The Crippled Critic

Marc Broussard's music is best described as bayou soul. He sings with all of himself, truly inhabiting the music. I first heard his work...

I first saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit" opening for Justin Townes Earle. It was the very first time i saw an opening band come back ...

I must confess that I thought "Oklahoma!" would be a little dry. It's old, and there have been more than a few things done to ...

The rain held-off for Patty Griffin & Mavis Staples on the beautiful lawn of The Oregon Zoo. This was fortuitous for two reasons: the ob...

Bruce Hornsby has been a favorite of mine since childhood, and so it was a fantastic experience to see him on a perfect summer night, outsid...

It would be nearly impossible to top the second time I saw John Mellencamp, at which I was invited to take the security guard's spot--ri...

I have been a fan of Amos Lee since first seeing him open for Bob Dylan in '05. In the intervening decade, I have seen all of his Portla...

"Unnecessary Farce" was my first show as an invited critic for Lakewood Theatre, but I have seen similar shows at Lakewood and thi...

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is an odd show, to say the least. On the one hand, it is very much an old-school show: Big production n...

To miss "The Liar" would be a crime A comedy delivered all in rhyme You'll have the time of your lives at this play by D...