White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

I just want to give a shout out for a good new CD I have been listening to, Xia Dove’s Intimate.  The artist lives in the same building that I do, and I met her going up the elevator.  I heard her talking in the lobby about music recording, etc. and when we were on [...]

Thanks to Celia at 5th and Spring for reminding me about this song- it was one that my parents played and I got hooked on, but it makes so much more sense now.  I hope you’ll enjoy Petula Clark’s song like I do… this video is from 1964 and still rocks!
From a fan: “The meaning [...]

I fell in love with the Teddybears at Detour Festival and I finally bought their latest CD - “SOFT MACHINE” (it’s available in vinyl too- very Euro/old school) .  Not all of the songs on the CD are homeruns, but the songs I liked live sound great in a studio too. The band is just so fun live, [...]

Although the Detour Festival started rather slowly, it certainly finished on a high-note.  I was very lucky to have 4 tickets, so my date and I went in around 3pm, checked out the venue, and decided to go get some good sushi and saki at Takumi in Little Tokyo, then take White Dog for a [...]

The LA Weekly Detour Festival was an amazing event in my eyes, and run very smoothly, with no complaints at all from someone who lives 1 block away.
 Amazingly, at 8pm Friday night workers started to arrive to set up stages and booths, creating little turmoil on downtown streets.  I was not sure they could pull [...]