When I heard a pre-release copy of Wilco’s latest album Sky Blue Sky I was underwhelmed, disappointed, and somewhat relieved, at the same time, happy that they had finally released a pretty mediocre album and I that I could stop following what had been an ever-changing and fascinating trajectory in the ten years since I’d […]

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Southern California certainly wins hands down when it comes to outdoor concert venues: we just enjoyed Diana Krall last week at the grandaddy, the Hollywood Bowl, and this Wednesday, we’ll be seeing Wilco at the more intimate Greek Theater in Griffith Park. In between, we headed up to Santa Barbara this past weekend to catch […]

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As seen on IMDb: Did Peter Travers really write “Rolling Stone calls it hilarious”? Somehow I don’t think so. Also, Pete Hammond reviews films for Maxim, not “Pete Hanamand.” Who makes these ads?

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Last weekend was a very full Los Angeles weekend. On Friday night, we headed to the Hollywood Bowl for a terrific, mesmerizing performance by Diana Krall. She was really great, starting out a little uncomfortable-looking just standing behind the microphone, but getting a lot more into it when she sat down at the piano. Her […]

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Summer is a pretty much just a construct in southern California, but it does mean vacation time for the teaching half of the family. Aimee was gone all of last week and will be taking off again this weekend for another week, which has meant lots of movies and underwhelming meals for me. We had […]

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This week saw the calendar turn over marking our first year in Los Angeles. We moved in on July 30 of last year – a day spent avoiding the heat at the Virgin Megastore and Pirates of the Caribbean, and sleeping on the floor, as we had no furniture. We went out to Jones for […]

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