Summer 2024 Concert Wish List

These are the hot tip concerts for San Diego lovers of live music. Another summer is upon us and we have a bounty of great concerts scattered on the calendar. If you hit any of these ... Continue Reading →

Bob Marley: One Love – The Biopic That Mostly Succeeds 

Packing the politics, the history, the love and the music into a couple hours remains a challenge   The interest in legacy music cuts across generations. This is certainly apparent ... Continue Reading →

The Greatest Night in Pop

Musicians holding concerts and supporting causes goes back a very long time, but certainly a tip of the hat to George Harrison for bringing the effort into broad public consciousness ... Continue Reading →

Wild Horses Music Festival Delivers a Solid Evening at Petco Park

A few nights ago, under a brisk and clear San Diego sky, Zach Bryan closed the Wild Horses Music Festival at Petco Park, delivering a performance that will linger in the memories of ... Continue Reading →

Babbitt at La Jolla Playhouse

The received wisdom is that the three creative principles behind this production (writer Joe DiPietro, director Christopher Ashley and actor Matthew Broderick) several years ago were ... Continue Reading →

Yes Being Grandiose at the Intimate Magnolia Theater

Yes remain the poster band for grandiose progressive rock majesty in both visual and sonic presentation. At their height filling stadia (complete with an articulating hamburger bun ... Continue Reading →

Priscilla

As perhaps the most pivotal entertainer in American history, the story of Elvis Presley has been told from countless angles. Here the story is told by his wife, Priscilla. Written, ... Continue Reading →

Stop Making Sense

The list of universally acclaimed concert films is notoriously short. This is for obvious reasons. The ability to capture on film in two dimensions the excitement and transient nature ... Continue Reading →