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THE JIGSAW SEEN INTRIGUE and IMPRESS, LIVE 7.13.17
They are as difficult about whom to write as their music is accessible. They are complex, commercial-hooky, funny, sardonic and poignant. They are clever and universal, 30 years on the scene yet...
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MIKE WATT, THE DOGS and O.G. L.A. punk pioneers glorify the Redwood LIVE 7/22/17
One of L.A.'s great treasures (via their Michigan stomping grounds inception and a pre-punk spurt in NYC before The Ramones even crawled out) for decades in a now rare appearance at the Redwood...
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ZANDER BLECK SHOWCASE at SAYER'S CLUB 8/24/17
Fun showcase August 24, 2017 at Sayer's Club, Hollywood, Calif. with ZANDER BLECK, heartthrob rocker with a sort of Chris Robinson/Jim Morrison mashup vibe. A onetime Interscope protegè, Zander has...
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REST IN PEACE WALTER BECKER
Rest in peace Walter Becker (at left) of Steely Dan. Their reach did not exceed their grasp, and they were so successful in accomplishing the goals of their ambitious music, all while tickling the...
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SUBJECTIVE BEATLEMANIA 1964 - 66
Paul McCartney at The Grammy Awards Recently I was interviewed, as I am "a certain age,"about my personal experiences with live shows by the Beatles during the height of Beatlemania in the U.S., 1964...
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TERRY REID LIVE at McCABE'S SEPT. 10, 2017
Sunday Sept. 19, 2017 saw the return of legendary British* vocalist TERRY REID to McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica for a solo "storyteller" format he first pioneered at that same venue in 2010. His...
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THE BLESSINGS and THE SLOTHS' DYNAMIC DOUBLE BILL live 7.19.17
Above,THE BLESSINGS; below, THE SLOTHS Monty Bar in a southwest corner of downtown Los Angeles, cool but slightly inaccessible via a public transportationless locale bereft of neither street nor public...
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A COLLEAGUE IS THREATENED WITH VIOLENCE by Punk icon...
Spot the music photographer. No, not the subject of this piece but yours truly, since I don't want to remind her pictorially of this unpleasant episode any more than she wishes. First two shots,guest...
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THE DOGS ROCK MAUI SUGAR MILL 9.8.17 with a surprise or two...
Detroit/L.A. legends THE DOGS shredded the Maui Sugar Mill club in Reseda of the San Fernando Valley part of L.A. this last 9.28.17, delighting the crowd their usual supertight but wild finesse, plus...
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PERSONAL STUFF CATCH UP
New Borzoi(Russian Wolfhound) puppy Livia joins bitchpack with Scottish Deerhound Gia, Golden Retriever Sarabelle and yours truly... Mr. Twister and hounds before the former's morning coffee ↑sleeping...
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ARWEN LEWIS, PETER LEWIS "The Yellin' Bells" plus CARLA OLSON 2x, and JACK...
Jack Rivera solo last night at Molly Malone's as part of the International Pop Overthrow Los Angeles fête: cool blues & pop!The International Pop Overthrow Festival lured songbird Arwen Lewis and...
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INGER LORRE BRAVES A VENICE CALIF. GIG 9.23.17
Inger Lorre played famed Venice CA culture depot Beyond Baroque 9.23.17 with her Nymphs' bandmates TJ Rauch on guitar and percussionist/drummer Eric Contreras. Whereas her set of Nymphs' classics and...
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CANINE UPDATES
Livia the new Borzoi puppy at 4 months old, Gia the 3 year old Scottish Deerhound and Sarabelle the ancient Golden Retriever
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TONY ERBA AND FYPM CONQUER SILVERLAKE Passion Part 1
Nov. 2, 2017 at Los Globos club, Silverlake/Hollywood area Calif. rocketing all the way from the tombs of Cleveland OH, hardcore punk rockers FYPM (acronym for Fuck You Pay Me, the Goodfellas homily)...
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FIRE UPDATE 12.9.17
Fire update 12.9.17-- The fires in the Sylmar/Lake View Terrace area of L.A. labeled "the Creek Fire" has burned 15,000 acres as of today. All the horses at my horse's boarding stable and my horse...
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R.I.P. HUGH MASEKELA
Rest in peace Hugh Masekela, South African trumperter extraordinaire, seen here with Chris Hillman of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Johnny Rivers at the tribute to Mario Maglieri at...
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LITTLE CAESAR TO START 2018 TOUR
Great news, LITTLE CAESAR is on the loose again at full speed. With my studio portrait now they're all set for the first of their 2018 international tour schedule! Feb. 21, 2018 kicks off the U.K....
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REST IN PEACE, SALLY STEVENS
Terrible shock this morning:our friend Sally Stevens passed away last night from bronchial pneumonia, fallout from our exceptionally wretched 2017-18 influenza season. Sally was the sort of music biz...
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ANOTHER PUNK ROCK RIOT circa 1913
Another punk rock-style riot in 1913 about music besides that of Stravinsky's premier of Rite of Spring*... Caricature of Vienna, March 31, 1913 concert by Schöenberg that actually lapsed into...
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