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Concert Review & Photojournal: The Ting Tings at the Fillmore | San Francisco, CA | 3/25/12

Tonight I had the opportunity to see The Ting Tings in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco.  This is my first time seeing the band, and they were absolutely fantastic, which is all the more astonishing given that Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drum, keyboards, and even cow bell) had an emergency appendectomy last Friday.  The way she performed and danced all over the stage, and even into the audience (more on that later), you would never imagine that she had surgery just about a week ago.  Jule de Martino is the other half of the band, on drums, guitar, bass guitar, vocals, and keyboards. [Read more…]

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Concert Review & Photojournal: Peter Murphy at Yoshi’s | San Francisco, CA | 3/17/12

Tonight I had an opportunity to see Peter Murphy in concert at Yoshi’s in San Francisco.   A special event that was part of a handful of California shows, the gig at Yoshi’s was actually two, back to back shows – one slated for 8:00 PM (which I attended) and another scheduled for 10:00 PM.  It was a fantastic show, and I really can’t say enough good things about the experience.  An incredible performer with an amazing voice. [Read more…]

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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Concert Photojournal: Review of Coldplay Outdoor-Mini Concert Block Party in Los Angeles on 2/9/2012

Following last night’s Coldplay iHeartRadio benefit concert at Club Nokia, I was lucky enough to share a pair of tickets with another Coldplay fan who won them from The World Famous KROQ for a special Jimmy Kimmel Live! outdoor mini-concert / block party (or “bloq” party) behind the El Capitan Theater, where the regular show is shot in studio.  Some of the songs performed at this concert will be broadcast on a special post Academy Award special of the JKL! show, following the Oscars telecast.  This concert was originally scheduled for February 7, 2012, and rescheduled for tonight, February 9th.

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London/Paris/Liverpool Concert Photojournal: Rihanna at the O2 Arena / London, England / 12/20/2011

This is the seventh and last in a series of photojournals covering concerts during my trip to England and France. Tonight I attended a Rihanna concert at the O2 Arena in London, England on December 20th, 2011. [Read more…]

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London/Paris/Liverpool Concert Photojournal: Duran Duran at the O2 Arena / London, England / 12/12/2011

This is the fourth in a series of photojournals covering concerts during my trip to England and France. Tonight I attended a Duran Duran concert at the O2 Arena in London, England on December 12th, 2011.  [Read more…]

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London/Paris/Liverpool Concert Photojournal: Front 242 at the Koko / London, England / 12/11/2011

This is the third in a series of photojournals covering concerts during my trip to England and France. Tonight’s performance was Front 242, which was held at the Koko in London, England on December 11th, 2011.  This was their special 30th Anniversary Show. [Read more…]

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London/Paris/Liverpool Concert Photojournal: New Order at the Troxy / London, England / 12/10/2011

This is the second in a series of photojournals covering concerts during my trip to England and France. Tonight’s performance was New Order, which was held at the Troxy in East London, England on December 10th, 2011. [Read more…]

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And Now For Something Completely Different… Part Deux: The London/Paris/Liverpool Journal (+ Summer/Fall Concert Review: The Pixies, Billy Idol, Hall & Oates, Coldplay)

About a year ago, I published a series of uncharacteristically informal, personal, and in many cases off topic articles to close out 2010 (see London Journal 2010).  If doing it again to close out 2011 makes it a tradition, well, I can hope that is the case, but cannot predict if I’ll be making a similar trip next year.  In any event, I will be traveling to three major cities this year – London, Paris, and Liverpool (having visited both UK destinations last year; this will be the first visit to France).  As with last year, much of the journey will be adventures related to various rock/pop music concerts, but will again be meeting up with many of my friends in the television and movie prop collecting field, and visits to prop-related venues. [Read more…]