2015: Love All the Way to the Dirt

Posted by Lance Davis - January 8, 2016 - Bob Forrest, Brent Best, Britt Daniel, Connections, Courtney Barnett, Dave Alvin, Dead Rock West, Joey Kneiser, Kelly Smith, Low Cut Connie, Mike Nicolai, Phil Alvin, Sabrina Ellis, Sink Tapes, Summer Twins, Sweet Spirit, Will Johnson

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2015 started with such promise. My girlfriend, Sarah, became my wife, Sarah, on March 26, after which we honeymooned in Joshua Tree, even staying in the Gram Parsons Room at JT Inn. (Room 8 for those of you looking to follow that plan.) I saw a transcendent Replacements at the Hollywood Palladium in April, […]

Where’s the Place at the Table for Folks Like Us?

Posted by Lance Davis - January 31, 2013 - Brent Best, Glossary, Jim Dickinson, Replacements, Slobberbone

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So, last week I was fortunate enough to see one of my favorite bands on the planet on two consecutive nights. I’ve waxed rhapsodic in the past about Glossary, and I caught their Tuesday night show at The Satellite in Silver Lake, followed by their Wednesday night show at The Slidebar in Fullerton. While […]

I Lost It All For Just Another Score

Posted by Lance Davis - May 13, 2012 - Brent Best, Slobberbone, Soul Asylum

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“Saturday, the 12th of May, the policeman turns the valve And the first drunk of the weekend dribbles out Collect all your effects and take a cab straight to the bar You’re wondering what the whisperings all about.” Today is International Slobberbone Day, an unofficial holiday that probably doesn’t exist, but didn’t stop my […]