Live Review & Picture Book: Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Alex Skolnick Trio @ Center Stage, March 13

Review by Jennifer Gibson; photos by Ken Lackner Last Saturday’s sold-out Rodrigo y Gabriela show at Center Stage was either heaven or hell, depending on your point of view – heaven if two good-looking Mexican kids sparking mean Latin-flavored heavy metal instrumentals on acoustic guitars is your thing, and hell if you dare halfway mention […]

Live Review & Picture Book: The Runaway Suns @ The Graveyard Tavern, March 13

Review by Jhoni Jackson; photos by Tim Song The Runaway Suns call themselves ‘60s revivalists, and they’re not kidding. Their sound is a direct throwback to psych-rock’s heyday, when 13th Floor Elevators debuted and The Beatles started taking LSD. Rest assured, though, no one in the band was actually on psychedelics during the show (I […]