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Soundgarden at the Wiltern Theatre; Los Angeles 2/15/13 * [Below this concert review is a nice gallery of Soundgarden photos taken at the event by Brian Michaels] * Soundgarden made its third pass through the Los Angeles area in the… read the story

The Who at Staples Center; Los Angeles When Pete Townshend said the din of his amplifiers in 1964 was emulating that of a WWII bomber plane, he wasn’t kidding. Anyone can play the guitar like a buzz saw. Not everyone… read the story

If a playwright decided to write a play about a quintessential musician who captured the sizzling ’60s zeitgeist he’d have an awful lot of eenie, meenie, miney moe-ing to do:  Jagger?  Lennon?  Clapton?  Dylan?  Joplin?  Hendrix? But for the Odyssey… read the story

RCM was represented down in Indio for the first of two Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festivals this past weekend. It was a great time, save for the inclement weather on Friday afternoon/evening and some particularly fierce winds. The best… read the story

Recently-reformed alternative band Garbage played their first gigs in nearly seven years over the past few days – on Friday they had an official “rehearsal” at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Bar, leading  up to two sold-out El Rey Theatre gigs on… read the story

ANI DIFRANCO at the Orpheum Theatre – March 24, 2012 It’s not that she’s wiser or less incensed, maybe not even that’s she’s feeling more joy and less shame, but something about Ani DiFranco has evened out over the years.… read the story

Initially banned by the BBC, The Who’s Tommy is now considered one of the creative multi-media pinnacles of rock ’n’ roll music. Since 1969 fans have been able to experience the first rock opera – about “that deaf, dumb and… read the story

Last night, Nada Surf stopped by Los Angeles in support of their recently-released (and amazing) album The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy. Opening the night was the Brisbane, Australia duo An Horse, who delivered a strong forty-ish minute set of… read the story

SINÉAD O’CONNOR at the El Rey Theatre – February 21, 2012 There’s a certain type of performer with a spark or fire that commands a room even in their silence.  It’s something beyond talent or skill, perhaps better classified as… read the story