Soul-prog-glam auteur Todd Rundgren performs his 1973 album, “A Wizard, a True Star,” in its entirety at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Things picked up once Rundgren and a six-piece band, including Utopia bassist and multi-instrumentalist Kasim Sulton and Jefferson Starship drummer Prairie Prince, launched into the main focus of the evening. Before then, Rundgren had played nearly 45 minutes of rote Robert Johnson covers in his opening set. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Rundgrens energy flitted between interstellar guitar god and fairy sprite. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The singer changed costumes for each song through most of the show. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. stop was part of a four-city West Coast tour. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
