KROQ April Foolishness 2013

When: April 6, 2013

Venue: Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles

Accompanied By: Steph

Genre: Comedy

Line Up: Jay Mohr, Bill Burr, Doug Benson, Rob Delaney, Ari Shaffir, and Brad Williams

An evening of funny thanks to The World Famous KROQ and hosted by my favorite morning show, Kevin & Bean.  Can't say that any one moment of this even stood out in my mind, but the night as a whole was entertaining. Brad Williams killed it and makes his "disability" work for him in every funny way possible. 

Shortly after we attended this show, the news came out that Gibson Amphitheater will shut down at the end of the year. While the location was a bit of a drive, this really was one of my favorite venues. Never a bad seat in the house and despite occasional sound issues, it was just a fun place to see a show.  I'm sad to see it go.

KLOS Rock Against MS Benefit

When: March 27, 2013

Venue: Whiskey A Go Go

Accompanied By: Solo, but met up w/ a group of lovely ladies

Genre: Rock
Hosted By: Bob Coburn & Gary Moore of KLOS

Line Up: Chevy Metal (Taylor Hawkins, Wiley Hodgden, Mick Murphy), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Rick Springfield, Marky Ramone, Jeff Pilson (Foreigner), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Billy Morrison and Erik Eldenius (Billy Idol),  Gilby Clarke,  Brian Tichy, Jeff Young (ex-Megadeth), Chas West (ex-Bonham), Richie Kotzen, Teddy ‘Zig Zag' Andreadis, Tim King (Soil), Brett Scallions (Fuel), Phil Buckman (Filter), Orianthi, Rodger Carter and Paul Trudeau (Rick Springfield), Kenny Aronoff, Dario Seixas, Robby Lochner, Jack Russell, John 5, Piggy D and Ginger Fish (Rob Zombie), Tommy Victor (Prong), Blasko (Ozzy), and Luis Maldonado.

Surprise Guest: Billy Idol

Chevy Metal Setlist: Rush 2112 Overture, My Sharona, Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers, Bitch, Fairies Wear Boots, I'm the One, Stay with Me

Setlist (variations of artists): Tie Your Mother Down, Rainbow in the Dark, Tooth & Nail, Heaven & Hell, Shapes of Things, Electric Feel, Revolution, Should I Stay or Should I Go, Pretty Vacant, Mother's Little Helper, Come Together, Fooled Again, Vasoline, Man That Never Was, Somebody to Love, Jessie's Girl, Immigrant Song, Livin' Lovin' Maid, Save All Your Love, Rock Me, KKK, Rockaway Beach, Sedated, Sheena, Blitzkrieg Bop, White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Black Country, One Last Soul, Mistreated, Burn, Ain't Talkin' Bout Love, Crazy Train, You Really Got Me, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Foxy Lady, Thunderkiss 65

Rock Against MS Benefit Concert Review by Tour Bus Live

Cynthia, Lisa, Jen, Tai, Darryth, Jill & Linda

Milk & Bookies 4th Annual Story Time Celebration

When: March 10, 2013

Venue: Skirball Center, Los Angeles

Accompanied By: Kathryn & Nic

Genre: Book Reading Event for kids (and parents and friends of parents with kids)

Readers: Don Cheadle (Iron Man, House of Lies, Hotel Rwanda) and Bridgid Coulter, Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation), Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), and Max Greenfield (New Girl). 

Other celebs spotted: J.J. Abrams, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band), Jayma Mayes (Glee), Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Constance Zimmer (Grey’s Anatomy, Entourage), and Chris Messina (The Mindy Project).

Read more about this awesome event here: The Jet Set Family 

Sound City Players Take Over Hollywood Blvd

When: March 5, 2013

Venue: Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hollywood Blvd.

Accompanied By: Gabs

Genre: Rock

This was a special event for Jimmy Kimmel Live. Hollywood Blvd was closed down for this show for an estimated 5000 fans.  It was one of those nights that confirmed why living in, near or around Los Angeles, or in Southern California for that matter, is freakin' awesome. Thanks to organizations like 1iota and locally produced shows such as Kimmel, that allow the fans opportunities such as these.  Looking forward to more in the future.

