Category Archives: Music
Bajofondo at SXSW 2013
I’m not one to make excuses, but my SXSW 2013 posts have been delayed due to unforeseen hard drive issues. However, I was watching a video of Bajofondo’s concert at Auditorium Shores this year, and lo-and-behold, there’s the back of … Continue reading
SXSW 2013 Band Geography
The SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Festival 2013 lineup is up! Very exciting. There are 479 bands listed from all over the world for this amazing Austin, TX event. I got curious about how they are spread out. So I … Continue reading
Jovanotti at ACL 2012
When I was backpacking in Europe back in the summer of ’96, Jovanotti, one of my favorite musicians was touring his home country. Things didn’t work out back then – I had to “settle” for a Luciano Pavarotti. Fast forward … Continue reading
Balkan Beat Box at Israel in the Gardens
Israel in the Gardens is a free event in San Francisco organized by the Jewish Community Federation every year. For 2012 it was two weeks ago. They brought Balkan Beat Box (seen before in The MKX®) as the main event! Very good … Continue reading
Underage musicians
Notably, last week I randomly bumped into three different music shows by bands whose members are really, really young. All within 24 hours. First one in the pub across the street from our house: Second one at the Farmer’s Market, … Continue reading
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
We went last Saturday, also part of SF Jazz Festival. A great pianist and a great saxophonist playing Jazz for 2+ hours. Maybe it’s just me, but I think I prefer listening to Jazz while sitting at a table drinking … Continue reading
India.Arie & Idan Raichel
As part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, I went to see India.Arie & Idan Raichel. While not exactly my style (I would have hoped for more Idan Rachel, and a little less India.Arie) it was a great concert at … Continue reading
