Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison have formed a new band titled Fistful of Mercy. The son of Beatle George Harison befriended Harper at a Santa Monica skate park
Luke Duplessis, the 30-year-old Phish fan who jumped off the highest level at the summer tour closer in Wantagh, NY last week better find a way to keep the soap
Friday Mix Tape is supposed to be in general a shorter piece that doesn’t require too much “thinking”, but we’re going to see if we can rhythmically stretch your mind
While private showcase gigs are usually the kind of thing that are reserved for industry folks, contest winners and a band friends and family, we wanted to point you in
Michigan quintet Greensky Bluegrass welcomed Grateful Dead drummers Billy Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart – currently touring as the Rhythm Devils – to perform with them at last weekend’s Hoxeyville Festival.
When I decided to take my vacation in Los Angeles this year, one of the first things I did was go on JamBase to see what bands were performing the week I was going to be out in the Southern California sunshine. The one show that stood out was The Neville Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Hollywood Bowl.
You may be asking yourself, why is the food guy’s first post from an LA food trip about a concert? Well here’s why – like everyone who reads this blog on a regular basis, one of the important things to consider when going to a show are pre and post show eats as well as options available during the show.
Pre-show eats wound up working out really well. One of the places I really wanted to check out while in LA was Pizzeria Mozza.
Here is the information on the about page on the Mozza website:
Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich meld their prodigious talents to bring Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza to the heart of Los Angeles. With the devout commitment to product, environment and hospitality, the two unique but equally engaging concepts provide dynamic templates for displaying the group’s profound passions.
Dinner reservations can be real hard to get but lucky for me my cousin works as a waiter there. He told me that since Mozza is open 12-12 every day straight through, the best times to go are between 3-5 pm. He happened not to be working the day we wanted to go so he joined me and my friend Wayne who is a Private Chef in Los Angeles (and a damn good one too!). So Wayne and I met my cousin at Mozza at 4 PM the day of the Neville’s show. Upon being seated we said to him “You work here and know the food and the staff, we trust you, order for all of us and tell us what we owe at the end.” What followed was a tour through the menu hitting various dishes, flavors and cooking styles.
You can see the entire Pizzeria Mozza menu here.
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While James Brown may have been the Hardest Working Man In Show Business, The Roots clearly deserve the moniker as the Hardest Working Band. The Philly hip-hop act, who serve
Check out Palladia on Saturday at 9PM for the premiere of Gorillaz – Live at The Camden Roundhouse. The program includes hits such as Feel Good, Inc. with De La
Natalie Merchant recently broke a seven-year silence with her rapturous, albeit lengthy, double album Leave Your Sleep. The offering was met by many fans with resistance, and at some level ambivalence. It had been almost ten years since a fully Natalie Merchant-penned album, so while she wasn’t digging up and reviving older folk songs (as was done on 2003’s The House Carpenter’s Daughter), Leave Your Sleep is comprised of 26 songs whose lyrics come from 19th and 20th Century poetry, all dealing with or written by children.
We’ve had the pleasure of catching a local Albuquerque jam band called The Noms twice this summer and decided this band is something to talk about! The ensemble collection of four guys and a gal never fail to impress as they lay down track after track of original material with well blended harmonies and impressive acoustic breakouts that belie their youth. Having already won local competitions and recently breaking into ITunes, it won't be long before the Noms move beyond the Sandia Scene. When they embark upon their 40 city tour next summer, remember you heard the name here first!
