MetalJazz Archives

November 15, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (11/15/2024).

November 14, 2024

Live review: Will Salmon memorial at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Nov. 10, 2024.

November 5, 2024

Live review: Flower Songs Music plus Tasha Smith Godinez, Pablo Leñero and Harry Scorzo celebrate Dia de los Muertos at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Nov. 2, 2024.

October 21, 2024

Live review: Diego Gaeta, Yafeu Tyhimba at the World Stage, Fri. Oct. 18, 2024 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

October 15, 2024

Book review: "Jazz Revolutionary: The Life & Music of Eric Dolphy" by Jonathon Grasse (Jawbone Press)

October 14, 2024

Live review: Kris Davis Trio, Steve Lehman's Garden of Klōns at REDCAT (Angel City Jazz Fest), Sat. Oct. 12, 2024.

October 10, 2024

Plug: "The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association" (Cymbal Press)

October 2, 2024

RIP: Kris Kristofferson, 1936-2024.

September 13, 2024

Documentary review: William Roper's "Sidelining the Sideman (and Woman)."

September 5, 2024

Live scene (Aug. 30, 2024) and record review: Nick Mancini Collective, "Oblation"

August 30, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (8/30/24).

August 29, 2024

Modern shorts: Melt-Banana, SML, Hans Fjellestad.

August 23, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (8/23/24).

August 22, 2024

Ponderillo: Marilyn Manson's and Ozzy Osbourne's new addiction tunes.

August 16, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (8/16/24).

August 15, 2024

Compendium: A year of wind player Phillip Greenlief.

August 9, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (8/9/24).

August 2, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (8/2/24).

July 30, 2024

Record review: Deep Purple, "=1" (EarMusic)

July 26, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (7/26/24).

July 19, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (7/19/24).

July 12, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (7/12/24).

July 8, 2024

Live review: Michael Manring-Christopher Garcia-Daniel Weidlein; Daniel Metz & Wesley Amorim at Saint Be's Harmony Room, July 5, 2024.

July 5, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (7/5/24).

July 2, 2024

Alert: "Ancestral Dubbers" -- Marcus Urani dubs Jason Robinson's Janus Ensemble.

July 1, 2024

Record review: Black Country Communion, "V" (J & R Adventures)

June 28, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (6/28/24).

June 21, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (6/21/24).

June 18, 2024

Live review: Charles Lloyd Quartet, Mulatu Astatke, Alex Isley, Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest, June 15, 2024.

June 14, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (6/14/24).

June 13, 2024

Record review: Julien Knowles, "As Many, As One" (Biophilia)

June 7, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (6/7/24).

June 4, 2024

Hail and farewell: Free Cloud Collective (streaming) at Rhythm of the Earth Mindful Music Festival, May 25, 2024; and RIP Will Salmon.

May 31, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (5/31/24).

May 24, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (5/24/24).

May 23, 2024

Abstractionist shorts: Carlos Niño, Wayne Peet, Theo Van Niel Jr.

May 17, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (5/17/24).

RIP: Chas Smith.

May 16, 2024

Record review: Sticklerphonics, "Technicolor Ghost Parade" (Jealous Butcher)

May 10, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (5/10/24).

May 3, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (5/3//24).

April 26, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (4/26/24).

April 25, 2024

Attendance: Paul Lacques Memorial at McCabe's, April 12, 2024.

April 19, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (4/19/24).

April 17, 2024

Short review: Matt Piper & John von Seggern, "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" EP

April 12, 2024

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Links: L.A. performances (4/12/24).

April 11, 2024

Live review: Aron Kallay with Gamelan Light Streams at 2220 Arts & Archives, April 9, 2024.

April 5, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (4/5/24).

March 29, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (3/29/24).

March 28, 2024

Sculpture: Luis Bermudez (1953-2021), "Sobre la Vida" at L.A. Louver, Venice, CA.

March 22, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (3/22/24).

Record review: Judas Priest, "Invincible Shield" (Columbia/Epic)

March 15, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (3/15/24).

Record review: Charles Lloyd, "The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow" (Blue Note)

March 8, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (3/8/24).

March 7, 2024

Record review: Maetar, "Love Dub & the Abstract One Drop" (Ropeadope)

March 1, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (3/1/24).

February 29, 2024

Local metal: Zombie Eating Horse.

February 23, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (2/23/24).

February 16, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (2/16/24).

February 12, 2024

Live review: Jeremy Cunningham Quartet; Anna Butterss & Ben Lumsdaine at 2220 Arts & Archives, February 10, 2024.

February 9, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (2/9/24).

February 2, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (2/2//24).

February 1, 2024

Q & A: Doro, "Conqueress -- Forever Strong and Proud" (Nuclear Blast)

January 26, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (1/26/24).

January 19, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (1/19/24).

Links: L.A. performances (1/19/24, long).

January 18, 2024

RIP: Paul Lacques, guitarist and songwriter.

January 16, 2024

Abstractionist shorts: Sunny Kim, Myra Melford, Patrick Shiroishi, Ben Goldberg, Ben Richter, John von Seggern, Scot Ray.

January 11, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (1/12/24).

January 9, 2024

Live review: Joshua White & Alex Cline; Five Skins Interdisciplinary at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church (Open Gate Sunday Evening Music Series), January 7, 2024.

January 5, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (1/5/24).

December 29, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (12/29/23).

December 28, 2023

Record review: SWTEVL, "Very Truly Yours"

December 15, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (12/15/23).

December 14, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (12/22/23).

December 12, 2023

Live review: Wild Up presents music of Meara O'Reilly and William Brittelle/Jodie Landau at 2220 Arts & Archives, December 9, 2023.

December 11, 2023

Virtual live review: Azar Lawrence Quintet at the World Stage, December 8, 2023.

December 8, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (12/8/23).

December 1, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (11/1/23).

November 24, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (11/24/23).

November 17, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (11/17/23).

November 16, 2023

Live review: Kaveh Rastegar & Friends at ETA, November 15, 2023.

November 10, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (11/10/23).

November 3, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (11/3/23).

October 30, 2023

Angel City review: Todd Cochran TC3, Billy Mohler Quartet at REDCAT, October 29, 2023.

Reference: More on Spot, sonic pioneer.

October 27, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (10/27/23).

Previews: Angel City Jazz Festival, through October 29, 2023.

October 20, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (10/20/23).

October 19, 2023

Angel City Review: Sam Rivers 100th anniversary at LACMA, October 13, 2023.

October 17, 2023

Live review: Bill Frisell, Ambrose Akinmusire presented by UCLA at Ace Hotel, October 14, 2023.

October 13, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (10/13/23 update).

October 6, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (10/6/23 update).

September 29, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (9/29/23 update).

September 28, 2023

Even more than a day with Vinny Golia's new 110-track opus, "Even to This Day . . . Music for Orchestra and Soloists Movement Two: Syncretism -- For the Draw" (Nine Winds).

September 22, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (9/22/23 update).

September 21, 2023

Live review: Van Morrison, Taj Mahal at the Greek Theater, September 19, 2023.

September 15, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (9/15/23).

September 8, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (9/8/23).

September 7, 2023

SoCal improv shorts: Anthony Wilson, Tiner/Nakatani, Steuart Liebig, David Strother, Carlos Niño, Michael Vlatkovich.

September 6, 2023

Event: Steven Isoardi's "The Dark Tree" returns to print.

September 1, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (9/1/23).

August 31, 2023

Live review: Batushka, Swallow the Sun, Stormruler at 1720, August 29, 2023.

August 25, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (8/25/23).

August 24, 2023

Live review: Mark De Clive-Lowe's Jazz in the House at Grand Performances, August 19, 2023.

August 18, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (8/18/23).

August 11, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (8/11/23).

August 4, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (8/4/23).

July 28, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (7/28/23).

July 21, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (7/21/23).

July 14, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (7/14/23).

July 7, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (7/7/23 update).

June 30, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (6/30/23 update).

June 27, 2023

Impressions of abstractionist recordings: Henry Threadgill, Zeena Parkins, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.

June 23, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (6/23/23 update).

June 22, 2023

Notice: Metallica, "The Amsterdam Sessions" (Amazon Music Presents)

June 16, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (6/16/23 update).

June 9, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (6/9/23 update).

June 6, 2023

Live review: Katalyst at ETA, June 5, 2023.

June 2, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (6/2/23 update).

June 1, 2023

Live spew: The National at the Greek Theater, May 31, 2023.

May 26, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (5/26/23 update).

May 19, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (5/19/23 update).

May 12, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (5/12/23 update).

May 11, 2023

Record review: Cattle Decapitation, "Terrasite" (Metal Blade)

May 5, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (5/5/23 update).

May 4, 2023

Live review: Dan Rosenboom Quintet, Nicole McCabe Trio at the Paramount, April 28, 2023.

April 28, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (4/28/23 update).

April 27, 2023

Live review: Bill Alves' American Gamelan, Smudges at 2220, April 23, 2023.

April 21, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (4/21/23 update).

April 4, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (4/14/23 update).

April 3, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (4/7/23 update).

March 31, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (3/31/23 update).

March 24, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (3/24/23 update).

March 17, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (3/17/23 update).

March 14, 2023

Live conversation: Esthesis Quartet at ETA, March 10, 2023.

March 10, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (3/10/23 update).

March 9, 2023

Heavy instro shorts: Aggros, Stoner.

RIP: Spot, July 1, 1951 - March 4, 2023.

March 3, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (3/3/23 update).

March 2, 2023

RIP: Wayne Shorter.

February 24, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (2/24/23 update).

February 23, 2023

Abstractionist shorts: Joe Chambers, Saturn Quartet, Devin Sarno.

February 17, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (2/17/23 update).

February 16, 2023

Virtual live review: Carlos Niño & Friends at the World Stage, February 10, 2023.

February 10, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (2/10/23 update).

February 7, 2023

Righteous indignation: Patrick Mahomes and the jazz bath.

February 3, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (2/3/23 update).

January 27, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (1/27 update).

January 20, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (1/20 update).

January 17, 2023

Live review: Lowercase Trio, Mastless Into Dawn at Oracle Tavern (Vernacular New Music Series), January 16, 2023.

January 13, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (1/13 update).

January 10, 2023

California shorts: Steuart Liebig, Scot Ray, Wayne Peet, Phillip Greenlief, Jennifer Terran.

January 6, 2023

Links: L.A. performances (1/6 update).

December 30, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (12/30 update).

December 19, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (12/23 update).

December 16, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (12/16 update).

Record review: Charles Lloyd featuring Zakir Hussain & Julian Lage, "Trios: Sacred Thread" (Blue Note)

December 9, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (12/9 update).

December 2, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (12/2 update).

November 25, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (11/25 update).

November 24, 2022

In spirit: David Ornette Cherry.

November 18, 2022

Alert: Spot, "First Barrel Defused"

Links: L.A. performances (11/18 update).

November 11, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (11/11 update).

November 8, 2022

Virtual live review: Randy Gloss & Carlos Niño at the World Stage, November 4, 2022.

November 4, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (11/4 update).

November 3, 2022

Record review: Randy Gloss, ". . . The Ayes Have It Vol. II -- Self-Portraits in Percussion" (Orenda)

October 27, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (10/28 update).

October 21, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (10/21 update).

October 20, 2022

Angel City Jazz Fest previews: Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet, Nicole McCabe Septet, Nov. 4; Zoh Amba Quartet, Devin Daniels Quartet, Nov. 5.

October 14, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (10/14 update).

October 13, 2022

Jazz shorts: Charles Lloyd, Sun Ra Arkestra, Bonnet-Carney-Ber, John Escreet.

October 7, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (10/7 update).

October 6, 2022

Live review: Imperial Triumphant, Sylvaine, Zeal & Ardor at EchoPlex, October 5, 2022.

September 30, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (9/30 update).

September 29, 2022

RIP: Pharoah Sanders, saxophone magician.

Heavy shorts: KMFDM, Megadeth, Fallujah.

September 23, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (9/23 update).

September 16, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (9/16 update).

September 15, 2022

Virtual live review: David Ornette Cherry Ensemble at the World Stage.

September 9, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (9/9 update).

September 7, 2022

Live review: Black Nile at LACMA, Sept. 2, 2022.

September 2, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (9/2 update).

August 29, 2022

Non-review scene: Leimert Park Jazz Festival, August 27, 2022.

August 26, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (8/26 update).

August 25, 2022

West Coast shorts: Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph; Carlos Niño & Friends; Katalyst, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Anna Butterss.

August 19, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (8/19 update).

August 18, 2022

Live review: Dimitris Mahlis Ensemble at the Baked Potato, August 16, 2022.

August 12, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (8/12 update).

August 11, 2022

Virtual live review: Roberto Miranda Septet at the World Stage, August 5, 2022.

August 5, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (8/5 update).

August 4, 2022

Alert: Temporary vintage Aerosmith live performance streams.

July 29, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (7/29 update).

July 22, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (7/22 update)

July 21, 2022

Metaljazz record reviews: Imperial Triumphant, Derek Sherinian.

July 15, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (7/15 update).

Links: L.A. performances (7/15 update).

July 8, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (7/8 update).

Live review: Mecolodiacs, Garretson & Gorodetsky at Maui Sugar Mill, July 1, 2022.

July 1, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (7/1 update).

June 30, 2022

Record shorts: Satyricon, Steuart Liebig, Garretson & Gorodetsky.

June 24, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (6/24 update).

June 23, 2022

Live shorts: Christy Smith; Partch Ensemble; Amendola vs. Blades.

June 17, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (6/17 update).

June 10, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (6/10 update).

June 3, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (6/3 update).

June 2, 2022

Non-reviews: Steely Dan at the Hollywood Bowl, May 27; and Poncho Sanchez at Catalina's Bar & Grill, May 29.

May 27, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (5/27 update).

May 24, 2022

Review and lists: Black Nile, "River of Emotions" (World Galaxy / Alpha Pup)

May 20, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (5/20 update).

May 13, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (5/13 update).

May 12, 2022

Record reviews: David Binney, Saturn Quartet.

May 5, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (5/6 update).

April 28, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (4/28 update).

Links: L.A. performances (4/29 update).

April 22, 2022

Icebergs from Scandinavia: Ronni Le Tekrø, Meshuggah.

April 14, 2022

Live review: Julie Christensen & Band, Rick Shea at Coffee Gallery Backstage, April 10, 2022.

April 13, 2022

Links: L.A. performances (4/15 update).

April 8, 2022

SoCal abstractionist reviews: Kira Vollman, Azar Lawrence, Trio Subliminal.

April 1, 2022

Derf Reklaw RIP. (Update for 4/2/22 memorial.)

March 25, 2022

RIP: Barbara Morrison, singer. (Update for 3/26/22 celebration of life.)

March 24, 2022

Virtual live review: Cameron Graves at the World Stage, March 18, 2022.

March 15, 2022

Live review: CuZns, The Smudges at Art Share L.A., March 12, 2022.

March 8, 2022

Dance/jazz review: Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence at Royce Hall, March 5, 2022.

March 3, 2022

Live review: Immolation, Imperial Triumphant, Mortiferum at 1720, March 1, 2022.

February 24, 2022

Questions: Tony Martin, "Thorns" (Dark Star)

February 3, 2022

Virtual live review: Jeff Parker-Paul Bryan-Dan Schnelle at Sam First, February 1, 2022 (first set).

January 27, 2022

West Coast abstractionist shorts: Smudges, Steuart Liebig, Jon Raskin, Rich Halley.

January 18, 2022

Live review: Box of Noise at the Baked Potato, January 17, 2022.

January 14, 2022

Record review: The Gathering, "Healing Suite" (Preference/Village)

January 5, 2022

Deconstruction: The Beatles' "Something."

December 30, 2021

Comparative religion: The seventh albums by The Darkness (2021) and Kiss (1979).

December 23, 2021

Virtual live review: Wadada Leo Smith's 80th birthday celebration, December 18.

December 14, 2021

Live review: Mike Stern-Jeff Lorber Fusion at the Baked Potato, December 12.

December 10, 2021

Metal record reviews: Imperial Triumphant, Hypocrisy, Obscura.

December 2, 2021

Virtual live review: Cosmic Vibrations; Greg Lewis; David Murray-Vijay Iyer in Interplanetary Virtual Jazz Festival, November 27.

November 25, 2021

Record reviews: Black Label Society, "Doom Crew Inc." (eOne); Ozzy Osbourne, "No More Tears: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition" (Epic).

November 11, 2021

Jazz & metal shorts: Henry Threadgill, Nicole Mitchell, Steph Richards, Randal Fisher, Jamael Dean, Android Trio, Big Band Death Orchestra, Jerry Cantrell, Cradle of Filth.

October 28, 2021

Live review: X, HorrorPops, Blasters at the Greek Theater, October 23.

October 12, 2021

Angel City Fest: Orenda Records showcase at 2220 Arts & Archives, October 9.

October 11, 2021

Angel City Fest: Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra at LACMA, October 8.

September 30, 2021

Virtual live review: Bobby Bradford Septet performs "Stealin' Home -- A Jackie Robinson Suite" at the World Stage, September 24.

September 16, 2021

Record review: Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound, "The Other Shore" (Out Note)

August 27, 2021

Short notices: Jim McAuley, Charlie Watts RIP.

July 30, 2021

Virtual live review: Charles Owens Quintet at World Stage, July 23; Jamael Dean Quintet at World Stage, July 16.

July 16, 2021

Virtual live review: Mastodon Captured Live at Georgia Aquarium, July 16.

July 8, 2021

Virtual live review: Don Preston Trio at the World Stage, July 2.

July 1, 2021

Metaljazz record reviews: Ymilykdis, Kilter.

June 24, 2021

Virtual live review: The Jazz Bakery presents Hubert Laws Trio in a Tribute to Chick Corea, June 22.

June 17, 2021

Abstractionist shorts: Anthony Braxton, Jon Raskin, Ben Goldberg, Thumbscrew, Julian Lage, Perry Robinson, Carlos Niño, George Sarah.

June 10, 2021

Virtual live review: Golia-Revis-White-Cline at the World Stage, May 21.

June 4, 2021

Fusionistic shorts: Leni Stern, Jeff Kollman, Dan Rosenboom, Lovano/Douglas.

May 20, 2021

Virtual live review: Cradle of Filth "Dracula Spectacular," May 12.

May 14, 2021

Virtual live review: John Beasley Quartet at World Stage, May 7.

April 29, 2021

Virtual live review: Korn "Monumental," April 24.

April 22, 2021

Abstractionist shorts: Afro Yaqui, Zane Carney, Mr Murmur, Masabumi Kikuchi, Vijay Iyer, Nik Bärtsch, The Great Kat.

April 15, 2021

Heavy record reviews: Cannibal Corpse, Cactus.

April 8, 2021

Group discussion: Black Sabbath, "Master of Reality."

April 1, 2021

Virtual live review: "Portrait of Ran Blake: Celebrating 85 Years."

March 18, 2021

Virtual live shorts: Dawn Norfleet, Black Nile.

March 11, 2021

Abstractionist shorts: Roberto Miranda, Charles Lloyd, Joe Chambers, Charlie Porter, Hafez Modirzadeh, Thumbscrew, Jim McAuley & Mike Cooper.

March 4, 2021

Virtual live overview: Sun Ra Arkestra benefit for the World Stage; plus Derf Reklaw, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Conjunction 5 at the World Stage.

February 25, 2021

Ponderation: Whitesnake greatest-hits trilogy.

February 16, 2021

Virtual live review: Nels Cline and Aizuri Quartet perform Douglas J. Cuomo's "Seven Limbs" at UCLA, Feb. 12.

February 11, 2021

Abstractionist shorts: Shepp/Moran, William Parker, Maury Baker, G.E. Stinson, Tim Conley, Jon Raskin x3, Scot Ray, Phillip Greenlief.

February 4, 2021

Hard-rock shorts: Dead Daisies; Lynch & Pilson.

January 28, 2021

Virtual live reviews: Wayne Shorter, Otmaro Ruiz.

January 21, 2021

Virtual live reviews: Charles Lloyd Kindred Spirits, Quincy Jones' Qwest site.

January 7, 2021

Virtual live review: Pharoah Sanders' 80th birthday featuring Azar Lawrence at Zebulon.

December 22, 2020

Virtual live review: The Darkness' White Christmas, December 18 &19.

December 17, 2020

Abstractionist shorts: Ben Goldberg, Rob Mazurek, Adam Rudolph, Vinny Golia, Rich Halley/Matthew Shipp, Steuart Liebig, Satoko Fujii, Eric Reed.

November 26, 2020

Record reviews: Nels Cline, Jamael Dean.

November 12, 2020

Virtual review: Obituary, playing from their studio, November something.

October 27, 2020

Virtual live shorts: Hitomi Oba, Gene Coye, Christian Euman from Angel City Jazz Fest weekend 4, October 23-25.

October 15, 2020

Virtual live shorts: Paul Cornish; Steve Lehman & Gerald Clayton; Josef Leimberg; Tina Raymond from Angel City Jazz Fest weekend 3, October 15-18.

October 9, 2020

Virtual live shorts: Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph in tribute to Yusef Lateef; Jesse Sharps & the Gathering; Areni Agbabian from Angel City Jazz Fest weekend 2, October 9, 10, 11.

October 3, 2020

Virtual live shorts: Chromaticity Trio, Anthony Fung from Angel City Jazz Fest weekend 1, October 3 & 4.

October 1, 2020

Ponderillo: Marilyn Manson's "We Are Chaos"

September 27, 2020

Virtual live short: Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain & Julian Lage from Healdsburg Jazz Fest, September 26.

September 24, 2020

Jazz & abstract shorts: Thelonious Monk, John Beasley, Matthew Shipp, Billy Childs, Cindy Blackman, Phillip Greenlief, Scot Ray, Steuart Liebig.

September 9, 2020

Memory: Two bats and a log, 1963.

September 4, 2020

Nonjazz shorts: Toots & the Maytals, Deep Purple, Zakk Sabbath, Diesel Machine, Kraig Grady.

August 20, 2020

Jazz shorts: Jon Hassell, Maria Schneider, Vijay Anderson, Purple Gums, Dan Rosenboom, Joshua Redman, Human Error Club.

August 13, 2020

Semicentennial analysis: "Wooden Ships"

August 6, 2020

Virtual live review: Wacken World Wide online metal fest, July 29-August 1.

July 21, 2020

Virtual live review: Ohm at the Baked Potato, July 17.

July 17, 2020

Abstractionist shorts: Horace Tapscott, Ran Blake, Scot Ray, Thumbscrew/Braxton.

July 10, 2020

Nonjazz record reviews: Bob Dylan; Lamb of God; flapping, Flapping.

June 30, 2020

List: Metal namechecks omitted from Bob Dylan's "Rough and Rowdy Ways"

June 23, 2020

East & West Coast jazz shorts: Matthew Shipp, Leni Stern, James Carney, Steuart Liebig, Michael Vatcher, Carlos Niño, Vogel/Saxon.

June 18, 2020

Virtual live review: Roberta Piket & Billy Mintz at Soapbox Gallery, June 16.

May 27, 2020

Links: Online live performances part 2 (updated 6/5).

May 22, 2020

Links: Online live concerts.

May 6, 2020

Angel links: Dan Rosenboom, Scot Ray, Steuart Liebig, I See Hawks in L.A., L.A. Guns.

April 22, 2020

RIP: Lewis MacAdams, 1944-2020.

Metallic record reviews: Oranssi Pazuzu, The Black Dahlia Murder.

April 17, 2020

More West Coast abstractionist shorts: Phillip Greenlief, Susan Alcorn, Ben Goldberg, G.E. Stinson, Chris Poland.

April 9, 2020

Ponderation: "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band."

March 26, 2020

SoCal abstractionist shorts: Devin Sarno, Steuart Liebig, Scot Ray Quartet, Charles Lloyd, Patrick Shiroishi x3, Previte-Saft-Cline.

March 13, 2020

L.A. previews March 13-19: Gerald Clayton, Cosmosquad, Imperialist, Maquahuitl, Lucia Stavros, Charles Lloyd birthday, Elliott Caine, Today Is the Day, Chris Williams, Vogel/Saxon, Sepultura/Crowbar, John Corabi, L.A. Sax Union, Jeff Schwartz.

March 6, 2020

L.A. previews March 6-12: Dragonforce, Steve Smith, Nick Mancini/Vardan Ovsepian, Jasper Dutz, Cult of Luna/Intronaut, Steve & Iqua Colson, Andrew Pask, Robby Krieger.

March 3, 2020

Live review: The Title Trackers at Molly Malone's Irish Pub, February 27.

February 28, 2020

L.A. previews February 28-March 5: Vader, Malignant Altar, Omar Sosa, Barbara Morrison, Dayna Stephens, Manala, Kiss, John Schroeder, Jeff Parker, Herbie w. the Phil.

Ponderillo: "American Masters: Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool," PBS.

February 21, 2020

L.A. previews February 21-27: Karen Briggs, Cookers, Marcus Miller, Alex Cline does Jarman, Bob Sheppard, Love/Hate, Lonnie Liston Smith, Dan Clucas, Gerald Clayton, Thomas Kotcheff, Dexter Gordon, David Binney, G&G, Title Trackers (w/ Burk on panel)

February 17, 2020

Live review: Cup (Nels Cline & Yuka C. Honda) at Zebulon, February 11.

February 14, 2020

L.A. previews February 14-20: Jesse Sharps, Danny Janklow, Elliott Caine, Spy Car, Patrice Rushen, Julie Christensen, Satoko Fujii, Ross the Boss, Richard Sears, Dwight Trible, Dio Cancer Benefit, Lisa Mezzacappa, Maury Baker.

February 11, 2020

Opera: Matthew Aucoin's "Eurydice" with libretto by Sarah Ruhl derived from her play, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, February 8.

February 7, 2020

L.A. previews February 7-13: Reptile Womb, Nick Mancini, George Clinton & Flea talk, Otmaro Ruiz, "Passion of Joan of Arc," Doug Carn, Black Nile, Nels & Yuka, Tim Berne, Wayne Peet.

January 31, 2020

L.A. previews January 31-February 6: Dan Rosenboom, Munyungo Jackson, Otto-Nelson, Hallucinator, Bennie Maupin, Ben Shepherd, Phast Phreddie, Ranelin/Pan Afrikan, Michael Vlatkovich, "Allegories of Flight," Kahil El'Zabar, Brad Dutz.

January 24, 2020

L.A. previews January 24-30: Cosmosquad, Poncho Sanchez, Bernstein-Goldings-Stewart, Johanna Went, Joshua White, Eddie Henderson, All Souls/Darsombra, Elliott Caine, Bang Tango, Alan Chan, Nick Mancini, John Tegmeyer, Martin Rev.

January 21, 2020

Abstractionist shorts: Crowhurst, "Atlantics" soundtrack, Abstruse.

January 17, 2020

L.A. previews January 17-23: L.A. Guns, Bobby West, Russell Malone, Simon Phillips, Creeping Death, Michael Landau, Code Blue, Gus G., Ljova, Elliott Caine, Zappa, Nigel Deane, David Binney, Robert Glasper, Nakata.

January 16, 2020

Live review: Dexter Story's "The Bronzeville Little Tokyo Suite" at Mr. MusicHead Gallery, January 15.

January 9, 2020

L.A. previews January 10-16: Barbara Morrison, Mestis, Ankersmit-Dresser, Alex Skolnick, Virgil Donati, Dexter Story, Daniel Rothman/Ulrich Krieger, Burr & Schwartz, Karl Denson, Simon Phillips.

January 2, 2020

L.A. previews January 3-9: Elliott Caine, Joe LaBarbera, Nick Mancini, Epica, Edwin Livingston, Hawks, Smudges.

January 1, 2020

Restrospect: L.A. jazz 2019.

December 27, 2019

L.A. previews December 27-January 2: Faster Pussycat, Walter Smith III, Ken Field, Vardan Ovsepian, Larry Goldings, Jeff Parker, Billy Childs, Bulletboys, L.A. Guns.

December 20, 2019

L.A. previews December 20-26: Bennie Maupin, David Binney.

December 13, 2019

L.A. previews December 13-19: Alan Pasqua, Josh Nelson, Possessed/Intronaut/Carcass, Nick Mancini, Goh Kurosawa, Bobby Bradford wraps up Jackie Robinsion, Elliott Caine, Mike Baggetta, Eric Harland, Ben Shepherd.

December 6, 2019

L.A. previews December 6-12: Kim-Monder, Joe Bonamassa, Stern & Lorber, High on Fire, Jason Harnell, Ken Peplowski, Unearth/Darkest Hour, Alex Cline, Ben Rosenbloom, Cattle Decapitation.

November 29, 2019

L.A. previews November 29-December 5: Richard Grant, Ensiferum, Slayer, Nedra Wheeler, Oscar Hernandez, Elliott Caine, Ross Hammond/Eric Barber, King Diamond, Anthony Shadduck, Bob Sheppard, Joe Bonamassa, Frisell/Lage, Anesthesiacs.

November 28, 2019

Live review: Nile, Terrorizer, Dark As Death at the Whisky, November 26.

November 22, 2019

L.A. previews November 22-28: David Binney, Joshua White, Donald Dean, Jamael Dean, Anthony Wilson, Carlos Niño, Nile, Monolord, Tim Lefebvre.

Record review: Cattle Decapitation, "Death Atlas" (Metal Blade)

November 15, 2019

L.A. previews November 15-21: Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Nightfell, Joshua White, Bobby Bradford, Joe Potts farewell to Soundshoppe, Elliott Caine, Atreyu/Whitechapel, Breeze-Vinny, Brad Dutz.

November 8, 2019

L.A. previews November 8-14: Roberto Miranda, Wadada Leo Smith, Ulthar, Michael Landau, Partch, Joshua Redman, Jen Shyu, Remy Le Boeuf, Joshua White.

November 7, 2019

Metal record reviews: Nile, Gatecreeper.

November 1, 2019

L.A. previews November 1-7: Tim Lefebvre, Aaron Neville, Jacques Lesure, Scot Ray/Carey Fosse, Belphegor/Suffocation, Alan Pasqua, Andrea Centazzo, Partch preview.

October 25, 2019

L.A. previews October 25-31: Agnostic/Prong, Gatecreeper, Scot Ray, Peter Erskine, Artyom Manukyan, Avishai Cohen, Quiet Riot, Exhumed, Jonathan Pinson, McAuley/Ray, Eyehategod, Nick Mancini, Scott Amendola, Dave McMurray, David Binney, Lizzy Borden.

October 18, 2019

L.A. previews October 18-24: Corral taps Elvis, Patrick Shiroishi, Dan Rosenboom, Munyungo Jackson, Elliott Caine, Soundshoppe, Rick Wakeman, Napalm/Waste, Peter Erskine, Larry Grenadier, Gwar.

