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Love is a show that combines remixed/reproduced songs of the Beatles with the famous acrobats of the Cirque de Soleil. I was skeptical when I first heard of "Love". But then again, I thought Beatles = awesome and Cirque de Soliel = awesome, so shouldn't Beatles + Cirque de Soliel = awesome. My equation proved to be correct after I... read more »
Hot Tuna is a rock band formed by Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen the Legendary song writers of Jefferson Airplane. These two have been making music together for 50 years and their stage chemistry definitely reflects that. There music is a mix of folk, rock, psychedelic rock and bluegrass. Hot Tuna is unique because they switch between electric and... read more »
I just saw the 4th annual Solo bass night concert held by the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, and damn do these guys know how to thump it. The show consisted of Michael Manring (headlining), Jean Baudin on Warr guitar, Jeff Schmidt, and Dave Grossman. Each bassist played about a 45 minute to an hour long set. I am no bass player; and the crowd... read more »
Air Traffic is an up and coming pop rock band from Bournemouth, England consisting of Chris Wall (vocals/piano), David Ryan Jordan (drums), Tom Pritchard (guitar), and Jim Maddock (bass). My preconception was that these guys were just another lackluster Indie band. I am happy to report that my initial assumptions were misplaced. After seeing the... read more »
Pierre Bensusan is a self-taught French-Algerian guitar virtuoso. He began his studies in classical piano under Madame Rosso in 1962; and won the Leopold Bellan Piano award 4 years later. The next year he began teaching himself the guitar. During this period, Pierre had a strong affinity for French and American Folk music. Taking inspiration from... read more »
Ok, Demetri Martin is no guitar virtuoso, and I don’t even know if he is a musician; one thing that is certain --he is damn funny. A graduate from Yale and a NYU Law school drop out Martin is not an Andrew dice-clay comedic retard. He has been pleasing large scale audiences with his non-transitional comedy accompanied by his guitar since he got... read more »
The band Railroad Earth (RRE) consisting of Todd Sheaffer (vocals, acoustic guitar), Tim Carbone (violin, vocals), John Skenhan (mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Andy Goessling (acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, flute, pennywhistle, saxophones, vocals), Carey Harmon (drums, percussion, vocals), and Johnny Grubb (bass) is a bluegrass folk rock... read more »
Hot Buttered Rum with Bryan Horne (double bass & vocals), Nat Keefe (guitar & vocals), Zachary Matthews (mandolin, fiddle, & vocals), Aaron Redner (fiddle, acoustic and electric mandolins & vocals), and Erik Yates (banjo, guitar, dobro, ukulele, flute, whistle, clarinet, saxophone, accordion, piano, harmonica, & vocals) is a bluegrass... read more »
Tony Khalife’s most recent concert at Temple Bar in LA revealed a new side of the Transcendence CD. If you caught Khalife’s last performance at Temple Bar, which was a CD release party, you probably got a different impression because the songs were played without much recreation from the album. Nevertheless, the release party provided the... read more »
String Cheese has taken their last bow in the Bay Area. There final concert was an all day event on July 22, 2007 beginning at 1:00pm. The two opening acts, Hot Buttered Rum and Railroad Earth both played one to two hour long shows, which was unheard of for openers. This, however, was not irregular considering that all the guys from Railroad... read more »