In "I'm Not There", director Todd Haynes dramatizes the life of Bob Dylan. Haynes chose six actors to portray Dylan's magical, intangible quality. When I asked Loudon Wainwright III about Dylan, he described seeing him at the Newport Folk Festival in the early 60's as a "ground moving, earth shaking experience". To this day, musicians and fans share a deep connection to Dylan and his music. One can only imagine that creating the soundtrack......

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 @ Spaceland Ted Leo @ El Rey Bob Forrest @ Blue Cafe Social Distortion @ Ventura Theatre Say Anything, Saves the Day @ House of Blues Very Be Careful, Yo Majesty @ The Echo Augustana @ The Wiltern Golden Ax @ Alex's Bar Ninja Academy, Trio Formaggio, Nick Rosen Trio, Dave Culwell Trio @ Mr. T's Bowl Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr, Seemless @ The Troubadour Pastilla, Kura, Fitter......

M. Ward, Victoria Williams @ El Rey Dengue Fever @ Temple Bar Morrissey @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium Gladys Knight @ Gibson The Monolators, Repeater, The Friends of Dennis Wilson @ Mr. T's Bowl KRS-One @ The Knitting Factory Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Cal State Long Beach Pierre de Reeder @ The Mint Margaret Cho @ Largo Mose Allison @ The Jazz Bakery Ron Sexsmith, Annie Stela @ The Troubadour G Love & Special Sauce,......

Of Montreal @ El Rey Cold War Kids @ Spaceland Everclear, Jonny Lives @ House of Blues Rodrigo y Gabriela @ The Troubadour Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30pm) Veruca Salt, Run Run Run, OK Stranger @ Safari Sam's The Briefs, Black Fag @ Alex's Bar Ozomatli @ The Canyon The Bobs @ McCabe's Whitestarr, Hollywood Roses @ Viper Room Carbon Leaf, Toby Lightman, Slackstring @ Roxy Noterock, More Gooder, City Slickers @ On......

Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30p show) Cold War Kids, Parson Red Heads @ Silverlake Lounge Reverend Horton Heat, Junior Brown @ House of Blues My Ruin, Revolution Mother, Flatline @ Whisky Wounded Lion, Arrow Down @ Zamakibo Subtle, Pigeon John @ The Troubadour Terry Bozzio @ The Baked Potato Pretty Boys @ The Gig Odetta @ McCabe's Supernova, Midway, The Make, Golgotha Rock City @ The Scene Ninja Academy, 8-Bit, The Mormons, We......

The Escovedo Family: Pete, Alejandro, and Shelia E. @ Disney Hall El Vez @ Knitting Factory Ozomatli @ House of Blues The Dan Band @ The Avalon Very Be Careful @ The Echo Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30p) Jeremy Enigk @ The Troubadour Mad Parade @ The Scene Go Betty Go @ Lava Lounge Adam Rose, The Cavesingers @ The Mint The Cairo Gang, Fool's Gold @ El Cid This Side of Blonde,......

Syd Straw with D.J. Bonebrake and ex–Balancing Act bro Willie Aron @ McCabe's Aimee Mann (pictured), Paul F. Tompkins @ Malibu Performance Arts Black Label Society, Priestess @ Wiltern Napalm Death, A Life Once Lost @ Whisky Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30p Happy Hour show) Ziggy Marley, Skye @ Avalon Judy Tenuta @ Steve Allen Damien Rice @ Orpheum Mario Escovedo @ El Cid Restaurant Aquabats, The Lashes, Army of Freshmen @ El......

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Blood Brothers @ Henry Fonda Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Danity Kane @ Staples Center RZA (pictured) @ Key Club Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30pm, Happy Hour people!) The Dickies, Agent Orange @ The Knitting Factory Imogen Heap @ The Wiltern American Music Club @ Spaceland Anita Baker @ Gibson The Fray @ The Troubadour Fu Manchu, Open Hand, The Substitutes @ Viper Room......

"Artie Lange's Beer League" soundtrack (Lakeshore) A Shoreline Dream - Avoiding the Consequences (LateNight WeekNight) Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways (RCA) Joseph Arthur - Nuclear Daydream (digipak; Megaforce) Black Crowes - Freak 'N' Roll ... Into the Fog (two CDs; Eagle) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug Stories (Koch) Canada - This Cursed House (digipak; Quite Scientific) Kenny Chesney - Live (BNA) Chingy - Hoodstar (Capitol) Damnation - Resist (Metal Mind) Chris Difford -......

Life isn't fair. Learn it. Live it. Accept it. For if it was fair Thelonious Monster and Bob Forrest would be just as well-known as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and X would be just as rich. The same can be said of Fishbone, Redd Kross, and Lone Justice. All local '80s bands who had just as much talent and chops and soul. It was just different soul. LAist was there in 1986 when......