October 15, 2019

Live review: Makaya McCraven Quintet, David Binney's Future Philosophy at the Lodge, October 13 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

Live review: Terry Riley & Gyan Riley at Zipper Hall, October 11 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

October 11, 2019

L.A. previews October 11-17: Terry Riley, Sebastian Bach, Sabaton/Hammerfall, Babymetal, UFO, Rikk Agnew, Honda/Greenlief, McCraven/Binney, SASSAS on the mountain, Dan Rosenboom, RIP Jeff Silberman.

October 4, 2019

L.A. previews October 4-10: Vijay Iyer, Jacob Mann, Angel, Bennie Maupin, Kneebody, David Binney, Kris Davis/Katisse, LAJS Awards, James Brandon Lewis/Dan Rosenboom, Ego Mondo/Aaron Parks, Immolation, Dwight Trible/Darius Jones-Joshua White, UFO, Stryper.

September 26, 2019

L.A. previews September 27-October 3: Kahil El'Zabar, Cosmosquad, Elliott Caine, Vicki Ray, Voivod/Revocation/Psycroptic, Soulfly, Bradford honors Jackie Robinson, Nicole Mitchell-Tomeka Reid, David Binney, Jenny Scheinmann/Anna Webber, Corea, Kneebody.

September 20, 2019

L.A. previews September 20-26: Tim Berne plays Ornette, Larry Goldings, Nick Mancini, Atomic Sherpas, Trevor Anderies, Josh Nelson, David Binney, Glen Garrett, Angel City planner.

September 17, 2019

Record shorts: Horace Tapscott, Vinny Golia, Rich Halley, Scot Ray, Jim McAuley, Keiji Haino/Merzbow, Alexander Noice.

September 13, 2019

L.A. previews September 13-19: "Desolation Center" doc, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Brian Auger, Iron Maiden, Sunn O))), Mecolodiacs/Spy Car, Elliott Caine, Ziggy revisited, Steve Lehman, Grandmothers, G&G, Larry Goldings.

September 6, 2019

L.A. previews September 6-12: Artyom Manukyan, Joe LaBarbera, Pineda/White/Roitstein, Ron Carter, Bobby Bradford, Szabo/Pasqua/Goldings, Hammerfall, Sunn O))), Noice, Elliott Caine, Gary Fukushima, Black Love, Wolfbrigade.

August 30, 2019

L.A. previews August 30-September 5: John Daversa, Bennie Maupin, Zakk Sabbath, Bert Karl tribute, Alan Chan, Orange Goblin, Deep Purple, John Kithcart.

August 23, 2019

L.A. previews August 23-29: Cross Hart, Tom Keifer, Evergrey, Hawks, Michael Landau, Joe LaBarbera, Kris Kristofferson, Fireball Ministry, Gov't Mule, Dale Fielder, Continuum, David Binney, Chikako Iversen, Big Brave.

August 20, 2019

Live review: Anthony Braxton & Jacqueline Kerrod at the Broad, August 14.

August 16, 2019

L.A. previews August 16-22: Gilbert Castellanos, Sam Hirsh, Spy Car, Lizzy Borden, CAB, John Tegmeyer, Chris Lewis, Elliott Caine, G&G, Bobby Bradford, Ben Shepherd, Nebula, Ohm, Golia-Liebig-Hubbard.

August 13, 2019

Live review: Alex Cline's Limitless Light Ensemble remembers Joseph Jarman at Hammer Museum, August 8.

August 9, 2019

L.A. previews August 9-15: Rickey Woodard, Zinngeschrei, Pan Afrikan Ark, Elliott Caine, Soundshoppe, Chrome Waves, Cattle Decap, Oranssi Pazuzu, Anthony Braxton, Mark de Clive-Lowe, "Zappa," Joshua White, Ellen Burr, Nick Mancini.

August 8, 2019

Honda-Golia-Piper-Ramgotra, Chiho Harazaki in Hiroshima remembrance at the Blue Whale, August 6.

August 2, 2019

L.A. previews August 2-8: Billy Childs, Carey Fosse, Fish to Birds, Greg Osby, Anthony Wilson, Larry Ochs, Holy Grail, Motoko Honda, Lisa Mezzacappa, Cathy Segal-Garcia, Alex Cline's Joseph Jarman tribute.

August 1, 2019

Live Ra view: Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen at Zebulon, July 23.

July 26, 2019

L.A. previews July 26-August 1: Static-X/DevilDriver, David Binney, Grex, Deathfest, Danny Janklow, Adam O'Farrill, Central Ave Fest, Knotfest, SASSAS vids, Adam Levy, Julian Coryell, live soundtrack, Greg Osby, Nolan Shaheed, Elliott Caine.

July 24, 2019

Scene: Roscoe Mitchell & Brett Carson support "Soul of a Nation" art exhibit at the Broad, July 17.

July 19, 2019

L.A. previews July 19-25: Vinny Golia, Daniel Rosenboom, Anat Cohen, Swinging Groove, Jeff Kollman, Dwight Trible, Anthony Wilson, Permanent Silhouette, Thollem McDonas & Alex Cline, Elliott Caine, women in music, Sun Ra Ark.

July 12, 2019

L.A. previews July 12-18: Borasisi, Steve Smith tribute, Darek Oles, Sound & Fury Fest, Nick Mancini, Elliott Caine, Lauren Baba, Soundshoppe, Ann Magnuson & Kristian Hoffman, Roscoe Mitchell, Bobby Bradford, Thollem McDonas & Alex Cline, Dave Tranchina.

July 5, 2019

L.A. previews July 5-11: Willie Chambers/Claudia Lennear, Zach Andrews, Bobby West, David Ornette Cherry, Audacity of Sound, Damian Marley/Third World, Decisive Instant/Xochi Cuicatl, Usnea/Chrch.

July 1, 2019

Live review: Judas Priest, Uriah Heep at Microsoft Theater, June 27.

June 28, 2019

L.A. previews June 28-July 4: Dio Returns, David Murray, Damion Romero, Bennie Maupin, Endangered Blood, Eric Alexander, Justo Almario, Misfits, Mastodon, Dwight Trible, Nubya Garcia, Burr/Clucas, Code Blue, Black Nile.

June 27, 2019

Reminissunce: "Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese."

June 21, 2019

L.A. previews June 21-27: Patrice Rushen, Poncho Sanchez, Ethio Cali, Danny Janklow, Peter Erskine, Coaxial fest, Joshua White, Richard Grant, Joe La Barbera, Kenny Garrett, Vibe Summit, Shelley Hirsch-William Roper, David Binney, Judas Priest.

June 20, 2019

Spent vacation: John Zorn and David Sanchez in New York, Pete Benson in Chicago.

June 14, 2019

L.A. previews June 14-20: Breeze Smith, Benjamin Shepherd, L.A. Guns, Belphegor, The Cult, Fabian Almazan, Arthur Verocai, Nasheet Waits, Those Darn Gnomes, Mike Watt, Hawks, David Hammons.

June 13, 2019

Celebration: Phil Ranelin's 80th birthday with Black Nile and Kabasa Drum & Dance Ensemble at Zebulon, May 26.

June 2, 2019

L.A. previews June 7-13: Joshua White, Virgil Donati, Jim McAuley, Justo Almario, Jenny Scheinman, Playboy Jazz Fest, Monopiece, Soundshoppe, Theories.

May 31, 2019

L.A. previews May 31-June 6: Winery Dogs, Sacred Reich, Kenny Burrell tribute, Sibarg Ensemble/G.E. Stinson, Azymuth, Fish to Birds, Hans-Joachim Rodelius, Jon Armstrong, Those Darn Gnomes, John Cage reading.

May 24, 2019

L.A. previews May 24-30: Pasqua, El Trio, Janklow, Noisem, Protocol, Monk'estra, Castellanos, LaBarbera, Loren Connors, Daversa, Caine, Ranelin/Black Nile, Randal Fisher, Inter Arma, Immortal Bird, Pilc, Koonse, Binney, Taforo.

May 23, 2019

Record review: Black Nile, "Sounds of Color" (World Galaxy)

May 17, 2019

L.A. previews May 17-23: Daniel Rosenboom, Michael Landau, Hubert Laws, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Death Angel, Pounder/Gygax, Hawks, Elliott Caine, John Beasley, John Tegmeyer, Skeletonwitch, Black Label Society.

May 16, 2019

Dialectic: L7 vs. Bach.

May 10, 2019

L.A. previews May 10-16: Vijay Iyer, Billy Childs, Yngwie Malmsteen, Soundshoppe, Castle, Lord Dying, Dan Schnelle, Jason Kahn.

May 3, 2019

L.A. previews May 3-9: Red Fang, David Binney, Wilfrido Terrazas, Joshua White, Kendrick Scott, Robin Trower, Vicki Ray, Open Gate, Randy Ingram, Ride for Ronnie, Satako Fujii, Gene Coye, Cathy Segal-Garcia.

May 2, 2019

Dream 190428: Underground.

April 26, 2019

L.A. previews April 26-May 2: Exhumed, Anthony Wilson, Elliott Caine, Mark Dresser, Oort Smog, Ixoneztli-Garcia, Bellringer, Artyom Manukyan, Michael Dessen, Blaze Bayley.

Live review: Celebrating the music of James Newton at Mr. Musichead Gallery, April 24.

April 19, 2019

L.A. previews April 19-25: L.A. Jazz Quartet, Doro, Ufomammut, Psycho Smokeout, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marko Ciciliano & Barbara Luneberg, Elliott Caine, James Newton, Nick Mancini.

April 15, 2019

Ponderillo: Aretha Franklin's amazing face.

April 12, 2019

L.A. previews April 12-18: Stinson-Dessen, Erskine-Szabo, LAJQ, SoundShoppe, Michael Schenker, Horrendous, Andy Milne, Richard Sears, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Clucas-Baiza, Metal Allegiance.

April 5, 2019

L.A. previews April 5-11: Bobby Bradford, Havana Cuba All-Stars, Hawks, John Beasley & Bennie Maupin, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Christian Scott/Black Nile, John 5, Thy Antichrist, Hay Fever, Heiress/Intrcptr, David Weiss, G&G, Kenny Warren.

April 4, 2019

Live review: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya at Moss Theater, March 30.

March 29, 2019

L.A. previews March 29-April 4: Dwight Trible, Josh Nelson, Abdullah Ibrahim, Nolan Shaheed, Cryptopsy, Sicarius, Lauren Baba, Shafiq Husayn, Dexter Story, Theo Croker, Anais Maviel.

March 28, 2019

Record review: Dwight Trible, "Mothership" (Gearbox)

March 21, 2019

L.A. previews March 22-28: Joshua White, Karen Briggs, Michael Wolff, Cosmosquad, Charles Owens, Omar Sosa, Carlos Niño & Alex Cline, Nick Mancini, Elliott Caine, Ulthar, Eclipse Quartet, Stephen Marley, Otmaro Ruiz, David Binney, Uzu Uzu, Zakir Hussain.

March 19, 2019

Live shorts: John Adams, Avishai Cohen.

Live review: Patrick Campbell-Lyons (of Nirvana U.K.), Garretson & Gorodetsky at Cafe NELA, March 3.

March 8, 2019

L.A. previews March 8-14: Billy Childs, CAB, Chris Potter, Spy Car, Tim Berne, Jeff Parker, Dan Clucas, Jerry Kalaf.

March 1, 2019

L.A. previews March 1-7: Eyehategod, Courtney Bryan, Maia, Ben Shepherd, Kazan Taiko, Joshua White, Patrick Campbell-Lyons, Eric Reed, Brad Dutz, Elliott Caine, Some Minutes.

February 22, 2019

L.A. previews February 22-28: Ralph Peterson, Anthony Wilson, Village Green Kinks redux, Red Dragon Cartel, John Daversa, David Binney, Vicki Ray, Soulfly, Jaclyn Urik, Rosetta Trio, Jean-Michel Pilc, Coldwater Trio.

February 21, 2019

Cinema review: "Lords of Chaos"

February 15, 2019

L.A. previews February 15-21: Doug Carn, Robert Jacobson, Nick Mancini, Bad Plus, Whale benefit, Alan Chan, Elliott Caine, Dwight Trible, Danny Janklow, Phillip Greenlief/G.E. Stinson, John Daversa, Vicki Ray, Cannibal Corpse/Morbid Angel.

February 12, 2019

Dream: L.A. punk 1990.

February 8, 2019

L.A. previews February 8-14: Nashville Pussy, Willie Jones III, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Wayne Horvitz & Sara Schoenbeck, Kaoru Mansour & Brad Dutz, Soundshoppe, Carlos Niño, Elliott Caine, Andre Caporaso.

February 7, 2019

Live review: Joshua White-Alex Cline Duo at World Stage, February 2.

February 1, 2019

L.A. previews February 1-7: Justo's Dexter trib, Soft Machine, Hawks, Last in Line, Stefon Harris, Eric Reed, Joshua White-Alex Cline, Bennie Maupin, Anthropic Ensemble, Josh Nelson, Van Morrison, Nick Mancini, Celebrating Bowie.

Self-Q&A: Starbreaker, "Dysphoria" (Frontiers)

January 25, 2019

L.A. previews January 25-31: Simon Phillips, Matt Wilson, Michael Landau, Banquet, CoC/Crowbar, Marco Mendoza, Event Horizon, Pamela Klein, Daniel Rosenboom, Emily Hay, Soft Machine.

January 18, 2019

L.A. previews January 18-24: Randal Fisher, Garzone-Erskine, Elliott Caine, Joshua White, Ensiferum-Arsis, Bello & Ellefson, Alex Skolnick, Ohm, Mark Dresser, Dolphy tribute, Bryerton-Golia, Brian Walsh.

January 17, 2019

Ponderillo: North Macedonia ushers its opium into the European Union.

January 11, 2019

L.A. previews January 11-17: Disturbed, Vinny Golia, Marco Mendoza, Hawks, Jesse Sharps/Jamael Dean, Black Nile, Vicki Ray, Elliott Caine, Bruce Lofgren.

January 4, 2019

L.A. previews January 4-10: Warbringer, Daniel Rosenboom, Elliott Caine, Jeff Parker, Wayne Peet, Possessed.

Record reviews: Wayne Peet, Steuart Liebig.

December 28, 2018

L.A. previews December 28-January 3: Larry Goldings, Bennie Maupin, Otmaro Ruiz, Barbara Morrison, Ozzfest, Joe Berardi.

December 21, 2018

L.A. previews December 21-27: Ministry, Steuart Liebig, Fish to Birds, John Tottenham.

December 19, 2018

Chronicle: Mike Stern Quartet plus Leni Stern at Catalina's, December 14.

December 14, 2018

L.A. previews December 14-20: Mike Stern, Merzbow, Spy Sabbath, Yngwie/Zakk, Jonathan Pinson, Molly Lewis, Anna Homler, Ministry, RIP James Jordan.

December 7, 2018

L.A. previews December 7-13: Whitechapel, Jake Sucher, Virgin of Guadalupe Pageant, Charles Owens, Daniel Rosenboom, Fred Frith, Garretson & Gorodetsky, Noah Souza.

December 4, 2018

Live review: Jay Nair & Ross Hammond duo, The Smudges at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, December 2.

November 30, 2018

L.A. previews November 30-December 6: Peter Erskine, Unearth, Black Nile, Albert Lee, Testament/Godflesh/beer, Ross Hammond/Jeff Gauthier, Fahad Siadat, G.E. Stinson, Scott Worthington, Michael Vlatkovich.

November 27, 2018

Live review: Charles Lloyd & Gerald Clayton Duo at Moss Theater, November 24.

November 23, 2018

L.A. previews November 23-29: Michael Session, Charles Lloyd & Gerald Clayton, Behemoth, Wednesday 13, Josh Nelson & Nick Mancini, David Binney, Teodross Avery, Lukas Ligeti, Peter Erskine.

November 16, 2018

L.A. previews November 16-22: Fritz Wise, Obliteration/Fish to Birds, DevilDriver, Phil Anselmo, This Will Destroy You, Hawks, Sontag Shogun, Elliott Caine, Bongzilla, Sonics, Sunn, Ethio Cali, Vinny, Hazey Jane, Eyehategod, Dessen-White.

November 15, 2018

Live impressionism: Glass Motel & the Dog Snakes in Los Angeles, November 11.

November 9, 2018

L.A. previews November 9-15: Dale Fielder, Dex trib, Poncho, Carmina Escobar, Beyond Baroque bacchanal, Radio Free Hollywood 2, Bennie Maupin, Burnt Dot, Wayne Peet, Gloria Cheng, Snow Nerds, Ohm, Nonpoint.

November 8, 2018

Record shorts: Cuong Vu, Rich Halley, Allen Ravenstine, Arsis, Obscura, TNT.

November 2, 2018

L.A. previews November 2-8: David Binney, Cosmosquad, Danzig-Damned, Nolan Shaheed, Danny Janklow, Bobby Bradford, Underground Hip-Hop, John Daversa, Soundshoppe, Suffocation-Cattle Decapitation, Goatwhore, Tim Conley on Monk.

October 26, 2018

L.A. previews October 26-November 1: Jacques Lesure, Artyom Manukyan, Sonic Crime, Eric Reed, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Mike Keneally, Adegoke Steve Colson, Fall Through Night, Kaveh Rastegar, Charles Sharp.

October 23, 2018

Prophecy: Caravan.

October 19, 2018

L.A. previews October 19-25: Joshua White, Daniel Corral, Fish to Birds, Josh Nelson, Chuck Manning, Marco Mendoza, Marty Friedman, Willie, Anna Homler, Alan Chan, Elliott Caine, Anthony Shadduck, Ingested, Vernon Reid, Ron Miles, Brad Dutz, Cancer Bowl.

October 12, 2018

L.A. previews October 12-18: Tiger Trio, Munyungo, Iverson-Turner, Tetuzi Akiyama, Carach Angren, Mezzacappa, Benny Golson, Arsis, David Lynch, Wadada, Pelican, Soundshoppe, Steuart Liebig, Elliott Caine, Nik Bärtsch, Daniel Corral, GWAR, Matt Gordy.

October 9, 2018

Angel City Jazz Fest live review: Xenia Rubinos, Baba Orchestra at John Anson Ford Amphitheater, October 6.

October 5, 2018

L.A. previews October 5-11: Azar Lawrence, Bobby West, Mastodon, Xenia Rubinos/Baba Orchestra, Ches Smith, Benn Clatworthy, Dying Fetus, Obscura, Satan, Brandt Bjork, Ozzy Osbourne, Scot Ray.

September 27, 2018

L.A. previews September 28-October 4: Bennie Maupin, Front Line Assembly, Vicki Ray, Revocation, ROVA Orkestrova, Tribulation, Angel City Young Artists, Bobby Bradford/Satoko Fujii, Michael Vlatkovich, Scott Heustis.

September 21, 2018

L.A. previews September 21-27: Dwight Trible, David Binney, Fish to Birds, Vijay Iyer, Michael White tribute, Hawks, Amorphis, Meshell Ndegeocello, Black Nile, Armen Nalbandian, Brian Walsh, Bobby Bradford, Vardan Ovsepian, The Oxford Coma.

September 14, 2018

L.A. previews September 14-20: James Chance, Great White, Small Drone, Alex Skolnick, Alfredo Rodriguez, Chuck Manning, Elliott Caine, Konk Pack, G.E. Stinson, Nicole Mitchell, Kneebody/McCaslin, Phillip Greenlief, Vince Meghrouni, Glen Garrett.

September 7, 2018

L.A. previews September 7-13: Spy Car/Watt, Primals, Nick Mancini, Dan Schnelle, George Sarah, Acid King, Hawks, Elliott Caine, Dan Rosenboom, Gov't Mule, Jeff Parker, Jie Ma, Gerald Clayton, Billy Childs, Chikako Iverson, James Chance, RIP Randy Weston.

September 3, 2018

Live review: L.A. Phil plays Orff & Beethoven at Hollywood Bowl, August 30.

August 30, 2018

L.A. previews August 31-September 6: Black Nile, Bennie Maupin, John Daversa, Salmon/Vlatkovich, Mushroomhead, Seun Kuti, Roscoe Mitchell, Joey Sellers.

August 27, 2018

Live review: Vinny Golia-Steuart Liebig-Sarah Belle Reid Trio, John Fumo-G.E. Stinson-Brian Christopherson Trio, Probable Sextet at Coaxial Arts, August 26.

August 24, 2018

L.A. previews August 24-30: Larry Goldings, Fish to Birds, Eric Revis, Maia, Brad Dutz, Fumo/Golia, Darek Oles, David Binney, Suit/Homler, Nietzsche Players, Heaven & Earth.

August 23, 2018

List: Five reasons why John Coltrane was still recording "Impressions" in 1963.

August 17, 2018

RIP: Aretha Franklin.

L.A. previews August 17-23: Jeff Parker, Frank Gambale, Joshua White, Chuck Manning, Armored Saint, Oliver Steinberg, Gerald Clayton, Uzu Uzu, Kaveh Rastegar, RIP Jill Janus.

August 9, 2018

L.A. previews August 10-16: David Ornette Cherry, Charlie Hunter, Cave Bastard, Brian Auger, Joshua White, Bob Sheppard, Between the Buried and Me, Alice Cooper, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Farooq, Necrot, Chris Blondal.

August 7, 2018

Live review: Peter Brötzmann & Keiji Haino at Zebulon, August 3.

August 6, 2018

Live review: Motoko Honda's Simple Excesses at the Hammer Museum, August 2.

August 3, 2018

L.A. previews August 3-9: Fritz Wise, Supersuckers, Skeletal Remains, Peter Brötzmann, Yosvany Terry, Chuck Manning, Stan & Breeze Smith/Christopher Garcia, Beach Goth, Makaya McCraven, Evil Genius, Otep, Baba Orchestra, Rhodes & Testa, Kobi Abcede.

July 27, 2018

L.A. previews July 27-August 2: Billy Mitchell, Karen Briggs, Jesse Sharps, John Daversa, Bonedaddys/Weba, Joe Bonamassa, Motoko Honda, Balam Garcia.

July 19, 2018

L.A. previews July 20-26: Nick Mancini, Theo Saunders, Elliott Caine, "Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwight Trible, Tiffany Lantello, David Binney, Moonville.

July 18, 2018

Record review: DevilDriver, "Outlaws 'til the End, Vol.1" (Napalm)

July 13, 2018

L.A. previews July 13-19: Kamau Daáood, Walter Smith III, Steph Richards, Melvins, Barbara Morrison, Mike Keneally, Opium Moon, Calixto Oviedo Mulens, Coltrane tribute, Elliott Caine, Vinny Golia, Brad Dutz.

July 6, 2018

L.A. previews July 6-12: Billy McCoy, Chuck Manning, NIck Mancini, Kafka Cafe, Weedeater, Neurosis-Converge, Brad Dutz, Will Salmon.

July 5, 2018

Mythology: Independence Day and the Go-Go's at the Hollywood Bowl, July 3.

June 29, 2018

L.A. previews June 29-July 5: Michael Alvidrez, Billy Childs, Khemmis, Rickey Woodard, Tales From the Silk Road, Will Salmon, Bowl Reggae Night, Lopez Beatles, Uada, Present Quartet.

June 26, 2018

Live review: Nedra Wheeler Quintet at World Stage, June 23.

June 22, 2018

L.A. previews June 22-28: Jeff Littleton, Strikefest, Nedra Wheeler, Pharoah/Kamasi, Mecolodiacs, Vibe Summit, Levin-Preston-Bradford, Zinngeschrei, Joe Berardi, songs of Sigman, Kaoru.

June 21, 2018

News: King Tut reincarnated.

June 15, 2018

L.A. previews June 15-21: Bobby Bradford, Greenlief-Stinson, Vincent Herring, Jeff Kollman, Partch, Spy Car, Dan Weiss, Virgil Donati, Spectral Voice, Bert Karl, Joey Sellers, Paul Giallorenzo.

June 14, 2018

Spring record shorts: Burn the Priest, Marduk, I See Hawks in L.A., Leni Stern, Roberta Piket, Quoan, Vinny Golia.

June 8, 2018

L.A. previews June 8-14: Phil Ranelin, Sleep, Aborted, Roberto Miranda, Elliott Caine, Playboy Jazz Fest, LAJQ, Hawks, Eyvind Kang, SASSAS, The Skull, Hammerfall, Vinny Golia.

June 5, 2018

Live review: Nick Mancini Collective at LACMA, June 1.

May 31, 2018

L.A. previews June 1-7: Nick Mancini, Deceased, "SoundPedro," Power Trip, Monte Pittman, Chuck Manning, Xenog, Marginal Consort, Insomnium, Kataklysm, Ufomammut.

May 25, 2018

L.A. previews May 25-31: John Daversa, Don Littleton, Primitive Man, Cajun Fest, Full of Hell, Elliott Caine.

May 18, 2018

L.A. previews May 18-24: Munyungo Jackson, CAB, Dwight Trible, Joe Baiza/Devin Sarno, Chuck Manning, Spy Car, Wahid, Cuban Fest, Tyr/Orphaned Land, MacAlpine-Moore, Jeff Parker.

May 11, 2018

L.A. previews May 11-17: Slayer/Lamb/Behemoth/Anthrax/Testament, Charles Owens, Lynch Mob, Satyricon/Goatwhore, Billy Childs, Soulfly/Nile.

May 4, 2018

L.A. previews May 4-10: Mike Watt, Bobby Bradford, Ernie Andrews, Carnifex, Nick Hon, Dwight Trible, Ellen Burr, Ride for Ronnie, Morbid Angel, Lynch Mob.

April 26, 2018

L.A. previews April 27-May 3: Zakir/Vijay, Jeff Parker, Municipal Waste, Warbringer, King's X, Dafnis Prieto, Electric Wizard, Jie Ma, Matt Mayhall, Sons of Apollo, Tesseract.

April 24, 2018

Live review: Judas Priest, Saxon, Black Star Riders at Microsoft Theater, April 22.

April 20, 2018

L.A. previews April 20-26: Maetar, Wishbone Ash, Willie Jones III, Chuck Manning, Spot, Judas Priest, Nick Menza benefit, Alex Noice, Trevor Anderies, King's X, David Binney.

April 17, 2018

Live review: Hands On'Semble at the Blue Whale, April 13.

Philology: Kachella.

April 13, 2018

L.A. previews April 13-19 -- Hands On'semble, Freeks/Watt, Tom Keifer, Theo Saunders, Elliott Caine, Navarro & Morrison, Richard Sears, Cradle of Filth.

April 6, 2018

L.A. previews April 6-12: John 5, Walter Smith III, David Sanchez, Max Kutner, Roscoe Mitchell, LAJQ, Soundshoppe, Solid Eye, Roughhousing.

April 5, 2018

Society snaps: Chuck Manning; John Curry; Zinngeschrei, March 24, 26, 28.

March 30, 2018

L.A. previews March 30-April 5: Jeff Parker, Joey DeFrancesco, Munyungo Jackson, Chuck Manning, Anthony Wilson, Vale, Three Fingered Jack, Vicki Ray, Maetar, Mann & Burtle, Michael Vlatkovich.

March 27, 2018

Live review: Christopher Garcia & Tasha Smith Godinez at Clockshop, March 24.

March 23, 2018

L.A. previews March 23-29: David Binney, Alan Tofighi, Hawks, Burning Ghosts, Christopher Garcia, Darynn Dean, Mike Watt, Usnea, Zinngeschrei, Jackfruit Condenser, Josh Nelson, Darkness, Bonded by Blood, Vicki Ray, Elliott Caine.

March 21, 2018

Comparative musicology: The Beatles' "A Day in the Life" vs. Penderecki's "Polymorphia"

March 16, 2018

L.A. previews March 16-22: Charlie Quintana RIP, Jonathan Rowden, Gygax, Knocked Loose, Elliott Caine, Daniel Corral, Lynell George, Aron Kallay, Royal Thunder.

Record review: Judas Priest, "Firepower" (Epic)

March 9, 2018

L.A. previews March 9-15: Watchers, L.A. Speedfest, Maetar, Harm's Way, Norma Jean, Atticus Reynolds.

March 6, 2018

Genealogy: Greg Burk's ancestry.

March 2, 2018

L.A. previews March 2-8: Abdullah Ibrahim, Phyllis Battle, Lynell George, G.E. Stinson/Bonnie Barnett, Rings of Saturn, Psychic Warfare, In Transit, Iced Earth.

Box review: WASP, "Re-Idolized" 2CD/DVD/Blu-Ray (Napalm)

February 22, 2018

L.A. previews February 23-March 1: Exhumed, Daniel Corral, Elliott Caine, Black Label Society, Celebrating Bowie, Miles Electric, Michael Vlatkovich.

February 21, 2018

Live review: Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Black Nile at Zebulon, February 18.

February 16, 2018

L.A. previews February 16-22: Justo, Dave King, Bradford, Nick Mancini, QOTSA, Pan Afrikan, Black History, Alan Chan, Elliott Caine, All Pigs Must Die, 1000mods, Septicflesh, David Binney, Hawks.

February 15, 2018

Record review: Black Label Society, "Grimmest Hits" (eOne)

February 9, 2018

L.A. previews February 9-15: Blue Whale fund-raiser, Larry Koonse & Larry Goldings, Matt Otto, Morton Subotnick, Elliott Caine.

February 5, 2018

Another dream: Minesweeper Technology.

February 2, 2018

L.A. previews February 2-8: Joe Bonamassa, Dan Schnelle, Simon Phillips, Barbara Morrison.

January 26, 2018

L.A. previews January 26-February 1: Goh, Steve Smith, Charles Owens, Leo Nocentelli, Michael Landau, Yngwie Malmsteen, Meshuggah, Michael Vlatkovich, Mortiferum, Joe Bonamassa.

January 19, 2018

L.A. previews January 19-25: Phil Ranelin, Marco Mendoza, Mark de Clive-Lowe plays Pharoah, Extended Organ, Elliott Caine, Ohm, Ted Taforo, Dio Disciples, Virgil Donati.

January 12, 2018

L.A. previews January 12-18: Chris Williams, Nels & Alex Cline, Nick Mancini, Nolan Shaheed, Elliott Caine, Dwight Trible celebrates Dr. King, Monty Alexander, Marilyn Manson, Joe Perry, Nathan Hubbard, Franklin Bruno.

January 5, 2018

L.A. previews January 5-11: Marshall Allen, Ghasem Batamuntu, Dick Wood, Cory Beers, Will Salmon/Brad Dutz, Mojave Trio, Ethan Sherman, White Wizzard, R.I.P. Roswell Rudd.

Scene: Bourbon Street, rootless in Xmastide.

