Friday night, legendary guitarist David Lindley played an early show at Harlow's night club. I am embarrassed to admit that I hadn't known Mr. Lindley from Adam until a couple weeks ago when I received a note mentioning that Sacramento Press Editor-in-Chief David Watts Barton had suggested me, personally, for coverage. D.W.B.'s recommendation was good enough for me. The man knows his music (even if he doesn't grok the Grateful Dead: blasphemy where I'm from). I agreed to cover the show without knowing a single thing about Lindley, or having heard a single note of his music. A cursory glance at the YouTubes produced this, which was all I needed to see before concluding I'd made the right

Friday, renowned multi-instrumentalist David Lindley is coming to Sacramento for a gig at Harlow's. The longtime Jackson Browne collaborator and front man of El Rayo-X has been one of Hollywood's most sought-after session musicians.  Lindley has lent his talents to the recorded works of such musicians as Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Ben Harper and many others. From David Lindley.com: The David Lindley electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish musical sources. Lindley incorporates an incredible array of string

The Skatalites Keyser Soze The Skatalites will perform June 16 at Harlow's in Sacramento. The internationally known Jamaican ska band has been performing since 1963. A number of events led to the band's breakup in 1965. However, members have been touring strong since 1983. Tommy McCook and Rolando Alphonso, founding members of the band, died in 1998. Cedric Brooks on tenor saxophone was added in 1999, and Val Douglas on the bass in 2005, leading to a resurgence and 2006 world tour. The band then returned to the studio and recorded "Be My Guest," with Ben Harper on vocals. That track was part of the Fats Domino tribute CD "Going Home," which benefitted victims of Hurricane Katrina. The

  (Note from the author- I found a lot to like this weekend, instead of doing 5 different "stuff I like pieces", I did 1 "Discovering Sacramento" piece.  Among the places/things discussed here in- The Torch Club, Final Final Band, Michaelangelo's, Walmart bikes, Los Gallos, and The Old Spaghetti Factory.  I hope you enjoy)  So, how was your weekend? Good? Got out and enjoyed the spring weather? Oh, you didn't get to? You were stuck in the office, finishing those TPS reports? I'm really sorry to hear that. Man, that is rough. Hey, let me just stop you there. To be honest with you, I was really just hoping to segue into a conversation about my weekend.        I had a fantastic weekend.  I