Toad the Wet Sprocket Returns to The Coach House with a SOLD OUT show of All You Want Tour 2023

Toad the Wet Sprocket burst into the alternative rock scene in the ’90s. I remember vividly ordering their CD from the mail-order CD club Columbia House. I was in my early 20s when I started to listen to grunge and alternative rock. As you know, if you lived in Los Angeles in that era, the […]

An Array of Great Music at the BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach

On May 13-15th, the Redondo Beach Beachlife Festival celebrated its fourth year with jammed pack music extravaganza. The Redondo Beach’s backyard had a stellar lineup of artist from Vance Joy to UB40 to Weezer to Stone Temple Pilots to Smashing Pumpkins. This three-day music fest included four stages where 50 musicians graced the stages and […]

Candace Cameron Bure Signs New Book in Mission Viejo

Candace Cameron Bure has recently been making a splash on the media circuit promoting her new children’s book “Candace Center Stage“. This is her sixth book and she mentioned at the event that this is a twenty year dream come true for her. This is not the first time I met Candace. We met during […]

Anti-Cancer Challenge Celebration with Sheryl Crow

The ’90s was the decade of grunge music and alternative rock. It was also the time where you could buy 10 CD’s in the mail and get a couple CD’s for free. I love all kinds of music  … and Sheryl Crow’s CD was one of the CD’s I bought during the 90s. The CD […]

Michelle Branch Performs at House of Blues Anaheim

Michelle Branch who brought us hits such as “Everywhere“, “All You Wanted“, and “The Game of Love” in early 2000’s is back on the road with The Hopeless Romantic Tour. I could not be more excited to see her live last July 23 at the House of Blues in Anaheim. When I told a friend […]

A chat with 80s DJ icon Richard Blade

If you grew up in the greater Los Angeles area in the ’80s and watched music videos then you should know Richard Blade. Richard Blade is a British DJ import during what we called the ’80s “British Invasion” or “The Music of UK“. When I was living in Los Angeles, I remember watching the show […]

My Tribute to George Michael

As a lot of my close friends know, I am an avid 80s fan. I’m a Gen-Xer who gets stoked when I hear about comeback concerts from 80s and 90s artists. In fact, my blog is mainly about the 80s. I am writing this as I am devastated about the news that George Michael passed […]

Lisa Loeb at The Coach House

It’s always a pleasure to watch Lisa Loeb live whether it be an afternoon kid’s show or a night concert. She always sings brilliantly and always make it a point to interact with the audience. I have seen her concert several times and she never fails to entertain me. What you see on stage is […]

Vonda Shepard Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund New Album

You know Vonda Shepard of the ’90s TV series Ally McBeal as a residential performer at the bar where the characters would hang out after work. The infectious artist has the “soulful” voice and talent on the keyboard. I’ve seen Vonda’s concert many times and she never ceases to amaze me with her phenomenal performance […]

Soul Asylum Runaway at the Coach House

Cause I’m waiting by the phone…. Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I’m not alone. Recognize the lyrics? They are from “Somebody to Shove”, the first song played by Soul Asylum at The Coach House last July 16. In the ‘80s, after rocking myself with new wave, I drenched myself with alternative rock […]