December 22, 2017

L.A. previews December 22-January 5: Jesus' unbirthday, Todd Rundgren, Elliott Caine, Dave Williams & Steve Bowie, Original Misfits, happy 2018.

December 20, 2017

Live review: Mike Stern Quartet plus Leni Stern at Catalina's, December 17.

December 15, 2017

L.A. previews December 15-21: Maetar, Mike Stern, Elliott Caine, Blind Boys, Fosse & Berardi, John Tottenham, Barbara Morrison, RIP Sunny Murray.

December 12, 2017

Scene: Elliott Caine Quartet at Colombo's, December 10.

December 8, 2017

L.A. previews December 8-14: Bennie Maupin, Virgin of Guadalupe pageant, John McLaughlin, Charlie Hunter, Albert Lee, Elliott Caine, Wvrm, Ellen Burr, Darkest Hour, Mike Stern.

December 1, 2017

L.A. previews December 1-7: Cuba in the park, Continuum, Jeremy Pelt, Linnea Sobolosky, Castle, Acre Foot, Peter Bernstein, Steve Weisberg, Elliott Caine, Whitechapel.

November 24, 2017

L.A. previews November 24-30: Periphery/Animals As Leaders, Roberto Miranda, Kim Richmond, Guns N' Roses, Hazey Jane, Anat Cohen.

November 17, 2017

L.A. previews November 17-23: Ulrich Krieger, Hawks, Trane doc, Mayhem/Immolation, Johnny Mandel, Satako Fujii, Nick Mancini, Vinny Golia, Bill Frisell, Brujeria, Kaveh Rastegar, Nick Photinos, GWAR/Ghoul.

November 16, 2017

Live review: Eddie Palmieri at Luckman Theater, November 11.

November 10, 2017

L.A. previews November 10-16: Jason Moran, Munyungo Jackson, Henry Franklin, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eddie Palmieri, L. Shenkar, Jacques Lesure, Ohm, Azar Lawrence, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Sachal Jazz Ensemble, Eric Barber, Crowbar.

November 9, 2017

MetalJazz record roundup: Black Country Communion, The Darkness, Cheap Trick, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse, Wadada Leo Smith, Adam Rudolph, Carlos Niño, Larry Ochs.

November 3, 2017

L.A. previews November 3-9: Maia, Poncho Sanchez, Scott Colley, Mike Keneally, Ozzfest/Knotfest, John Clayton, Vicki Ray & Scot Ray, Michael Landau, Bad Plus, Tom Keifer, Brad Dutz..

November 1, 2017

Photo: Lucky Hat.

October 27, 2017

L.A. previews October 27-November 2: Holdsworth tribute, Joe Baiza, Barbara Morrison, Michael Vlatkovich, Smithsonian rock book, Fish to Birds, Wolf Eyes, Marley's "Exodus," Chuck Johnson, Ne Obliviscaris.

October 20, 2017

L.A. previews October 20-26: Randy Weston, Carlos Niño, John B. Williams, Josh Nelson, Elliott Caine, Nick Mancini, Steuart Liebig, Loudwire Awards, Dream Theater.

October 13, 2017

L.A. previews October 13-19: Extreme Trumpets, Jesse Sharps, Brian Swartz, Cosmic Vibrations, Spy Car, Hands On'semble, Leni, Elliott Sharp, Julian Lage, Elliott Caine, Alan Ferber, G.E. Stinson, Damian Marley, Earthless, David Binney, Bruce Friedman.

October 10, 2017

Live review: Go: Organic Orchestra, Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures at REDCAT, October 7 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

October 9, 2017

Live review: Dan Weiss Metal Jazz Quintet, Burning Ghosts at Zebulon, October 5 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

October 6, 2017

L.A. previews October 6-12: Jeff Parker, Bobby Bradford, Maupin, Bowl for Dio, Atriarch, Mark Guiliana, Adam Rudolph, Buried & Me, Soulfly, Scorpions, Seun Kuti, Rosetta, Dutz, Dresser, Rodelius, Daniel Corral, Florian Weber, Cattle Decap, George Sarah.

October 5, 2017

Live review: Monk's Afro-Cuban Dream, Monk DJ Style at Ford Amphitheater, October 1.

September 29, 2017

Music-film review: "Black Sabbath: The End of the End"

September 28, 2017

L.A. previews September 29-October 5: Ohm, Jamieson-Kim, Volto, Billy Childs, L7, Dee Dee Bridgewater/DJ Logic, Dark Tranquillity, Burning Ghosts.

September 24, 2017

Live review: Lez Zeppelin at El Rey, September 28, 2007.

September 22, 2017

L.A. previews September 22-28: Fuasi, Childs, Wailers, Destroy You, Joshua White, Caine, Ziegler, SoundSpark, Vinny, Gov't Mule, Goldings, DevilDriver, Necrot, Michael Sweet, Josh Nelson, Sab flick.

September 15, 2017

L.A. previews September 15-21: Brötzmann, Fuasi, CAB, Justo, Rickey, Epica, Sacred Reich, Avishai, Ron Carter, Barron, Doro, Snake Oil, Bagg, Caine, Goatwhore, Berio, Messiaen, Binney, Trane trib, Orphaned Land.

September 12, 2017

Record review: Goatwhore, "Vengeful Ascension" (Metal Blade)

September 7, 2017

L.A. previews September 8-14: Mdou Moctar, Lalo Schifrin, Brian Auger, Alan Chan Orchestra, Barbara Morrison, Carl Stone, Not in the House.

September 1, 2017

L.A. previews September 1-7: Bennie Maupin, Spy Car, John Daversa, Bottesini Project/Joshua White, George Sarah, Michael Vincent Waller, Decapitated, Accept, Ulrich Krieger, Elliott Caine.

August 31, 2017

Live review: Ethio Cali, SK Kakraba Band at Zebulon, August 25.

August 25, 2017

L.A. previews August 25-31: Ethio-Cali, Dwight Trible, Richard Sears, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Marty Friedman, Darek Oles, Jeff Parker, Russell Malone, George Sarah, RIP John Abercrombie.

August 18, 2017

L.A. previews August 18-24: Mike Keneally, Marduk, David Binney, Chick Corea, Elliott Caine.

August 15, 2017

Live review: Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter at the Greek Theater, August 13.

Etymology: Bigot.

August 10, 2017

L.A. previews August 11-17: Dan Schnelle, Harold Mabern, Joshua White, Black Dahlia Murder, Purp-Coop-Winter, Hawks, Vibe Summit, SASSAS Blast, Tewes-Ray-Frankel, Alan Broadbent, Tom Peters, Steuart Liebig, Mike Keneally.

Ponderation: L.A. punk progenitors X to be celebrated at Dodger Stadium.

August 4, 2017

L.A. previews August 4-10: Goh, Conrad Trio, Nails, Slayer/Lamb of God, Deena Odelle Hyatt, Benn Clatworthy, Elliott Caine, Alex Noice, Michael Vlatkovich, Buddy Collette tribute, Roberto Miranda, Richard Sears.

July 28, 2017

L.A. previews July 28-August 3: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, "Mothership Landing," Elliott Caine, Metallica, Trickiness, Nick Mancini, Unsane, Mark Dresser.

Ponderation: "My Favorite Things" at the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's passing.

July 21, 2017

L.A. previews July 21-27: Lynch Mob, Bob Sheppard, Makoto Taiko, Barbara Morrison, Lett/Mancini/Dutz, Ethio Cali, George Sarah.

July 20, 2017

New records with a '60s aura: Charles Lloyd, Jamie Saft, Patrick Campbell-Lyons.

July 14, 2017

L.A. previews July 14-20: Billy Childs, Elliott Caine, Sean Sonderegger, Ella & Diz tribute, David Binney, Lewis MacAdams.

July 7, 2017

L.A. previews July 7-13: Ohm, Vardan Ovsepian, Sound Underground, Munyungo Jackson, Joshua White, Dragonforce, Lord Dying, Kamau Daáood, Elliott Caine.

July 3, 2017

Live review: Burning Ghosts, Atomic Ape at the Blue Whale, July 1.

June 30, 2017

L.A. previews June 30-July 6: David Binney, Justo Almario, Roberto Miranda, Billy Childs, Burning Ghosts, G&G, Iron Maiden, Michael Session, Brad Dutz, Vinny Golia, Christopher Garcia, RIP Geri Allen.

June 27, 2017

Record review: Burning Ghosts, "Reclamation" (Tzadik)

June 17, 2017

L.A. previews June 23-29: Grex, Partch, Walter Smith III, Buster Williams, Ray plays Messiaen, George Bohanon, Elliott Caine, Wednesday 13, Fujii-Maki, Brightwork, Fit for an Autopsy, Acre Foot.

June 16, 2017

L.A. previews June 16-22: Nick Mancini, Ambrose Akinmusire, Morbid Angel/Suffocation, Babymetal/Hellyeah, Michael Landau, Zakk Sabbath, Encore Sax, Elliott Caine, Ziggy Marley, Vinnie Colaiuta, Korn.

June 14, 2017

Record links: Suffocation, Larry Coryell, Ambrose Akinmusire.

June 9, 2017

L.A. previews June 9-15: Father Amde-Dwight Trible, Vinny Golia, Monty Alexander, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Ojai Fest, Dunkelpek, Non Credo/G&G, Albert Lee, Playboy Fest, LAJQ, Josh Nelson, Destruction, "Young Caesar."

June 2, 2017

L.A. previews June 2-8: Yngwie Malmsteen, Eyehategod, Scot Ray, Roy Hargrove, G.E. Stinson, Extreme Cream, Chris Potter, Graves at Sea, Samothrace, Ojai Fest.

May 30, 2017

Live review: Leni Stern African Trio with Adam Levy at Blue Guitar, May 25.

May 26, 2017

L.A. previews May 6-June 1: Billy Childs, Steuart Liebig, Tetherball, Danzig's Blackest, Wailers, Barrows, Timur, Meatbats, Roy Hargrove.

May 24, 2017

Record review: Danzig, "Black Laden Crown" (Nuclear Blast)

May 19, 2017

L.A. previews May 19-25: Benn Clatworthy, Chucho Valdes, Microfest, Shining, Dan Schnelle, Orkestar Mézé, Nick Mancini, Robin Trower, Living Colour, Leni Stern.

May 16, 2017

Live review: PJ Harvey at the Greek Theater, May 12.

May 12, 2017

L.A. previews May 12-18: Similar Fashion, Peter Erskine, Microfest, Barrows, All Hail the Yeti, Partch.

May 11, 2017

Ponderation: Duke Ellington's transcendence.

May 5, 2017

L.A. previews May 5-11: Haakon Graf, Dayren Santamaria, Daniel Corral, Bonnie Barnett, Ride for Ronnie, Gerald Clayton, Mia Doi Todd.

April 28, 2017

L.A. previews April 28-May 4: Syd Straw, Goldentjeer, Royal Thunder, Beekman, Gloria Cheng, Soulfly.

April 27, 2017

Record reviews: Deep Purple, Procol Harum, Gnothi Grey.

April 21, 2017

L.A. previews April 21-27: Cosmosquad, Microfest, Ghost Bath, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Anthrax, Elliott Caine, Julian Lage, Asphyx, Kandinsky Effect, Superjoint, Rachelle Ferrell, RIP Allan Holdsworth.

April 17, 2017

Live review: Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with Lucinda Williams at Royce Hall, April 14.

April 14, 2017

L.A. previews April 14-20: Charles Lloyd, MARS Fest, Jonathan Pinson, Russell Malone, Marco Benevento, Elliott Caine, Bonnie Barnett, Juan De Marcos, RIP Arthur Blythe.

April 11, 2017

Scene: Afro-Cubanism in Cuba.

March 31, 2017

L.A. previews March 31-April 13: Oles plays Trane, Nails, Fish to Birds, Allan Holdsworth, Sarah Cahill, Mark Lowenstein presents, Nels Cline, Joe Lovano, Otmaro Ruiz, Power Trip, Gozu, Elliott Caine.

March 24, 2017

L.A. previews March 24-30: Kendrick Scott, Kenny Aronoff, Coryell tribute, Azar Lawrence, Dumpstaphunk, Oathbreaker, New Language.

March 23, 2017

Record review: Alex Cline's Flower Garland Orchestra, "Oceans of Vows" (Cryptogramophone)

March 16, 2017

L.A. previews March 17-23: John 5, Zucchero, Joey DeFrancesco, Joshua White, Madeleine Peyroux & Rickie Lee Jones, Josh Nelson, Elliott Caine, Havok, Otep, Rozamov.

March 10, 2017

L.A. previews March 10-16: Adam Birnbaum/Jason Moran, Burning Ghosts, Brian Auger, Darkest Hour, Microfest, Endangered Blood, Soundshoppe, Hay & Liebig, Satoko Fujii, Michael Pisaro, Ethio-Cali, UFO/Saxon.

March 7, 2017

Celebration: Improviganza for 20 years of Sunday Evening Concerts at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, March 5.

Live review: Nick Mancini Septet at the Blue Whale, March 4.

March 3, 2017

L.A. previews March 3-9: Ralph Towner, Cosmosquad, Nick Mancini, Brian Walsh, Alex Cline's Improviganza, Jamire Williams, The Necks, Whitechapel/Cattle Decapitation/Goatwhore, Paul Bryan.

Record review: Cosmosquad, "The Morbid Tango" (Junkman)

February 28, 2017

Scene: Opening for "BlackMusic BlackWork" exhibit at the California Jazz and Blues Museum, February 23.

February 24, 2017

L.A. previews February 24-March 2: Nile Project, Elliott Caine, Arts Crawl South Pasadena, Tigran Hamasyan, Experience Hendrix, R.I.P. Larry Coryell & Alphonse Mouzon.

February 23, 2017

Record review: Immolation, "Atonement" (Nuclear Blast)

February 17, 2017

L.A. previews February 17-23: Marduk, Billy Harper, Mark de Clive-Lowe, He Whose Ox Is Gored, Paul Bryan/Brian Walsh, Elliott Caine, Goh, Robin Lorentz, Gillian Margot.

February 10, 2017

L.A. previews February 10-16: Peter Erskine/Patrice Rushen/Joey Alexander, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Kneebody, Alex Skolnick, Theo Bleckmann, Andrea Centazzo, Arthur Brown, Robert Jacobson.

Record review: Black Star Riders, "Heavy Fire" (Nuclear Blast)

February 3, 2017

Greatest hits: 10 years of MetalJazz.com. Ornette Coleman, Dimmu Borgir, Disney vs. devil, Moses' foreskin and more.

L.A. previews February 3-9: Bennie Maupin, Volto, Steve Lehman/Georgia Anne Muldrow, Spite of Darkness, Necrot, Carl Stone, Hawks, Lordi, DevilDriver/Death Angel/Winds of Plague/Agonist.

February 2, 2017

Wake: for Don Waller, 1951-2016, at the Short Stop, January 29.

January 27, 2017

L.A. previews January 27-February 2: Sleep, Josh Nelson, Nicole Mitchell workshop, Daniel Rosenboom, Vicki Ray, Chris Speed.

Ponderation: Groove-hard drummers of the Midlands.

January 20, 2017

L.A. previews January 20-26: Billy Childs, Mark Guiliana, Willie Jones, Marco Mendoza, Elliott Caine, Tony MacAlpine, "Goats Head Soup."

January 13, 2017

L.A. previews January 13-19: Spy Car/Lawndale/Sherpas, Cosmosquad, Jeff Parker, Bradford-Modirzadeh, John Daversa, Elliott Caine, Virgil Donati, Ohm, Marty Friedman, Hay-Liebig, Paul Gilbert.

January 6, 2017

L.A. previews January 6-12: Pharoah Sanders, Jon Landau, Nick Mancini, David Binney, Custer Sims Meier, Soundspark, Soundshoppe, Gavin Templeton, Robert Jacobson.

January 5, 2017

Record reviews: Testament, Burial, Exhausted Prayer.

December 30, 2016

L.A. previews December 30-January 5: Mark De Clive-Lowe, Elliott Caine, Rika Ohara fundraiser, Faster Pussycat, Harold Mabern.

December 15, 2016

L.A. previews December 16-24: Joe Bonamassa, Michael Stern, Spy Car, Neurosis, Josh Johnson, Elliott Caine, Terry Riley's "In C."

Fiction: The Rolling Stones, "Blue and Lonesome" (Polydor)

December 9, 2016

L.A. previews December 9-15: In Flames/Hellyeah, Harold Land Jr., Hawks, Intronaut, John Daversa, Soundshoppe, Animals as Leaders, Warbringer.

December 6, 2016

Filmic ponderation: The Arrival of angels.

December 2, 2016

L.A. previews December 2-8: Ron Carter, Basie propagators, Donald Dean, Kenny Burrell, Mark Trayle remembered, Carolyn Chen, Renee Baker/Michael Vlatkovich, SASSAS listening party, Castle.

December 1, 2016

Medical report: Metallica, "Hardwired . . . To Self-Destruct" (Blackened)

November 25, 2016

L.A. previews November 25-December 1: Charles Owens, Jamael Dean, Dokken, Michael Landau, Munyungo Jackson, Hazey Jane, Hawkwind, Ohm, Matt Gordy plays Stravinsky, Ron Carter, Steve Lockwood, Helmet, Nick Mancini.

November 18, 2016

L.A. previews November 18-24: Eyvind Kang, Omar Sosa, Larry Koonse, Epica, Volto, L.A. Jazz Society Awards, Elliott Caine, Vinny Golia, Red Fang, L7, Nonpoint, RIP Don Waller.

November 11, 2016

L.A. previews November 11-17: Epica/Fleshgod/Agonist, Leimert Park doc, Kamasi Washington, Gene Coye, Soundshoppe, Stinson-Sarno, Vicki Ray, Vektor, Kris Kristofferson, Tombs.

November 4, 2016

L.A. previews November 4-10: Dio cancer bowling, Napalm/Black Dahlia, Zime, Poncho Sanchez, Azar Lawrence, Kamasi Washington, Jon Armstrong, Peter Kuhn/Ben Rosenbloom, Theo Saunders, Mike Kenneally, Ocean, Matt Slocum.

October 28, 2016

L.A. previews October 28-November 3: The Gathering, Cosmosquad, Rez Abbasi, Death Angel, Dope, Dr. Caligari, Daniel Corral, Ulcerate.

October 20, 2016

L.A. previews October 21-27: St. Vitus/The Skull, Gavin Templeton, World Stage fund-raiser, Alphonse Mouzon, Jim Snidero, Wee Trio, Stefon Harris, Ban-Maneri, Alan Ferber.

October 14, 2016

L.A. previews October 14-20: Extreme basses, Bennie Maupin, Volto, True Widow, Rudresh/Codes, Jeff Parker, Maetar, El Trio, Thumbscrew, Burning Ghosts, Tom Chasteen, Elliott Caine, Pierce the Veil, Brujeria, Roberta Piket, Meshuggah/High on Fire.

October 10, 2016

Live review: Craig Taborn & Kris Davis, Julian Lage at Zipper Hall, October 8 (Angel City Jazz Fest).

October 7, 2016

L.A. previews October 7-13: Binney/Lehman, Tony MacAlpine, Marcus Miller, Taborn/Lage, Samuel Blaser/David Gilmore, Flute Summit, Soundshoppe, Eyehategod, Skeletonwitch, Billy Childs, Ohm, "Exploring Negro Spirituals."

September 30, 2016

L.A. previews September 30-October 6: L.A./Chicago Project, Justo Almario, Ben Wendel, Vinny Golia, Azar Lawrence, Pharoah Sanders plus Ornette Coleman's "Skies of America," Blind Guardian, Alice in Chains, Amendola-Blades, Buried and Me, ZZ Top, Gojira.

September 26, 2016

Live review: Geoffrey Keezer & Joe Locke at the Blue Whale, September 23.

September 23, 2016

L.A. previews September 23-29: Peter Erskine, Phil Ranelin, Keezer-Locke, Alponse Mouzon, Elliott Caine, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Richard Sears, Mr. Big, Marc Ribot, Elliott Caine, Angel City Fest storm warning.

September 22, 2016

Live ponderation: Black Sabbath, Rival Sons at Hollywood Bowl, September 19.

September 16, 2016

L.A. previews September 16-22: Theo Saunders, Nicole Mitchell, Dave Stryker, Albert Lee, Donny McCaslin, Joey DeFrancesco, Eric Reed, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kenneth Anger, Adam Levy, Kraftwerk, Sabbath, Kamasi, John Schneider, Strigalev, Marduk, Ovsepian.

September 9, 2016

L.A. previews September 9-15: Azar Lawrence, ELO, Elliott Caine, Lynch Mob, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Alan Pasqua, Soundshoppe, Hawks, Pat Metheny, Noisem.

August 30, 2016

L.A. previews September 2-8: Codes, Bobby Bradford, Azar Lawrence, Glenn Hughes, Gilbert Castellanos, Burning Ghosts, Cobalt/Mantar, Elliott Caine.

August 26, 2016

L.A. previews August 26-September 1: Kenny Burrell, Dwight Trible, Alphonse Mouzon, Elliott Caine, Brad Dutz, Continuum, 1969 Charles Lloyd doc, Soundshoppe, Atomic Bitchwax, L.A. Jazz Collective, Mars Red Sky, John Beasley, B.B. King tribute.

August 19, 2016

L.A. previews August 19-25: Guns N' Roses, Paquito D'Rivera, Ernie Watts, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Chick Corea, Kumamoto jazz benefit, Michael Landau, Castle, Elliott Caine, Herbie Hancock, Artyom Manukyan, Ethio-Cali.

August 12, 2016

L.A. previews August 12-18: Nick Mancini, Cannibal Corpse-Nile-Suffocation-Krisiun, Periphery, King Sunny Ade, Slipknot-Manson, Josh Nelson, Dana Reason, Chick Corea, Jane Bunnett, Guns N' Roses.

August 11, 2016

Things I sorta noticed: Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy at the Hollywood Bowl, August 10.

August 5, 2016

L.A. previews August 5-11: Sock Belt, Richard Sears, Nolan Shaheed, Dave Cipriani, Acre Foot, John Daversa, Anthony Wilson, Khemmis, Joey Sellers, Jeff Beck, Michael Vlatkovich, Aruán Ortíz.

July 28, 2016

L.A. previews July 29-August 4: G&G, Atriarch, Walter Smith III, Joshua White, Elliott Caine, Jeff Parker.

July 22, 2016

L.A. previews July 22-28: Oscar Hernandez, Bunny Wailer, Nails, Inter Arma, Cosmosquad, Azar Lawrence, Dwight Trible, Carcass/Crowbar, Melvins, Power Trip.

July 15, 2016

L.A. previews July 15-21: Ryan Cross, Ghost Bath, Roy Hargrove, Josh Nelson, Dragged Into Sunlight, Wondem Band, Elliott Caine, Alex Cline, Leni Stern & Adam Levy, The Acacia Strain.

July 8, 2016

L.A. previews July 8-14: Billy Childs, Kenny Aronoff, Mark Gash, Michael Session, Jamael Dean, Monty Alexander, Rivers of Nihil, Zinggeschrei, Roy Hargrove.

July 1, 2016

L.A. previews July 1-7: Hay/Homler, Title Trackers, Destroyer of Light, Steven Tyler, Blistered.

June 18, 2016

L.A. previews June 24-30: BulletBoys, Act of Defiance, Azar Lawrence, Burning Spear, Alan Chan, Microfest.

June 16, 2016

L.A. previews June 17-23: Maytals, Laraaji, Hawks, Bennie Maupin, Billy Childs, Alphonse Mouzon, Elliott Caine, Immortal Bird, Claudia Quintet, Venom Inc.

June 15, 2016

Abstractionist record shorts: Nels Cline, Nathan Hubbard, Restroy, Carla Bley, Open Graves, Hu Vibrational, Leni Stern.

June 9, 2016

L.A. previews June 10-16: Marco Mendoza, Mabern/Pharoah, Ojai Fest, Elliott Caine, Playboy Fest, Joeless Shoe, Brilliant Strings, Kenny Burrell, Vinny Golia, Winds of Plague, Ides of Gemini, Bob Dylan, Cosmosquad.

June 3, 2016

L.A. previews June 3-9: The Obsessed, Baroness, Armored Saint/Metal Church, Mecolodiacs, Soundspark, Bernie Sanders, Andrea Centazzo/Nathan Hubbard, Vibe Summit, Double Naught Spy Car, Hillary Clinton, Eyehategod.

May 27, 2016

L.A. previews May 27-June 2: Joe Lynn Turner, Rachelle Ferrell, Otep, Balkan I Otvŭd, Joshua White, Alphonse Mouzon, John Daversa, Anvil, Voivod.

May 26, 2016

RIP: Megadeth/Ohm drummer Nick Menza, 1964-2016.

May 20, 2016

L.A. previews May 20-26: Soulfly, Joe Walsh/Bad Co., Bonham Zep, Supersuckers, Amon Amarth, Ohm, Poncho, Elliott Caine, DevilDriver, Heavy Rock Icons, Dresser-Ochs, Satoko Fujii, Pentagram, Ralph Humphrey, Gavin Templeton, Tim Skold.

May 18, 2016

Live ponderation: Eric Reed at LACMA, May 5.

May 13, 2016

L.A. previews May 13-19: Keneally-Bendian-Dunn, Microfest, Justo Almario does Mingus, Dying Fetus/Acacia Strain, Small Drone, SASSAS Overlook, Syd Straw, Elliott Caine, Ride for Ronnie concert, Nicole Mitchell, Gerald Clayton.

May 6, 2016

L.A. previews May 6-12: Eric Reed, Munyungo Jackson, John Daversa, Sunn O))), Hawks, Bill Charlap, Burning Ghosts, Napalm Death/Melvins, Fear Factory/Soilwork, Microfest, Black Dahlia Murder/Fallujah, Lacuna Coil, Barbara Morrison, Hughes & Zander.

May 5, 2016

List: More ways Volkswagen commercials castrate men.

April 29, 2016

L.A. previews April 29-May 5: Keith Jarrett, Rob Waller/Spy Car, Malibu Guitar Fest, Anthony Wilson, Tigran Hamasyan, Logan Hone, Tortoise, Avishai Cohen, Billy Cobham, Ill Niño.

April 22, 2016

L.A. previews April 22-28: Carlos Niño, Ohm, John Daversa, Stryper, Big Star Third, Iggy Pop, Prince.

April 20, 2016

Live review: Fanny Ara Flamenco Ensemble at Blue Whale, April 16.

April 15, 2016

L.A. previews April 15-21: Vijay & Wadada, Dokken, Ratt, Kenny Barron, Mexcla Music, Elliott Caine, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Carlos Niño, Peter Bernstein, Prong.

April 14, 2016

Live review: The Darkness, RavenEye at Belasco Theater, April 12.

April 8, 2016

L.A. previews April 8-14: Rob Zombie, Tom Keifer, Elliott Caine, Vai/Wylde/Malmsteen/Abasi, The Darkness, Anoushka Shankar, Bombastic Meatbats.

April 5, 2016

Live review: Go: Organic Orchestra, Hu Vibrational at Electric Lodge, April 2.

April 1, 2016

L.A. previews April 1-7: Witchaven, Marco Benevento, Go: Organic Orchestra, Kenny Burrell, Michael Landau, Acre Foot/Non Credo, Phil Ranelin, Daniel Corral, LAFMS, Tom Keifer, All Hail the Yeti.

March 25, 2016

L.A. previews March 25-31: UFO, Cory Henry, Azar Lawrence, Microfest, Satan, Jesus, Josh Nelson, Hawks.

March 17, 2016

L.A. previews March 18-24: Mark de Clive-Lowe, Geoff Keezer, Alphonse Mouzon, Oscar Hernandez, Between the Buried and Me, Elliott Caine, Hollywood Blues Destroyers, The Necks, Bill Laurence, Brian Auger, Vardan Ovsepian, UFO, Black Tusk.

March 10, 2016

L.A. previews March 11-17: Leonice Shinneman benefit, Elliott Caine, Uli Jon Roth, Carl Stone, Soundshoppe, Esperanza Spalding, Intronaut, Magma, Ulrich Krieger, Mark de Clive-Lowe.

Record review: Esperanza Spalding, "Emily's D+Evolution" (Concord)

March 4, 2016

L.A. previews March 4-10: Microfest, Hawks, Donald Dean, Dio Cancer benefit, Noura Mint Seymali, Scott Worthington, Dwight Trible/Phillip Greenlief, Helloween, Cannibal Corpse, Eclipse Quartet.

March 3, 2016

Ponderation: The usefulness of metal's holy wars.

February 26, 2016

L.A. previews February 26-March 3: Derf Reklaw, Regina Carter, Azar Lawrence, Bobby Bradford, Megadeth, Nick Mancini, King's X.

February 19, 2016

L.A. previews Feb. 19-25: Maetar, Alphonse Mouzon, Justo Almario, Elliott Caine, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Decapitated, Vicki Ray, Kneebody-Dedalus.

February 12, 2016

L.A. previews Feb. 12-18: Lamb of God/Anthrax, Iommi/Wylde fantasy, Elliott Caine, Gary Peacock, Creative Strings, Larry Koonse, Cold Blue night, Cradle of Filth, Dave Douglas.

February 4, 2016

L.A. previews Feb. 5-11: Hay-Liebig, Garretson & Gorodetsky, Alex Cline, Henry Butler, Black Sabbath, Supersuckers.

Bible passage of the month: How to choose a king.

January 29, 2016

L.A. previews January 29-February 4: Nick Mancini, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Justo Almario, Elliott Caine, Hirax, Richard Sears, Nile, Warbringer, Kaveh Rastegar, RIP Paul Kantner.

January 21, 2016

L.A. previews January 22-28: Volto, Spy Car, CAB, Alphonse Mouzon, Lori Freedman, Meters Experience, Michael Landau, From Autumn to Ashes, Cathlene Pineda, Artyom Manukyan.

List: Four reasons David Bowie's "Blackstar" and Charles Lloyd's "I Long To See You" are frequently bought together on Amazon.

January 15, 2016

L.A. previews January 15-21: Munyungo Jackson, Van Morrison, Simon Phillips, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ohm, Title Trackers, Rick Shea/Hawks, Hazey Jane, Elliott Caine, Stu Hamm with Alex Skolnick, Tracii Guns.

January 8, 2016

L.A. previews January 8-14: Poncho Sanchez, Metal Allegiance, Dead Cross, Chris Morris reads Los Lobos.

January 1, 2016

L.A. previews January 1-7: L.A. Guns, Stephen Pearcy, Bang Tango, Trio919+.

Scene: Music in Oaxaca.

December 25, 2015

L.A. previews December 25-31: Azar Lawrence, Motley Crue, Joe Bonamassa, Rachelle Ferrell.

