Staying on Top of the Shake-Up : Mother Nature’s Rumblings Punctuate Southland Shows

Call guitarists John Pisano and John Stowell troupers of the first order. At 10:53 p.m. Wednesday, the 5.0 Malibu earthquake knocked out power inside the Comeback Inn in Venice, interrupting the players’ rendition of the Brazilian pop song, “Cascades.”

But just as soon as the juice came back on and the audience had relaxed, the fellows finished their tune.