Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 8, 2012 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

“It’s like the story of the Golden Temple: A guy fell in love with it and burned it down. He couldn’t stand the idea of it falling apart as it got older, and now the Golden Temple exists in perfect form forever. It became a myth.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 5, 2012 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews |

Several of Las Vegas’ top musicians — virtually all of whom play the expensive headliner shows at the biggest casinos — gather from time to time and put on an impromptu jamming session. Led by longtime bandleader and trumpeter Lon Bronson, his “All-Star Band” often has a dozen or more of the best session musicians in the city on a single stage.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 27, 2012 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Personal |

This is the conclusion of a three-part series. What follows are the two WORST pop-rock performances I’ve seen.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 26, 2012 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Personal |

Whatever illusions I had about writing amateurish music commentary and reviewing concerts have now been shattered.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 25, 2012 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Personal |

We don’t necessarily move to great music. On the contrary.
Great music moves us.
I think most of us – at least those of a certain generation — think of music as a sort of “soundtrack to our lives.”
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