Live Review: Sara Bareilles w/ Raining Jane and Marc Broussard at the Wiltern

I had the opportunity to get my first taste of Sara Bareilles on a Tuesday night about a year and a half ago. I was going through a lot of shit at the time, and dragged kicking and screaming by a male friend to see this artist whose name I couldn’t even pronounce. After a […] […]

Live Review: LA Weekly’s Detour Festival, downtown Los Angeles

October 4, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Eight “Who is this playing?” I look to see who’s asking. It’s a police officer – the kind who could snap me in two if so inclined — his huge, dark body barely contained by his deep blue uniform. “Golgol Bordello,” I reply. “What?” Even though we’re standing at the very back of the […] […]

Live Review: The Dandy Warhols at The Wiltern Theater

October 3, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Seven If all you knew about The Dandy Warhols’ leader – Courtney Taylor-Taylor – came from the documentary DiG!, you might be under the impression that he’s an ego-motivated, publishing royalty-hogging narcissist. And you’re probably right. But whether or not he’s a danger to himself and his band, he’s also […] […]