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica. This group exhibition features artwork from Sonic Youth legends Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, as well as Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Johnston, Ron English and Gibby Haynes. It will be on display through March 21, 2009. Lee Ranaldo Daniel ...
Ratatat's tour touting their new LP3 album blazed through Hollywood for two nights this past week (I attended the second). The trio put forth their unique sounds with a playlist heavy on LP3; no complaints here. It's likely to round out as a top 5 album of 2008 through these ears. The keyboard, guitar, ...