December 23, 2015

Music: Unforced jollity.

December 18, 2015

L.A. previews December 18-24: Steve Coleman, Volto, Elliott Caine, Kenny Burrell, Maetar.

Quick observation: Mike Stern Band at Catalina's, December 13.

December 11, 2015

L.A. previews December 11-17: Lords of Altamont, Mike Stern, Tony MacAlpine benefit, Elliott Caine, Graveyard, The Gathering documentary Kickstarter.

December 4, 2015

L.A. previews December 4-10: Black Dahlia Murder, Booker T. Jones, Steve Gadd, Thy Art Is Murder, Bristle/Bonnie Barnett, Billy Gibbons, The Faceless, Kamasi Washington.

November 27, 2015

L.A. previews November 27-December 3: Dwight Trible, Azar Lawrence, Between the Buried and Me/Intronaut/Enslaved, PiL, Steve Coleman.

November 20, 2015

L.A. previews November 20-26: Volto, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Randy Gloss, Arto Tuncboyaciyan.

November 18, 2015

Live review: Scott Amendola Band at Largo at the Coronet Theater, November 9.

November 12, 2015

L.A. previews November 13-19: Josh Nelson, Hate Eternal, Elliott Caine, Corrosion of Conformity, Brian Auger, Richard Sears.

Live review: The Gathering at the Mayme Clayton Museum, November 8.

November 6, 2015

L.A. previews November 6-12: King Diamond, Darkest Hour, Winery Dogs, Grindcore Fest, Fall of Troy/Kylesa, Bass Fest, Kendrick Scott, LAJS Awards, SASSAS, Jesse Sharps, Childs/Mehldau, Amendola/Cline, Eclipse, Nick Mancini.

November 4, 2015

Opera review: Being there at "Hopscotch"

October 30, 2015

L.A. previews October 30-November 5: Fear Factory, G&G, Danzig, John Daversa, John Schott/Throttle & Drift, Danava, Tetuzi Akiyama, Dave Davies, Dir En Grey, John 5/Doyle, Zinngeschrei, King Diamond.

October 23, 2015

L.A. previews October 23-29: Dawn Norfleet, Volto, Marco Mendoza, Dave Binney, Alan Broadbent, Knotfest, Opeth, Kadavar/The Shrine, Charles Curtis, Joey Sellers, Artyom Manukyan, Kenny Burrell, Spy Car/Tee-Tot.

October 16, 2015

L.A. previews October 16-22: Jodie Landau, Myra Melford, Kandinsky Effect, Acid King, Charles Lloyd, Elliott Caine, Bradford-Golia, Kenny Burrell, Palmieri-Valdez, Trujillo/Jaco, Spy Car/Acre Foot.

October 13, 2015

Live review: Alex Cline's Flower Garland Orchestra at Valley Performing Arts Center (Angel City Jazz Fest), October 11.

October 9, 2015

L.A. previews October 9-15: Josh Johnson/Jon Armstrong, Monk'estra, FoLAR Fandango, Warbringer/Philm/Ohm, G&G, Elliott Caine, Alex Cline, Greg Osby, Hawks, Jacob Szekely, Abigail Williams, Spy Car.

October 8, 2015

Live review: Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue, Motoko Honda & Vanessa Vo at Barnsdall Gallery Theater (Angel City Jazz Fest), October 3.

October 2, 2015

L.A. previews October 2-8: Yosvany Terry, Van Halen, Scorpions, Motoko Honda/Vanessa Vo, Jeff Parker, Xenog/Baiza/G&G, Anthony Shadduck, Geoffrey Keezer, Nick Mancini, Spy Car/Aplanalp/Noice, Phil Woods R.I.P.

Live review: Mark Dresser Quintet, Lisa Mezzacappa's Glorious Ravage at REDCAT (Angel City Jazz Fest), September 28.

September 25, 2015

L.A. previews September 25-October 1: Atwood-Ferguson, Dan Rosenboom, Azar, DakhaBrakha/Huun-Huur-Tu, Lynch Mob, Mezzacappa/Dresser, Eluveitie, Watts Fest, Mezcla, Yoshi Wada, Marleys, AC/DC, Soulfly, Marty Friedman, Ohm, Toxic Holocaust, Maneri/MTKJ.

September 18, 2015

L.A. previews September 18-24: Sleepless with Dublab, Atreyu/Unearth, Psychic TV, Elliott Caine, The Skull.

September 12, 2015

Live review: Kenny Burrell & L.A. Jazz Orchestra Unlimited at LACMA, September 4.

September 4, 2015

L.A. previews September 4-10: Ohm, Kenny Burrell, Wallace Roney, Azar Lawrence, Elliott Caine, Volto, SASSAS soundSpark, John Daversa, Dwight Trible does Thomas Merton, Nick Mancini.

August 28, 2015

L.A. previews August 28-September 3: Albert Lee, Bennie Maupin, George Kahn-Azar Lawrence, Bonamassa plays the Kings, Leni Stern, Tiner-Baggetta, Kenny Burrell, Alex Noice.

August 27, 2015

Record reviews: Scott Amendola and Thollem McDonas (both with Nels Cline).

August 21, 2015

L.A. previews August 21-27: Spy Car, Michael Landau, Terry Bozzio, Elliott Caine, Leon Russell, Arch Enemy/Cattle Decapitation, Josh Nelson.

August 19, 2015

Live review: Reggae Night featuring Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Inner Circle, Skatalites at Hollywood Bowl, August 15.

July 31, 2015

L.A. previews July 31-August 20: Three weeks including High on Fire, Motoko Honda, Nick Mancini, Mezcla Music, Vlatkovich/Hay, International Swingers, Buddy Guy, Ziggy Marley, Vinny Golia, lots more.

July 24, 2015

L.A. previews July 24-30: Sherinian-Aldrich/ballet, Joe Bonamassa, Kamasi Washington, L.A. Jazz Society fundraiser, G&G, Adolescents/Weirdos, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Grand Mothers, Damned doc, Anthrax, King Jammy, Bassekou Kouyate.

July 17, 2015

L.A. previews July 17-23: SASSAS weekend, Willie Nelson, Jeff Kollman, Kaveh Rastegar, Joe Bonamassa.

July 10, 2015

L.A. previews July 10-16: Jon Armstrong, Danzig, Holy Grail, Albert Lee, Chrome, Michael Session, Elliott Caine, Andrew Lessman, John Beasley, Carmine & Vinny Appice.

July 8, 2015

Culture clash: Fireworks vs. music at Los Angeles Coliseum, July 4.

July 3, 2015

L.A. previews July 3-9: CAB, Dwight Trible, John Corabi, Richard Wood/Eric Barber, Artyom Manukyan, Ohm benefit, Marilyn Manson.

July 2, 2015

Record review: Trashbeat, Chrome, Tripp Kulture, The Shades, "Bubbling Up From Underground: The State of the Art-Rock Pt 1 (Rock & Roll, Art-Rock, Dance-Punk, Post-Alternative)" (Major Records)

June 26, 2015

L.A. previews June 26-July 2: Mike Watt/Radwaste, Slayer, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Elliott Caine, Lord Byron opera, Antonio Sanchez, Xenog/G&G, Otep, John Mayall.

June 23, 2015

Snapshots: Warped Tour at Ventura Fairgrounds, June 21.

June 22, 2015

Live review: Partch at REDCAT, June 19.

June 19, 2015

L.A. previews June 19-25: Charlie Hunter, Mike Keneally, Nick Mancini, Partch, Bobby Bradford/Dwight Trible, Slumgum, Hellbat/Sylvia Juncosa, Ill Niño.

June 12, 2015

L.A. previews June 12-18: Satriani/Vai/Animals as Leaders, Robin Trower, Dafnis Prieto, Steven Wilson, Trotsky Icepick, Goatwhore, SASSAS Soundshoppe, Robert Glasper, Artyom Manukyan, Eliane Elias.

June 5, 2015

L.A. previews June 5-11: Anthony Wilson, Lycus, Crowbar-Lord Dying, Munyungo Jackson, Alex Noice, Perry Robinson, Vibe Summit, Hugh Cornwell, Kenny Burrell, Whitesnake, ResBox returns, Tootie Heath, Alfredo Rodriguez, Elliott Caine, Atomic Sherpas.

May 29, 2015

L.A. previews May 29-June 4: Hay Fever-Daniel Rosenboom, Tony MacAlpine, Sylvia Juncosa, Kenny Burrell, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Azar Lawrence, Bombastic Meatbats, Saxon-Armored Saint, Ufomammut-Usnea, Vardan Ovsepian.

May 22, 2015

L.A. previews May 22-28: Richard Wood celebrates Mark Trayle, Alan Pasqua, Small Drone, Kamasi Washington, Nyaz, SASSAS bootleg art, Tony MacAlpine.

May 15, 2015

L.A. previews May 15-21: Dio tribute weekend, Michael Landau, Atomic Sherpas/Meco Cardovas, Jane Bunnet, Motoko Honda-Emily Hay-Biggie Vinkeloe, David Torn.

May 8, 2015

L.A. previews May 8-14: G&G, Don Preston, Tim Young, Vijay Iyer, Avishai Cohen, Sepultura, Anaal Nathrakh/Incite, Sly & Robbie, Spy Car.

May 1, 2015

L.A. previews May 1-7: Tadić-Manring-Garcia, Nightwish, Inter Arma, Schenker & Dokken, John Zorn, SoPas Fest, Devin Sarno, Andrea Centazzo, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ensiferum/Korpiklaani, Daniel Rosenboom.

April 28, 2015

Live review: Syd Straw at McCabe's, April 11.

April 24, 2015

L.A. previews April 24-30: Spy Car, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Billy Cobham, Al Di Meola, Marco Mendoza, New Town celebration, Azar Lawrence, Adam Levy, Nick Mancini, Mastodon, Tracii Guns.

April 20, 2015

Media: The value of the last word.

April 15, 2015

L.A. previews April 17-23: Albert Lee, Jacob Szekely, Rafael Moreira, Barbara Morrison, Sebastian Bach, Kneebody, Artyom Manukyan, Black Slate, Nick Mancini.

Live review: Leni Stern & Emily Elbert at Room 5 Lounge, April 10.

April 10, 2015

L.A. previews April 10-16: Leni Stern, Kljuco-Tadic, Joshua White, Crowhurst, Syd Straw, L.A. Bassoons, Jeff Parker, Maetar, Geoff Keezer.

April 7, 2015

Record shorts: Scorpions-related releases by Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, UFO, Scorpions.

April 3, 2015

L.A. previews April 3-9: Michael Schenker, The Shrine, Brian Auger, John Abercrombie, Witham-Stinson-Wisdom, Malaby-Rainey-Helias, Ohm, Nick Mancini.

March 27, 2015

L.A. previews March 27-April 2: Chris Potter, Tomasz Stanko, Azar Lawrence, Dwight Trible, Xenog/G&G/Christine Wertheim, Title Trackers, Led Zep film, Testament, Michael Sweet/Mike Tramp.

March 24, 2015

Homeless art: Underpass.

Homeless art: "Priority Mail"

March 19, 2015

L.A. previews March 20-26: Nick Mancini, Dokken, Mike Keneally, Lustmord, Pig Destroyer, Carl Stone, Terry Reid, Allegaeon, Bobby Bradford/Vinny Golia.

March 18, 2015

Live review: The Title Trackers at the Pig 'n Whistle, March 14.

March 13, 2015

L.A. previews March 13-19: Tin Hat, Kendrick Scott, "The Golem," Wand, Title Trackers, John Daversa, Spy Car/Four Eyed Four, Anvil, Doro, Kandinsky Effect.

March 6, 2015

Film review: "Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014" at AMC Burbank 16, February 27.

L.A. previews March 6-12: Jean-Michel Pilc, Marco Benevento, Jeff Kollman, Enslaved, Robert Hurst, Roy Hargrove, Eclipse Quartet, Donny McCaslin, Nedra Wheeler, Joey Sellers, Mutilation Rites, Kendrick Scott.

March 5, 2015

Live language: Go: Organic Orchestra, Wildflowers Duo at Electric Lodge, February 27.

February 27, 2015

L.A. previews February 27-March 5: Azar Lawrence, Slumgum, Spy Car, Organic Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Elliott Caine, Michael Vlatkovich, Peter Erskine, Rock Against M.S., Brad Dutz, Bill Frisell.

February 24, 2015

Record review: Black Star Riders, "The Killer Instinct" (Nuclear Blast)

February 20, 2015

L.A. previews February 20-26: Machine Head, Josh Nelson, G&G, Kyle memorial, Napalm Death, Adam Levy, John Daversa, Nick Mancini, Eclipse Quartet, David Binney, Aerosmith film.

February 12, 2015

Record review: Marilyn Manson, "The Pale Emperor" (Loma Vista)

February 6, 2015

L.A. previews February 6-12: Bonnie Barnett hum, Joeless Shoe, Nicole Mitchell, John 5, Hazey Jane, Cosmosquad.

January 30, 2015

L.A. previews January 30-February 5: Karma To Burn, 45 Grave, Rosenboom/Pineda/Templeton/Noice/Rowden/Mull, Azar Lawrence, Elliott Caine, Acre Foot, Scott Amendola-Nels Cline.

January 26, 2015

R.I.P.: Kyle C. Kyle, drummer and friend (2015).

January 22, 2015

L.A. previews January 23-29 -- Uli Jon Roth, Ben Wendel, Spy Car, Hellbat, Nick Mancini, Gavin Templeton, Kai Kurosawa, Atomic Sherpas, Jon Landau, Electric Miles.

January 17, 2015

Personal timeline: Kim Fowley.

January 16, 2015

L.A. previews January 16-22: James Williamson/Cheetah Chrome, Lost Tribes, Kenny Aronoff, Josh Smith, Ohm, Mike Keneally, Dave Binney, Larry Koonse, Isamu McGregor-Bennie Maupin, Nick Mancini, Ben Wendel, Dwight Trible, Periphery, Fear Factory.

January 14, 2015

List: Top 8 reasons Katy Perry is performing with Lenny Kravitz at Super Bowl XLIX.

January 9, 2015

L.A. previews January 9-15: Ignacio Berroa, Clifford Brown Project, Azar Lawrence, Elliott Caine, Flesh Eaters, SASSAS Soundshoppe.

January 2, 2015

L.A. previews January 2-8: Apophenia, Cattle Decapitation.

December 26, 2014

L.A. previews December 26-January 1: Death Angel, Ben Wendel, Kwanzaa in Leimert with Dwight & Kamasi, Jazz Funk Fest, Michael Landau, Joe Bonamassa, Barbara Morrison.

Etymology: Fulsome in the extreme.

December 18, 2014

L.A. previews December 19-25: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Dan Schnelle-Josh Nelson, Tannenburn, Jay Christ.

Tourism: The Watts Towers.

December 12, 2014

L.A. previews December 12-18: Sunnie Paxson, Larry Goldings, Charlie Hunter-Scott Amendola, Cyrus Chestnut-James Carter, Billy Childs, Elliott Caine, John Daversa, Nick Rosen, Steve Coleman, Intronaut.

December 11, 2014

Live review: Vijay Iyer at Royce Hall, December 5.

December 5, 2014

L.A. previews December 5-11: Vijay Iyer, Pallbearer, Brad Mehldau/The Bad Plus, Golden Striker Trio, Down/Orange Goblin, Brian Walsh, Spot signing, Miroslav Tadic celebration, Kenny Barron-Dave Holland, Nathan Hubbard, Ethio-Cali, Opeth/In Flames.

November 28, 2014

L.A. previews November 28-December 4: Dwight Trible, Azar Lawrence, Spot.

November 25, 2014

Ponderation: Bob Dylan & The Band, "The Basement Tapes Complete" (Columbia/Legacy)

November 21, 2014

L.A. previews November 21-27: Marc Ribot, Brian Auger, Kenny Burrell, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, Dwight Trible, Nick Mancini, Joey Sellers.

November 17, 2014

Record review: Exhausted Prayer, "Ruined."

November 14, 2014

L.A. previews November 14-20: Slayer/Suicidal/Exodus, Death/Obituary, CAB, Pharoah Sanders, Azar Lawrence, Elliott Caine, Dub Club, Pitom/Plotz, Alex Noice, Exhausted Prayer, Bhob Rainey.

November 13, 2014

Record review: Machine Head, "Bloodstone & Diamonds" (Nuclear Blast)

November 7, 2014

L.A. previews November 7-13: 36 Crazyfists/Incite, Bobby Bradford-William Roper, Richard Sears, Soundshoppe, Weirdos/Avengers/Alleycats, Judas Priest, Sabaton, Arch Enemy.

October 31, 2014

L.A. previews October 31-November 6: King Diamond, Iceage, Gavin Templeton, Cassia Streb, Bobby Bradford, Peter Kuhn, Eyehategod, Rebirth Brass Band, GWAR/Decapitated.

October 24, 2014

L.A. previews October 24-30: Stefon Harris, Satan, Knotfest (Danzig, Black Label, Napalm Death et al.), Jazz Funk Fest, Azar Lawrence, Terry Bozzio, Benny Maupin, Andy Milne, Nick Mancini, Ras Michael, Vardan Ovsepian, RIP Jimmy Scott.

October 17, 2014

L.A. previews October 17-23: Greg Osby, Jacky Terrasson, Crow Nuts, Anthony Wilson, Body Count/Nothing, Raven, Suffocation/Kataklysm, Kim Richmond.

October 16, 2014

DVD review: Ozzy Osbourne, "Memoirs of a Madman" (Epic/Legacy)

October 10, 2014

L.A. previews October 10-16: Mecolodiacs, Maceo Parker, Acknowledgement, Hands On'Semble, Elliott Caine, Empty Cage, Gus G., Philm, Dug Pinnick's Grinder Blues.

October 3, 2014

L.A. previews October 3-9: Pyrrhon, Crowbar, G.E. Stinson, Brilliant Strings, SASSAS peaks, Joshua White.

September 26, 2014

L.A. previews September 26-October 2: Toshiko Akiyoshi, Gov’t Mule, Anthony Braxton/Wadada, CAB, Hawks, Voco, Angel City Barnsdall blowout, Sonata Arctica, Andy Milne, Hellion/Bitch, Eluveitie.

September 19, 2014

L.A. previews September 19-25: Angel City Jazz Fest, Roberto Miranda, Webb All-Stars, Samhain, AxS Fest, Young Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius / Trible & Beasley, Allison Miller, Joey Sellers, Golia/Bradford/Adams, Skeletonwitch, Terry Reid, Matana Roberts.

September 13, 2014

R.I.P.: Gerald Wilson, 1918-2014.

September 11, 2014

L.A. previews September 12-18: Accept, Dan Hicks, Barbara Morrison, Leimert Village fest, Soundshoppe, Angel City Jazz Fest final warning.

September 4, 2014

L.A. previews September 5-11: Ernie Andrews, Elliott Caine, kids play Oliveros, Trevor Anderies/John Fumo, Peter Epstein, Prong, Mike Watt, Ornette doc/Mecolodiacs.

August 29, 2014

Live review: Billy Higgins tribute at the Ford Amphitheater, August 24.

August 28, 2014

L.A. previews August 29-September 4: Beat Music, Bob Sheppard, Elliott Caine, Bill Saxton-Azar Lawrence, Bombastic Meatbats, Alex Noice, Doyle, Scott Amendola.

August 21, 2014

L.A. previews August 22-28: Phil Ranelin, Michael Landau, L.A. Jazz Collective, World Stage 25th anniversary, Jeff Parker, G.E. Stinson, Lee "Scratch" Perry, CoC, Beat Music.

August 14, 2014

L.A. previews August 15-21: Chick Corea, Manring-Garcia-Ma, Billy Childs, Nick Mancini, Motoko Honda, High on Fire, Usnea, Ben Wendel, Tom Harrell, Goatette.

August 8, 2014

L.A. previews August 8-14: Kamasi Washington, Elliott Caine, Steve Swallow, Azar Lawrence, Jasper Dutz, Jon Hassell, Billy Childs, Chick Corea, Phast & Bulbous, James Brown tribute, Damian Erskine, SK Kakraba-Dwight Trible.

August 7, 2014

Poem: "Unsaved."

August 1, 2014

L.A. previews August 1-7: Garretson & Gorodetsky, Nick Mancini, John Daversa, Tony MacAlpine, Morbid Saint, Letum Ascensus, Ambrose Akinmusire, Alex Jenkins, Scale the Summit, Israel Vibration, Deep Purple.

July 25, 2014

L.A. previews July 25-31: Carl Burnett, Municipal Waste, Ron Carter, Anna Homler, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Ross Hammond-Dwight Trible-Nicole Mitchell, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Aerosmith-Slash, Spy Car-Trotsky Icepick, Route 66 virtual fest.

July 16, 2014

L.A. previews July 18-24: Henry Franklin, Bombastic Meatbats, Morbid Angel, Wolves in the Throne Room, Jimmy Cliff, Jacob Szekely, Motley Crue-Alice Cooper, Mecolodiacs-Spy Car, Ron Carter.

July 11, 2014

L.A. previews July 11-17: Helmet, Tootie Heath, Albert Lee, Azar Lawrence, Virgil Donati, Elliott Caine, Mark Trayle, Soundshoppe, Kenny Burrell, Joey Sellers, Josey Wales, Kamasi Washington.

Mini-history: "Black Night," Deep Purple's soccer chant.

July 3, 2014

L.A. previews July 4-10: Rickey Woodard, Jon Armstrong, Korn, Andrea Centazzo, Kiss, Septicflesh, Alan Pasqua plays Silver, Adam Ratner plays Haden, Double Naught Spy Car.

June 26, 2014

L.A. previews June 27-July 3: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Double Naught Spy Car, Charles Curtis, Daniel Rosenboom/Sean J. O'Connell, Yngwie Malmsteen/Bumblefoot.

Poem: "Warrior"

June 17, 2014

L.A. previews June 20-26: Billy Hart, Atomic Sherpas/Mecolodiacs, Watt & Spot, Dwight Trible, Vibe Summit, Sly & Robbie, Grandmothers, Kaveh Rastegar.

June 13, 2014

L.A. previews June 13-19: Ernie Watts, Taylor Eigsti, Pelican, Unearth, John Tottenham, Billy Childs, Playboy Jazz Fest, SASSAS conspiracy, Kenny Burrell, Thumbscrew, Adrian Sherwood, Billy Hart.

June 5, 2014

L.A. previews June 6-12: Meshuggah, My Ruin, Partch, Black Label Society, Nashville Pussy, Bombastic Meatbats, Jenkins-Hammond-Golia, Alan Broadbent, Taylor Eigsti.

May 29, 2014

L.A. previews May 30-June 5: CAB, Azar Lawrence, Gianni Mimmo/Michael Vlatkovich, I See Hawks in L.A.

May 27, 2014

Reviews of Ozzy guitarists Part 2: Joe Holmes, Jake E. Lee, Gus G.

May 23, 2014

L.A. previews May 23-29: Azar Lawrence, Kenny Burrell, Elliott Caine, John Daversa, Cathy Segal-Garcia, Glenn Hughes' California Breed.

May 16, 2014

Live review: Skid Row, Black Star Riders, Stonebreed at the Canyon Club, May 15.

May 15, 2014

L.A. previews May 16-22: Stephen Marley, Miles Evans, Quarteto Nuevo/Cathleen Pineda, Ray-Kallay microtonal piano, Small Drone, DevilDriver, Otep.

May 11, 2014

Live review: Leni Stern African Trio & friends at the Baked Potato, May 7.

May 9, 2014

L.A. previews May 9-15: Elliott Caine, Kadavar, Paganfest, St. Vitus, Niney the Observer, Black Star Riders.

May 2, 2014

L.A. previews May 2-8: Mastodon, Iced Earth/Sabaton, Michael Landau-Wayne Krantz, Bonnie Barnett/Gongfarmer, Hawks, Nile, Leni Stern, Nels Cline.

April 25, 2014

L.A. previews April 25-May 1: Bombastic Meatbats, Mark Trayle, I See Hawks in L.A., Elliott Caine, Black Sabbath, Vardan Ovsepian, Alice Cooper documentary, Ulcerate.

April 24, 2014

Live review: "Playing for Jim Hall" at the Blue Note, NYC, April 20.

April 17, 2014

Reviews of Ozzy guitarists Part 1: Black Label Society, "Catacombs of the Black Vatican" (E One).

L.A. previews April 18-24: Chris Speed, Ravi Coltrane, Acre Foot, Cosmosquad, Bandalabra, Revolver Golden Gods, Chick Corea-Bela Fleck, Dillinger Escape Plan.

April 10, 2014

L.A. previews April 11-17: Tesseract/Intronaut, Motorhead, Tony MacAlpine, Todd Sickafoose, Shackle/Young-Day.

April 4, 2014

L.A. previews April 4-10: Mecolodiacs, Rachelle Ferrell, Sun Ra docs, Behemoth-Goatwhore, Holy Grail-Gypsyhawk, Kill Devil Hill, Soundspark, Ruth Price honored, Horace Tapscott tribute, Anthony Wilson, Ned Rothenberg, Vinny Golia Large Ensemble.

March 27, 2014

L.A. previews March 28-April 3: Dwight Trible, Marco Benevento, Timur, Simon Phillips, Kristian Hoffman does CBGB, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Elliott Caine, Krisiun, Tatsuya Nakatani-G.E. Stinson-Oguri, Willie Nelson, Zucchero.

March 25, 2014

Live review: Kraftwerk at Disney Hall, March 21.

March 24, 2014

Live review: Garretson & Gorodetsky, "What Must the Hummingbird See?" at Automata, March 23.

March 21, 2014

L.A. previews March 21-27: Supersuckers, Hawks, G&G, Keneally-Bendian, Elliott Caine, John Daversa, The Absence, Ohm, Rock Against M.S., Guy Mendilow, Timur.

March 14, 2014

L.A. previews March 14-20: Nathan Hubbard, Michael Landau, Gerald Clayton-Larry Goldings, Dio tribute, Daniel Rosenboom, Roger Neumann-Larry Koonse.

March 8, 2014

Record review: Behemoth, "The Satanist" (Metal Blade)

March 7, 2014

L.A. previews March 7-13: Anthony Wilson, Cattle Decapitation, Niacin, Scale the Summit, Possessed, Hazey Jane/Michael Landau.

February 28, 2014

L.A. previews February 28-March 6: Alan Ferber, Eleni Mandell, Steve Lukather, Children of Bodom, Hands On'semble, Gilbert Isbin, Tigran Martikyan, Skinny Puppy, Christian Mistress.

Conversation: The Spring Quartet (Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese) at Royce Hall, February 22.

February 21, 2014

L.A. previews February 21-27: Azar Lawrence, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Hawks, Brian Auger, Jack DeJohnette, Dark Tranquillity, Dreaming Dead, Elliott Caine, Creative Underground, Dwight Trible, Ohm, Wailing Souls, Alan Ferber.

February 14, 2014

L.A. previews February 14-20: David Liebman, Lord Dying, Lynch Mob, Jeff Kollman, Amon Amarth/Enslaved/Skeletonwitch, Hawks play Seeger, Metal Church, Jeff Parker, Elliott Caine, McGillicuddy-Ovsepian-Erskine, Buster Williams Quartet.

February 12, 2014

Event: Launch party for "Black SoCal" Venice Biennale art exhibition at Fais Do-Do, February 9.

February 7, 2014

L.A. previews February 7-13: Jazz in Schools, Quarteto Nuevo, Joe Bonamassa, Michael Schenker, David Liebman.

Combination: "The Grapes of Wrath" and Kris Kristofferson at the Cinerama Dome, January 31.

January 30, 2014

L.A. previews January 31-February 6: Kris Kristofferson & "Grapes of Wrath," Dokken, Baked Potato Birthday Stars, Billy Childs, Ross Hammond, Stanley Clarke, Murali Coryell, Spy Car, Nick Rosen, Alex Cline, Mark Dresser-Han Bennink, Ralph Alessi, Cage.

January 24, 2014

L.A. previews January 24-30: Lenny White, Joshua White, Creative Underground, Toxic Holocaust/Exhumed, Kaoru, Dave Binney, Virgil Donati, Weedeater, Stanley Clarke.

January 17, 2014

L.A. previews January 17-23: Josh Nelson, Brad Dutz, Open Gate Ensemble, Kenny Aronoff, Fear Factory, Czerwinski-Koonse-Oles, Ohm, Lenny White, Bombastic Meatbats, Uli Jon Roth/Bumblefoot.

January 10, 2014

L.A. previews January 10-16: Bl'ast, John Daversa, Baiza birthday, I See Hawks in L.A., Eyehategod/Cattle Decapitation, Johnny Rivers-Jimmy Webb.

January 1, 2014

L.A. previews January 3-9: women in jazz, Kaoru/G.E. Stinson, Albert Lee, Lita Ford.

December 27, 2013

L.A. previews December 27-January 2: Kenneth Whalum III, Phast's 60th, L.A. Jazz Collective, Les McCann, Kix.

December 19, 2013

L.A. previews December 20-26: Holy Grail, L.A. Guns, Josh Nelson-Lorca Hart, Joe Baiza art, Ornette cover band, the true meaning of xmas.

List: Albums I liked in 2013.

December 10, 2013

Scene: Nate Morgan memorial at New Life Community Christian Center, December 7.

December 5, 2013

L.A. previews December 6-12: Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola, Mike Keneally, Michael Landau, Nate Morgan memorial, Joey Sellers, Kenny Burrell, Charlie Haden, Kandinsky Quartet, Merle Haggard, High on Fire, Jake E. Lee.

November 29, 2013

L.A. previews November 29-December 5: Morbid Angel, Rattlehead, Dependent Origin, ASG, Richard Sears, RIP Chico Hamilton.

November 21, 2013

L.A. previews November 22-28: Randy Weston-Billy Harper, Anthony Wilson, Jon Armstrong, Kenny Burrell, Dir En Grey, G&G/Bonnie Barnett, Angel City on TV, Monster Magnet/Royal Thunder, In This Moment, Nate Morgan RIP.

November 20, 2013

Live review: Charles Lloyd and Friends at Royce Hall, November 15.

November 15, 2013

L.A. previews November 15-21: Charles Lloyd, Kenny Aronoff, Joe Baiza, Anthony Wilson.

November 14, 2013

Audio redux: 2013 and 2012 Angel City Jazz Festival symposiums.

November 8, 2013

L.A. previews November 8-14: Lamb of God/Testament, Brian Haas & Scott Amendola, Jeff Kollman, Les McCann, Otep, bass blowout, Soundshoppe, Morton Subotnick, Tom McNalley/Michael Vlatkovich, Mad Professor, Charles Lloyd pre-alert.

