Sunset Beach doesn't have chicken wire. So noted Chuck Motta, drummer with Roadhouse. The band will play next Thursday, Sept. 18, at the monthly Sunset Beach concert. ...more

September 13, 2008

America, our God-given right to eat hot dogs without worry is under siege. ...more

August 31, 2008

HOWLIN RAIN: MAGNIFICENT FIEND (AMERICAN/BIRDMAN) **½ Howlin Rain latches onto the hairy leg of early '70s rock and doesn't let go for the duration of second album "Magnificent Fiend." Echoes of Santana, Traffic and Steely Dan abound, and while Howlin Rain loves to jam, it steers clear of self-indulgence. ...more

May 8, 2008

If we can tell anything about the presidential candidates from their campaign theme music, it may be this: They (or perhaps their aides) aren't paying much attention to the lyrics. If they were, they might change their tune. ...more

January 21, 2008