This is the time of the year when people like me write columns about what we are thankful for. Well there are a lot of things to be thankful for: [...]
La Mezcalaria is a combination pizza joint (best in town!), mescal bar and mostly DJ-driven music venue in downtown Ajijic. It is known for a young to old crowd, both [...]
Two things happened to me today that made me think about the future of music. Or rather two women happened. The first woman that happened was the guest I had on [...]
Gina Chavez’s new EP La Que Manda is pure, shimmering power in all of its forms. Not a surprise for an album whose English title is The One Who Commands. [...]
Calle Poniente is what I would normally call a frontage road – a small road that runs alongside a highway. It is a leafy cobblestone street lined with high walls [...]
I never found out if La Mezcaleria bar served what its name implies. It is a music venue in Ajijic at near the end of Moralos street near the shore [...]
“Wild Ones” music video is out today! The Top 5 iTunes Canadian rock band have released the official music video for the title track of their latest album, “Wild [...]
“Life, Love, and Longevity”, Stephanie Spruill informs the audience from the stage at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s about her secret to success. She was kicking off one [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan I have been sitting with Eljuri’s new album Resiste for a couple of weeks, listening to it over and over. There is so much here – so many [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan I always try to support my friends who are singers or in bands that I love. So I was in a quandary Wednesday night when two of my [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan The word “ley lines” was coined in 1921 by the amateur English archaeologist Alfred Watkins, describing the apparent alignments among historical [...]
by Patrick O’Heffernan As you might expect, it will difficult this Sunday to go anywhere in LA without running into a jazz brunch or a Mother’s Day concert. Among the [...]
by Patrick O’Heffernan. Some collaborations in music are just perfect. Not only is the music magnificent, but the collaborators give each other new energy so that the final [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan Studio City, CA) I have seen Amanda Abizaid live twice, once at the Irish-themed rock club Molly Malone’s in the Fairfax district of LA and last week [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan Jackie Bristow does it again with Without You, releases a song that moves with true emotion and musical beauty. From Freedom to Shot of Gold to [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan I am always curious – and sometimes a bit apprehensive – when a music producer decides to put out a personal record. Many producers are good [...]
Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is LA’s version of New York’s famed Lincoln Performing Arts Center. Part of the LA [...]