Jackson Browne

Jerry Sharell, Music Biz Veteran, Wounded in Valley Machete Attack

A music industry veteran who hosts a weekend Frank Sinatra show for KJazz (88.1 FM) radio was attacked by a man with a machete and held for three hours at his home in Woodland Hills yesterday, according to police and reports. Jerry Sharell, said to be a music business mover-and-shaker who helped ma ... More >>

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theatre last month. So, for the sake of catharsis, let's briefly run it down. It's the only way we can move o ... More >>

5 Creative Things to Do in L.A. This Week

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. For those constantly churning minds looking for inspirational artists and events, this week proves a treasure trove of creative happenings. From a pop-up Etsy shop to a wacky parade to a ... More >>

They Never Promised Us a Rose Parade

Dawes Is a Modern Band, Up to a Point

"We're still a small band," Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith insists. "We've still got a long way to go before we are, like, 'This is a secure position for us.' " He's sitting outside the tiny Sqirl cafe on the seedy border between Silver Lake and East Hollywood, hunched over a wooden box that dou ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, December 17 The Moonbeams HEMINGWAY'S LOUNGE The Moonbeams' upcoming single might be titled "Life's a Circus," but the song is more mournful and foreboding than cheery or escapist. Lead singer Beck Black howls her bloody imprecations with a solemn, sullen intensity as drummer Adam Alt and g ... More >>

Oh Nico, You're So Fine

Tammy Faye Starlite Channels Nico From the Velvet Underground, and Tells Us About Sex With Jim Morrison

You may have thought that Nico -- the eyelinered, somewhat racist Velvet Underground singer, Warhol superstar and film actress -- died in 1988...but you'd be wrong. She's been reincarnated by Tammy Faye Starlite, a New York singer/comedian/performance artist who's also known for sending up two othe ... More >>

She'll Be Your Mirror

Sonia Leigh on Country Music In L.A. (Yes, It Exists)

See also: *If You Don't Like Country Music You're A Blue State Elitist *Olin & The Moon: Cigarettes, Coors, And Startlingly-Sincere Alt-Country Atlanta-based artist Sonia Leigh is a master storyteller, whose truly-American songs are about the struggles and joy of daily life. Her sound melds classic ... More >>

The Last DJ: The Legendary Jim Ladd Gets The Ax

​They fired Jim Ladd on a Tuesday. Ladd had been the nighttime DJ on L.A. classic rock station KLOS, in various incarnations, since 1969. He's a rare DJ with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and inspired Tom Petty's song "The Last DJ." Cumulus Media, having absorbed bankrupt former KLOS ow ... More >>

Jackson Browne, Jonathan Wilson, Dawes to Play Surprise Satellite Show

Dawes, Jonathan Wilson and Jackson Browne take the stage​Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but we've gotten wind that hometown heroes Dawes are playing a suprise show Wednesday night with one Jackson Browne and Jonathan Wilson at The Satellite. The folk rock triumvirate is slated to tour Spain later ... More >>

"I've Seen The Future:" Clarence Clemons' Career In Video

There is a concert photograph from the early 1950s of saxophonist Big Jay McNeely lying flat on his back with a mouth full of wind, wailing at a crowd full of feral greasers. The all-white audience, with their eyes and fists both clenched, seem to be trying to capture rock and roll saxophone at it ... More >>

Interview: Dawes Brings It All Back Home

Dawes: The boys are back in town​ Most bands might take pains to avoid having their new record described as "something my dad would like." But when it comes to L.A.'s own Dawes, who play a homecoming show Saturday at the Orpheum, they totally dig it. "I guess we do draw kind of an older crow ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Smooth Jazz Fist Fight

THERE'S NO "THE" BEFORE EAGLES

Rock & Drool!

Troubadours

This Weekend: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Rage Against the Machine, Robyn, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, Delta Spirit

via MySpaceMiguel Atwood-Ferguson​Tonight's installment of Grand Performances at California Plaza -- one of our town's finest, free music al fresco opportunities -- figures to be especially grand. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, the composer/producer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist who boasts a resume ... More >>

Wait. What? Jackson Browne, Inara George, and Fran Drescher at the Million Dollar Theater?

Wait. What? Jackson Browne, Inara George, and Fran Drescher at the Million Dollar Theater?

Rhino to Release 'Digital 45s,' with A-sides, B-sides and Original (PDF) Sleeves

In ongoing effort to bring weird little songs from Rhino's catalog to the top of the digital avalanche, the legendary LA reissue label is launching a new series of so-called 'digital 45s.' This morning the label announced the program: Rhino will spotlight songs originally issued on 45 by offering t ... More >>

GO LA: Lewis Black, German Cinema, Sheryl Crow for the Congo, and more

Where to go in L.A., February 13-19

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-- THE LONGEST EVENT TITLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE L.A. WEEKLY!

A Half-Century of McCabe's Guitar Shop

Little shop of adorers

Festive! All! Celebrating Lobsters, Cheese, Downtown, Abbot Kinney and Valley Film

What to do in L.A., September 26-October 2

Don't Knock the Rock '08

Can't stop the music

LAFF 2008: I Can't Drive 66

How the Hell Is It June Already?

What to do in L.A., May 30-June 5

Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Claremont Folk Festival, 5/3

Ben Harper, Jackson Browne Claremont Folk Festival, Sycamore School May 3, 2008 Photos and Text by Ryan Colditz Nestled neatly inside the Inland Empire is Claremont, an unassuming, quaint city with a "small town" feel. But there's much more to Claremont than clean streets and a great record store ... More >>

Claremont Folk Festival

By Ryan Colditz Get the folk out of the city on Saturday and mosey on over to Clarmont (just a few miles past the Glass House in Pomona) for the 28th Annual Claremont Folk Music Festival, held at Sycamore Elementary School. Sounds boring, right? WRONG. A full day of art and music performances ... More >>

Rock Picks: Lucinda Williams, Fuck Buttons, The Sword

Also, Kanye West, The Black Heart Procession and more

Don't Swerve and Drive

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Rock Picks: Lee ''Scratch'' Perry, The Swell Season, Maximo Park and More

For the week of July 26 – August 2

Everybody in The Fishtank!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Captain Hook and His Big Organ

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Theater

Killer Fashion Instincts

Quick: name that band. Who is it, the latest art damaged country punks to stagger out of Joshua Tree? Some long lost side project of J.D. Souther, Jackson Browne and Neil Young? The Devendra Banhart fan club? Any way you look at 'em, their beards are impressive: it takes a long time, and a total dis ... More >>

Rock PIcks

For the week of Nov. 24 - 30

Back to the Garden

The music and mythology of Laurel Canyon

Film Reviews

Including Failure to Launch, The Hills Have Eyes, Coachella and more.

Josh Rouse

And other picks for Tuesday, Jan. 24

For Those About to Rock

Seven nights at the Whisky, where dreams still die hard

Time of the Session

When the music was fast, and the players anonymous

The Hummable Revolution

Squarepusher

Go Plastic (Warp)

Happy Fucking Birthday, Asshole

The best of Sitegeist

Happy Fucking Birthday, Asshole

Be Hair Now

How To Snort an Airplane

The raunch and roll of rock autobiography