STURGILL SIMPSON - Greek Theatre

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September 14, 2024 By Claudio Vernight The ushers told me that the plan was: the band would hit the stage at 7:30 and play three hours. At exactly 7:30, the lights went down and the Simpson quintet took the stage to cheers and hoots. Having only seen ...

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IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME: "Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band"

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It's all Greek To Me: "Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band" Greek Theater September 8, 2024 By Claudio Vernight I've seen Ringo before and he made #3. I sat on a pew in a little church in NYC to see Sir Paul perform in a Tallis Scholars event of 2000 ...

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"Beach Boys with John Stamos" at The Greek Theater

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By Claudio Vernight In 1961 the Beach Boys started out with three Wilson brothers, a cousin (Mik Love) and a friend (Al Jardine.) And they pulled off great shows, became an international presence as well as becoming part of the national fabric with ...

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ST. VINCENT - Greek Theater

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August 16, 2024 Reviewed by Claudio Vernight I attended the St. Vincent concert with a totally open mind. I never saw her, never even knew that it was a "her" and thus had no bias at all. What I ended up witnessing was a rebirth of early Bowie, ...

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It's All Greek To Me: "The Mavericks (and Dwight Yoakam)" Greek Theater

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It's All Greek To Me: "The Mavericks (and Dwight Yoakam)" Greek Theater | July 25, 2024 by Claudio Vernight It doesn't happen often but when it does, it's got to make the headliner upset. I'm sure Billy J. Kramer felt it when the Beatles opened for ...

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BLACK CROWES - Greek Theater Opening Night

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"The Black Crowes" Greek Theater April 13, 2024 by Claudio Vernight With showtime temperatures bottoming out at 49 degrees, the crowd for the Black Crowes came bundled up. But come they did, heating up the Greek for another rousing sold out opener ...

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SKINNY PUPPY - Belasco Theater DTLA December 12 2023

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Industrial Music Pioneers Skinny Puppy Sell Out Four Shows in DTLA By Dana Benson Topdown999@gmail.com In early December 2023, the influential industrial rock band Skinny Puppy completed their farewell tour with four shows at the Belasco Theater in ...

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DEPECHE MODE - Crypto.com Center

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Depeche Mode sells out Crypto.com Center, as L.A. declares Depeche Mode Day By Dana Benson (Topdown999@gmail.com) The L.A. City Council, led by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, recently passed a resolution declaring December 13 th "Depeche Mode Day ...

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DARKER WAVES MUSIC FESTIVAL - Surf City/Huntington Beach

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Big Turnout for LiveNation's first Darker Waves Music Festival in Surf City By Dana Benson Topdown999@gmail.com The first Darker Waves Music Festival kicked off Saturday Nov. 19 th on the sands of Huntington Beach. Rain had been predicted, but ...

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TOM PETTY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH HEARTBREAKER'S BANDMATES

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Tom Petty's Birthday Celebration with Heartbreaker's Bandmates Friday, October 20, 2023 - DTLA Bellwether Theater Reviewed by Dana Benson (Topdown999@gmail.com) Renowned guitarist and founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell, ...

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SOMETHING LIKE...MUSICAL, PRESENTS BEETLEJUICE - Jaxx Theatre

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Review by Chris Cassone Starring Kelsey Harper & Her Finger Puppets - October 26, 2023 Finger puppets? Really? Yes, really. Very much so, really! Kelsey Harper brought her forty finger puppets, her clever sense of timing, her exceptional voice, ...

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IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - Interpol and the End of The Greek Season 10/30/2023

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Reviewed by Claudio Vernight October 30 certainly was no Devil's Night for LA's Greek Theater. The second of two shows by the indie band, Interpol, signaled the end of the season for the venerable venue which began back in the Spring. With a city ...

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The Rolling Stones Singles Release "Angry" & "Sweet Sounds of Heaven"

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Reviewed by Chris Cassone With their 26 th American LP, " Hackney Diamonds," set for release on October 20, the Stones reverted to their very successful playbook from the last six decades. Drop a single and build excitement with appearances and ...

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IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - Jethro Tull 9/27/23

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Reviewed by Claudio Vernight Billed as celebrating their Seventh Decade, the 60's stalwarts, Jethro Tull, visited the Greek last night. If you came to hear their FM hits, "Aqualung" and "Locomotive Breath," you had to wait until the very end of the ...

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IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - Van Morrison & Taj Mahal 9/19/2023

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Reviewed by Claudio Vernight Age is starting to show itself with us baby boomers, especially up on stage. Just this season, Neil Young (77) had to be helped on and off stage and wandered around forgetting things in between songs. All of the ...

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