Archive for the 'Live Shows' Category


The Super Bowl

Rule number one… You don’t let the opening act upstage you. We know J.Lo can’t sing, but we always thought she was a fly dancer. But Shakira trumped her on both counts, if I was J.Lo’s manager, I’d be hiding. The Super Bowl wasn’t so super until Joe Namath and the Jets beat the Colts […]

Aerosmith At Musicares

Now we know rock is dead. Musicares is where you can do a year’s worth of business in one night. Everybody flies in for the event. But it’s not only a who’s who, it’s also a who’s not. How can you tell? The better dressed they are, the more they take black tie seriously, the […]

The Chainsmokers At The Forum

I’d go again. Isn’t that the main criterion? That’s how it used to be, the show was so good that you told all your friends and had to see every tour for not only the songs, but the production that you might not ever see again. And believe me, this show is about production. Actually, […]

Black Crowes At The Troubadour

That’s rock and roll. You know it when you see it, when you feel it, when you hear it. Now I know why Chris Robinson gets all the girls. In regular life, he’s just a skinny, geeky guy. But when the music starts… If you lived through the pre-internet era, you know what I’m talking […]