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Playboy Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
The Neville Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap- Kings, the Wayne Shorter Quartet and Kenny G are among the performers slated to appear at the 31st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, June 13-14 at the Hollywood Bowl. In addition to the Neville Brothers and Sharon Jones, Saturday's lineup will feature a 50th anniversary salute to Miles Davis' ...
Greek Theatre and Gibson Amphitheatre Announce Summer Series
The Greek Theatre and the Gibson Amphitheatre have announced their forthcoming summer concert series for 2009, along with an expanded edition of their Premiere Marquee Club perks package. Among the notable headliners this season at the Greek are alt-country siren Neko Case, chamber-folk auteur Andrew Bird, dapper soul man John Legend and globe-trotting folk veterans Gipsy ...
Feds Demand Prison for Guns N' Roses Uploader
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are pursuing a 6-month prison term for a Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in December to one misdemeanor count of uploading pre-release Guns N' Roses tracks, according to court documents. Kevin Cogill was arrested last summer at gunpoint and charged with uploading nine tracks of the Chinese Democracy album to ...
Defense Rests in Phil Spector Murder Retrial
Phil Spector's defense attorney rested his case Thursday in the music producer's murder retrial involving the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler advised Spector of his right to testify, but he chose not to take the stand in his own defense. Attorney Doron Weinberg concluded with testimony from forensic psychologist ...
L.A. Area Jazz Gigs
JAZZ PERFORMANCES LOS ANGELES The SF Jazz Collective with Miguel Zenon Friday Mar 13/ 8:00 PM Saturday Mar 14/8:00 PM Sunday Mar 15/ 8:00 PM Price: $25-37 Music Style: Jazz, Latin Catalina Bar & Grill 6725 W Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Chick ...
Alan Livingston Capitol Records Prez Brought Beatles to U.S. Dies
Alan Livingston, music exec who created Bozo the Clown and brought the Beatles to America as president of Capitol Records, died March 13 in Los Angeles. He was 91. Livingston created the Bozo character for a bestselling series of children's story records for Capitol, later producing a TV show before selling rights to the late Larry ...
The Playboy Sells His Other Mansion
Hugh Hefner's home next to Playboy mansion for sale for $27,995,000 The two-story, 7,300-square-foot English Manor-style home was built in 1929 and bought by the Hefners in 1998. OK, no more proverbial pressing your nose up against the gates hoping to catch a glimpse of what goes on at the Playboy mansion. Now, you can live ...
Alvon Johnson On Top of the Bay Area Blues Game
The blues game has a new shot in the arm, and his name is Alvon Johnson. His aggressive style of playing the guitar has ignited a new generation of blues fans. Johnsons introduction to music came early on, as he followed in the footsteps of his mother. His talent as a young man was evident, and ...
Hal Gaba Dies at 63; Chairman and Co-Owner of Concord Music Group
Hal Gaba and longtime friend and business partner Norman Lear bought Northern California-based Concord Records in 1999 and turned it into one of the world’s largest independent record companies. It’s now based in Beverly Hills and called the Concord Music Group. Hal Gaba, a veteran entertainment industry executive who was chairman and co-owner of Concord Music ...
Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
Live Jazz concerts Family Fun, Dixieland, Big Bands, Swing, Straight Ahead... an Art Faire, workshops and more! Take over Old Town Temecula for the 6th Annual Temecula International Jazz Festival July 10-12th. The Southern California Wine Country of Temecula comes alive again this year with Poncho Sanchez, Alex Ligertwood formerly of SANATANA, Kenny Burrell, Richie Cole, ...
