Every time I see a rerun of “The Inner Light” on BBC America or SyFy, I’m reminded of what a beautiful piece of TV is it. This is the orchestral suite that was written based on the flute melody Picard played in the episode. Read more
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The Pillows – Live at Slim’s SF, 9/7/11 – Part 2
Here’s round 2 of video from Slim’s. Funny Bunny: Little Busters: Last Dinosaur: Hybrid Rainbow: Crazy Sunshine: Read more
The Pillows – Live at Slim’s SF, 9/7/11
After cruel circumstances and bad luck have denied me the chance for years (I was actually in Japan the last time they toured the States) I finally got to see The Pillows tonight at Slim’s in San Francisco. Pirozu is a truly amazing band – I can think of few […] Read more
Calling All Little Busters
If you’re in NorCal – or would like to be – The Pillows are playing a show at Slim’s on 9/7/11. I’ll be there – this will be my first time seeing Pirozu, and I’m pretty stoked. If you don’t know The Pillows, well you should, first of all – […] Read more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – Sunday
Sunday in San Francisco and the final day of Warren Hellman’s amazing gift to the city and the music world, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The first indelible image of the day was the cop climbing a hill with a box full of confiscated bongs. Today I bookended my visit (after an […] Read more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – Saturday
One of the many wonderful things about living in San Francisco is the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, held each autumn in Golden Gate Park. Last year 800,000 people attended what is surely the greatest free concert anywhere in the world. I didn’t get a chance to make it down Friday […] Read more