My Night with BeauSoleil at the Rhythm Room
I’ll put it this way: when I grow up, I want to be like Michael Doucet. And I want to be like the overwhelming number of older folks I spent time with last night. For the first time in thirteen…
Two Times One Night: Los Lobos at the Compound Grill
Los Lobos delivered as expected last night at the Compound Grill in Scottsdale. The wife was a great sport, and powered through two full shows with me – an 8pm dinner show and a 11pm late show. Friends Jen and…
Los Lobos – Live & Late Night this Saturday in Scottsdale
This is already the perfect time of year here in the Phoenix area – sunny, 75 degrees, and Spring Training about to kick into high gear – but when I got the news earlier this week that Los @#@! Lobos…
My Night With The Pogues (@ the Marquee Theater)
Check another one off of my bucket list – I have now seen the Pogues. Last night’s show at the Marquee Theater in Tempe was their first stop in Arizona. Ever. And it was my first chance to catch a…
Shining Still…To Give Us The Will
In the summer of 1980, my father pulled into our driveway. My mom and he had been divorced for just over a year. I had spent the last year missing him terribly. He was living over a half hour away…
Sweating under the Gaslight: The Gaslight Anthem @ the Clubhouse in Tempe
If you or any of your friends question the quality of new music today, grab them (or yourself) by the ear and take ’em to see The Gaslight Anthem when they come to your town. Tuesday was our first 100…
Review: Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden
Photo: John Waters “Who starts a tour at Madison Square Garden?” Apparently when you are Dave Matthews Band, the answer is, well, you. Returning to the last venue the band played at the close of their 2008 tour, the band…
Up the Hill: Bruce Cockburn @ the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff
There are two Bruces in the music world I am very fond of. One is Springsteen, the other is Cockburn. This weekend, the perfect storm of shows came to pass: the Weekend of Bruce. Friday night was the Boss. And…
Review: Jason Mraz at Radio City Music Hall
Despite listening to him since his days at Java Joes, Friday night was my first experience seeing Jason Mraz live. I was not alone in my first experience as it was Mr. A-Z’s first show at the legendary Radio City…
Review: Huey Lewis & The News Live at Seaside Summer Concert Series
The Heart of Rock & Roll is still beating in Coney Island. “New York, New York, is everything they say and no place that I’d rather be”, with these words Huey Lewis & The News kicked off the final show…