November 1, 2013

L.A. previews November 1-7: Kneebody, Dwight Trible/World Stage benefit, Erin Barnes, Ross Hammond-Alex Cline/Terrence McManus, Kenny Burrell, Ozzy & Geezer, Terakraft, McManus/Concrete Bedlam, Soulfly.

October 25, 2013

L.A. previews October 25-31: Go: Organic Orchestra, Watain, Clairy Browne, L.A. Jazz Society Awards, Geri Allen-Terri Lyne Carrington-Esperanza Spalding, G&G/Clucas/Iris, Slayer, Megadeth, Leni Stern, Kill Devil Hill, Gov't Mule, Lucian Ban.

October 18, 2013

L.A. previews October 18-24: GWAR, Supersuckers, Otmaro Ruiz, Slumgum, Death Angel, S.F. Jazz Collective, Hawks, Deicide, Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck, Nick Mancini, Mark Dresser, Periphery.

October 16, 2013

Live ponderations: Claudia Quintet/Jim Black Trio/jazz technology panel at REDCAT October 11; "Einstein on the Beach" at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, October 13.

October 10, 2013

L.A. previews October 11-17: Claudia Quintet/Black-Lefebvre-Speed/Burk moderates, Helmet, Freddie Hubbard tribute, Eurojazz Fest, Motoko, Dreaming Dead, Dafnis Prieto, Kylesa, Gavin Templeton, Mancini, DevilDriver, Dying Fetus, Rock Against MS, Brad Dutz.

October 8, 2013

Live review: Greg Osby, Yosvany Terry, Kneebody, Richard Sears at Angel City Jazz Fest, Ford Amphitheater, October 6.

October 4, 2013

L.A. previews October 4-10: Nicole Mitchell, Josh White, Saxon, Kim Fowley, Christian McBride, Dave Holland/John Scofield, Les McCann, Katatonia-Intronaut, Greg Osby, Arctopus, Motoko Honda, Nick Mancini, Phil Ranelin, Julie Christensen, Mintz-Piket.

October 2, 2013

Live scenes: Brookledge, "Prometheus Bound," subliminal beeps.

September 28, 2013

L.A. previews September 27-October 3: Dwight Trible, Between the Buried and Me, Phil Ranelin, Jarrett-DeJohnette-Peacock, Carcass, Michael Landau, Vader, Gerald Wilson, Anthony Wilson, Soundspark for kids, Gene Hoglan, Nick Mancini, Winery Dogs.

September 20, 2013

L.A. previews September 20-26: Alan Pasqua, Billy Childs, Uri Caine, Jodie Landau/Fumosonic/Brundlefly, Dean Chamberlain-David Ricketts, Alex Noice/Gurri Sonic, Gypsyhawk/Scorpion Child.

September 13, 2013

L.A. previews September 13-19: Iron Maiden/Anthrax/Testament, Michael Session, Brian Auger, Daniel Rosenboom, Repulsion/Sadistic Intent, Kenny Werner, Jeff Kollman, Angel City Jazz Fest countdown.

September 5, 2013

L.A. previews September 6-12: Wayne Kramer/Billy Bragg, Roy Hargrove, Miroslav Tadic, Kenny Burrell, Dvořák/Prokofiev.

August 30, 2013

L.A. previews August 30-September 5: Danzig/Doyle, Elliott Caine, Joe Satriani/Steve Morse, CalArts Gamelan, Azar Lawrence, Black Sabbath, Roy Hargrove.

RIP: Larry Karush, 1946-2013.

August 23, 2013

L.A. previews August 23-29 -- Cross Hart Jazz Experience, Small Drone, Nick Mancini, Azar Lawrence, Julie Christensen "Dark Side," Wintersun/Arsis, Prokofiev/Shostakovich, Black Sabbath, Wayne Shorter, Dwight Trible, Cuong Vu, Fjellestad-Stinson/Sarno.

August 15, 2013

L.A. previews August 16-22: Roy Z, Queens of the Stone Age, Dilloway & Lescalleet, Vinny Golia, Kenny Burrell/Monk'estra, Double Naught Spy Car, I See Hawks in L.A., Buddy Guy.

August 9, 2013

L.A. previews August 9-15: Bobby Bradford, Willie Nelson, The Obsessed, I See Hawks in L.A., Stefon Harris, Slumgum, Pasqua-Oles-Erskine, Elliott Caine, Soundshoppe, The Defiled, Ras Michael.

August 1, 2013

L.A. previews August 2-8: Bob Sheppard, Mecolodiacs, Dwight Trible, Alan Pasqua & Larry Koonse, Reseda rocks, Dylan Ryan/Berardi-Vollman-Liebig, Metal Church, Chimaira, Slumgum/Daniel Rosenboom.

July 26, 2013

L.A. previews July 26-August 1: Holy Grail, Geoff Keezer, Ohm, Volto, Josh Nelson, Charles Gaines-Wadada Leo Smith, Wrack/Vinny Golia, G&G, Stanton Moore-Marco Benevento.

July 24, 2013

Live review: Gregg Bendian's 50th birthday at the Baked Potato, July 18.

July 18, 2013

L.A. previews July 19-25: Dillinger/Animals As Leaders/Cattle Decapitation, Hazey Jane, I See Hawks in L.A., "Rite of Spring," Stanton Moore.

July 12, 2013

L.A. previews July 12-18: David Ornette Cherry, Daniel Rosenboom, Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola, Barbara Morrison, Kenny Burrell, Six Feet Under, Mitch Marcus Quintet, Gregg Bendian.

July 3, 2013

L.A. previews July 5-11 -- Larry Nash, Ron Carter, Intronaut/Scale the Summit/Castle, Homeless One Metal Fest, Decisive Instant/Steuart Liebig, David N. Meyer Bee Gees bio pub, Allison Miller, Weedeater/ASG.

July 2, 2013

Undead review: Reggae Night at Hollywood Bowl, June 30.

June 27, 2013

L.A. previews June 28-July 4: Volto, Rob Zombie/Mastodon/Machine Head, Mictlantecuhtli, David Kikoski, Damian Marley Reggae Night, Scrote does Bacharach, Kim Richmond does Kenton.

June 26, 2013

Fresh classic heavies: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Black Star Riders, Megadeth; plus metal oral history.

June 20, 2013

L.A. previews June 21-27: Jazz Leaders, G&G, Kendrick Scott, Ohm, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Fogel-Potts-Vlatkovich, Clayton-Akinmusire, Cornell Campbell, Tom McNalley, Nick Mancini, Rosie Flores, Bonded by Blood.

June 14, 2013

L.A. previews June 14-20: Mouzon's Fullonthropy, Billy Childs, Anthony Wilson's Curators, Ratt, Brian Auger, Bennie Maupin, Homler/Payne/Vollman, Microfest piano, Playboy Jazz Fest, Melechesh, Tiny Resistors, Jeff Kollman.

June 13, 2013

Interview: Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, now of Black Star Riders.

June 11, 2013

Live review: Partch at REDCAT, June 8.

June 7, 2013

Live review: Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Picture Me Broken at the Gibson Amphitheater, June 6.

June 5, 2013

L.A. previews June 7-13: The Kandinsky Effect, Allan Holdsworth, Partch, Fear Factory, Vibe Summit, Soundshoppe, Anthony Wilson's Curators.

May 31, 2013

L.A. previews May 31-June 6: Nick Mancini, Horace Andy, Ludovico Einaudi, Kim Richmond, Nathan Hubbard/Will Salmon, Tigran Martikyan, Scott Jeppesen, Alice Cooper/Marilyn Manson.

May 23, 2013

L.A. previews May 24-30: Azar Lawrence, Opeth, Christian Scott, Anthony Wilson, Volto, John Daversa, Warbringer, Joe Baiza/G&G, Katatonia, Ohm, RIP Ray Manzarek.

May 21, 2013

Guest blurb: John Lehr on Ozzy Osbourne at "An Evening With Women," May 18.

May 16, 2013

L.A. previews May 17-23: Krisiun/Arsis, Michael Landau, Julie Christensen, SASSAS fundraiser, Larry Goldings, Jeff Hanneman memorial, The Obsessed.

May 9, 2013

L.A. previews & postview May 10-16: Yngwie Malmsteen, Azar Lawrence, Alan Ferber, The Moby Dicks, Thrasho de Mayo, Mother's Day Hoopla, Jeff Parker, Motorhead, Holy Grail, Phil Ranelin, RIP Andy Johns.

May 3, 2013

L.A. previews & postviews May 3-9: Childs, Stuart & Pisaro, Helmet, Maetar, Mehldau/Bad Plus, Atwood-Ferguson, Eclipse, Dutz/Walsh, Mural, Jason Moran, Larry Goldings, Kamasi, RIP Jeff Hanneman & George Jones, Leni Stern mini-review, Kevin Chown surgery.

April 24, 2013

Conversation: Coffee with Leni Stern.

Live review: Scrote and friends pay tribute to David Bowie's Berlin period at the Blue Whale, April 23.

April 18, 2013

L.A. previews April 19-25: Otep, Max Markowitz/Lewis Keller, Julie Christensen, Jimmy Cobb, John Clayton, the music of David Bowie's Berlin period, David Ellefsen.

April 11, 2013

L.A. previews April 12-18: Corea & Clarke, Lizzy Borden, Chuck Schuldiner tribute, Microfest guitar, Cal Arts Large Ensemble, Dwight Trible-Billy Childs, Suffocation, Syd Straw mini live review.

April 5, 2013

L.A. previews April 5-11: Syd Straw, I See Hawks in L.A., Brian Auger, Jon Armstrong, Maidens of Metal Fest, Soilwork/Jeff Loomis, G.E. Stinson-Alex Cline/Gongfarmer Duo, Arohi Ensemble, Corea & Clarke, Phil Ranelin, Microfest.

April 4, 2013

Live review: Panzerballett returns to the Baked Potato, April 2.

March 28, 2013

L.A. previews March 29-April 4: Dwight Trible, Kim Richmond, Azar Lawrence, Van Dyke Parks/Tom McDermott, Rez Abbasi, Adrenaline Mob, Panzerballett, Gypsyhawk.

March 21, 2013

L.A. previews March 22-28: Crucified Barbara, Volto, Justo Almario, Christopher Garcia, Ohm, Rock Against MS, Anthrax/Exodus/High on Fire/Municipal Waste, Bonded by Blood, Toots & the Maytals.

March 20, 2013

Live shorts: Ambrose Akinmusire; Jodie Landau & friends.

March 15, 2013

L.A. previews March 15-21: Happy 75th to Charles Lloyd; Ambrose Akinmusire; Clutch/Orange Goblin.

March 12, 2013

Live review: Rachelle Ferrell at Catalina's, March 9.

March 7, 2013

L.A. previews March 8-14: Billy Childs, Rachelle Ferrell, Cosmosquad, Marduk, KMFDM, Quarteto Nuevo/Industrial Jazz Group, Skerik's Bandalabra, John Bischoff/Antimatter, RIP Alvin Lee.

March 5, 2013

Live review: Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet, Phillip Greenlief Duo at Eagle Rock Cultural Center, March 3.

February 28, 2013

L.A. previews March 1-7: I See Hawks in L.A., Wadada Leo Smith, Age ov the Gods metal fest, Meshuggah/Animals As Leaders/Intronaut, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lou Harrison doc, Helen Money, Hafez Modirzadeh, Brendon Small's Galaktikon, Rachelle Ferrell.

February 27, 2013

Live shorts: Sexmob; Doro; Cage & Stockhausen.

February 22, 2013

L.A. previews Feb. 22-28: Doro, Firewind, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rangda, Stockhausen-Cage, Ulrich Krieger, Leni Stern, Van Dyke Parks, Brujeria, Chris Potter, "History of Jazz in Los Angeles."

February 15, 2013

L.A. previews Feb. 15-21: Charles Lloyd doc, Azar Lawrence/Phil Ranelin, Phillip Greenlief, Soulfly, Graveyard, Sexmob, Tomahawk, Monk'estra, Marilyn Manson, Richard Sears, Wadada coinbox.

February 14, 2013

Film review: "Charles Lloyd: Arrows Into Infinity"

February 8, 2013

L.A. previews Feb. 8-14: Enslaved/Royal Thunder, 3 Brave Souls, Daniel Rosenboom, Charles Lloyd film, Jennifer Terran, SASSAS fundraiser, Allen Toussaint/Dirty Dozen, Dead Meadow.

February 6, 2013

Record review: Jennifer Terran, "Born From the Womb of Silence" (Grizelda)

February 1, 2013

L.A. previews Feb. 1-7: Nashville Pussy, Azar Lawrence, Testament, Nick Mancini, Elliott Caine, Will Salmon-Dwight Trible, Tigran Hamasyan; RIP Butch Morris.

January 24, 2013

L.A. previews January 25-31: Uli Jon Roth, Meters Experience, Volto, Gojira, Spy Car, Azar Lawrence, Stanley Clarke, Mark Trayle, Allan Holdsworth, Tony Harnell, Anadi, Garretsongs, Julie Christensen, Fro, Meatbats, John Beasley, Marco Benevento.

Live review: Tony Harnell & Bumblefoot at the Joint, January 23.

January 17, 2013

L.A. previews January 18-24: Femi Kuti, Azar Lawrence, Meredith Monk, Continuum, Lady Gaga, Ohm, Anthony Shadduck, Tony Harnell, John Beasley, Stanley Clarke.

January 11, 2013

L.A. previews January 11-17: Asesino/Cephalic Carnage, Azar Lawrence, Uri Caine, Julie Christensen in Motion, ACE Jazz Collective, Nicole Mitchell, Brad & Jasper Dutz, Down, squelching loud commercials.

January 9, 2013

Republication: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 1995.

January 3, 2013

L.A. previews January 4-10: Neurosis, Jeff Kollman, Azar Lawrence, Children, Michael Vlatkovich/Apophenia, Tigran Martikyan, Saccharine Trust, Castle, David Binney, John Beasley, Gerald Wilson.

January 1, 2013

Life lessons: guitarist Tom McNalley.

December 27, 2012

L.A. previews December 28-January 3: Sadistic Intent, Volto, Keneally-Musallam, Ovsepian-Binney New Year's Eve, Melvins-Redd Kross New Year's Eve.

December 20, 2012

L.A. previews December 21-27: Supersuckers, Hirax, Clayton-Wendel, Jazz Funk Fest, Silent Stars, Josh Nelson.

December 14, 2012

L.A. previews December 14-20: The Curators, Carl Randall benefit, Mayan metal countdown, Josh Nelson, High on Fire, Arsis, Caleb Quaye.

December 6, 2012

L.A. previews December 7-13: Ndgeocello-Ulmer-Reid, Lonely Avenue, Cattle Decapitation, Roy Hargrove, Ornette doc, John Cale, Huntress, Phil Ranelin, squelching loud commercials.

December 4, 2012

Live review: Aerosmith, Cheap Trick at Staples Center, December 3.

November 30, 2012

L.A. previews November 30-December 6: Marcus Roberts, Armored Saint, Lutoslawski No. 1, Azar Lawrence, Kneebody, Weba & Ralph, Ross Hammond/Perpetual Motian, Aerosmith/Cheap Trick, Roy Hargrove, Josh Nelson, Ras Michael.

November 23, 2012

L.A. previews November 23-29: Black Flag tribute, Azar Lawrence, Shostakovich 10th, Barbara Morrison, Ulrich Krieger, Dethklok-Machine Head, Marcus Roberts, Michael Dessen, Marcus Shelby, UFO, Alice Cooper, Eluveitie, Kneebody.

November 17, 2012

Live review: Harris Eisenstadt's Golden State at the Blue Whale, November 15.

November 14, 2012

L.A. previews November 16-23: Anna Homler, Ralph Penland, Epica, Azar Lawrence, Brian Auger, "Prog Angeles," Proverb Trio, Andy & the Rattlesnakes, Ohm.

November 8, 2012

L.A. previews November 9-15: The Clayton Bros, Hugely Tiny Fest, Azar Lawrence, Hawks, SCREAM Fest, "Wozzeck," Municipal Waste/Napalm Death, Harris Eisenstadt.

November 7, 2012

Post-live review: Bonnie Barnett, Terranova reads Dottie at REDCAT, October 3.

November 2, 2012

L.A. previews November 2-8: Theremin/Eric Ross, Groundation, Kenny Burrell, Jane Bunnett/Candido, Dan Clucas, GWAR/Devildriver, Hawks, VOTE, Chris Speed, Azar Lawrence.

October 26, 2012

L.A. previews October 26-November 1: Dylan/Knopfler, jazz opera, Ron Carter, Eclipse Quartet, Krisiun/Melechesh, Black Tusk, PiL, Skeletonwitch, Tim Young-Peter Adams, Lamb of God.

October 19, 2012

L.A. previews October 19-25: Faust, Death Angel, Kim Richmond, Delfeayo Marsalis, Volto, LAJS/Wayne Shorter, Elliott Caine, Otmaro Ruiz, The Darkness, Melvins Lite, Robert Glasper, Eclipse Quartet.

October 18, 2012

Guest observation: Vijay Iyer with Steve Coleman at Royce Hall, October 14.

October 16, 2012

Live review: Myra Melford & Snowy Egret, Marilyn Crispell at REDCAT, October 12.

October 11, 2012

L.A. previews October 12-18: Myra Melford/Marilyn Crispell, Otmaro Ruiz, Oz Noy, Spy Car, Bill Frisell, Vijay Iyer/Steve Coleman, Earthworm, Silverlake Conservatory benefit, Dale Fielder, Plotz-Tadic, Free Dominguez, Delfeayo Marsalis, RIP John Tchicai.

Live review: Archie Shepp et al., Anthony Wilson at Angel City Jazz Festival, October 6 & 7.

October 5, 2012

L.A. previews October 5-11: Michael Schenker, Phil Ranelin, Luckman Jazz Orchestra, Anthony Wilson-Larry Goldings-Jim Keltner (with Burk moderating a panel), Ben Wendel, Maetar, Shepp/Akinmusire/Dresser/Erskine, Dwight Trible, Wayne Krantz, St. Vitus.

September 28, 2012

L.A. previews September 28-October 4: Hawks, Daniel Rosenboom, Kim Richmond, Miles Davis House, Vardan Ovsepian, Virgil Donati, Suffocation/French, Watts Towers Jazz Fest, Bonnie Barnett, Slash, Angel City Jazz Fest alert.

September 21, 2012

L.A. previews September 21-27: Kandinsky Effect, Garretson & Gorodetsky, Larry Goldings, David Binney, Kreator/Accept, Nick Mancini, Gavin Templeton, Obituary.

September 14, 2012

L.A. previews September 14-20: Vinny Golia, Kamasi Washington, Ohm, Christian Scott, Angel City Young Artists, Volto, SASSAS art benefit, Small Drone, "Maidens of Metal," Gov't Mule, Nick Mancini, Wahid, Ross Hammond, Angel City Jazz Fest peek.

September 6, 2012

L.A. previews September 7-13: Anthony & Gerald Wilson, Michael Feinberg, Michael Dessen, John Cage, Hawks, Devin Townsend, Billy Childs, Dwight Trible, Julie Christensen, Abyssinians, JShoe, George Sarah, Korpiklaani, Nick Mancini, Christian Scott.

August 30, 2012

L.A. previews August 31-September 6: Bozzio-Acuña, Barbara Morrison, Black Music & Arts Fest, The Other Three/Slumgum, B.B. King, Nick Mancini, Sandro Albert, Garretson & Gorodetsky, John Cage Fest.

August 24, 2012

Live shorts: Jeff Gauthier Goatette, Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

August 23, 2012

L.A. previews August 24-30: Christian McBride, Motoko Honda, SASSAS tape-music blowout, SASSAS jam, Josh Nelson, Herbie & Wayne, Vardan Ovsepian.

August 21, 2012

Record review: The Darkness, "Hot Cakes" (Wind-Up)

August 17, 2012

L.A. previews August 17-23: Marilyn Manson at Sunset Strip Fest, Terence Blanchard, Goatette, Open Gate's "Philoctetes," Joe Bonamassa, Gerald Wilson, Elliott Caine, Bombastic Meatbats, Pinchers, Esperanza Spalding, Richard Sears, Christian McBride.

August 9, 2012

L.A. previews August 10-16: Jim McAuley, Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, Power of the Riff Fest, Yes/Procol Harum, Terence Blanchard, Great White/Faster Pussycat.

August 3, 2012

L.A. previews August 3-9: Nick Mancini, Slocum-Oles-Nelson, Ravi Coltrane, Dwight Trible, Lee-Ovsepian, Ohm, McMullen/Pask, Ernie Watts, Aerosmith/Cheap Trick, Buddy Guy, Ellington revisited, Wino.

What the Bible really says about marriage.

July 27, 2012

L.A. previews July 27-August 2: Cosmosquad, Bonded by Blood, "Sonic Surprise," Gavin Templeton, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Celebration of Dottie Grossman, Josh Nelson, Cinderella/Sebastian Bach, Ravi Coltrane.

July 22, 2012

Bag o' live reviews: Reggae Fest, ACE Jazz Collective, Leni Stern, July 15-21.

July 20, 2012

L.A. previews July 20-26: Celebration of Gil Scott-Heron, Josh Nelson, Cannibal Corpse/Between the Buried and Me, Leni Stern, SASSAS listening party, Brain Dead, Severed Savior, Prince Jazzbo.

July 19, 2012

A brief appreciation: Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord, 1941-2012.

July 13, 2012

L.A. previews July 13-19: Infamy, Slumgum, NewTown jam, Phil Ranelin, Dreaming Dead, Maytals, The Lions, Al Green, ACE Jazz Collective.

July 5, 2012

L.A. previews July 6-12: Nick Mancini, Albert Lee, Polarity Taskmasters, Clucas/Schenck, Ray Charles Tribute, Charles Owens, Malice/Heretic, Edwin Livingston.

June 29, 2012

LA Times review: A Celebration of Miles Davis at the Hollywood Bowl, June 27.

L.A. previews June 29-July 5: Cosmosquad, Maetar, Kenny Burrell, Quarteto Nuevo, Myrmyr, My Ruin, Slayer, Nathan Hubbard, Ohm.

June 21, 2012

L.A. previews June 22-28: Scorpions, The Cult, Dori Caymmi, Six Feet Under, SASSAS jam, Josh Nelson, Vinny Golia, Miles Davis tribute, Prince Allah.

June 15, 2012

L.A. previews June 15-21: L.A. Jazz Quartet, Billy Childs, Animals As Leaders, Weba & Ralph, Elliott Caine, Marduk, Vinny Golia/Daniel Rosenboom, Dub Club, Ministry.

June 8, 2012

L.A. previews June 8-14: Rika Ohara visuals, Van Halen, Chickenfoot, SASSAS fundraiser, Municipal Waste, Brian Walsh/Gavin Templeton, Slake readings, Harry Partch.

June 1, 2012

L.A. previews June 1-7: Van Halen, Alphonse Mouzon, Beach Boys, Peter Case, Mezz Mezrow resurrected, Warbringer, Thollem McDonas/Chobraty, Julie Christensen, Slumgum, Kyle aid.

May 15, 2012

L.A. previews May 18-31: Henry Franklin, Khaira Arby, DeJohnette-Corea-Clarke, Luckman Orchestra plays Bird, Sabaton/Ana Kefr, Vardan Ovsepian, SASSAS listening party, Bushman/Youssoupha Sidibe.

May 11, 2012

L.A. previews May 11-17: Billy Childs, Kenny Garrett, Julie Christensen, Philm, Ben Perowsky, DeJohnette-Corea-Clarke, Maetar, Rammstein.

May 6, 2012

LA Times review: Meshuggah, Baroness, Decapitated at House of Blues, May 5.

May 5, 2012

Live review: Motoko Honda's Sound Escape Project at Aratani/Japan America Theater, May 3.

May 4, 2012

L.A. previews May 4-10: Slake beer, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Dexter Story, Brian Auger, Daniel Rosenboom, Hands On'semble, Meshuggah-Decapitated, Cattle Decapitation, Ted Nugent, Garth Powell, Jeff Gauthier, Dragonforce, Kenny Garrett, RIP Jackie Kelso.

April 26, 2012

L.A. previews April 27-May 3: Kenny Burrell, Esperanza Spalding, Joeless Shoe, George Sarah, Dub Club, Motoko Honda/Mia Doi Todd, CAB.

April 25, 2012

Scene: Gathering for Nate Morgan at KRST Unity Center, April 22.

April 20, 2012

L.A. previews April 20-26: Slakedown, Seun Kuti, Anoushka Shankar, Nate Morgan benefit, Marcus Belgrave, Anthony Wilson, Ohm, Behemoth, Opeth-Mastodon, Rez Abbasi, Hawks.

April 19, 2012

Live review: Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri at Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, April 18.

April 13, 2012

L.A. previews April 13-19: Brian Auger, Cessation of Life, Melvins, Regina Carter, CalArts Brass, Julie Christensen, Ancient Grooves, Joe Bonamassa, Paganfest, Twilight Circus, Charles Lloyd, Dogphotoman Kindled.

April 6, 2012

L.A. previews April 6-12: DevilDriver, Josh Nelson, Lacuna Coil, Golden Gods exhibit and awards, Crowbar/Prong, Brian Auger.

March 30, 2012

L.A. previews March 30-April 5: Cosmosquad, Chano Dominguez, 99 Percent Slake, Daniel Rosenboom/Ellen Burr, I See Hawks in L.A., Anthony Wilson, Dahlia/Nile/Skeletonwitch.

March 23, 2012

L.A. previews March 23-29: Michael Schenker, Billy Childs, Richard Sears, Phast Phreddie & Don Waller, Rachelle Ferrell, Morton Subotnick, Michael Landau, Andy MacIntosh, Gary Panter/Byron Coley/Slake, Dwight Trible, Ken Parker, Slumgum, Jesse Palter.

March 20, 2012

Live review: "Spectral Scriabin" at the Broad Stage, March 17.

March 16, 2012

L.A. previews March 16-22: Dottie Grossman, Kneebody, Spectral Scriabin, Lemmy's HeadCat, Ancient Grooves, Intronaut, Deicide, Prong, Bombastic Meatbats, Onslaught, Rachelle Ferrell.

March 13, 2012

LA Times review: Billy Childs, Kronos Quartet, Bill Frisell at Disney Hall, March 11.

March 9, 2012

L.A. previews March 9-15: Scott Amendola Trio, Kira Vollman, Luckman Jazz Orchestra, Bonnie Barnett/Dick Wood, Billy Childs/Kronos Quartet/Bill Frisell, Sasquatch, Ohm, Willie Nelson, Mingus Dynasty, Kneebody.

March 8, 2012

Live review: Ben Goldberg's Orphic Machine at the Blue Whale, March 5.

March 7, 2012

Live scene: Monday Evening Concerts 15th-anniversary gangbang at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, March 4.

March 2, 2012

L.A. previews March 2-8: Josh Nelson, Eric Reed, Matt Piper, Sadistic Intent, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Sunday Evening Concerts 15th anniversary, Perkis-Clucas-Pincock, Polarity Taskmasters, Red Holloway RIP.

February 29, 2012

Live scene: Tim Berne's Snakeoil at the Blue Whale, February 25.

February 24, 2012

L.A. previews February 24-March 1: I See Hawks in L.A., Megadeth/Motorhead, Volto, Dave Binney, Stanley Clarke, Tim Berne, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Michael Schenker, SASSAS noise, Abby Travis, Claudia Quintet, Anna Homler.

February 21, 2012

Record review: Tim Berne, "Snakeoil" (ECM)

February 17, 2012

L.A. previews February 17-23: Leni Stern, Wackerman-Holdsworth, Machine Head, LAFMS gallery blast, Phil Ranelin, Symphony X, Tracy G, The Darkness, Elliott Caine, Ben Perowsky, Rhythm Chowder Quartet, Johnny Osbourne, Goatwhore, Stanley Clarke.

February 10, 2012

L.A. previews February 10-16: Pete Christlieb, Thomas Ankersmit, Ravi Coltrane, LAFMS, Meatbats, Tombs, Behold! The Monolith, Fred Frith, Leni Stern, Ohm, John Cage fest, Chucho Valdes, Wackerman-Holdsworth.

February 4, 2012

Review: Trio M at Musicians Institute, February 3.

February 3, 2012

L.A. previews February 3-9: Trio M, Beasley-Trible, Hawks, Slake confessional, Ben Wendel, Dottie Grossman, Gongfarmer, Julie Christensen, In Flames/Trivium, Anthony Shadduck, Ulrich Krieger.

Review: SASSAS's "Welcome Inn Time Machine" music installation at the Welcome Inn, January 29.

January 27, 2012

L.A. previews January 27- February 2: Chuck Manning, Roy Hargrove, Graveyard, Ana Kefr, Gauthier-Honda-Dessen, Simplexity, LAFMS blowout, SASSAS motel occupation, Slumgum/Trible, Ghost.

January 18, 2012

L.A. previews January 20-26: Moris Tepper, Uli Jon Roth, Allan Holdsworth, Ohm/Frank Catalano, Roy Hargrove, Double Naught Spy Car.

January 16, 2012

Performance: Barry Markowitz at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, January 15.

January 13, 2012

L.A. previews January 13-19: Albert Lee, Mike Keneally, Louie Lista tribute, Small Drone Orchestra, Dwight Trible, Elliott Caine, Han Bennink, CAB, Zakk Wylde Roast, John Tottenham, Double Naught Spy Car.

January 6, 2012

L.A. previews January 6-12: Alan Ferber, Mike Watt, Warbringer, Vinny Golia/Emily Hay, Matt Otto, Jean-Michel Pilc, Justo Almario, Double Naught Spy Car, the Wormrot debacle.

January 5, 2012

Scene: Billy Childs Quartet and Rocco Somazzi birthday at the Blue Whale, New Year's Eve 2011.

December 30, 2011

L.A. previews December 30-January 5: Billy Childs, Mecolodiacs/Atomic Sherpas, Mau Maus/Gears, Anthony B., RIP Sam Rivers.

LA Times review: Timothy Young.

LA Times review: Timothy Young at Little Temple, December 27.

December 22, 2011

L.A. previews December 23-29: Dir En Grey, Bob Sheppard Quartet, Timothy Young.

December 21, 2011

Fall jazzishness roundup: Charles Lloyd-Maria Farantouri, Keith Jarrett, Jeff Gauthier, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dwight Trible, Adam Rudolph, Nils Petter Molvaer, Paul Kikuchi.

December 16, 2011

L.A. previews December 16-22: Larry Koonse, Larry Goldings, Elliott Caine, Rastafarians, Guns Not Roses.

December 14, 2011

Fall heaviness roundup: Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, Barry Richards vaults, Hypocrisy, Megadeth, Machine Head, My Ruin.

