Composer and Conductor John Williams celebrated 40 years of making movie music with the L.A. Philharmonic this Labor Day Weekend with a three night stand at The Hollywood Bowl. Hollywood is the birthplace of film, and movie fans loved every […]
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Composer and Conductor John Williams celebrated 40 years of making movie music with the L.A. Philharmonic this Labor Day Weekend with a three night stand at The Hollywood Bowl. Hollywood is the birthplace of film, and movie fans loved every […]
It was another perfectly balmy and wonderful night at the Hollywood Bowl, and this one was even more special because I was seeing the marvelous Rodrigo y Gabriela for the first time live. And WOW. I’m a fan for life. […]
I finally got to see the new KCRW Headquarters in Santa Monica on Saturday night when they held their Summer Nights Backyard Party in the courtyard of their super impressive new digs on Pennsylvania Avenue. The bonus to seeing the new space […]
In another enchanting evening at the Hollywood Bowl, Sunday night was the West Coast premiere of the collaboration between Bon Iver and the TU Dance company performing “Come Through” for an appreciative Los Angeles audience. We got there early for once, and were […]
There was another enchanting evening at The Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night, when Big Thief, Gillian Welch, and Father John Misty took over the venerable Los Angeles landmark to weave musical spells under the moon and stars. To say it was utterly gorgeous in […]
2017 is almost over, and I think we’re all breathing a collective sigh of relief. I know we all breathed one together last night at Apogee Studios for the KCRW Best of 2017 shindig, in the best way possible – […]
Do you know the band, Dispatch? Well, they are awesome, and they just gave me a wonderful night of music and positivity that was so badly needed, I almost cried. Dispatch played two sold out acoustic gigs showcasing their latest […]
With all the craziness in the world these days, the mellow vibes of Jack Johnson’s music was exactly what was needed this past Sunday night. Johnson played a sold out show at the Hollywood Bowl, which was transformed into an […]
The long awaited new album Wow and Flutter from our much-loved local folk/country/awesome singer/songwriter Amilia K Spicer was celebrated in a CD release show and party at Beyond Baroque last Saturday night. Though Spicer is often on the road, Venice has […]
KCRW‘s Jason Bentley introduced Dan Auerbach for last night’s Apogee Sessions (at Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studios) by saying, “Please welcome one of the most important musician/ songwriter/producers of our time,” and it was no hyperbole. Auerbach and his friend, Pat […]
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