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Review: The Ford Theatres, Noche Cosmica

2022-10-13T02:04:46+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Saturday, October 1st was a very entertaining and soulful night of Latinx music at the Ford Theatres in Hollywood. What I loved about the open air amphitheater is that we were outside with the Hollywood Hills behind the stage. What a

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Review: Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project Shines at the Canyon Club

2022-09-13T22:38:06+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Considered to be one of the best living jazz fusion drummers, Billy Cobham has performed with a slew of impressive musicians in the jazz and rock genres, including Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Bob Weir and The Mahavishnu Orchestra. This

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Review: Hollywood Bowl, Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’

2022-08-05T05:29:51+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was another beautiful night at the Hollywood Bowl, one of my favorite venues to experience live music here in LA. I am a longtime fan of Sheryl Crow (nine-time Grammy Winner) and thought Keb’ Mo’ (five-time Grammy Winner) was a great

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Review: Wisdome LA, Miles Davis Birthday Celebration

2022-06-08T03:26:32+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I first became aware of Miles Davis as an obsessed teenage music nerd. I loved an LA band called The Fents and when they released their first album, the keyboardist Adam Holzman invited my buddy and I to his pad in

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Review: The Broad Stage, “ … (Iphigenia)”

2024-02-03T03:41:22+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The classical Greek myth tells of Princess Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, who is ritually sacrificed to amend for the slaying of a sacred stag cherished by the goddess Artemis, who, in revenge, stops the winds from blowing and prevents the

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Review: LA Opera’s 2021 production of “Cinderella” (“La Cenerentola”)

2021-11-26T20:07:11+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Opening night was exciting from the moment I walked up the stairs of the Music Center and continued as I entered the plaza level. I could feel the excitement and magic in the air as many theatergoers including myself were back

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Review: Jennifer Holliday at the Wallis!

2021-11-26T20:08:51+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Before there was Jennifer Hudson, there was Jennifer Holliday! No disrespect to Ms Hudson, she’s got all of our R-E-S-P-E-C-T, but Jennifer Holliday’s original portrayal of Effie in "Dreamgirls" back in 1981, was monumental. As someone who grew up in NYC

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Review: LA Opera’s Production of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser”

2021-10-20T18:26:32+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

An enthusiastic vaccinated and masked audience welcomed opening night of the LA Opera’s original production of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” conducted by James Conlon with tenor Issachach Savage in the leading role. Yulia Matochkina as Venus and Issachah Savage as Tannhauser

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Review: Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl

2021-08-08T04:22:58+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I arranged to review a night of Tchaikovsky performed by the LA Phil, I had no idea it would double as a comedy show. I heard that Maestro Bramwell Tovey was witty but had no idea how funny he would

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Review: Ziggy Marley and The Wailing Souls Serve Up the Goods at Reggae Night XIX

2021-08-04T02:53:34+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For almost 20 years, KCRW and the Hollywood Bowl have turned the Bowl green, gold and red while providing a haven for reggae fans to gather, dance and listen to the biggest and best names in the business. The Hollywood Bowl lights

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