My second day at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I watched with some extra detail given to the set by the Milk Carton Kids. Click the title to read more …
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Give Me Time, Newport Folk Festival (Part 1)
My first time at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I was able to see, with some extra detail given to the set by Dawes in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their album North Hills. Click the title to read more …
Festival of Books (or Music)
The scene is not my usual gem box theatre, crowded club, or palatial performance space, but a campus teeming with tents filled with books, publishers, and writers’ organizations. While I’m a dedicated bibliophile and a dabbling writer, the significant part of my focus at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, April 13, 2019 was on music. My favorite thing about the Festival of Books is the readings, conversations, and interviews that are held inside the USC campus buildings, and the free events held on the outdoor stages. I arrived early enough in the morning that some exhibitors
You’re Still My Sugar – Maddie Ross
“You’re Still My Sugar” by Maddie Ross Is this song sweet? Let’s throw it in the mix and see what develops. Today, I’m reviewing a song called “You’re Still My Sugar” by LA-based rocker Maddie Ross, which can be found on her EP Touch Hands, Touch Bodies. I haven’t heard of Maddie Ross before, but in a few days she will be playing a set at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I’ll be at the festival all day Saturday and her set is one of the final events of the day. I wondered if it might be worth
Sweeter Each Season – Toad the Wet Sprocket
For my summer vacation I decided to follow two of my favorite bands around California. I’ve been loving Toad the Wet Sprocket since the early 1990s and their opening band Beta Play for the past three years, since I first saw them open for Toad at an unforgettable show in Fresno under their former band name Tommy and the High Pilots. This post covers four shows that I attended and will be a little more personal than my usual posts — part travelogue, part recap. The first show I saw on this road trip was at the Crest Theatre in