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| at Tom Bergin's, 6-18-23 |
Jay Souza, who these days has been performing under the name RJ Bloke, is leaving Los Angeles in a month or so, and has four concerts scheduled before his departure. Though not originally from Los Angeles, he has a voice that has become closely associated with the southern California sound, and he plays an important role in the music community of this great city, having organized numerous concerts, including his Bigtop Bandstand music series, held at Tom Bergin's and then at Frogtown Brewery. When I first saw Patrolled By Radar in concert, the band was still known as 50 Cent Haircut. This was quite some time ago, but I remember being immediately drawn to the music and to Jay Souza's voice. Since that time, the band has released some phenomenal albums, including
Be Happy and
Cool Your Jets. And in 2023 Jay Souza, under the name RJ Bloke, released
Hold Drugs Dear, an excellent solo album that included some songs he'd been performing with Patrolled By Radar along with some new material that seemed to point to even greater things ahead. Now it seems those greater things will take place in Portland, Oregon, not Los Angeles.But before he goes, he'll be playing four last concerts. I'm sorry that I'm going to miss the first two, but I aim to catch the other two. If you live in the L.A. area and have not yet seen RJ Bloke in concert, here are four chances. I highly recommend checking out this important voice in music while you have the opportunity. Here are the four shows:
- September 26th at Cinema Bar in Culver City, 9 p.m.
- October 11th at Frogtown Brewery in Los Angeles, 6 p.m. (yes, this is part of the Bigtop Bandstand series)
- October 16th at Audio Graph Beer Company in Los Angeles, 8 p.m. (part of the Big City Campfire music series)
- October 29th at Big Foot West in Culver City, 8 p.m.
I'm really sad that Jay Souza is leaving Los Angeles, and I wish him the best in his new home in Portland. The music scene in Portland is about to get a whole lot better.
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