Recap of The Milk Carton Kids show, Sad Songs Comedy Hour, at Largo in Los Angeles, in March 2019. The Milk Carton Kids is the dynamic due of Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale who play mainly folk music. Special guests were John C. Reilly, Mike Birbiglia, Jen Hope Stein, and Nick Thune.
Tag: Monterey
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
I Still Want a Little More
On Thursday, October 1, 2015 I had the joy of attending my first full concert by The Milk Carton Kids. I had previously seen them at an interview session and three song performance at The Grammy Museum in May upon the release of their album Monterey. There was a brief meet and greet afterward, where I was able to get my album signed by Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale and share my appreciation for their music with them. After that little teaser of a show, I was extremely excited for a full performance at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (formerly United Artists