by Alex Lloyd Gross
What are you doing this weekend? Karla Bonoff has a show at the Sellersville Theater on October 11 2026. She has many stories about the L.A. scene in the 60s and 70s. It was an amazing time for Karla and many other artists. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Elton John, and many other seminal artists were around the legendary Troubadour music club in those days. Artists like Glenn Fry, Wendy Waldman and other writer-singers became friends including Linda Ronstadt, whose recording of Karla songs helped define her early career success.
In 1982, Bonoff had a hit with her song, Personally, which charted at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Karla has continued to tour extensively, playing sold-out shows around the world. Hearing Karla’s moving vocals on her rich, expressive songs is a refreshing, exhilarating, restorative experience. Experiencing them live can be transformative.
In 2019, Karla released her first new album in over a decade, Carry Me Home, a 16-song set featuring brand new recordings of Karla’s classics along with new songs by Karla, Kenny Edwards, and a cover of a vintage Jackson Browne tune, “Something Fine,” which Karla performed on the 2015 compilation, Looking into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne.
It’s not simply music, but a plethora of stories and information about that time period that she is almost certain to share.
Fans and critics agree that Bonoff’s songs are timeless as are her recordings. Many prefer her versions live with instrumentation that is clean and spare, giving Bonoff’s voice room to work its emotional magic. As dynamic as ever in her solo shows, Karla also performs with various accomplished musical partners, including a holiday offering, “Home for the Holidays” with guitarist Sean McCue.
A few tickets still remain.