For the past 2 1/2 weeks, The Baked Potato has given guitar fans a stocking stuffer of treats. First up was blueser Joe Bonammasa, followed by rocker Steve Lukather, with the six string buffet closing out with jazzer Mike Stern…
Category: Concert Reviews
Steve Lukather and Nerve Bundle@The Baked Potato 12.15.22
With December being Guitar Month at the Baked Potato, Steve Lukather had a tough act to follow with last week’s Joe Bonamassa Rock Candy Funk Party, but he was more than up to the task with his Nerve Bundle band…
Joe Bonamassa’s Rock Candy Funk Party@The Baked Potato 12.07.22
If you’re a guitar fan, the month of December at The Baked Potato is your dream come true, as three of the blues swings on six strings hit the famed club. Now, THAT is a stocking stuffer! Starting things off…
Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp@BAPAC Thousand Oaks 11.05.22
Throughout his 50+ years as one of the most important guitarists of his generation, Jeff Beck has been a master of musically stirring the pot. Each album, as well as each tour, is always filled with new ideas and surprises.…
Dave Mason@BAPAC 10.29.22
Musical trends have come and gone through the years, but certain colors of American music still run through our sonic bloodstream, as was demonstrated Saturday Night in Thousand Oaks’ Performing Arts Center. Introduced by father Malcom McDowell, guitarist and vocalist…
The Branford Marsalis Quartet@Royce Hall 10.16.22
If there’s one thing that the audience learned from the 90 minute performance by Branford Marsalis’ quartet of Eric Revis/b, Justin Faulkner/dr and Joey Calderazzo/p, it’s that there are some things that simply cannot be replaced by the benefits of…
Monty Alexander@Vibrato 10.05.22
“It’s good to have a job!” Which more than anything else captures the enthusiasm of pianist Monty Alexander as he opened his 100 minute set before a packed and enthusiastic audience at Vibratos Wednesday night. Not only was the evening…
Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade’s Mood Swing Reunion @ The Soraya 09.22.22
The first Post- COVID season at The Soraya kicked off in high gear and high class with a twenty five year reunion that saxist Joshua Redman joked “got delayed by a few years due to unexpected lockdowns and disease”. Finally…
Kyle Eastwood’s Cinematic Band @ Catalina’s 09.21.22
For the first time, bassist Kyle Eastwood was able to bring his “regular” working band from the other side of the pond to the states, presenting material mostly from his recent creative interpretation of movie themes from the album…
Kansas “Point Of Know Return” Anniversary Tour@BAPAC 09.15.22
It took the band Kansas three years to finally fulfill their promise to celebrate the anniversary of their classic Point of Know Return album, but after delays due to the draconian COVID lockdown, and members of the band getting the…