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Think You Like the Hollywood Bowl? These People Really Like the Hollywood Bowl

See also: *More articles about the Hollywood Bowl *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *10 Annoying Things About Summer in L.A. Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl went on general sale to the public Saturday morning at 10 a.m., and for Alisha Staten, Gwen Corben, Sheila Tunnel and their cohorts, this ... More >>

The Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend

Friday, February 22 Kurt Rosenwinkel KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE Kurt Rosenwinkel's playing is richly complex and challenging, and while he is smarter than most of us, smart people also feel. Thus, to label this guitarist as "intellectual" or "cerebral" does him a disservice. He is more poet than scientis ... More >>

Music Picks: Lloyd Price, Leni Stern, Amon Tobin and The Residents

The Ten Best Los Angeles Concerts of 2012

10. My Morning Jacket The Wiltern, September 11-13 The ever-electrifying My Morning Jacket held a three-night stint at the Wiltern this past September and didn't repeat a single tune. That's right. Three nights and no repeats. It takes one heck of a repertoire not just to have that many songs, but t ... More >>

The Best Concerts To See in L.A. This Week: Nov 12-15

Monday, November 12 In The Valley Below BOOTLEG BAR Looking like Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman walk-ons, and with an eye-contact connection to rival Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in their good times, Echo Park hubby-and-wife Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob patchwork together love-in-ready bluesy ro ... More >>

Music Picks: Gary Clark Jr., Those Darlins, Wiz Khalifa

Music Picks: Rusko, HARD Summer, SMOD

Also, Beachwood Sparks, Jesca Hoop, Ravi Coltrane and others

Nic Harcourt Starts Fresh, Talks a Bit of Trash About KCRW

Nic Harcourt hosted KCRW's flagship music program Morning Becomes Eclectic for over a decade beginning in 1998 and also acted as musical director of that station. He now hosts a new weekly radio show, Connections Made by Guitar Center, which runs from 4-5 pm Saturdays on 88.5 FM (KCSN). "[It's] new ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Jazz Chanteuse Barbara Morrison Had A Leg Amputated, Needs Your Help

​Story by Sean O'Connell Anybody who has ever heard vocalist Barbara Morrison command a stage knows that she possesses an effervescent singing style that drips with soul and a ribald sense of humor. The Michigan-bred Angeleno has been belting out her brand of blues for over three decades in a ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Smooth Jazz Fist Fight

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Tonight: Menomena, The Chapin Sisters, Primus, Jennifer Knapp, Buddy Guy, Mark Kozelek, Brandi Emma

Alicia RoseMenomena​Danny Seim of experimental rockers Menomena jokes that the three-plus-year wait for his bands's fourth album owes to two years of touring, a substantial period making the new music and some time spent "arguing over it." So, Seims says, "in the wake of brutal disagreements ... More >>

Tonight: Lady Gaga, B.B. King & Buddy Guy, Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys, Frazey Ford, Empire of the Sun, RUSH

​"If it's true that 'Alejandro' represents Lady Gaga's super-obvious bid at her own 'La Isla Bonita'--and there's no doubting that it does--then consider this: Where Madonna took four years to go from her first big hit to her Latin-crossover jam, Gaga's only taken two; that's a remarkably spee ... More >>

Music Picks: BB King and Buddy Guy, Silversun Pickups, Hard Summer, W.A.C.O.

Also Lady Gaga, Frazey Ford, Whispertown 2000, Ludacris and others

Best Picnic Wine Pairings For The Hollywood Bowl, Corkscrew Required (Mostly)

Flickr user optionthisBowl Essential: A Sturdy Wine Bag​ The BYOB Hollywood Bowl season officially began a few weeks ago, but we consider the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular the true season kick-off. And unless you get a thrill out of paying $7 for wine, a dollar more for beer (which appears ... More >>

The Hollywood Bowl Announces Its 2010 Schedule

​Is it that time already? Yes, for the 89th time, it is. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association just announced the line-up for the 2010 Hollywood Bowl season, and despite its age, the outdoor beauty will stage a few firsts: Gustavo Dudamel's first Bowl subscription concerts as music direct ... More >>

Lieber & Stoller Sign Copies of Their Autobiography at Book Soup: Five Essential Songs

Tonight at Book Soup legendary LA born songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will sign copies of their new book, Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography. In this week's print edition, writer David Cotner runs down the deal: Responsible for some of the truly great pop songs of the 20th ce ... More >>

Bonamassa to Serenade "King of the Blues" Contestants Tonight @ House of Blues

Gibson.com​Tonight, at the House of Blues, current great white hope Joe Bonamassa will be on hand to perform and mentor the five finalists of King of the Blues, Guitar Center's version of American Idol for fledgling axemen. Roosevelt Collier (Kissimmee, FL), Joshua Gooch (San Diego, CA), Kirby ... More >>

ROCK PICKS: Black Francis, Bob Dylan, Caroline Weeks, Casiokids

Also, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, The Dodos, Buddy Guy and others

Rock Picks: Fol Chen, Moonrats, Brightblack Morning Light, Bachelorette

Also, the Curious Mystery, Graham Parker, Miss Derringer, Marduk and others

Rock Picks: Peanut Butter Wolf, Serj Tankian, Conor Oberst

Also, Carrie Rodriguez, Dolly Parton, Buddy Guy, and more

Ash Grove: The Other Side of Melrose

Think the "freak folk" movement is a new conceit?

The Voodoo Lounge: Love Songs; Shine a Light

Where Honore, Godard, Scorsese and the Stones all have a place at the table

Rock Picks: Circle Jerks, Money Mark, No Age

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Rock Picks: Stevie Wonder, Lucinda Williams, The Frames

For the week of Aug 31 – Sept. 6

So Long, Summer 2007, We Hardly Knew You

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Smoove Moves

Playboy Jazz Festival and other picks

Rock & Dance Club Listings

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