Monthly Archives: August 2013

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 26-Sept. 1 (The Shuggie & Scout Edition)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Michael Berick

Summer is slipping into the sunset with September soon arriving but there are a number of shows keeping things hot this week. JC Brook & the Uptown Sound serves up their high-energy rock ‘n’ soul show to the Roxy on … Continue reading →

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Thinking A Little About Linda Ronstadt

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Michael Berick

I saw the news today about Linda Ronstadt revealing that she has Parkinson’s disease, which has robbed her (among other things) of the ability to sing anymore. Like most people who grew up in the ’70s and early ’80s, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, | Tagged Elvis Costello, Hasten Down The Wind, Linda Ronstadt, Parkinson's disease, Tumblin' Dice, Warren Zevon | Leave a comment

Something Noam In The Concept Album World

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Michael Berick

For his next CD, Noam Pikelny will be paying tribute to a bluegrass legend paying tribute to a bluegrass legend. Confused? Let me explain. His upcoming album (due October 1 on Compass Records) is Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, | Tagged Bill Monroe, Kenny Baker, Noam Pikelny, Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, Punch Brothers | Leave a comment

R.I.P. Blue Oyster Cult’s Allen Lanier

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Michael Berick

I read today that Blue Oyster Cult keyboardist/guitarist Allen Lanier passed away. Growing up in Cleveland in the ’70s, you heard a lot of Blue Oyster Cult on FM radio – which was a good thing. While I wasn’t as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music,, RIP | Tagged Allen Lanier, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll, Joan Crawford, Kiss | Leave a comment

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 15-25 (the Booker T. & B.B. King edition)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Michael Berick

With the summer speeding headlong towards September, I will try to keep pace with a special 10 day roundup. The Echo enlivens the midweek blahs with a pairing of the Kopecky Family Band and the Melodic on Wednesday the 14th … Continue reading →

Posted in Best in L.A. Shows, Music, | Tagged Andrew Belle, Aoife O’Donovan, B.B. King, Barry McGuire, Beth Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T. Jones, Breeders, Charlie Clark, Charlie Greene, Dave Gleason Trio, Delorean, Devendra Banhart, Dirty River Boys, Eddie Floyd, El Sportivo & The Blooz, Eleanor Freidberger, English Beat, Ernest Troost, Etienne Charles, Foxygen, Frank Soliver, Gayle Skidmore, Goat Rodeo, Gregory Alan Isakov, Henry Clay People, I See Hawks In L.A., Icarus Line, Jean Knight, John Water, John York, Johnny Ramone, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Kopecky Family Band, Kris Orlowski, Lonely Wild, Lucy Schwartz, Maria Muldaur, Mike Stinson, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Waterhouse, Peter Frampton, Polyphonic Spree, Ray Bonneville, Reckless Kelly, Roky Erickson, Sonny Landreth, Steely Dan, Steve Jones, The Bar-Keys, The Melodic, Ty Segall, Wade Bowen, Wheeler Brothers, William Bell | Leave a comment

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 6-15 (The Wild Chld/Grownup Noise Edition)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Michael Berick

One of Americana’s finest, Tift Merritt, will have a special appearance at the Grammy Museum Tuesday night. Merritt fans will be thrilled to learn that her exquisite Travelling Alone will get a deluxe boxset treatment that Yep Roc will release … Continue reading →

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Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 2-4 (The Mofro/Wilco Edition)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Michael Berick

No, I didn’t forget that I stopped at August 1 in the last post. So I am back with what’s happening over this weekend. Turnpike Troubadours will arrive at the Mint on Friday night to deliver their raucous blend of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best in L.A. Shows, Music, | Tagged Albert Lee, Bob Dylan, Canned Heat, Delta 88's, Edgar Winter Band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Fab Four, George Glass, Get Down Boys, Griffin House, Jesca Hoop, JJ Grey & Mofro, John Hammond, Megan Slankard, My Morning Jacket, Novalima, Oliver Mtukudzi, Palenke Soultribe, Pat Travers, Rick Derringer, Ryan Bingham, Ten Years After, The Melodic, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Turnpike Troubadours, Warren Haynes, Wilco | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: August 2013

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 26-Sept. 1 (The Shuggie & Scout Edition)

Thinking A Little About Linda Ronstadt

Something Noam In The Concept Album World

R.I.P. Blue Oyster Cult’s Allen Lanier

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 15-25 (the Booker T. & B.B. King edition)

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 6-15 (The Wild Chld/Grownup Noise Edition)

Go See Hear In L.A. Aug. 2-4 (The Mofro/Wilco Edition)

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