December 12, 2011

Guest reminiscence: Hubert Sumlin, 1931-2011.

December 8, 2011

L.A. previews December 9-15: Kenny Werner, Eric Reed, Sothis, Norma Jean, Erik Deutsch, Mentors, Slake reading.

LA Times review: Daniel Rosenboom, Slumgum at Royal/T, December 7.

December 6, 2011

A belated RIP: Stan Moore, friend and drummer.

December 2, 2011

L.A. previews December 1-8: Richard Sears, Marco Benevento, I See Hawks in L.A., Jeff Kollman, Volto, Ross Hammond/Devin Hoff, Kneebody, Korn, Puscifer, Daniel Rosenboom/Slumgum, Korpiklaani, My Ruin download, Slake party.

November 25, 2011

L.A. previews November 25-December 1: Billy Childs, Dorothea Grossman, Between the Buried and Me/Animals As Leaders, Mayhem/Keep of Kalessin.

November 18, 2011

L.A. previews November 18-24: Mike Keneally neoclassical, My Ruin, Kyuss Lives!, Ancient Grooves, Susan Allen, Elliott Caine, Obscura, Cynic.

November 17, 2011

Scene: Occupy Wall Street and Tim Berne's Los Totopos, NYC, 11/12/11 and 11/11/11.

November 15, 2011

Metaljazz record reviews: Animals As Leaders, Blotted Science, Derek Sherinian, Bruce Arnold.

November 8, 2011

L.A. previews November 11-17: Larry Karush, Carl Stone, High on Fire, GWAR, Kingsizemaybe, Empty Cage Quartet, Ohm, Ras Michael/Dub Trio, Mancini-Ovsepian.

November 4, 2011

L.A. previews November 4-10: Terry Bozzio, Hawks, Sothis, Ana Kefr, SCREAM Fest, Don Preston, Bruce Friedman/Steuart Liebig, Dave Shulman art, Vortex immersion, Gram Parsons' Birthday, Nick Mancini, Mike Garson, Hector Tobar, Attika 7.

October 28, 2011

L.A. previews October 28-November 3: Wadada Leo Smith, Halloween Holocaust, George Sarah, Yngwie Malmsteen, Volto, Javon Jackson, Black Love, Tim Young, Jeff Gauthier, The Damned, Danzig Legacy, Edwardo, Mastodon, Cavaleras, Chickenfoot.

October 21, 2011

L.A. previews October 21-27: Larry Karush, Mike Keneally, Elliott Caine, Stravinsky piano, Beyond Gesamtkunstwerk, Testament, Judas Priest, Vibrators, Dwight Trible, Keith Jarrett, Sweet, Arsis, CAB, Brad Dutz/Slumgum.

October 14, 2011

L.A. previews October 14-20: Ralph Carney/Moris Tepper, Kneebody, James Carter, Alex Cline/William Roper, Mojave Trio, Dottie Grossman, Dogs/Gears, Alex Cline/William Roper, Ohm, John Scofield, Opeth, Brian Walsh/Kris Tiner, Maetar.

October 7, 2011

L.A. previews October 6-13: Merle Haggard/Kris Kristofferson, Gerryck King memorial, Decapitated, Endangered Blood, Liebig trios, Mad Professor/Twilight Circus, Matt Slocum, James Carter.

October 6, 2011

Live reviews: Precious moments from Angel City Jazz Fest 2011, Sept. 24-Oct. 2.

September 30, 2011

L.A. previews September 30-October 6: Edmar Castaneda/Nick Mancini, Esperanza Spalding, Angel City Fest outdoor blowout with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Roscoe Mitchell/Alex Cline, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Saviours, Warbringer, Slumgum, Jacob Fred, Sabaton.

September 23, 2011

L.A. previews September 23-29: Larry Karush, Sonny Rollins, Morbid Angel, Joey DeFrancesco, Burkina Electric, Luckman Jazz Orchestra, John Schneider, Pasqua-Koonse, UFO, Watts Towers Jazz Fest, Todd Sickafoose, Arch Enemy, Saxon, Robert Glasper.

September 22, 2011

Bruce Kalberg RIP.

September 9, 2011

L.A. previews September 16-22: Cattle Decapitation, Phil Ranelin, Josh Nelson, Dwight Trible, Grave, Return to Forever IV, Steve Coleman, Devin Sarno, The Necks.

L.A. previews September 9-15: Miles Evans, Vreid, Greg Burk interviewed, Quarteto Nuevo, Donny McCaslin, Kittie, Brian Blade, Young Artist Competition, The Agonist.

September 8, 2011

Live review: Panzerballett at the Baked Potato, September 6.

September 2, 2011

L.A. previews September 2-8: Michael Session, Hawks, Michael Landau, Charlie Haden, Richie Kohan/Jodie Landau, Nektar, Lords of Outland/Charles Sharp, Hank Williams' birthday, Panzerballett, Plotz!, Dresser-Shyu, Doozy.

August 26, 2011

L.A. previews August 26-September 1: Slake party, Helmet, L.A. Jazz Quartet, I See Hawks in L.A., Ozzy doc, Michael Wolff, Brad Dutz/Slumgum, Charlie Haden's Quartet West.

August 25, 2011

Jazzish shorts: Records by Leni Stern, Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, Matthew Shipp, Wadada Leo Smith, Sunny Murray, Mike Keneally, Ochion Jewell, David Strother.

August 19, 2011

L.A. previews August 19-25: Hawks, Cross-Hart, David Binney, Matt Marucci, Crue, Matt Slocum, Elliott Caine, Han-Earl Park, Alan Ferber, A Giraffe, Buena Vista, Eleni Mandell, Ozzy doc, Poncho Sanchez, Andrew Lessman, 00 Soul.

August 12, 2011

L.A. previews August 12-18: Pete Christlieb, Joe LaBarbera, Thollem McDonas, Empty Cage Quartet, Woodford & Trible, Uriah Heep.

August 5, 2011

L.A. previews August 5-11: Leni Stern, Ben Wendel-John Escreet, Pask-Peet-Liebig-Cline, Theo Saunders, Cephalic Carnage, KMFDM, Marcia Griffiths, Nick Mancini.

July 29, 2011

L.A. previews July 29-August 4: Charles Owens, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Ziggy Marley/Ras Michael, Tom Recchion, Leni Stern, Mark Farner/Dave Mason/Gary Wright/Rick Derringer/Felix Cavaliere.

July 22, 2011

L.A. previews July 22-28: Dahlia/Six Feet, John Beasley, Jimmy Scott, Kenny Burrell, Bombastic Meatbats, Volto, Liturgy, Slake reading, Stanton Moore, Ben Wendel, World Ambient Symphony.

July 17, 2011

Live review: Bunny Brunel-Allan Holdsworth Extravaganza at the Baked Potato, July 14.

July 14, 2011

L.A. previews July 15-21: Allan Holdsworth, Phil Ranelin, Ohm, Elliott Caine, Todd Rundgren, Big Youth/Khaira Arby, G.E. Stinson/Kim Fowley, Katisse, Conducting From the Grave, Pineda-Schenck.

July 8, 2011

L.A. previews July 8-14: John Doe & Jill Sobule, Exene Cervenka/Los Illegals, Armored Saint, Dethklok/Machine Head/Testament, Animals As Leaders/Intronaut, Hawks, Brian Auger, Tinariwen, Raymond/Pineda/Johnson, Heroes of Black Jazz, Allan Holdsworth.

July 4, 2011

DVD review: Deep Purple, "Phoenix Rising" (Eagle Vision)

July 1, 2011

L.A. previews July 1-7: Richard Sears, Red Sparowes, Dwight Trible, Will Salmon/Quarteto Nuevo, Otep, Double Naught Spy Car.

June 29, 2011

Live scene: Vibe Summit XVIII honoring Nick Mancini at the Remo Recreational Music Center, June 28.

June 25, 2011

Live review: Deep Purple with orchestra at the Greek Theater, June 24.

June 24, 2011

Live review: Nick Rosen & We Love L.A. at the Blue Whale, June 22.

June 23, 2011

L.A. previews June 24-30: Deep Purple with orchestra, Children of Bodom, Tim Lefebvre, David Ornette Cherry, SASSAS Blast, Vibe Summit, Kaiborg, Sleep, Satoko Fujii, bass trio, Eric Reed.

June 17, 2011

L.A. previews June 17-23: Mark Taylor-Jessica Johns, Hiromi, Slake reading, Volto, Josh Nelson, Eyptian religion, Hate Eternal, Nick Rosen-Joey Dosik, $2 Shows chamber moderne, Horace Andy, Eclipse Quartet.

June 14, 2011

Live review: Black Country Communion at the Grove of Anaheim, June 10.

June 10, 2011

L.A. previews June 10-16: Charles Owens, Ohmphrey, Black Country Communion, Fear Factory, Harry Partch, Miroslav Tadic, Alain Johannes, Playboy Jazz, Gerald Wilson, Decisive Instant, Possessed, Motley Crue, Dottie, Trible, Crepuscule, Slumgum, Hiromi.

June 3, 2011

L.A. previews June 3-9: John Beasley, Mike Keneally, The Bad Plus, Ranelin plays Dolphy, Larry Karush, Kaoru/Dutz, Quarteto Nuevo, Didier Petit, Aura Noir, Orange Goblin, Dia de los Muertos, Elliott Sharp, Kristian Hoffman.

June 2, 2011

Live review: Michael Formanek Quartet at the Blue Whale, June 1.

May 27, 2011

L.A. previews May 27-June 2: L.A. Jazz Collective Fest, Dwight Trible, Fuasi, Cosmosquad, Poncho Sanchez, I See Hawks in L.A., Sister Nancy, Elliott Caine, Svara, Michael Formanek, Richard Cheese, Cinderella, The Bad Plus.

May 26, 2011

Record review: Kraig Grady, "Our Rainy Season" / "Nuilagi" (Either/OAR)

May 20, 2011

L.A. previews May 20-26: Rammstein, Jon Mayer, Nick Mancini, Richard Sears, Luckman Clifford Brown Tribute, Terry Bozzio, Mecolodiacs, Colin Vallon, Destruction, Larry Nash, Steve Lugerner, Eric Gales, Nicholas Payton, LAJC Fest.

May 19, 2011

Live review: Ankla, Dia de los Muertos, Soulbleed at the Whisky, May 17.

Live review: ROVA Saxophone Quartet at the Blue Whale, May 14.

May 14, 2011

L.A. previews May 13-19: Shweta Jhaveri, Stanley Clarke, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Tin Hat, Billy Childs, Belphegor streaming, Daniel Rosenboom, Kneebody, Ankla/Dia de los Muertos, Chord Four.

May 12, 2011

Jazz shorts: Adam Rudolph, Danny Frankel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Roberta Piket, Matthew Shipp, Stuart Dempster, Endangered Blood, Polarity Taskmasters, Harris Eisenstadt, Daniel Rosenboom, Richard Sears, Slumgum.

May 6, 2011

L.A. previews May 6-12: Black Label Society, Roy Hargrove, "Inquisitive Musicians," Virgil Donati, Pasqua-Oles-Erskine, CalArts percussion, Gutbucket, Symphony X, Loudness, Slumgum, Stanley Clarke.

May 4, 2011

Live review: Michael White Quintet, Missincinnati at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, May 1.

May 3, 2011

Live review: Patrick Campbell-Lyons at Stories, April 29.

April 29, 2011

L.A. previews April 29-May 5: Patrick Campbell-Lyons, King Devil Hill, Gregg Bendian, Dave Binney, Billy Higgins Tribute, Michael White, Sid Griffin, Daniel Rosenboom, Michael Dessen.

April 21, 2011

L.A. previews April 22-28: Otmaro Ruiz, Jazz Crossings, Miles Evans, Soundshoppe, Amon Amarth, Boorbaar/Vinny Golia/Daniel Corral/Jodie Landau, Nick Mancini, Gregg Bendian, Cavalera Conspiracy.

April 19, 2011

Record review: Graveyard, "Hisingen Blues" (Nuclear Blast)

April 15, 2011

L.A. previews April 15-21: Proverb Trio, Michael Wolff-Mark Isham, Elliott Caine, Rod & Stevie, Cage, Resbox w/ Angelica Sanchez & Alex Cline.

April 8, 2011

L.A. previews April 8-14: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Rachelle Ferrell, Richard Sears, Slake event, Joseph Hammer/Judicanti Responsura/Kraig Grady comps, EAR Unit, Elliott Caine, QOTSA, Brad Mehldau, Matt Mayhall.

April 1, 2011

L.A. previews April 1-7: Dwight Trible, Metal flix, My Ruin, Bill Frisell, Anthony Wilson, Elliott Caine, Marty Nation benefit, Sid Griffin, Bonnie Barnett, Helmet/Kylesa, Junko Onishi, Kenny Burrell, Patrick Campbell-Lyons, Rachelle Ferrell.

March 29, 2011

Record review: Whitesnake, "Forevermore" (Frontiers/EMI)

March 25, 2011

L.A. previews March 25-31: Onibaba, Nick Mancini, Terry Bozzio, Neil Strauss, Black Spring, Christian McBride, Leni Stern, Jim Hall, Sylvia Juncosa, Patrick Campbell-Lyons, "Akhnaten," Bombastic Meatbats, Rotting Christ/Melechesh, Wahid, Metal Film Fest.

March 17, 2011

L.A. previews March 18-24: Slake reading, Pharoah Sanders, Quarteto Nuevo, Volto, Charlie Hunter, Motoko Honda, Mancini-Ruiz, SASSAS eleganza, Onibaba, Ohm, Burns-Piper-Anderson, Terry Bozzio, Christian McBride.

March 10, 2011

L.A. previews March 11-17: Motorhead, Scale the Summit, Simon Stokes/Blood on the Saddle, Luckman does Dex, Anthony Wilson, Zoroaster/Danava, ResBox.

March 4, 2011

L.A. previews March 4-10: Murder Construct, Vinny Golia, Mike Watt, Corea & Burton, Open Gate, Organic Orchestra, Tom McNalley, Gerald Wilson, John Hollenbeck, Slakey Gras, Belphegor, Kataklysm, Khaira Arby, Nick Rosen, George Sarah, Doozy.

February 25, 2011

L.A. previews February 25-March 3: Phil Ranelin, Joey DeFrancesco, Slake at Skylight, Wadada Leo Smith, David Ornette Cherry, Watson-Grubbs, Jazz & the Orchestra, Phast & Don, Metta Quintet, Brad Dutz, Gerald Clayton, Industrial Jazz Group.

L.A. previews February 25-March 3: Phil Ranelin, Joey DeFrancesco, Metta Quintet, Slake at Skylight, Wadada Leo Smith, David Ornette Cherry, Watson-Grubbs, Jazz & the Orchestra, Phast & Don, Brad Dutz, Gerald Clayton, Industrial Jazz Group.

February 24, 2011

Scene: Slake reading at Stories Bookstore, February 19.

February 18, 2011

L.A. previews February 18-24: Maetar, Red Quartet/Borodin Quartet, Slake reading with Greg Burk, Jazz and the Orchestra, Fifi Larue, Pan Afrikan Arkestra, Fred Katz, Rick, Elliott Caine, Ben Wendel, Death Angel, Meditations, Keiko Matsui.

February 15, 2011

Live review: Larry Karush solo & quartet at the Blue Whale, February 11 & 12.

February 11, 2011

L.A. previews February 11-17: Larry Karush, Volto, Miss Pamela, Susan James, Pablo Motta, Al Di Meola.

February 4, 2011

L.A. previews February 4-10: Ethnic Heritage, Miguel Atwood, George Sarah, Kristian Hoffman, George Herms, Kenny Garrett, Randy Weston, Nels Cline, Wino, Phillip Greenlief, Mark Dresser, Cradle of Filth, Ensiferum, Mancini-Ruiz, Plotz!, Daniel Rosenboom.

February 2, 2011

Live review: Iannis Xenakis: Now and Tomorrow at REDCAT, January 29.

February 1, 2011

Live review: Daniel Rosenboom Septet at the Blue Whale, January 27.

January 28, 2011

L.A. previews January 28-February 3: Don Preston, Iannis Xenakis, Social Distortion, Daniel Rosenboom, Elliott Caine, Anna Homler, Ozzy Osbourne, jazz in schools, Vinny Golia, George Herms, Kenny Garrett.

January 21, 2011

L.A. previews January 21-27: Moris Tepper, Lynch Mob, Kenny Burrell, Brad Mehldau, Slake party, Daniel Rosenboom, Social Distortion.

Live review: Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra at LACMA, January 17.

January 14, 2011

L.A. previews January 14-20: Sepultura, Michael Landau, Wino, Tigran Hamasyan, Patrick Cornelius, Elliott Caine, Pan Afrikan Arkestra, Zion Train, Polarity Taskmasters, Rudder, Reptet, Don Preston, Kenny Burrell.

January 7, 2011

L.A. previews January 7-13: Max Zooi, Cosmosquad, Volto, Stanley Clarke, John Beasley, Dwight Trible, Bombastic Meatbats, Ohm, Daniel Rosenboom, Harnell-Koonse, Eclipse Quartet, Beefheart symposium.

December 31, 2010

L.A. previews December 31-January 6: Gene Taylor, Cosmologic/McAuley, Slumgum/Moyindau, Paul DiAnno.

December 30, 2010

Favorite records of 2010.

December 24, 2010

Review: Patrick Campbell-Lyons, "The 13 Dalis" (GRA)

December 17, 2010

L.A. previews December 17-23: Halford, Spy Car/Mecolodiacs/Backbiter, Rosie Flores.

December 16, 2010

Metal shorts roundup: Halford, Iron Maiden, Heaven & Hell, King's X, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Crinn, Kylesa, Melechesh.

December 10, 2010

L.A. previews December 10-16: Phil Ranelin, Allison Miller, The Bad Plus, Onserud-Siwula, Mike Stern, Blue Whale fest, McGarry-Ganz, Arsis, Mondo Generator/Angus Khan, Quartetto Fantastico, Nick Rosen.

December 9, 2010

Jazz/instrumental shorts roundup: Marc Ribot, Henry Threadgill, Wadada & Blackwell, Ches Smith, Headless Household, Keneally & Minnemann, Trio of Oz, Miles Davis.

December 3, 2010

L.A. previews December 3-9: Charlie Hunter, Volto, Rich Halley-Bobby Bradford, Alice Coltrane tribute, Marco Benevento, jazz documentary, Epica/The Agonist, Jeff Gauthier, The Bad Plus, Mike Stern.

December 2, 2010

L.A. metal reviews: Intronaut, Exhausted Prayer.

November 24, 2010

L.A. previews November 26-December 2: Soulfly, Dimmu Borgir/Enslaved, John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension, Raga Bop Trio, The Abyssinians.

November 19, 2010

L.A. previews November 19-25: Black Label Society/Children of Bodom, Watain/Goatwhore, Michael White, Larry Karush, Danzig/Marduk, Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston.

November 17, 2010

Live review: Procol Harum at the Orpheum Theater, November 14.

November 12, 2010

L.A. previews November 12-18: Masters of Reality, Brian Blade, Larry Karush, Quarteto Nuevo, Ann Summa's punk pix, Procol Harum, Steve Lockwood, Nile, Dia de los Muertos.

November 10, 2010

Record review: Scanner with the Post Modern Jazz Quartet, "Blink of an Eye" (Thirsty Ear)

November 5, 2010

L.A. previews November 5-11: Helmet/Intronaut, Gov't Mule, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Wendy Dio animal benefit, Dwight Trible, Ross Hammond/Steuart Liebig, Iannis Xenakis, Massive Attack/Thievery Corp., Thelonious Dub's "Dark Side of the Moon."

November 3, 2010

Live review: Kristian Hoffman, Timur Bekbosunov at M Bar, November 2.

October 29, 2010

L.A. previews October 29-November 4: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Elliott Caine, Dottie & Michael, Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Kristian Hoffman, Empty Cage Quartet, Wayne Horvitz, Ornette Coleman, Halfmonk, Doozy.

October 28, 2010

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, "Llyria" (ECM)

October 22, 2010

L.A. previews October 22-28: Avishai Cohen, Denley & Myrh, Sothis, Billy Cobham, Metropol All-Stars, Scott Amendola, Miles Evans, Triptykon, Larry Goldings.

Heavy record reviews: Black Country Communion, Dimmu Borgir.

October 15, 2010

L.A. previews October 15-21: Stanley Clarke, Peter Erskine, DHC, Asian Fest, Roberta Piket, Chucho Valdes, Billy Higgins Bday, Dubquake, Onibaba, Slumgum, Accept, Hugh Cornwell, Ravi Shankar, Billy Cobham, ResBox, Nick Mancini, Slayer/Megadeth.

October 12, 2010

West Coast jazz shorts: Motoko Honda, Leni Stern, Rich Halley, Beth Schenck.

LA Times live review: Esperanza Spalding at Broad Stage, October 7.

October 7, 2010

L.A. previews October 8-14: Classical India Fest, Motoko Honda, John Abercrombie, Leni Stern, Beefheart flix, Jimmy Scott, Poncho Sanchez, Alice in Chains/Mastodon, Anthony Wilson, Vader/Immolation, Devin Townsend, Missincinnati, Stanley Clarke.

October 6, 2010

Review: Angel City Jazz Festival, October 2-4.

October 1, 2010

L.A. previews October 1-7: Angel City Jazz Fest with Henry Grimes, Ravi Coltrane, Myra Melford, Nels Cline; other picks for McCoy Tyner, Joeless Shoe, Missincinnati, Alan Pasqua, soundShoppe, Jon Landau, Kim Richmond, Josh Nelson, Esperanza Spalding.

September 30, 2010

Pop record review: Kristian Hoffman, "Fop" (Kayo Stereophonic)

September 29, 2010

LA Times live review: Charles Lloyd Quartet at Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, September 25.

September 24, 2010

L.A. previews September 24-30: Willie Nelson, Phil Ranelin, Babatunde Lea, Dave Liebman, Charles Lloyd, X Japan, Lynch Mob, Watts Drum & Jazz Fests (with Randy Weston), Nevermore, McCoy Tyner, Alice Cooper/Rob Zombie, Alfredo Rodriguez, Angel City Fest.

September 22, 2010

Axis Trio, "Anthem" (Accretions)

September 17, 2010

L.A. previews September 17-23: Hendrix bio reading, Fireball Ministry, Vince Guaraldi documentary, Dwight Trible, AND plan ahead for Angel City Jazz Fest Oct. 2-9.

September 16, 2010

Charles Lloyd Quartet, "Mirror" (ECM)

September 10, 2010

L.A. previews September 10-16: Les McCann, Don Preston tribute, Missincinnati, Ann Summa punk photo book, Listen Hear/Emily Hay, Fully Fullwood, Mike Keneally, The Melvins, DevilDriver/Kataklysm/Kittie, Plotz!

Spacious reviews: Nils Petter Molvaer, Mercury Falls.

September 3, 2010

L.A. previews September 3-9: Kamasi Washington, Mau-Maus, Detroit Jazz Fest on the Web, DHC, Jesse Gilbert-Motoko Honda, James Ellroy, Julie Christensen.

September 1, 2010

Live review: SASSAS presents Stuart Fox and the Vinny Golia Sax Quartet playing the music of Wadada Leo Smith at Kings Road Park Pavilion, August 28.

August 27, 2010

L.A. previews August 27-September 2: Volto, Boris/Red Sparowes, Wadada Leo Smith, Dottie/Homler, Slayer/Megadeth/Testament, Thelonious Dub, "Bitches Brew" panel.

August 26, 2010

Record reviews: Burning Spear, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Thelonious Dub.

August 20, 2010

L.A. previews August 20-26: Bobby Bradford, Lenny White, John Heard, Al Green, OHM, DHC, Scratch Perry, Phil Ranelin, Otmaro Ruiz, UXA, Vibration Institute, Nicole Mitchell.

August 17, 2010

Review: Leni Stern, "Sa Belle Belle Ba" (LSR)

August 13, 2010

L.A. previews August 13-19: Nick Mancini, Bassekou Kouyate, Arohi Ensemble, DHC, Bennie Maupin, Ozzfest, Garage a Trois, Charles Owens, Elliott Caine, Vijay Iyer, Levon Helm, Otep, Larry Nash, Neville Bros., ResBox, Industrial Jazz, Michael Schenker.

August 12, 2010

Record reviews: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society.

August 6, 2010

L.A. previews August 6-12: Dwight Trible/Indus Valley Civilization, Henry Franklin, Darek Oles, Hawks, Kenny Burrell, "The Passion of Joan of Arc," Corrosion of Conformity/Goatsnake, Sarno-Bruno, Black Label Society, Bennie Maupin, QOTSA, Maetar.

August 5, 2010

Live reviews NYC & L.A.: Marcus Roberts, Tony Harnell, Scorpions/Cinderella.

August 4, 2010

Extreme reviews, Italy and Brazil: Outopsya, Éder Bergozza-Marcos De Ros.

July 25, 2010

L.A. previews July 30-August 5: Scorpions, The Acacia Strain, Virgil Donati, Liebig-Clucas-Cook, Vince Guaraldi film, Kenny Burrell, Bill Cunliffe.

July 24, 2010

History: The full story of Henry Grimes' return, by Steven Isoardi.

July 23, 2010

L.A. previews July 23-29: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Rich West, Dwight Trible, Mercury Falls, KWP Trio, Central Avenue Fest, Jimmy Cliff, Thelonious Dub, Alex Cline, Kittie, Count Basie Orchestra, Dub Club 10th, Aerosmith.

L.A. record reviews: Brian Walsh, Nick Rosen.

July 16, 2010

L.A. previews July 16-22: Etran Finatawa, Bonnie Barnett Group, Nick Mancini-Celia Chavez, Decapitated/Red Chord/Cephalic Carnage, Trio Non Grata, McPullish, Cynic/Intronaut, Slake mag launch party.

July 15, 2010

Reviews: Jason Moran, Aruan Ortiz.

July 9, 2010

L.A. previews July 9-15: Bombastic Cosmobats, The Wailers, Korn/Rob Zombie/Lamb of God, Steve Wilson, Smegma Fest, Miles Evans, Missincinnati,.

July 8, 2010

DVD reviews: Rolling Stones, Doors, Black Sabbath.

July 1, 2010

L.A. previews July 2-8: Michael White, Alan Pasqua, Nick Mancini, Dottie Grossman, Brigadier Jerry, Fear Factory.

June 29, 2010

Review: Danzig, All Shall Perish at Club Nokia, June 26.

June 28, 2010

Bible quotation of the month: fire, sea and blood.

June 25, 2010

L.A. previews June 25-July 1: Dreams of Damnation, Dean Chamberlain, Danzig, Byrnes-DeSano, Andy Milne & Dapp Theory, Dottie/Hay, St. Vitus.

Record reviews: Danzig, Lamb of God.

June 22, 2010

Review: FPR Trio, Anna Homler Quartet at ResBox, June 17.

June 18, 2010

L.A. previews June 18-24: Otmaro Ruiz, Cosmosquad, Scale the Summit, Elliott Caine, Ernie Watts, Cassandra Wilson, Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth live cinema broadcast, Zoroaster.

June 17, 2010

Record reviews: Azar Lawrence, Art Pepper, Jason Ajemian.

June 11, 2010

L.A. previews June 11-17: L.A. Jazz Quartet, Exodus, Playboy Jazz Fest, Dub Club, FPR Trio/Anna Homler.

June 10, 2010

Record reviews: Geri Allen, Steve Coleman.

June 9, 2010

Review: Feedback Wave Riders at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, June 6.

June 4, 2010

L.A. previews June 4-10: Hawks, Glenn Danzig, Exhausted Prayer, Feedback Wave Riders, Leszek Mozdzer, Pestilence, go out and vote, Billy Childs.

Scene: Death-Metal Afternoon at the Saban Theater, May 22.

June 3, 2010

Review: Eclipse Quartet at Royal-T, May 20.

May 27, 2010

L.A. previews May 28-June 3: Armored Saint, Don Waller & hep DJs, Regina Carter, Dio memorial, Dark Tranquillity, Junior Cat, Partch, Abigail Williams/Lightning Swords of Death, NoMag photos.

Interview: Ronnie James Dio, 1996.

May 21, 2010

L.A. previews May 21-27: Aaron Parks, Baked Potato Fest, Death Metal Afternoon, I See Hawks in L.A., SASSAS Blast, Goatwhore, BlastPhemy, Randy Ingram, Nick Mancini.

May 18, 2010

Review: Akira Rabelais, "Caduceus" (Samadhisound)

May 17, 2010

Trio Non Grata at Universal Bar & Grill, May 12.

May 14, 2010

L.A. previews May 14-20: Crowing Hens, Trible-Beasley, Elliott Caine, Kingsizemaybe, California Metalfest, Sonny Rollins, Eclipse Quartet, ResBox, Nick Mancini, Nashville Pussy.

May 13, 2010

DVD review: Chickenfoot, "Get Your Buzz On: Live!" (DC3)

May 7, 2010

L.A. previews May 7-13: I See Hawks in L.A., CalArts world percussion, Evil Dead, Red Sparowes, Vijay Iyer, Julie Christensen, Johnny Osbourne, Trio Non Grata, Carl Stone, Hypocrisy, Nick Mancini, David Fiuczynski.

Reviews: Mike Reed, Steve Colson, John Tchicai.

April 30, 2010

L.A. previews April 30-May 6: Nick Mancini, Michael Landau, Gérard Grisey tribute, Los Angeles Piano Unit, South Pasadena Eclectic Music Fest, Charles Sharp, Philm, Cannibal Corpse, Stanton Moore.

April 29, 2010

High on Fire, Priestess, Black Cobra, Bison BC at El Rey, April 23.

April 23, 2010

L.A. previews April 23-29: High on Fire/Priestess, Alan Pasqua, CAB, Benny Golson, George Sarah, Sonata Arctica, Finntroll/Swallow the Sun, Jennifer Reeves-Skúli Sverrisson, Thelonious Dub.

Reviews: Adam Rudolph with Yusef Lateef and Ralph Jones; Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh.

April 16, 2010

L.A. previews April 16-22: Red Holloway, Jason Goldman, Cosmosquad, Music of Cannonball and Nate Adderley, Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Vader, Metal Machine Music, Michael Rose, William Roper, CAB.

Reviews: Nels Cline, Empty Cage Quartet.

April 9, 2010

L.A. previews April 9-15: Lian/Chirgilchin, Terry Reid, Moris Tepper, Trio Non Grata, Save the Hollywood Sign, Maetar, shape-singing, Dottie & Michael, Light This City, Babylon lectures, Bill Frisell, Mad Professor, Death Angel/Arsis, Blast Phemy, ResBox.

April 8, 2010

Metal review: Immortal at Avalon, April 2.

