•  On Jan, 21, 2008
•  elson

I spent the past weekend at the 2008 NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, nearly an hour’s drive south of here. People come from around the world to attend […]

•  On Dec, 08, 2007
•  elson

The full 8-piece Soul Barkada did its thing on Friday night at The Derby in Los Feliz. We were part of a benefit show organized by the lovely Czarina Saba […]

•  On Dec, 06, 2007
•  elson

I got my first haircut after some two and a half years today, courtesy of my sister’s good friend Sherry from Artform Sudio near Downtown.  The long hair just got […]

•  On Nov, 28, 2007
•  elson

 In preparing for Saturday’s Top40 gig with a band called Common Ground, I have to make sure my gear is in top working order. My decade-old Alesis QS6 has been […]

•  On Nov, 26, 2007
•  elson

Well that was nice…I was greeted with (automatic) birthday greetings in my Yahoo! mailbox by various forums that I had registered for. Also got one on my main email account […]

•  On Nov, 16, 2007
•  elson

Session bass legend Carol Kaye did a one-night-only clinic at West L.A. Music in Universal City on Thursday night. After a friend recommended it to me, I thought it just […]

•  On Oct, 22, 2007
•  elson

Last year when we played at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Carnival, I cynically and half-jokingly said, “Oh, the next time we’ll get to play together again is next year’s Carnival!” […]

•  On Oct, 17, 2007
•  elson

Last night at the studio we had a rehearsal for the upcoming show at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Carnival. Vince, Lisa and Louie were there, but since Dennis and Miguel […]