March 13, 2026

Links: L.A. performances (3/13/26).

This week: Tatiana Tate, Amendola vs. Blades, Smitty Smith, Black Label Society, Obscura, Final Gasp, Greg Howe, Adam Hersh, Nolan Shaheed, Ruth Price doc, Vinnyfest 4 & 5, Jon Hatamiya, Henry Solomon, Geoffrey Keezer, Brad Dutz, Maia, Decrepit Birth, Exhumed, Ron Carter, more.

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Posted by metal on March 13, 2026 1:18 PM |

March 12, 2026

Live review: Vinny Golia-Bobby Bradford-William Roper; Gavin Templeton Quartet at Vernacular at Sun Space, March 9, 2026.

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Swinging and roaring.

Posted by metal on March 12, 2026 11:01 AM |

Live review: Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah at the Blue Note L.A., March 8, 2026.

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Burning and connecting.

Posted by metal on March 12, 2026 10:27 AM |

March 3, 2026

Live review: "Vinnyfest" Part 1 presented by Open Gate Concerts at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, March 1, 2026.

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Get Vinny.

Posted by metal on March 3, 2026 11:37 AM |

February 26, 2026

50 years: Aerosmith, "Rocks"

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A badass slab and the mystery of Sandy.

Posted by metal on February 26, 2026 8:43 PM |

February 19, 2026

Record review: Untethered, "Phronesis"

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The purpose of art.

Posted by metal on February 19, 2026 5:07 PM |

February 12, 2026

L.A. record reviews: Aaron Shaw, Garretson & Gorodetsky.

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Corpuscles and hibiscus.

Posted by metal on February 12, 2026 12:43 PM |

February 5, 2026

Live review: Dan Rosenboom, Tim Lefebvre & Caleb Dolister Trio at the High Low, February 2, 2025.

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How Dan has fun.

Posted by metal on February 5, 2026 4:02 PM |

January 29, 2026

Record review: Megadeth, "Megadeth" (BlkIIBlk/Frontiers)

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He is war.

Posted by metal on January 29, 2026 3:49 PM |

January 22, 2026

Tenth anniversary: David Bowie's death and "Blackstar"

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"The Man Who Fell to Earth" was a biography.

Posted by metal on January 22, 2026 10:46 PM |