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Osmond Son Commits Suicide by Jumping from Building
The teenage son of singer Marie Osmond killed himself by jumping from a building in downtown Los Angeles, celebrity news television program “Entertainment Tonight" reported on Saturday. “ET" said Michael Blosil, 18, leapt from his apartment around 9 p.m. (0500 GMT) Friday after leaving a note saying he intended to kill himself due to a long ...
Jazz Along Route 66
The sounds of jazz playing in the Los Angeles Basin Casmosquad The Baked Potato Fri., February 26 San Fernando Valley The Dave Robaire Trio Blue Whale Fri., February 26 Chinatown/ Elysian Park Flattop Top Cafe 322 Fri., February 26
Kevin Eubanks Leaving Tonight Show
Jay Leno may have beat Conan O'Brien in the battle of The Tonight Show, but one of the casualties of the late-night war may have been his bandleader Kevin Eubanks, who will reportedly abscond from the 11:35 p.m. time slot to pursue other opportunities. According to the New York Times, while Eubanks will have guitar in ...
Chick Corea, George Benson to Headline Playboy Jazz Festival
The Playboy Jazz Festival announced the lineup for its 32nd annual summer music party at the Hollywood Bowl, and fans of the festival's crowd-pleasing mix of mainstream jazz paired with diversions into pop and world music aren't likely to be disappointed. Scheduled for June 12 and 13, Saturday's show will be headlined by the Chick Corea ...
Bluesman to Storm Santa Monica
When noted bluesman Guitar Shorty blazes into Harvelle's nightclub in Santa Monica on Saturday, he'll come armed with his trademark fiery ax and a crack backup band. He'll also be packing a new CD, “Bare Knuckle," chockfull of fresh blues tunes seemingly designed to be played live. The 70-year-old virtuoso cut his first record for Chicago-based ...
Drum! Continues Diversity of Coverage; from Slayer's Dave Lombardo to Switchfoot's Faithful Chad Butler
San Jose, Calif., -- Last month, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/drum percussion magazines worldwide, featured the new loud and aggressive playing techniques of Slayer's Dave Lombardo. Continuing its diversity of coverage, the March Issue explores Switchfoot's Chad Butler straightforward approach and faith to drumming. “Chris' style of drumming seemed like a good contrast to Lombardo ...
Tinariwen at UCLA's Royce Hall
An irresistible musical force descended on Westwood on Saturday night, and it was met with a seemingly immovable object. An eclectic, sold-out crowd of seated music fans had come to UCLA's Royce Hall for Tinariwen, the Tuareg ensemble whose unmistakable interpretation of electric blues has taken it from the harsh climate of the Southern Sahara to ...
Taiko Fest La Mirada Weekend
This weekend, Biola University will hold it's annual Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR). Now in its fourteenth year, the conference attracts over two hundred attendees, including students, faculty and alumni from various Christian universities across the nation, seeking to dialog on issues concerning social justice, diversity and reconciliation within Christian Higher Education. Closing the conference ...
The Twitter Effect on Oscar
Most of the nominees have accounts -- and some even use them -- but nobody's tweeting for votes in 140-word haikus. On Twitter, Jesse James has never been one to mince words. He tweets with all the bad boy attitude and mucho macho swagger you'd expect from a celebrity chopper mechanic and star of such reality ...
Conan O'Brien's First Public Act Since He Left 'The Tonight Show' is a Tweet
Conan O'Brien joins Twitter and doubles Jay Leno's follower count in two hours. O'Brien may not have had any fans in the NBC Universal boardroom, but there was perhaps no stronger congregation of Coco supporters than on Twitter. The social network quickly rushed to a profile page for @ConanOBrien that began tweeting on Wednesday. Twitter spokesman ...
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