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Upcoming Concerts Across the Southland
Honda Center Los Tres with Joan Sebastian, Alejandro Fernandez and Marco Antonio Solis April 9 (Fri.) Gibson Amphitheatre Ramon Ayala April 17 (Fri.) El Rey Theatre Ethan Bortnick and his Musical Time Machine Feb. 28-March 1 High on Fire April ...
Mariah Carey Does the Citywalk
Hot on the heels of her award-winning performance in Precious," and in anticipation of next month's remix album, Ms. Carey's Angels' Advocate Tour" holds down two nights at at the Gibson Amphitheatre. This marks the seventh concert tour for the 39-year singer and actress. Mariah Carey February 23rd : 8:15 p.m. ...
Los Jazzangeles Weekend
Jerry Vivino & the Midtown Express Jazz Band The Baked Potato Thu., February 18 San Fernando Valley Stanley Clarke Brixton South Bay Thu., February 18 South Bay Steve Tyrell Catalina Bar & Grill Thu., February 18 Hollywood Joe ...
Ace of Bass: Carol Kaye
One of the most recorded bassists in history, she has a purported 10,000-plus tracks to her credit You may not know Carol Kaye's name, but you know her work. You've probably heard at least a few dozen examples, and all the words, too. She spent the '60s as the most requested session bassist in L.A., playing ...
Kathryn Grayson MGM Singing Star Dies
Kathryn Grayson, who became a top MGM box office attraction in the 1940's and early '50s as the star of musicals such as Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate, has died. She was 88. Grayson died Wednesday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, Sally Sherman, Grayson's longtime companion and secretary, told Associated Press. ...
Brazilian Carnaval at Club Nokia
Shake a tail feather as dance clubs and samba bands re-create Rio's festivities. The music is pumping at Dance Studio No. 1 in West Los Angeles as instructor Diane Yakimovicz urges her students faster and faster, their footwork a dazzling blur. With hardly a breather, she forms them into a conga line, hands on each other's ...
Music on Oscar's Mind
Some insights into the way Academy members vote. Is there a formula for winning a music Oscar? Are there certain guideposts or telling patterns that can correctly predict a win for song or score? This awards season, Variety set out to find the answer, examining half a century of Oscar history and talking to Academy veterans ...
Universal in Tune with Mike Knobloch
Film-music veteran Mike Knobloch has been named president, Film Music and Publishing, for Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley and vice chairman and COO Rick Finkelstein announced Wednesday. Knobloch, until recently exec VP of Film Music at 20th Century-Fox and Fox Music Inc., will be responsible for all creative and production aspects of Universal films' ...
Musical Dust Collectors: 20,000,000 Unplayed Pianos!
"Why are there so many unplayed pianos in the United States?" Thats the question composer and professional piano instructor Edward Weiss is asking. And its not just pianos that are taking up living room space the number of unused electronic keyboards is just as staggering. Edward Weiss has been teaching people the joy of playing piano ...
Artists Behind Oscar-Nominated Songs Won't Perform
Some of Oscar's most memorable moments have come during performances of nominated songs. Among them: rap group Three 6 Mafia surrounded by streetwalkers as they performed It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow" in 2006, and Celine Dion's resplendent performance of the Titanic" hit, My Heart Will Go On," in 1998. Don't ...