Jazz DVD reviews: John Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Gonzalo Rubalcaba et al.

April 3, 2010

Review: Antonio Sanchez Quartet at Musicians Institute, March 27.

April 2, 2010

L.A. previews April 2-8: Immortal, Michiko Hirayama, I See Hawks in L.A., Kenny Werner, Walter Smith III, Wadada Leo Smith, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Wayne Horvitz, Exhausted Prayer, Tomasz Stanko, Mancini-Ruiz, Jen Shyu, Amon Amarth, Golden Gods Awards.

March 25, 2010

L.A. previews March 26-April 1: Gibson-Beauchamp-Honda, Cattle Decapitation, Hammerfall, Antonio Sanchez, Evangelista, Tom McNalley, Megadeth/Testament, John 5, Thelonious Dub, Patrick Campbell-Lyons.

Review: Scorpions, "Sting in the Tail" (Universal)

March 19, 2010

L.A. previews March 19-25: Suidakra, Rachelle Ferrell, Stinson & Sarno, SASSAS "Sound," Mike Watt, Elliott Caine, Kreator, Trio Non Grata.

March 18, 2010

RIP: Alex Chilton, 1950-2010.

Interview: Fifi Larue, The Gothic Killer Clown of Rock & Roll, by Jason Houston.

March 12, 2010

L.A. previews March 12-18: Jucifer, Michael Monroe, Mike Keneally, Matt Slocum, George Sarah, Philm, The Possessed, Larry Coryell, Mark Isham, Reptet, Don Preston, Torsten Müller, Julie Christensen, Rachelle Ferrell.

March 11, 2010

Heavy reviews: Immolation, Priestess.

March 5, 2010

L.A. previews March 5-11: CEAIT Fest, Honda-Berardi-Liebig, Ohm, Satriani, Dahlia, Roy Z, Missincinnati, Michael Vlatkovich, Dave Lombardo, Earthworm Ensemble, Elliott Caine, Ras Michael, Josh Nelson, Lee Ranaldo, Bombastic Meatbats, Hiromi, Matt Slocum.

March 4, 2010

Live review: WASP, Scarred, Prowler, PsychicMafia at Galaxy Theater.

Review: Cindy Blackman, "Another Lifetime" (4Q)

February 26, 2010

L.A. previews February 26-28: WASP, Cosmosquad, Al DiMeola, Johnny Cash's birthday, Spot, Vinny Golia, Volto, Punk Rock BBQ, Mark Isham, CEAIT Fest/Carla Bozulich.

Book review: "I Am Ozzy" (Grand Central)

February 25, 2010

Review: Johnny Cash, "American VI: Ain't No Grave" (American)

February 19, 2010

L.A. previews February 19-25: Intronaut/Ancestors, CAB, Don Preston-Andrea Centazzo, The Gathering, Egypt lecture, Bombastic Meatbats, Andy Milne & Benoît Delbecq, Cheap Trick.

Live review: Go: Organic Orchestra at the Electric Lodge, February 13.

Scene: Charles Lloyd films at the Pan African Film Festival, February 14 & 15.

February 12, 2010

L.A. previews February 12-18: Go: Organic Orchestra, Chicago Underground Duo, DevilDriver/Suffocation, I See Hawks in L.A., Alice in Chains, Mau Maus, Charles Lloyd films, Rickie Lee Jones, Thollem McDonas, Epica.

Gnarl-metal reviews: Meshuggah, Arsis.

February 5, 2010

L.A. previews February 5-13: Modern piano, Anvil, Richard Bruland, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Dave Lombardo & Philm, Crepuscule Trio, Motoko Honda/Ken Rosser, Karnak lecture, Arch Enemy/Exodus/Arsis, Doomriders/Skeletonwitch, Go:Organic Orchestra.

Piano improv reviews: Matthew Shipp, the other Greg Burk, Jon Rappoport.

January 29, 2010

L.A. previews January 29-February 4: I See Hawks in L.A., Michael Landau, Luckman does Monk, Nile/Immolation/Krisiun, Kneebody.

January 28, 2010

Dronewave reviews: Nels Cline + G.E. Stinson, Dempster-Heasley-Rieman.

January 21, 2010

Briefly: Charles Lloyd ailing after gig at Robert Berman Gallery, January 19.

L.A. previews January 22-28: Kenny Burrell, I See Hawks in L.A., Ted Nugent, Thelonious Dub, Korpiklaani/White Wizzard, St. Vitus/Saviours.

Olde-garde avant reviews: Wadada Leo Smith, Bradford-Heasley-Rosser.

January 16, 2010

Israel at Yuletide: Four musical miniatures.

January 15, 2010

L.A. previews January 15-21: NAMM Afterhours, Steve Morse, Behemoth, Cynic, Cosmologic, DHC, Charles Lloyd/John Colao, Simplexity/Myriapod, Spy Car, Kenny Burrell.

January 8, 2010

L.A. previews January 8-14: Hawks, Exodus doc, Robben Ford-Michael Landau, Mike Keneally, artist Richard Bruland, Marcus Shelby, Ohm, Bombastic Meatbats, Volto, Willi Williams.

L.A. proto-punk: Imperial Dogs and Motels, 1974 and 1976.

December 30, 2009

L.A. preview January 3: Cosmologic/McAuley-Pask.

December 22, 2009

Guitar shorts: Leni Stern, Mike Keneally, The Inbetweens.

December 18, 2009

L.A. previews December 18-24: Mike Stern, Danzig, Nick Mancini, Brotulid, Bombastic Meatbats.

December 17, 2009

Metal shorts: WASP, Children of Bodom, Warmen.

December 11, 2009

L.A. previews December 11-17: CAB, Nick Mancini, Eyehategod, Mike Watt, Evangelista, I See Hawks in L.A., Bombastic Meatbats, Cattle Decapitation, SASSAS benefit, Mike Stern.

December 10, 2009

Live review: Spot at Liquid Kitty, December 6.

Live review: “A Night of the Beats” featuring Charles Lloyd, Michael McClure, Christian McBride et al. at Disney Hall, December 8.

December 4, 2009

L.A. previews December 4-10: Spot, Weba Garretson, I See Hawks in L.A., Missincinatti, Crepuscule Trio, Marduk, Fireball Ministry, Volto, Lisa Mezzacappa, Charles Lloyd, Villa Aurora benefit, Johnny Clarke, Redline Park artists.

December 3, 2009

Live review: Piano Spheres, “California Keyboard” program at Disney Hall, November 29.

DVD review: “Masters of American Music” jazz series (Medici Arts)

November 25, 2009

L.A. previews November 27-December 3: Trivium/Cannibal Corpse, Vader/Augury, Dokken/Lynch Mob, Piano Spheres, Thelonious Dub, Spot, Nick Mancini, Baroness, Black Dahlia Murder.

Interview: Patrick Loisel of Augury.

November 23, 2009

Book review: “Show Biz From the Back Row: Playing With the Stars,” by Bill Peterson (Xlibris)

November 20, 2009

L.A. previews November 20-26: Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge/High on Fire, Dir En Grey, Quarteto Nuevo, Mike Watt, Eluveitie/Belphegor, ACME Gallery reception, Kiss, Project Cloverleaf.

Remembrance by Kerry Colonna: Brendan Mullen's Occult Influences.

November 19, 2009

Metal reviews: Belphegor, Nile.

November 13, 2009

L.A. previews November 13-19: Don Preston, Brendan Mullen memorial, Seconda Prattica, Brian Walsh/Tracy Caldwell, GWAR/Job for a Cowboy/The Red Chord, Charlie Haden, Helen Money, Ensiferum/Hypocrisy, Mastodon/Dethklok, Municipal Waste, Steve Roden.

Metallic reviews: Dethklok, The Gates of Slumber, Ancestors.

November 6, 2009

L.A. previews November 6-12: Onibaba, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Arthur Jarvinen, Reptet, Warrior, In This Moment, Ralph Alessi, Dead Meadow/Imaad Wasif.

November 5, 2009

Instro shorts: Henry Threadgill, Joe Martin, Eyal Maoz.

October 30, 2009

L.A. previews October 30-November 5: Asian American Jazz Fest, Eldar, Silverlake Conservatory Halloweenabaloo, Rob Zombie, Ross Hammond, Moonspell, Exhausted Prayer, Steve Lehman.

Record review: Slayer, “World Painted Blood” (Columbia)

October 29, 2009

Live review: UFO, Frontrunner, Scarred at the Key Club, October 27.

October 23, 2009

L.A. previews October 23-29: Phil Ranelin, Larry Karush, Thelonious Dub, L.A. Guns, Lian/Tuvans, Michael Vlatkovich, UFO, Alice Cooper, Claudia Quintet, William Galison, Eldar, Slipknot.

October 22, 2009

Live review: Charles Sharp Quartet at Cycleway Coffee, Oct. 14.

October 21, 2009

Record review: Thelonious Dub.

October 15, 2009

Brendan Mullen, 1949-2009.

October 14, 2009

L.A. previews October 16-22: KMFDM, Mike Watt, Lacuna Coil, Matt Slocum, Vinny Golia, Dottie Grossman, Scott Yanow, Deicide, Kiss Expo, Charles Sharp.

Viral record review: DJ Spooky, “The Secret Song” (Thirsty Ear)

October 9, 2009

L.A. previews October 9-15: Motorhead/Nashville Pussy, KPFK benefit, Frank Gambale, Allan Holdsworth, punk readings, Joey Sellers, Bob Dylan, Charles Sharp, Bonnie Barnett/Dottie Grossman.

October 8, 2009

Heavy record review: Alice in Chains, “Black Gives Way to Blue” (Virgin)

October 2, 2009

L.A. previews October 2-8: Brad Dutz, Daniel Rosenboom, Plotz!, Marianne Faithfull, Mentones, Stratovarius, Stanley Clarke, Frank Gambale, Satyricon.

October 1, 2009

L.A. extremist record reviews: Vinny Golia, The Mentones.

September 25, 2009

L.A. previews September 25-October 1: Quarteto Nuevo, Fumosonic, Elliott Caine, Larry Karush, Garth Powell/Bonnie Barnett/Richard Wood, Edguy, Soulfly/Prong/Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa/Saviours, Alice in Chains, Nick Mancini, "Trilogy," Imperial Dogs DVD.

September 24, 2009

Abstractionist record reviews: James Carney, Ben Neill.

September 18, 2009

L.A. previews September 18-24: Tom Recchion, Nick Mancini, “Partikel” series, Doro, Dean Chamberlain, Richie Hass benefit, Living Colour.

September 16, 2009

Live review: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Eartha Austria Trio at Catalina’s, September 9.

September 11, 2009

L.A. previews September 11-17: Chuck Manning, SASSAS fest, Ozzy Osbourne, Nels & G.E., Jim McAuley.

September 10, 2009

Postview: Angel City Jazz Festival at John Anson Ford Theater, September 6-7.

September 4, 2009

L.A. previews September 4-10: Michael Session, Dottie & Michael, Angel City Jazz Festival, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Krisiun, Saviours, Ohm.

Record review: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, “One Day in Brooklyn” (Kinnara)

August 28, 2009

L.A. previews August 28-September 3: Pharoah Sanders, Nick Mancini, Virgil Donati, Mike Keneally, Chuck Dukowski, George Lynch, The Mars Volta, Corea-Clarke-White, Divine Heresy.

August 21, 2009

L.A. previews August 21-127: Jeff Kollman Band, Centazzo/Hay-Honda, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Pharoah Sanders, Maetar, Terence Blanchard.

July 28, 2009

Catherine Burk family history

July 26, 2009

The Small Book of Red Earth

July 24, 2009

L.A. previews August 14-20: Buster Williams-Patrice Rushen-Cindy Blackman-Bennie Maupin, ResBox.

L.A. previews July 24-30: The Bad Plus, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Angus Khan, The Agonist, DHC, Carole Kim.

L.A. previews August 7-13: Honda-Liebig-Berardi, World Stage Jazz Fest, Plotz!, Heaven & Hell, Phast Phreddie/Don Waller, Buddy Guy/Dr. John/James Cotton.

L.A. preview August 2: Crepuscule Trio/Jason Robinson.

July 23, 2009

Rock reviews: Suffocation, Angus Khan.

Kosmopolitan Kronikle: visit to Territory BBQ & Vinyl, plus “Return of the Rub-a-Dub Style” documentary screening.

July 17, 2009

L.A. previews July 17-23: Justo Almario, Gram Parsons book reading, Thelonious Dub, Kenny Burrell Jazz Bakery benefit, live music to silent film, Angus Khan, Lacuna Coil.

Record reviews: UFO, The Project Pale.

July 10, 2009

L.A. previews July 10-16: Phil Ranelin, Marl Young memorial, Motoko Honda, Manson-Slayer, Intronaut, Pro-Pain, Goatwhore, dub film, Not in the House, Skeletonwitch.

Spacy record reviews: Ioannis Anastassakis, Astra.

July 9, 2009

Link: The Kalberg-Haskell disaster.

July 3, 2009

L.A. previews July 3-9: Pentagram-Nachtmystium-Intronaut, Larry Nash, Steve Smith, Grossman/Vlatkovich, Ancestors-Radio Moscow, Bonnie Barnett, Voco, Thelonious Dub, Volto.

Record reviews: Stratovarius, Circle.

Commentary: Manny Ramirez.

June 26, 2009

L.A. previews June 26-July 2: L.A. Jazz Collective, music machines, Aretha, Kenny Burrell, Elliott Caine, Emily Hay, Statius, Etta James, Thelonious Dub, DHC, Tim Garland, Necrophagist-Suffocation, Steve Smith, Sky Saxon.

Jazz record reviews: Joe Lovano, E.J. Strickland.

June 25, 2009

DVD review: “Procol Harum in Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir” (Eagle Rock)

June 19, 2009

L.A. previews June 19-25: Christian McBride, Emily Hay, Larry Karush, PJ Harvey, Wanda Coleman-Cynthia Kraman, The Sixth Chamber, Mundell Lowe, Isis, The Heptones, Vinny Golia, Jen Shyu, Kenny Burrell.

Record review: Marilyn Manson, “The High End of Low” (Interscope)

June 12, 2009

L.A. previews June 12-18: James Newton, LBB, Matt Otto, Elliott Caine, Bonnie Barnett hum, George Lynch, Christian McBride, Homler/Hay.

West Coast artiste record reviews: Tea, Unknown Instructors, Acoustic Guitar Trio, Henry Kaiser, Upsilon Acrux.

June 5, 2009

L.A. previews June 5-11: King’s X, Nick Mancini, Don Preston, Drake/Catron, Sothis, Michael Schenker, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Testament-Unearth.

Live review: Partch at REDCAT, May 29.

May 29, 2009

L.A. previews May 29-June 4: Cosmosquad, Harry Partch, Scott Colley, Freddie Hubbard tribute, Ben Wendel, Elliott Caine, Michael Landau, Jazz Bakery’s last night, Mayhem/Marduk/Cephalic/Decap, Upsilon Acrux.

Beastly reviews: Prong, Ministry, Children, Zoroaster.

May 22, 2009

L.A. previews May 22-28: Spy Car, Billy Childs, I See Hawks, Gojira, Empty Cage, Charnett Moffett, Morbid Angel, Michelle Meldrum benefit, Judicanti Responsura, Thelonious Dub, Scott Colley, Robin Trower.

Jazz reviews: Charles Mingus, Charles Tolliver, Charnett Moffett.

May 15, 2009

L.A. previews May 15-21: Volto, “Kind of Blue” tribute, Opeth-Enslaved, Scarnella, Paganfest, Thelonious Dub, Nick Mancini, Kim Fowley, Julie Christensen, Phil Ranelin, Santiago Latorre/ResBox, Billy Childs.

Record reviews: Return to Forever, John McLaughlin-Chick Corea Five Peace Band, Miles Okazaki, Jeff Albert.

May 14, 2009

Bible quotation of the week: medicine for the bad seed.

May 7, 2009

L.A. previews May 8-14: Rachelle Ferrell, Larry Karush, Hawks/Spy Car/Don Preston, Craft Beer Fest, Murderfest, Richard Meltzer, The Meditations, Otmaro Ruiz, OhmPhrey.

Live review: Black Label Society at the Wiltern, May 2.

May 6, 2009

Live review: Oakwood Jazz Program recital at Oakwood Middle & High School, April 29.

May 1, 2009

L.A. previews May 1-7: Mingus Tribute, Joe Baiza, Ryan McGillicuddy, Black Label Society, Exodus/Kreator/Belphegor, Golden Gods, Don Preston, I See Hawks in L.A., Small Drone, Roberto Miranda, Dot Org, Napalm Death, Amir El’Saffar, Rachelle Ferrell.

April 30, 2009

Modderin improv reviews: Rudder, Sex Mob.

April 29, 2009

Metal reviews: Heaven & Hell, Black Label Society.

April 24, 2009

L.A. previews April 24-30: Eric Alexander, Greg Ginn, Hans Fjellestad film, Grande-Mothers, Double Naught Spy Car, Horace Tapscott Tribute, New Music Monday, Exhausted Prayer, Bombastic Meatbats, Nick Mancini.

April 23, 2009

Scene: Nate Morgan Benefit at Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill, April 19.

Music film review: “Iron Maiden: Flight 666”

April 22, 2009

Record review: Ian Gillan, “One Eye to Morocco” (Eagle)

April 17, 2009

L.A. previews April 17-23: Kylesa/Intronaut, Alphonse Mouzon, Maetar, Mastodon, Nate Morgan benefit, “Metropolis,” Onibaba, Kenny Edwards/Julie Christensen, Iron Maiden film, Brigadier Jerry-Scientist, Eric Alexander.

Record reviews: Mastodon, Kylesa, Hammerfall.

April 10, 2009

L.A. previews April 10-16: Steve Coleman, Leonard Cohen, Cosmosquad, Dwight Trible, Chris Potter, Steel Panther, Nick Mancini, Vinny Golia, ResBox, Volto.

April 9, 2009

Record reviews: KMFDM, Skold vs. KMFDM.

April 8, 2009

Live review: Glenn Hughes, Faded Spades at the Whisky, April 4.

April 3, 2009

L.A. previews April 3-9: Lamb of God, The Haunted, Omar Sosa, Glenn Hughes, Industrial Jazz Group, Don Preston, Free Moral Agents, Matt Otto, Nathan Hubbard, Hawks, Golden Gods, Goatwhore, Steve Coleman, RIP Reg Isidore.

Record reviews: The Agonist, Ysanne Spevack/Philip Clemo.

April 1, 2009

Live review: Myra Melford’s Be Bread, Alex Cline’s Continuation Quintet at REDCAT, March 27.

March 27, 2009

L.A. previews March 27-April 2: Cryptonights w/Nels/Alex/Jeff/Myra, Ron Carter, National Sunday Law, California Metalfest, Acacia Strain, Motoko Honda, Onibaba, Ben Wendel, Clive Chin, Bill Frisell, Maetar, Omar Sosa, Divine Heresy.

Heavy instro reviews: Derek Sherinian, Aphelion, Zombi, National Sunday Law.

Live non-review: Syd Straw, The Honorable DHC, Cydney Robinson at Cinema Bar, March 22.

March 20, 2009

L.A. previews March 20-26: Luckman Coltrane Tribute, Will Bernard-Bill Medeski, Mike Keneally, Syd Straw/Dean Chamberlain, Destruction/Krisiun, Nick Mancini.

March 19, 2009

Record reviews: Rhino, Vanilla Fudge.

March 13, 2009

L.A. previews March 13-19: S.F. Jazz Collective, CAB, ICU, Joe-Less-Shoe, WImP retrospective, Boyle-Cowal, Uri Caine, Soriah, World Ambient Symphony, Corea-McLaughlin, Michael Schenker.

Reviews: Matthew Shipp, Donald Bailey, Wayne Shorter, Michael Wolff.

March 10, 2009

Live review: Nick Mancini, Adrianne Duncan at Whitefire Theater, March 5.

March 6, 2009

L.A. previews March 6-12: The Bad Plus +1, Pharoah Sanders, Hay-Dutz, Elliott Caine, Armored Saint, Elliott Sharp, Slipknot/Trivium/Coheed, Darkane, I See Hawks in L.A., Jessica Catron, Ohm, Syd Straw, Tyr.

Interview: Peter Wildoer of Darkane.

March 5, 2009

Reviews: Thin Lizzy, Nashville Pussy, “Such Hawks Such Hounds.”

February 26, 2009

L.A. previews Feb. 27-March 5: Kenny Barron, Slumgum, "Kind of Blue" tribute, Gusto, Tootie-Kamasi, Brad Dutz, Aga Zaryan, Bombastic Meatbats, Nick Mancini, BigElf, Pharoah Sanders.

Record review: Lamb of God, “Wrath” (Epic)

February 25, 2009

Live review: Carl Stone & Z’ev, Vinny Golia & Tatsuya Nakatani at ResBox, Feb. 19.

February 20, 2009

L.A. previews Feb. 20-26: Werner Herzog, Michael Landau, Deicide/Vital Remains, The Honorable DHC, Dutz/Golia-Bradford.

Record review: Van Morrison, “Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl” (Listen to the Lion)

February 18, 2009

DVD review: Werner Herzog’s “Encounters at the End of the World” (Discovery Films)

February 13, 2009

L.A. previews Feb. 13-19: Terry Reid, Jon Hassell, Manu-Rau, Thelonious Dub, Pan African Film & Arts Fest, Sparks, Leimert Park film, Carl Stone & Z’ev, Eleni Mandell.

February 12, 2009

Record reviews: Alex Cline, Nels Cline.

February 11, 2009

Live review: Phil Ranelin Quartet at Café Metropol, Feb. 7.

February 10, 2009

Live review: The Master Musicians of Jajouka at Royce Hall, Feb. 6.

February 6, 2009

L.A. previews Feb. 6-12: Master Musicians of Jajouka, Eclipse Quartet, Marina Rosenfeld, Phil Ranelin, experimental films, Kodo, Cradle of Filth-Satyricon, Marco Benevento-Jacob Fred.

February 5, 2009

Live review: Meshuggah, Cynic, The Faceless at House of Blues Sunset, Feb. 3.

February 4, 2009

Record review: The Master Musicians of Jajouka with Bachir Attar, “Live Volume 1” (Jajouka Records)

January 30, 2009

L.A. previews Jan. 30-Feb. 5: Eleni Mandell, Bud Shank, Elliott Caine, DHC, Joe Baiza, Voco, Marty Friedman, Mulatu Astatke, Greenlief/Vlatkovich, 00 Spy Car, Meshuggah/Cynic, Wayne Horvitz, Jacky Terrasson, Al DiMeola.

Review: “The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience” (Shanachie 2DVD/1CD)

January 28, 2009

Record reviews: Ravi Coltrane, Michael Vlatkovich.

January 23, 2009

L.A. previews Jan. 23-29: Luckman Jazz Orchestra, Cattle Decapitation, Non Credo, Jean Michel Pilc, Rotting Christ, Brian Wilson, Bud Shank.

January 22, 2009

Live review: Brotulid, Rosser, Berardi, Oguri, Steinberg, Bynum at ResBox, January 15.

January 16, 2009

L.A. previews Jan. 16-22: Eleni Mandell, Kenny Garrett, The Honorable DHC, Harry Scorzo, Blue Note 7.

Record reviews: Saxon, Six Feet Under, Behemoth.

January 9, 2009

L.A. previews Jan. 9-15: Bombastic Meatbats, Kenny Garrett, Brotulid, 3 Inches of Blood, Tribe After Tribe.

January 8, 2009

Record review: Jim McAuley, “The Ultimate Frog” (Drip Audio)

January 1, 2009

Freddie Hubbard, 1938-2008.

Record review and preview: Eleni Mandell, “Artificial Fire” (Zedtone)

December 26, 2008

L.A. previews Dec. 26-Jan. 1: Nate Morgan benefit, Ratt, Thelonious Dub, Joe Baiza, Mike Watt, Sleepr Wave, World Ambient Symphony.

December 19, 2008

L.A. previews Dec. 19-25 -- Dwight Trible, Anthony Ortega, Kingsizemaybe, Thelonious Dub, Josh Cristo.

December 18, 2008

World/religion record reviews: Tribe After Tribe, Christafari, Avishai Cohen the trumpeter.

Eyeball: “Musick and Colour” exhibit at Art & Mayhem.

December 12, 2008

L.A. previews Dec. 12-18: Virgil Donati, The Honorable DHC, Dottie Grossman, Testament, Musick and Colour, Thelonious Dub, Sothis, Ankla, Metallica.

December 11, 2008

Top metal/jazz albums of 2008.

December 10, 2008

Bulletin: A dissertation on L.A. experimental music.

December 5, 2008

L.A. previews Dec. 5-11: Gauthier-Witham-Liebig-Mhalek, Volto, John Beasley, ICU, Larry Karush, AC/DC, Thelonious Dub, George McMullen/Jim McAuley, Exodus, High on Fire, World Ambient Symphony, Ohm.

December 3, 2008

Interview: Chris Poland of Ohm.

Short reviews: My Ruin, Jeff Beck, ZZ Top, Metalocalypse, pre-Zep, Tony Malaby, Steven Bernstein.

November 28, 2008

L.A. previews Nov. 28-Dec. 4: Soulfly, Elliott Caine, Nick Mancini, Dir En Grey, Mecolodiacs, Agent Steel/Dreams of Damnation, Brujeria/Mushroomhead, Ill Niño/Otep, DHC, Joe Frank, Hooked on Lemon Drops, John Beasley, Meat Beat Manifesto/Dub Gabriel.

November 26, 2008

Don Heckman and Casey Dolan are alive.

November 21, 2008

L.A. previews Nov. 21-27: Aretha Franklin, Pharoah Sanders, Kneebody & Theo Beckmann do Charles Ives, Charles Owens, In Flames/Gojira, Kingsizemaybe, Sothis, Double Naught Spy Car, GWAR.

November 18, 2008

Live review: The Gathering at the Jazz Bakery, November 16.

November 15, 2008

Memory: Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008.

Rock reviews: Gojira, Starbreaker, Johnny Winter.

November 14, 2008

L.A. previews Nov. 14-20: Sonny Fortune, Motley Crue, The Gathering, Lordi/Lizzy, Kenneth Anger, Allan Holdsworth, Pharoah Sanders.

November 13, 2008

Obit: Mitch Mitchell, 1947-2008.

Record reviews: The Gathering, Mahmoud Ahmed, Miles Davis.

November 7, 2008

L.A. previews Nov. 7-13: Van Morrison, Brotulid, Michael Landau, Nels & Devin, Willem Breuker, Larry Karush, Phast Phreddie, Sonny Fortune, Satriani/Mountain, Edwards-Doe.

November 6, 2008

Live review: Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch at Gibson Amphitheater, November 5, 2008.

Movie review: "Repo! The Genetic Opera" (Lionsgate)

November 5, 2008

Live review: Dan Morris Memorial at Eagle Rock Cultural Center, November 2.

October 31, 2008

L.A. previews Oct. 31-Nov. 6: MacAlpine/Donati/Brunel/Ruiz, Mike Keneally, Dan Morris Tribute, Marcin Wasilewski, Danzig/Dimmu Borgir.

October 29, 2008

Record reviews: Intronaut, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Art Pepper, Nate Scoble.

October 26, 2008

Live review: James Carney Quartet at REDCAT, October 22.

October 24, 2008

L.A. previews Oct. 24-30: Larry Goldings, Skip Heller, Saviours, Stockhausen memorial, Kamelot, Tony MacAlpine, Polar Goldie Cats, Thelonious Dub, Rikki Madrigal.

Record reviews: AC/DC, Tony Harnell, Glenn Hughes, Metal Xmas.

October 21, 2008

Interview: guitarist Tony MacAlpine on Devil's Slingshot.

October 17, 2008

L.A. previews Oct. 17-23: Dean Chamberlain, Sothis, Nick Mancini, Thelonious Dub, Aaron Parks, Larry Goldings, James Carney, Bombastic Meatbats, Mentones.

October 16, 2008

Interview: pianist James Carney.

Conversational review: Frank Zappa, “One Shot Deal” (Zappa Records)

October 15, 2008

DVD reviews: Sonny Rollins; Rahsaan Roland Kirk; “The Beach Boys and the Satan”; Static X

October 10, 2008

L.A. previews Oct. 10-16: Matt Slocum, SunnO))), Bakerton Group, Virgil Donati, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eluveitie, Sourvein, Friesen-Kropinski, Amorphis/Samael, Unearth/Acacia Strain.

October 7, 2008

Live review: Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Belphegor, The Absence at Avalon.

October 3, 2008

L.A. previews Oct. 3-9: Goatette, Cosmosquad, Gutpuppet, Kenny Burrell, Fifi Larue, Eagle Rock Music Fest, ICU, Stinson/Tee-Tot, Helloween, Opeth/High on Fire, Nachtmystium, Leviathan Brothers, Hooked on Lemon Drops.

September 26, 2008

L.A. previews Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Hare’s Breath Ensemble, Steve Lockwood, Silverlake Conservatory benefit, Joe Baiza's Congress, Maetar, Harold Land Jr., Michael Landau, The Honorable DHC, Dimmu Borgir vid preview, RickyRicky, Belphegor, Kenny Burrell.

Live review: Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quintet, Lian Ensemble at REDCAT, September 30.

Rock record reviews: BigElf, The Showdown, The Rotted, Meshuggah.

September 19, 2008

L.A. previews Sept. 19-25: Wadada’s Creative Music Fest, Kuhn-Swallow-Foster, Children of Bodom, Eddie Harris tribute, Rudder, Exquisite Corpse, Soundwalk, Thelonious Dub, Etran Finatawa, Nick Mancini.

September 16, 2008

Live review: Emily Hay-Brad Dutz-Motoko Honda Trio at Café Metropol, September 13.

Report: Bruce Kalberg freed after Peter Haskell killing.

September 12, 2008

L.A. previews Sept. 12-18: Greg Osby, Honda-Hay-Dutz, The Wee Trio, Thelonious Dub, Kuhn-Swallow-Foster, ResBox, Carcass/Suffocation.

Bruce Kalberg arrested in killing.

Record review: My Ruin, “Throat Full of Heart” (Rovena CD/DVD)

Roundup: Lamb of God, Alex Ehrsam, SMV, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Totem, Avishai Cohen, Carla Bley, Seven That Spells.

September 5, 2008

L.A. previews September 5-11: The Bad Plus, Thelonious Dub, Nels Cline/Jeremy Drake, Simon Stokes, The Honorable DHC, Witchcraft/Warlocks, Leviathan Brothers, Todd Sickafoose, Greg Osby, Wee Trio, Mentones.

September 4, 2008

Live diary: Angel City Jazz Fest at Barnsdall Art Park, September 1.