Setlists:

John Fogerty: Travelin Band, Centerfield, Keep on Chooglin', Proud Mary, Fortunate Son

Rick Springfield: The Man That Never Was, Love is Alright Tonight, I've Done Everything for You, The Man That Never Was (performed a 2nd time for TV broadcast), Jessie's Girl

Lee Ving/Alain Johannes: Your Wife is Calling, I Love Livin' in the City, I Don't Care About You, Foreign Policy

Rick Nielsen/Krist Novoselic: Hello There, Stiff Competition, I Want You to Want Me, Surrender

For more photos and videos: Rock Cellar Magazine

Morrissey

When: March 1, 2013

Venue:Staples Center, Los Angeles

Accompanied By: The Knox Siblings

Genre: Alternative; Indie

Setlist: Shoplifters of the World Unite, Irish Blood, English Heart, Alma Matters, You Have Killed Me, You're the Only one for Me, Fatty, Action is My Middle Name, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, Speedway, Meat is Murder, Ouija Board, Ouija Board, November Spawned a Monster, To Give (The Reason I Live), How Soon is Now?, Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want, Everday is Like Sunday, Let Me Kiss You, First of the Gang to Die

Encore: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side

LA Weekly Review w/ photos

LA Weekly Blog Review by Keith Plocek

The Hives

When: Sunday, February 17, 2013
Venue: House of Blues, Anaheim
Accompanied by: Gabrielle
Genre: Garage/Punk/Rock

Upon the insistence and recommendation of a mutual friend, Gabrielle and I went out to the Anaheim House of Blues to listen to a band from Sweden called The Hives. From what we had been told, they were an amazing live act not to be missed. And when all was said and done, we were glad to have been there. The crowd in attendance were as eclectic as the band themselves, which made for a fun evening of people watching. And the music was fast, furious and fun.

Looking around online for reviews of the show, I came across this one from a guy who's definitely a fan. I'm guessing he made the effort to get to the venue early in order to secure a spot on the floor near the front... whereas me and Gabs chose to hang out upstairs near the bar where we could breath and make a quick exit once the show was over.  

Amazingly, all 19 songs as listed above were smushed into an approximately 90 minute set. Now, that's my kind of show. Got my rock n roll fix and was still home and in bed before midnight. What can I say? I'm getting older and can't hang like I used to. But, that's okay because most rock stars these days are my age or older and can't party the way they used to either.

From Jim's Fear Blog. Photo from: irockphotos.net

The Hives - Tick Tick Boom performed at HOB, Anaheim 2/17/13

Muse Kicks Off 2013

When: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Accompanied By: Gabrielle
Genre: alternative/progressive rock

Back in October 2012, I told my friend Gabrielle that I was going to win us tickets to see Muse in January 2013.  Sure enough, I pulled it off and thanks to KROQ, Gabs and I enjoyed an evening of Muse as a kick off to the New Year. The downside is that we made the assumption that Muse would not take the stage until 9pm...I mean, what respectable rock band starts a show before 9pm, right?  So, unfortunately, we missed the first 10-15 minutes...if memory serves correct, we came in after the star spangled banner intro to Hysteria. But aside from that little mishap, Muse sounded fantastic and they did not disappoint on the stage presence. Although, I will say that the stage set up of 2010 was a bit more impressive, but that didn't detract from the show one bit.  All in all, this was an excellent way to start 2013!!

Set List: The 2nd Law: Unsustainable, Supremacy, Hysteria (star spangled banner intro), Panic Station, Bliss, Supermassive Black Hole, Animals, Knights of Cydonia, Monty Jam, Explorers, Time is Running Out, Liquid State, Madness, Follow Me, Undisclosed Desires, Plug In Baby, Stockholm Syndrome, The 2nd Law: Isolated System, Uprising, Starlight, Survival



When: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Accompanied By: Stephani
Genre: alternative/progressive rock

Lucky me...thanks to a friend who decided she didn't want to attend Saturday night's show, I got to see Muse twice this week!  Another amazing show - a slightly different set list and this time we made sure to be there in time to catch the show from the get go.  Life is good!!

Set List: The 2nd Law: Unsustainable, Supremacy, Map of the Problematique, Supermassive Black Hole, Resistance, Panic Station, Hysteria (star spangled banner intro), Knights of Cydonia, Monty Jam, Explorers, Time is Running Out, Liquid State, Madness, Follow Me, Undisclosed Desires, Plug In Baby, Stockholm Syndrome, The 2nd Law: Isolated System, Uprising, Starlight, Survival