Originally posted on filter Local Los Angeles “rock” station KROQ held a show last week entitled “Locals Only,” which included, obviously, local acts. On the bill for the evening were The Jakes, Lemon Sun, and Great Northern. The all ages event drew quite an impressive crowd that spanned not only those that crawl the Sunset [...]
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Great Northern@Roxy
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged filter, great northern, roxy on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plants and Animals@Echo
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged echo, jambase, plants and animals on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase By: Greg Caruso Plants and Animals :: 03.12.09 :: Echo :: Los Angeles, CA Plants and Animals by Pete Nema Listening to Parc Avenue by Montreal based Plants and Animals, you would think the rich cornucopia of sounds being produced would require, at bare minimum, a sextet. You could only imagine [...]
The Morning Benders@Troubadour
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged filter, the morning benders, troubadour on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on filter The Morning Benders, who hail from Berkeley, Ca, closed out their first tour of 2009 at The Troubadour on Saturday night. Opening up for The Submarines, the band was in high spirits, and ready to give the sold-out crowd a lasting dose of their boyish pop bravado. Conjuring up wisps of [...]
Dave Rawlings Machine@Little Room
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged dave rawlings, gillian welch, jambase, the little room on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase By: Greg Caruso Dave Rawlings Machine :: 12.12.08 & 12.19.08 :: The Little Room :: Los Angeles, CA Rawlings & Welch by Paxtonx Largo has long played host to the most creative, innovative artists, not only residing in Los Angeles but to those visiting and/or passing through. There was no exception [...]
Slightly Stoopid@Palladium
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged hollywood palladium, jambase, slightly stoopid on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase Words by: Greg Caruso | Images by: Paul Huynh Slightly Stoopid :: 12.06.08 :: Hollywood Palladium :: Los Angeles, CA Slightly Stoopid :: 12.06 :: L.A. Though the event was sold out, the Hollywood Palladium show certainly didn’t feel that way upon walking in. Granted, the massive crowd exiting after Bad [...]
King Khan & The BBQ Show@Echo
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged echo, king khan & the bbq show, scenestar on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on the scenestar ARTICLE BY GREG CARUSO PHOTO BY KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW MYSPACE NOV. 10 | ECHO PARK—Sooner or later, the secret will be out that King Khan is a purveyor of one of the most diverse and high energy shows you will ever see. Whether it be with his merry [...]
HARD Halloween 2008@Shrine
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged halloween, hard, jambase on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase By: Greg Caruso Hard Haunted Mansion :: 10.31.08 :: Shrine Expo Center :: Los Angeles, CA Hard Haunted Mansion :: 10.31 :: Los Angeles Snaking down Jefferson Boulevard, just off the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, you could see from a distance that the Shrine Expo Center was THE place [...]
Detour Festival 2008
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged detour festival, jambase on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase Words by: Greg Caruso | Images by: Dominic Russo/5th Year LLC Detour Festival 2008 :: 10.04.08 :: Downtown Los Angeles, CA K. Gundred – Grand Ole Party :: Detour ’08 A rainy forecast was no deterrent to thousands of Angelenos as they descended upon the streets of downtown for the third [...]
The Raconteurs@Greek Theatre
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged greek theatre, scenestar, the raconteurs on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on the scenestar ARTICLE BY GREG CARUSO PHOTO BY AUTUMN DE WILDE SEPT. 23 | LOS ANGELES Screw you, White! That goes for you too, Benson! And you, Keeler … Lawrence … Watrous. Damn all of you for rocking so fucking hard. You just had to bring back rock ‘n’ roll, didn’t you? [...]
Street Scene 2008
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged jambase, street scene on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on jambase By: Greg Caruso & Jon Claffey Street Scene :: 09.19.08 & 09.20.08 :: East Village & Petco Park :: San Diego, CA Street Scene 2008 :: Street Scene® As usual in Southern California at this time of year, the weather could not be more perfect as we stood in line to [...]
