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Wonder, Wilco, Kravitz, Usher, more contribute to Obama set
Got inauguration fever? Just can’t get enough Obamamania? You’re in luck: In addition to the less-than-inspired campaign memento Yes I Can, which I previously suggested you avoid, there’s a new...
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More shows: Tom Petty, Massive Attack, Thom Yorke, the Swell Season, more...
We had heard murmurings that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were headed back to Irvine this year. Now, with the announcement of their next spring-into-summer tour, comes word that the Hall of Famers...
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Sade returning to O.C. for first time in a decade
If memory serves, Sade — the name of both the reclusive, Nigerian-born British chanteuse and her long-running (and -inactive) Grammy-winning group — hasn’t played Orange County since late- September...
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U2′s Angel Stadium shows to bring traffic hassles
If you’re going, get there early. If you’re not, please, do everyone a favor: stay as far away as you can. U2‘s weekend at Angel Stadium is nearly upon us, as the beloved Irish band returns for...
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U2 masterful but not magical at Angel Stadium
Stadium concerts, those nearly fossilized dinosaurs of the music biz, are noble beasts unlike any other events, including ballyhooed international festivals that attract five times as many people as...
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U2 recaptures the magic at second Big A show
We can split hairs over whether U2’s first show at Angel Stadium this past weekend was fully awesome — a perfectly paced concert as moving and meaningful as their Rose Bowl blast just before Halloween...
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Lenny Kravitz, Martina McBride plan Nokia gigs
Coachella may be this weekend’s ticket-pushing Goliath, but there are other shows going on sale, including several headed to Nokia Theatre. Always spot-on Martina McBride will perform there on...
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Lenny Kravitz brings his rock ‘n’ roll peace and harmony to Nokia Theatre...
Lenny Kravitz says he’s never sure where he’ll end up once a new song begins. Take, for instance, “Push,” the first song he wrote for the album that brings him to Los Angeles on Thursday. “I dreamt...
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Live review: Lenny Kravitz at Nokia Theatre
The one thing you can’t accuse Lenny Kravitz of lacking is taste. The man knows his classic rock cold, amassing and polishing riffs and strategies with the passion of a collector. Hell, even the...
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