Utterly astounding! They’re playing Monday night at Hotel Cafe. GO! With too many bands and too little time I’m relying on recommendations. And the problem is you can’t get into the hot rooms. Which are literally hotel rooms, which creak and cramp if you try to inject twenty people inside. But I did get to […]

They’re Arlo’s kids. I just had the most amazing experience. You see in the wee hours, the 17th, 18th and 19th floor are turned over to these showcases, hotel rooms with players. Last night I was flummoxed, but tonight I got tips. My newfound buddy from the High Sierra Music Festival told me to show […]

I was TRANSFIXED! I’m still tingling. This is exactly what music is all about. Direct expression from one human being to another, with no committee, no filter messing up the message. And that’s why we’re living in a new golden age. Distribution has been flattened. Everyone can play. But are you any good? I now […]

Enough with the self-congratulatory backslapping. Despite the stratospheric ratings, the Grammys were positively antiquated, with a ton of duets/medleys and staging that was state of the art ten years ago. Look at this: 2012 – Ed Sheeran ‘Lego House’ (live) The special effects blow everything at the Grammys away. This performance makes Nicki Minaj look […]