Previewing Steely Dan’s latest visit to LA for LAist last month, in talking about their three-night run in which a different full-length LP from their catalog would be performed in entirety on consecutive nights, I called the 1980 release Gaucho their "least compelling album." By coincidence or conspiracy, that was the work being celebrated on the night I ended up getting a ticket to review. more ›

Where is the best place in LA to buy a guitar? Truetone Music in Santa Monica. New and used guitars sit beside pedals, amps, strings, picks and more. It's a guitar lovers paradise and home of the best repair shop too. more ›