August 29, 2008

L.A. previews August 29-September 4: Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, Thelonious Dub, The Deadbeats, Brad Dutz, ANGEL CITY JAZZ FEST, The Bad Plus, Otep, Dottie & Michael.

Record reviews: Krisiun, Blackmore’s Night

Live review: Thelonious Dub at Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill, August 25.

August 21, 2008

L.A. previews August 22-28: Kenny Burrell, Café Tacuba, Red Holloway, Faster Pussycat, Thelonious Dub, Rob Halford, King’s X, Leviathan Brothers, Arsis, Mitch Marcus.

Best of MetalJazz: the not-metal, the not-jazz, and fun with religion.

August 14, 2008

L.A. previews August 15-21: My Ruin, Skeletonwitch, Yosvany Terry, Carl Stone, Sothis, Jozef van Wissem, Saccharine Trust, Kim Fowley, Thelonious Dub, Dave Carpenter tribute, Norma Jean, Leticia Castaneda, Kenny Burrell, John Doe.

Best of MetalJazz: the “jazz”

August 7, 2008

L.A. previews August 8-14: Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, I See Hawks in L.A., Watch Me Burn, World Stage Jazz Fest, Dwight Trible, Yosvany Terry, Evangelista.

Best of MetalJazz: the metal.

August 1, 2008

L.A. previews August 1-7: Sourvein, Motley Crue, Scorpions, Dottie Grossman, Larry Karush, Seconda Prattica/Quarteto Nuevo, Cavalera Conspiracy.

Record reviews: Motley Crue, Edgar Winter, Mike Keneally, Derrick Gardner.

Johnny Griffin, 1928-1988

July 25, 2008

L.A. previews July 25-31: Larry Coryell, Nick Mancini, Jennifer Terran, Deathcult, Scars on Broadway, Anat Cohen, Tappa Zukie, Justin Morell, Ankla.

July 22, 2008

Record review: Black Sabbath, “The Rules of Hell” (Rhino box)

July 21, 2008

Guest record reviews: Neuraxis, Equilibrium.

July 18, 2008

L.A. postviews and previews July 18-24: Gerald Wiggins, Richard Cromelin, Ben Wendel, Black Elk, Steuart Liebig, Dean Chamberlain, Judith Owen, Maetar, Ron Athey.

Report: Knitting Factory permit hearing at City Hall, July 17.

Record reviews: Mike Garson, Go: Organic Orchestra, Todd Sickafoose.

July 10, 2008

L.A. previews July 11-17: I See Hawks in L.A., Vader, Skip Heller, Mastodon, Jack Bruce, Elliott Caine, Jason Robinson, Knitting Factory permit-revocation hearing.

DVD review: “Heavy Metal in Baghdad”

July 3, 2008

L.A. previews July 3-10: Brad Dutz, Joseph Berardi, Dave Mustaine, Don Byron.

Record review: Judas Priest, “Nostradamus” (Epic)

Live review: Jeff Gauthier Goatette at the Palmer Room, June 26.

June 26, 2008

L.A. previews June 26-July 3: Jeff Gauthier Goatette, Kim Richmond, Chuck Manning, Fifi Larue, Michael Landau, Modey Lemon, Todd Rundgren.

June 20, 2008

Resolution: Rod Poole’s killers convicted.

L.A. previews June 20-26: Seun Kuti, psychedelic lecture, Motoko Honda, Steve Roden, Call & Response, Obliteration Quartet, David Phillipson, Sid Griffin, Cattle Decapitation, Frank Catalano, Bill Frisell, Marco Benevento, Taylor Eigsti, Jeff Gauthier.

Live review: Return to Forever at Gibson Amphitheater, June 13.

Interview with Cryptogramophone Records founder Jeff Gauthier, plus a record review of his band, the Jeff Gauthier Goatette, on the occasion of Cryptogramophone’s 10th anniversary and a performance by the Goatette.

June 13, 2008

L.A. previews June 13-19: Return to Forever, Bobb Bruno, Cosmosquad, Ben Wendel, Elliott Caine, Call & Response, Herbie Hancock, Ritual Trio, Jason Robinson.

CD/DVD review: Fight, “Into the Pit” box (Metal God)

Live review: Ohm at the Baked Potato, May 30.

June 6, 2008

L.A. previews June 6-12: Dethklok/Soilent Green, Drake/Catron/Listing, Nick Rosen, Joe Baiza, I See Hawks in L.A., Buddy Collette Big Band, Elliott Caine, Phil Ranelin.

Local roots reviews: I See Hawks in L.A., Julie Christensen, Kingsizemaybe.

Live review: Leni Stern at Amoeba Music and Café Metropol, May 31.

May 30, 2008

L.A. previews May 30-June 5: Leni Stern, OHM, Bobby Bradford, Steve Nelson, Roy Haynes, Arch Enemy, Iron Maiden, Harry Partch music, Tom McNalley, The Sixth Chamber, Miles From India Ensemble, Arohi Ensemble, John 5.

Deep meditation: Arch Enemy.

Bible quotation of the week: John 5: 5-6.

May 23, 2008

L.A. previews May 23-24: Wayne Krantz, Joey DeFrancesco, Charles Lloyd honored, Stanley Jordan, Don Preston, Honda-Berardi, Nick Mancini, Call & Response, Death Angel, Marcin Wasilewski, Steve Nelson, Roy Haynes.

Live review: Hans Fjellestad-G.E. Stinson, Steuart Liebig-Andrew Pask, Not in the House at Steve Allen Theater, May 15.

Record reviews: Aletheian, Charlie Parker, Sahib Shihab.

May 16, 2008

L.A. previews May 16-22: Larry Karush, Sound series benefit, “Noisy People,” Mexica, “Leimert Park,” Krantz/Cline/Kneebody, Gigantour, Joey DeFrancesco.

Fusionistic CD reviews: Dave Douglas, Bobby Previte, ELB, Miles From India, Nine Inch Nails.

Speculation: Britney, Paris or Lindsey -- who would play best saxophone?

May 9, 2008

L.A. previews May 9-15: TribalJazz, Curtis Fuller, Steve Lockwood, Michael Landau, Otep, Seconda Prattica, Richard Meltzer, Maetar, ResBox, Spy Car.

L.A. improv record reviews: Bennie Maupin, Steuart Liebig, Adam Rudolph.

Link: Tony Harnell demos.

May 2, 2008

L.A. previews May 2-8: UFO, Lee Konitz, Opeth, Dale Fielder, Oles-Koonse, Dean Chamberlain, Small Drone, Dead Air, Erskine-Pasqua-Carpenter, TribalJazz, Curtis Fuller, Paganfest.

Record review: Belphegor’s gender war.

DVD documentary reviews: Blue Note, Jazz in Europe, The Doors, Marc Ribot, Yohimbe Brothers.

Links: Word artist Dave Shulman.

April 25, 2008

L.A. previews April 25-May 1: Rachelle Ferrell, Winard Harper, Nick Mancini, Wreck Your Neck Fest, John Heard, Grossman-Vlatkovich, Lee Konitz, Etran Finatawa, Dean Chamberlain.

Record reviews: Whitesnake, Children of Bodom, Testament, Arsis.

Live review: Mark Dresser & Jen Shyu at Café Metropol, April 20.

April 18, 2008

L.A. previews April 18-24: Bennie Maupin, Halfmonk, Murderfest, High on Fire, Fetus Eaters, The Sword, Ratt, Bent Fest, Vlatkovich-Roper, Josh Nelson, Symphony X, Mark Dresser, Rachelle Ferrell.

Live review: Bill Casale Trio, Open Gate Theater Band at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, April 6.

April 10, 2008

L.A. previews April 11-17: X, Jimmy Scott, Freddie Hubbard, Steven Isoardi, Elliott Caine, Testament, Todd Milstein, Dorothea Grossman, Adam Diller, Tom McNalley, Jay Sedrish, Dimmu Borgir/Behemoth, Bombastic Meatbats, Bent Fest.

Impressions: “Shine a Light,” Martin Scorsese’s concert film of the Rolling Stones.

April 4, 2008

L.A. previews April 4-10: Cosmosquad, Ministry/Meshuggah, Dapp Theory, L.A. Jazz Collective, Casale/Salmon, Doro, Jimmy Scott, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Diller-Baiza, Freddie Hubbard, New Monsoon.

Vintage rock lyric of the month: "You're So Rude"

March 28, 2008

L.A. previews March 28-April 3: Jim McAuley, Phil Ranelin, Ancestors, Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders, Michael McDaniel Joint, Charles Lloyd, Eleni Mandell, I See Hawks in L.A., Jucifer.

Record reviews: Charles Lloyd, Drew Gress.

March 21, 2008

L.A. previews March 21-27: S.F. Jazz Collective, Automatic, Evangelista, Brad Dutz, Motoko Honda, Kingsizemaybe, Dwight Trible, Industrial Jazz Group, Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders, Daniel Lanois.

Kraig Grady leaves L.A.

Record reviews: Diffusion, Lindsey Boullt, Marco Benevento, Omar Rodríguez-López.

March 14, 2008

L.A. previews March 14-20: Karl-Garson, Drake-Rothbaum, Nick Mancini, Sarajo Frieden, Halfmonk, Divine Heresy, Shining of Norway-Exhausted Prayer, Thomas Doherty, Early Man, Carl Stone, Nile, Evangelista, Withered.

Live review: Gauthier-Cline, Liebig-West, Berardi-Fosse at Dangerous Curve, March 9.

March 7, 2008

L.A. previews March 7-13: Sweeter Than the Day, WASP, Michael Landau, Gauthier-Cline, Gerald Wilson tribute, Danava, Arthur Blythe.

Record review: Bill Dixon With Exploding Star Orchestra (Thrill Jockey)

February 29, 2008

L.A. previews Feb. 29-Mar. 6: Buddy Miles, Donita Sparks, Joshua Redman, Napalm Death, Songs of the Sea, Rez Abbasi, Bombastic Meatbeats, Partikel, Anna Homler, Nathan Hubbard, Possessed, Rickie Lee Jones, Dean Chamberlain, Peter Erskine, Keith Jarrett.

Historical blurt plus record reviews: Children of electric Miles -- Steven Bernstein, Cuong Vu, Alan Pasqua, Mahavishnu Project.

February 22, 2008

L.A. previews February 22-28: Marilyn Manson, Matt Otto, Nicholas Payton, Rotting Christ/Immolation/Belphegor, A Life Once Lost, Vinny Golia, Undergroundsound, Ronin, Divine Heresy, Rez Abbasi, The Vic farewell.

Live review: Iron Maiden at the Forum, February 19.

February 14, 2008

L.A. previews February 15-21: My Ruin, Dale Fielder, Beep! Trio, Grossman-Vlatkovich, Mintz/Barnett, Iron Maiden, Mike Garson.

Record reviews: Orchestra Ethiopia, The Long Ryders, Michael Blake.

February 8, 2008

L.A. previews February 8-14: Grassi-Clucas-Piper, Levin-Lockwood, Sourvein/Zoroaster, Vinny Golia, Cephalic Carnage, Willie Nelson, Dub Trio.

Record review: Dub Trio, “Another Sound Is Dying” (Ipecac)

Live review: Ancestors, Grayceon at Relax Bar, February 2.

February 1, 2008

L.A. previews February 1-7: Phil Ranelin, Robin Trower, Lesbian, Nick Mancini, Gelb-Rigler-Ma-Golia-Cline, Scarnella, Rickie Lee Jones, Echoes of Eternity, Dead Meadow, Erskine-Pasqua-Carpenter.

Further comments on Dan Morris.

DVD/CD review: David Borgo.

January 24, 2008

L.A. previews January 25-31: Kim Richmond, Watch Me Burn, Azar Lawrence, Mintz/Grossman, Larry Karush, Daedelus/An Endless Contortionist, The Black Dahlia Murder.

Dan Morris update.

Artist self-review: Dottie Grossman & Michael Vlatkovich at Dangerous Curve, January 13.

Scene: The Winter NAMM Show.

January 17, 2008

L.A. previews January 18-24: Mark Feldman/Dwight Trible, Elaine Brown, Monterey Jazz Anniversary Tour, Allan Holdsworth, Matt Slocum, Art Ensemble, Arthur Blythe, Concrete Daisies, L.A. Guns, CAB, Kingsizemaybe, Intronaut, Exodus, Listen Again, Rudder.

Dan Morris, RIP.

Live review: Chuck Manning Quartet at Café Metropol, January 11.

January 11, 2008

L.A. previews January 11-17: Bill Frisell-Joey Baron, Kenny Burrell, Chuck Manning, Poncho Sanchez, Dean Chamberlain, Dottie Grossman, Ankla, Azar Lawrence.

Live review: Banyan at the Mint, January 3.

Live review: Drum-Off at the Fonda, January 5.

January 3, 2008

L.A. previews January 4-10: Holy Rage, Nick Rosen, Frank Morgan memorial, Nick Mancini, Vinny Golia-Alex Cline, Bill Frisell-Joey Baron, Kenny Burrell, Azar Lawrence.

Greg Burk's fave releases of 2007.

December 28, 2007

L.A. previews December 28-January 3: Electric Prunes/Strawberry Alarm Clock, Elliott Caine, Barbara Morrison, Ernie Andrews, Jeff Kollman, the Melvins.

December 21, 2007

L.A. previews December 21-27: Azar Lawrence, Ben Wendel, Ches Smith, Heat/Assjack/Pussy.

Record review: Tim Berne’s Bloodcount, “Seconds” (Screwgun).

December 17, 2007

Africa report: The ashes of Joe Zawinul.

Lace-trimmed memories of Dan Fogelberg.

December 14, 2007

L.A. previews December 14-20: The Knitters, Mike Stern, Lamb of God/DevilDriver, Anthony Shadduck Quartet, I See Hawks in L.A., Reptet, Chick Corea, Bloodsimple, Amon Amarth/Himsa.

Record reviews: Amir ElSaffar, Devin Sarno, Theodore Ziras.

December 7, 2007

L.A. previews December 7-13: Thollem McDonas, Moutin Reunion Quartet, Behold . . . The Arctopus, Dottie Grossman, Jeff Gauthier, Vinny Golia, Ebonic Blues Orchestra, Mike Stern.

Concert review: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie at Staples Center, November 30.

December 1, 2007

Review: Leni Stern Quintet at Café Metropol, December 1.

November 30, 2007

L.A. previews November 30-December 6: Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Scott, Divine Heresy, Josh Nelson, Raspberries, Leni Stern, Eugene Chadbourne, Nels Cline, Vader, Xu Xu Fang, Moutin Reunion Quartet, Kingsizemaybe.

Obit: Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot, 2007.

November 23, 2007

L.A. previews November 23-29: Michael Landau, Azar Lawrence, Enslaved/The Agonist, Harry Smith films.

Record review: Sebastian Bach, "Angel Down"

November 16, 2007

L.A. previews November 16-22: Cosmosquad, Artillery Magazine party, Analog Live, Society of Biblical Literature convention, Nick Mancini, Smegma, David Troy Francis, Van Halen, Fight film.

Record review: Blotted Science, “The Machinations of Dementia” (Eclectic Electric)

November 9, 2007

L.A. previews November 9-15: Vinny Golia, Daniel Rosenboom, Azar Lawrence, Nathan Hubbard, Plugz/Masque, Susan Allen, Nightwish, Hell Yeah/Otep.

DVD review: Vader, “And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw” (MVD)

November 2, 2007

L.A. previews November 2-8: Roberta Piket, Dave Liebman, Judith Owen, Billy Mintz, Hay/Homler/Grossman, Non Credo, Huun-Huur-Tu, Tord Gustavsen, many DJs, Gov’t Mule, Witchcraft, Justo Almario.

DVD review: Dexter Gordon, “Live in ’63 & ‘64” (Jazz Icons)

Live review: Exhausted Prayer at Relax Bar, October 26.

October 25, 2007

L.A. previews October 26-November 1: Intronaut, Azar Lawrence, Chuck Manning, Brad Dutz, Behemoth, Eric Person, Honig-Pilc Project, Dave Liebman, DJ Krush, Danzig, Dethklok.

Concert review: Oguri/Wadada Leo Smith/Motoko Honda at Barnsdall Gallery Theater, October 20.

Record reviews: Exhausted Prayer, Trio M, Tom Heasley.

Guest record review: Alchemist, “Tripsis” (Relapse)

October 19, 2007

L.A. previews October 19-25: James Spaulding, Kim Richmond, Pandit Rajeev Tranath, Oguri-Wadada, Andrea Parkins, Josh Nelson, Dub Trio.

Record review: Josh Nelson, “Let It Go” (Native Language)

Book review: “Roadwork” by Tom Wright (Hal Leonard).

October 12, 2007

L.A. previews October 12-18: Phil Ranelin, Kim Richmond, Anna Homler, “Hollywood’s Censor,” Nick Mancini, Arch Enemy/Machine Head, Bonnie Barnett, Mills College music, Prong, Cradle of Filth, Therion, James Spaulding.

DVD review: John Coltrane, “Live in ’60, ’61 & ’65” (Jazz Icons)

Instro record reviews: Groundtruther, Matthew Shipp, Bruce Eisenbeil.

Guest review: Aeon, “Rise to Dominate” (Metal Blade)

October 5, 2007

L.A. previews October 5-11: Black Label Society, Phil Ranelin, Jazz at Drew, Alice Cooper/Heaven & Hell, Gutpuppet, Larry Goldings.

September 28, 2007

L.A. previews September 28-October 4: Oliver Lake, Terence Blanchard, Melford-Ehrlich, Mike Keneally, Dean Chamberlain, Day of the Drum, Simon Rodia Jazz Fest, Cavalcade of Trapeze, Full Blown Chaos, Norma Jean, Black Label Society.

Live review: Von Seggern/Tavaglione/Maunu, Henry Strange, Reed Rothchild, Zeitpunkt, Optical Light Pipe at the Goethe-Institut, September 22.

September 21, 2007

Disney/metal commentary and live review: Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Red Chord, Goatwhore, The Absence at House of Blues Sunset Strip, September 14.

Reportage: Heavy metal evicted from Disney property.

L.A. outsider previews September 21-27: High on Fire, Cosmosquad, Coltrane Bday, Azar Lawrence, Roy Hargrove, Henry Strange, Tom Heasley, Medeski-Scofield, Dwight Trible, Hay/Kirchman/Liebig, Ornette Coleman, Oliver Lake.

Record review: Cosmosquad, “Acid Test” (Marmaduke).

Live review: Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori at REDCAT, September 15.

September 14, 2007

L.A. previews September 14-20: Arthur Blythe, Cannibal Corpse, Particle, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Red Holloway, Scorpions, Julie Christensen/Jennifer Nash, Mudhoney/Melvins, Fred Frith, Killick, William Roper, Roy Hargrove.

Record review: The Red Chord, “Prey for Eyes” (Metal Blade).

September 7, 2007

L.A. previews September 7-13: Michael Session, Allan Holdsworth, Christian Scott, Kurt Rosenwinkel, An Endless Contortionist, Satoko Fujii, Red Holloway.

DVD review: Heaven & Hell, “Radio City Music Hall Live!” (Rhino).

Live review: Nick Mancini Collective at Café Metropol, September 1.

August 31, 2007

L.A. outsider previews August 31-September 6: Stinson/Liebig, Ohm, Lisa Miller, Nick Mancini, Don Preston, Kamelot, Otmaro Ruiz, Eleni Mandell.

Record reviews: KMFDM, Praxis, Kush Arora, Dub Trio, Essential Dub.

MetalJazz spotlight: review of Planet X, “Quantum” (Inside Out) and interview with PX keyboardist Derek Sherinian.

Horse review: Spenditallbaby in the 8th at Del Mar, August 25.

August 28, 2007

Guest record review: Divine Heresy, "Bleed the Fifth" (Century Media)

August 24, 2007

L.A. previews August 24-30: Cross-Hart Jazz Experience, Brendan Mullen, Ernie Watts, Manson/Slayer, Watson/Catron, Andrew Pask, Watch Me Burn, Rod Poole memorial concert, George Sarah, An Endless Contortionist.

Record reviews: Bruce Hornsby, James Carney, David Witham, the other Avishai Cohen.

Interview: Marilyn Manson and Slayer.

August 17, 2007

L.A. previews August 18-23: Sunset Junction Street Fair, Charles Owens, Josh Nelson, An Endless Contortionist.

Max Roach, 1924-2007

Jazz-satellite reviews: Mike Keneally, Culture, Mahmoud Ahmed & Either/Orchestra.

August 10, 2007

L.A. previews August 10-16: Empty Cage Quartet, Poison/Ratt, World Stage Jazz Fest, Burning Spear, Deep Purple, An Endless Contortionist.

Death-metal reviews: Cephalic Carnage, Nile, Behemoth.

Live review: Fetus Eaters, Dolemite Project, Watch Me Burn, The Last Demise at the Knitting Factory, August 5.

Commentary by Vijay Prozak: death metal and jazz

August 2, 2007

L.A. previews August 3-9: Pharoah Sanders, Tee Pee Tour, Hans Fjellestad, Dorothea Grossman, Nick Mancini, Ranelin-Morrison, Fetus Eaters, Roden-Drake, Dean Chamberlain, Benny Carter Tribute, An Endless Contortionist, The Sixth Chamber, George Sarah.

Ponderations on Danzig.

Concert review: Noisy Night at Steve Allen Theater, June 21.

Album review: Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy, Cornell 1964.

July 27, 2007

L.A. previews July 27-August 4: Dwight Trible, Ohm, Azar Lawrence, Sound Escape Project, Noisy Night, Meninas Quartet, Central Avenue Jazz Fest, Symphony X, Tom McNalley, Glen Wood benefit, Hans Fjellestad.

Ozzfest diary at Devore: blood, sand, 15 bands and a death, July 21.

Burk features in Spin and LA Times.

July 20, 2007

L.A. previews June 20-26: Ravi Coltrane, Marc Cary, Andy Milne, Michael Landau, Puttanesca, Ozzfest, Harry Scorzo, Jennifer Terran, Leonard Cohen film, Helen Money, Nile/Chthonic, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, John Densmore’s TribalJazz.

July 13, 2007

L.A. previews July 13-19: Kenny Burrell, Leviathan Brothers, Federico Ughi, Mike Garson, Immortal, Isaac Hayes, Maetar, Zohar.

Consciousness review: Lou Reed, David Hykes, Master Musicians of Jajouka.

Announcement: Rod Poole recordings available.

July 6, 2007

L.A. outsider previews July 6-12: Bobby Bradford Mo’tet/Barnett-Wood, Life Force Trio/Double Duo, Vashti, Thollem Mcdonas, Michael Session, California EAR Unit.

Live review: Jackie Stewart, Leticia Castaneda at Schindler House, 6/30/07.

Live review: McNalley-Pask-Valsamis-Tiner, Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! at Dangerous Curve, 6/29/07.

June 29, 2007

L.A. outsider previews June 29-July 3: Tom McNalley trio, Piper-Honda, Jackie Stewart/Leticia Castaneda, Clucas-Wood/Thollem Mcdonas, SunnO))).

DVD review: Deep Purple Live at Montreux 2006.

CD review: Queens of the Stone Age, "Era Vulgaris"

June 22, 2007

Outsider previews June 24-28: Richard Pinhas and army, Sadistic Intent, Azar Lawrence, Frank Morgan, Xu Xu Fang.

CD review: Neurosis, "Given to the Rising" (Neurot).

Live review: Doro at the Whisky, 6/20/07

June 15, 2007

L.A. previews June 15-21: Peter Case, Puttanesca, Joshua Redman, Steve Nelson, Kingsizemaybe/Dean Chamberlain, Steuart Liebig, Necrophagist/Cephalic Carnage, Don Preston, Doro, Chuck Johnson, Michael Schenker/George Lynch.

Metal theater review: “Big Death, Little Death” by Road Theater Company, June 9.

CD Review: John Doe, "A Year in the Wilderness"

Review: Unsane at Spaceland, June 7.

June 8, 2007

L.A. previews June 9-14: Nick Mancini, Static-X/Otep, Dr. Donald Redford, Joshua Redman, Steve Nelson, Paul Rodgers/Heaven and Earth, Sarno/Catron.

Review: Marilyn Manson, "Eat Me, Drink Me"

A moment: Rod Poole memorial.

June 1, 2007

L.A. outsider previews, June 1-7: Stinson-Liebig-Amokian, Glenn Hughes, Lacuna Coil/Kylesa, Jazz Funk Fest, Goodheart-Powell, Gross-McNalley, Unsane.

Review: Kraig Grady’s Shadow Theater of Anaphoria at Folly Bowl, May 27.

CD shorts: Megadeth, David Torn, The Leaders, Michael Wolff, Ijahlar, Christafari.

May 23, 2007

L.A. previews, May 23-27: Stryker-Slagle, Roy Haynes, Alcatrazz, Kraig Grady.

Review: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Rain.

May 19, 2007

L.A. previews May 19: Johanna Went, Obliteration Quartet, Armored Saint.

Tribute: Rod Poole RIP.

Interview: Dimmu Borgir.

May 11, 2007

L.A. outsider previews May 12-17: Anna Homler, Gutpuppet, Johanna Went, Non Credo, The Bad Plus, Gunther Schuller, Puttanesca, Dimebag 4 kids, Dimmu Borgir, Steuart Liebig.

DVD review: The Mentors, El Duce Vita (MVD).

Live review: Velvet Revolver at Avalon

May 4, 2007

L.A. previews May 4-10: Pete Christlieb, Matt Wilson, Johanna Went, Frog Eyes, Avishai Cohen, SASSAS benefit, Tom Heasley, Vinny Golia, Cosmologic, Choir Boys, Z’ev, Rich West, David Johnson, Richard Meltzer.

Book review: Dead, Jail, or Rock’n’Roll, a novel by Jeff Muendel.

April 27, 2007

L.A. outsider previews April 27-May 3: Roman Stolyar, Elliott Caine, Jim McAuley, Kraig Grady, Raimi/Dingman, RE/Search party, Bonnie Barnett, Mastodon, Azar Lawrence, Matt Wilson.

Live review: Heaven and Hell, Megadeth, Machine Head at the Forum, 4/25/07, in LA Times.

April 20, 2007

L.A. previews April 20-26: John Abercrombie, Jeff Kollman, Skip Heller, Tribute to Joe Henderson, Fjellestad/Catron/Drake, Heaven and Hell, Harris Eisenstadt.

Live review: Ann Magnuson at Steve Allen Theater, 4/14/07.

Obit: Brick Wahl remembers Herman Riley.

Commentary: Burk on Ornette's Pulitzer win, LA Times.

April 13, 2007

L.A. previews, April 13-19: Ann Magnuson, Elliott Caine, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Hiromi, Johanna Went, The Haunted, Burr/McNalley/Schoenbeck, Ogogo, Puttanesca, Dino Saluzzi.

Live review: Brian Haas/Zac Baird/Stephen Mitchell trio at On the Rox, 4/7/07.

CD shorts: Dmitri Kolesnik, Dew-Scented, Chris Byars, Kartet, Monarch.

Live review in LA Times: Isis, Jesu, Zozobra.

Burk in Revolver Magazine

April 6, 2007

L.A. previews April 6-12: Alan Ferber, Brian Haas, Dwight Trible, Isis, Sixth Chamber, Dean Chamberlain, Billy Childs, Trio Formaggio/Nick Rosen Trio/Dave Culwell Trio, Fu Manchu, Xu Xu Fang.

DVD review: Performance (1970).

April 1, 2007

Live review: G.E. Stinson/Steuart Liebig and Devin Sarno/Celer at Dangerous Curve.

March 30, 2007

L.A. previews March 30-April 6: Z’ev, Reptet, Testament, Richie Hass Benefit, Metalfest, Livingstone/Bergamo, Quetal, Atman Ensemble, Alan Ferber Nonet.

Observation: Alan Rich honored at City Hall, 3/23/07.

Live review: Kylesa, Watch Me Burn at the Knitting Factory, 3/24/07.

LA Times review: The Locust, Daughters, Cattle Decapitation.

CD review: Panzerballett (Bad Land).

March 23, 2007

L.A. previews March 23-29: G.E. Stinson/Devin Sarno; Puttanesca; Nick Mancini; Red Sparowes/Zombi; I See Hawks in L.A.; Kim Richmond; Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau; Murderfest; Cryptonights in NYC; The Locust/Cattle Decapitation; Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

March 22, 2007

Review: Ralph Alessi at REDCAT, 3/17/07, in LA Times.

March 15, 2007

L.A. previews March 16-22: Hossein Alizadeh, Lian Ensemble, Joe Satriani, Ralph Alessi, Lesbian, Ann Magnuson.

March 13, 2007

DVD reviews: Megadeth, TNT, Einstürzende Neubauten, Heath Brothers, Bill Evans.

Special preview: Twilight Circus Dub Sound System at the Echo this Wednesday.

March 9, 2007

Previews: L.A. outsider events March 9-12 -- Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, The Gyuto Monks Tibetan Tantric Choir, Tom McNalley, Such Simple Ears, Priestbird

March 2, 2007

Previews: Outsider events in L.A., March 2-7 -- Oguri, Wayne Horvitz, Alex Cline et al., Kittie, Danava

Obit: Al Viola, 1919-2007

February 22, 2007

L.A. previews Feb. 23-March 1: Dir En Grey, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Lamb of God, Dwight Trible, Rickie Lee Jones.

CD review: Ann Magnuson, Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories

February 20, 2007

CD review: Hans Fjellestad, Snails R Sexy (Accretions).

February 16, 2007

L.A. Preview, Feb. 16-18: Syd Straw, Puttanesca, Elliott Caine, Krisiun/Belphegor/Unleashed.

Review: Butch Morris, Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra at REDCAT, 2/3/07.

Review: Ektomorf, Outkast (Nuclear Blast).

February 10, 2007

This week in L.A.: Kenny Barron, Julie Christensen, Tom McNalley, Leimert film doc, Metal Church, plus Dr. Marvin Meyer on the Gospel of Judas.

February 9, 2007

Leni Stern at Café Metropol

January 31, 2007

Observation: The devil and Elaine Pagels at Getty Center, 1/17/07.

L.A. preview: Muhal, Butch, Wadada, Adam, Kylesa, Wino, Pharoah, Karl-Garson-Miranda, Grady, Alex, Roden -- ALL THIS DAMN WEEKEND.

Review: Steve Roden music with Rothko painting exhibit at MOCA, Pacific Design Center, 1/21/07.

Review: The Esoteric, Subverter (Prosthetic).

Review: Skip Heller Trio at Hallenbeck’s General Store, 1/13/07

Review: Rez Abbasi, Bazaar (Zoho).

Review: Shirantha Beddage, Roots and Branches (Jazz Excursion).

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