Hope Cassity at Folklife |
Hope Cassity was another great singer/songwriter we got to enjoy at the Folklife Festival. She has a powerful voice, and sincere lyrics, that captures the crowd with her alt-country sensibilities. Ch...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:49:00 GMT |
Great Singer/Songwriiter: Kristin Connell |
I want to start writing about some of the wonderful performers we saw at the Folk Life festival, and give some links for music. Kristin Connell http://www.kristinconnell.com/ was another great Singer/...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:37:00 GMT |
"The Devil Came on Horseback" |
At the Seattle Film Festival, we saw the film "The Devil Came on Horseback" about the Genocide in Darfur, Sudan. A group called the Janjaweed (means 'devil on horseback'), with the backing of the Arab...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:34:00 GMT |
Mike Marshall & Hamilton de Holanda in Concert! |
Well, we don't really have any Carnaval celebration around here, but last night, a little bit of Rio came to offer us a taste of Brasilian culture, and we were feelin' the warmth! We atten...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:16:00 GMT |
Los Abandoned & Miho Hatorie |
What a great week it was, with 3 great live shows. Sunday night, we again were treated by two interesting bands, featuring great women vocalists. First was LA's post-punk Rock en espanol band, Los Aba...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:46:00 GMT |
Great Music: Sherry Austin and Diana Jones |
Tonight we went out for dinner at a new Indian restaurant, that opened in our downtown, and then went to "The Attic" so see two wonderful women singer songwriters perform. Opening was local singer, Sh...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:59:00 GMT |
Check Out Megan Slankard's Music |
Last Saturday we attended a wonderful show by one of the bright lights of the San Francisco music scene, singer/songwriter Megan Slankard http://www.meganslankard.com/ This was an acoustic show, with ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:21:00 GMT |
Check out the Band "Dengue Fever"!! |
Tonight we went to see a wonderful band play from Los Angeles, called "Dengue Fever" http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/03.08.06/dengue-0610. html I really admire this band and find their story ins...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:08:00 GMT |
Susan Sontag, Rest in Peace |
It is hard to properly mourn the death of one, while so many thousands are dying, but Susan Sontag was such a powerful voice of reason, morals and activism. You know, I have to love someone who called...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:27:00 GMT |
Movie: "The Machinist" |
I have heard of sacrificing for your art, but I think Christian Bale goes pretty far when he lost 65 pounds for the new movie called "The Machinist" [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/ [/link] ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Dec 2004 17:13:00 GMT |
