California Sounds: Daniel Lanois meets Venetian Snares, Jennifer Warnes returns after 17 years and a Gene Clark acetate resurfaces

Daniel Lanois and Venetian Snares, “Venetian Snares X Daniel Lanois” (Timesig). Fortunate is the soul able to beckon a Lyft and end up a few minutes later in musician and producer Lanois’ living room studio with the artist himself. But, lo, this listener recently did just that, climbing the steep…