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Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba at The Egg (4/7/2013)

Above: My ticket to the show atop Al Di Meola’s 1976 debut Land of the Midnight Sun.

I have to say that I’m glad that I subscribed to The Egg’s email list some months ago because I’m not sure that I would have heard about this show otherwise. Last Sunday night two legends of jazz in Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba played at the Swyer Theatre within The Egg. Continue reading →

Tags: Al Di Meola, concert, fusion, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, hipster, jazz, review, Siberiana, The Beatles, The Egg

Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes

12 Oct

Review originally posted on Pop ‘stache, but expanded upon (for better or worse) below…

Flying Lotus, alias of Los Angeles producer Steven Ellison, has come a long way from creating beats for Adult Swim. His 2006 debut 1983 had listeners Continue reading →

Tags: 1983, Adult Swim, Alice Coltrane, All In, Altered States, Brainfeeder, Camel, Clock Catcher, Cosmogramma, DMT, Dream to Me, Electric Candyman, electronica, Erykah Badu, Flying Lotus, Getting There, Golden Diva, Heave(n), hip hop, hipster, Hunger, jazz, John Coltrane, Laura Darlington, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Los Angeles, me Yesterday//Corded, Niki Randa, Only If You Wanna, Phantasm, Prince of Persia, Putty Boy Strut, review, Say My Name, See Thru to U, Stephen Bruner, Steven Ellison, Sultan's Request, The Nightcaller, Thom Yorke, Thundercat, Tiny Tortures, Until the Quiet Comes