October 30, 2026

Links: L.A. performances (10/30/26).

This week: Jacques Lesure, Orianthi, Eddie Escalante, Billy Mohler, Max Jaffe, Cunliffe plays Nelson, Marilyn Manson, Christopher Garcia/Kris Tiner, Aerosmith, Steve Lehman-Jeff Parker, Physical Wash, Dethwish, Emiliano Lasansky, Sicarius, Janklow plays Morgan, Noamz, Mohini Dey, more.

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Posted by metal on October 30, 2026 2:34 PM |

October 29, 2026

Live review: Adam O'Farrill's Elephant, Harris Eisenstadt's Aberikula at Sound Dhaba (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 24, 2026.

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No rope, plenty air.

Posted by metal on October 29, 2026 4:14 PM |

October 27, 2026

Live review: Myra Melford's Splash Trio, Mark Dresser Quartet at Motivo L.A. (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 23, 2026.

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Cathartic.

Posted by metal on October 27, 2026 3:04 PM |

October 22, 2026

Book review: "Leave It for the Children -- A Visual History of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra" by Samuel Lamontagne and Darol Olu Kae (Angel City Press)

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Big and bold.

Posted by metal on October 22, 2026 5:33 PM |

October 20, 2026

Live review: Mekala Session & the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Qur'an Shaheed at Sound Dhaba (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 19, 2026.

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The Ark floats, nature persists; watch for lightning.

Posted by metal on October 20, 2026 11:05 AM |

October 18, 2026

Live review: The Forest -- The Percussion Music of Warren Smith at Sound Dhaba (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 16, 2026.

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A privilege.

Posted by metal on October 18, 2026 3:57 PM |

October 12, 2026

Interview: Harris Eisenstadt of Aberikula (at Sound Dhaba downtown as part of Angel City's Jazz Refractions Fest, Saturday, October 2024, 2026).

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A man of many homes.

Posted by metal on October 12, 2026 8:41 PM |

September 28, 2026

Live review: Joshua Redman Quartet, Skylar Tang Quartet at the Wallis, September 25. 2026.

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Art vs. emotion.

Posted by metal on September 28, 2026 5:59 PM |

September 15, 2026

Live review: Heart Trio (William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake) at Zebulon, September 13, 2026.

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When being great meets the lottery.

Posted by metal on September 15, 2026 6:02 PM |

September 3, 2026

Preview: WASP at the Wiltern, Fri. Sept. 11.

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For apocalypse's sake.

Posted by metal on September 3, 2026 7:05 PM |