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There was a point in the middle of Leonard Cohen’s performance at the Dodge Theater where he admitted,  “I’m very grateful to you all for keeping my songs alive after all these years. “  This was rightfully so, considering his last tour was back in '94.  Fifteen years is a long time to wait for this brilliant mind and voice to recreate his songs on the live stage.  

Yet with change comes the development of fresh ideas and music. Hot Buttered Rum has always been innovative in their pursuit of pushing their own musical evolution, and since the break up they have added Everyone Orchestra Drummer/ Conductor Matt Butler to sit in as another piece to their dynamic musical puzzle.

G. Love and his band stopped in San Francisco to throw down a very buttoned up concert at the legendary Warfield Theater.

One weekend in Portland  Oregon reinforced the notion that there is nothing better than a communal vortex of celebrations. All at once we were lucky enough to celebrate Valentines Day, the 150th birthday of Oregon, and the reemergence and rebirth of Portland’s Jazz fest. Any one of these events would have been enough reason to celebrate, but when all were combined in a single weekend, the parade of musical talent that graced our city tapped an energy that transcended any one stage.