This last evening I was able to make it out healthy enough to have a full dinner. Some friends had met one of the owners of Kellari’s Parea Greek Bistro and we stopped in last night which happen to be their Rebetika Greek Music Night.
We sampled a few apps: spanakopita, keftedes, and saganaki. The restaurant specialized in whole fish and why not partake, so I had a grilled tsipoura. We also had some Plaki (Chilean sea bass in a tomato braising), paidakia, and what they call yesterday’s lamb. Most enjoyable though was the few bottles of Tsantali “Rapsani Reserve†(Greek wine) and the atmosphere which brought me back to a few Greek festivals in Oakland. Unfortunately we didn’t get into the Greek dancing but I was fine being a voyeur that night.
Steel Pulse is one of the UK’s best, certainly the most popular, reggae bands and one of my favorite groups of all time. “Handsworth Revolution” is regarded by many critics (including me) as the a high point of British reggae and 1986’s “Babylon the Bandit” won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Their style is very accessible to both reggae purists and mainstream “Bob” listeners of the genre. I’m a big fan of their classics “Ku Klux Klan”, “Macka Spliff”, “Soldiers”, and “Roller Skates” but there’s not a bad track to listen to from any album or live set. 
