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Music: Hot Tuna Plays Old-School Psychedelic Blues-Rock in Los Angeles

By Andy J. Gordon Nearly fifty years after their formation as a side project of San Francisco’s hippie psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna still delivers [...]

MUSIC: Concert: Legends Honored During Bass Player Live! Concert at Key Club

The Bass Player LIVE! concert at the Key Club in Hollywood on October 22, 2011 was a raucous stroll down memory lane. A packed house of industry pros, fans and bass guitar junkies were in the club to honor the legendary careers of Jack Casady, James Jamerson and Larry Graham. Casady and Graham were presented with lifetime achievement awards while James Jamerson Jr. accepted for his deceased father. The highlights of the evening were the live sets performed by the honored musicians and the sit ins by talented guests. [...]