I thought this posting last week from Harvelle’s, our own oldest blues club in LA, was hilarious: “Dear Harvelle’s Santa Monica Fan, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! You know
I love stories of talented musicians persisting and finally making their mark. Especially when they’re local.
There’s a very talented jazz singer living here some 33 years, who
Sometimes I wish I could write about every great show I’m privileged to experience. So many. Sonny Green winning over a hardcore blues crowd in the valley, far from
READ THIS NOW!! Lots going on TONIGHT!
RECOMMENDED:
TONIGHT! — MELISSA ETHERIDGE (at the Troub? need I say more?), Thurs 7 p.m., The Troubadour, West Hollywood, $44-$244.
TONIGHT! — ALBERT
Life is short, mostly you don’t get a second chance -- don’t miss these.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
PETER ERSKINE, premier jazz drummer presents Daniel Szabo’s “Visionary” (oh the
I’m only a Gemini – I’d need multiple personality disorder to get to all these great shows.
RECOMMENDED:
TONIGHT! -- Brazilian guitarist CELSO SALIM (“a rare performer who can
Numero Uno reason I moved here nearly 40 years ago, and boy was I right: you never lack for great live music in LA.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
RICK SHEA, I SEE
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
LA PHIL presents OSCAR, WITH LOVE (I have never seen such a lineup of so many of the best jazz pianists of our generation, except on the 2016
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
TONIGHT! - JAMEY JOHNSON (the biggest bearded, baddest-looking, baddest country bass singing, monster guitar playing when he wants to, kick-ass band leader and insightful, wise, sensitive songwriter around,
By CHARLES ANDREWS
AM I A ROCKER OR A CLASSICAL DUDE?
The answer of course is, I’m both. And country-reggae-jazz-North African trance. But I do lean certain ways, and
By CHARLES ANDREWS
DID I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE?
I’d be remiss to not mention an extraordinary music event I witnessed last weekend.
My wife Diane Michelle, a spellbinding
By CHARLES ANDREWS
I was privileged to have seen her perform once in the mid-’80s, playing piano and singing in a small jazz club in Silver Lake named Mark’
