The first time I encountered Thao & The Get Down Stay Down was at a free concert series in downtown Los Angeles and they were kind of fresh off the boat from Virginia, asking people for a ride or a place to stay or something, or they were going to Disneyland -- I can’t remember... Continue Reading →
Spoek Mathambo at the Echoplex (Hells Yeah!)
“Ek sê LA, I’m Spoek Mathambo.” Nthato “Spoek Mathambo” Mokgata wasn’t exactly addressing a lot of LA, but the fifty something strong crowd was sure happy to see him. Emerging from the dark of the Echoplex, people clamored to the front not only to get as close as they could and take iPhone photos but... Continue Reading →
