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Music Pick: Mayo Thompson

Mayo Thompson has drifted in and out of a variety of scenes and identities over the course of his life. He got his start in the ’60s as singer-guitarist with Th...
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Music Pick: Cedric Burnside

As the son of drummer Calvin Jackson and the grandson of the iconic bluesman R.L. Burnside, Cedric Burnside knows a thing or two about the blues. And unlike so ...
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Music Pick: Tina Schlieske

When Tina Schlieske isn’t putting her personal spin on jazz standards on her recent release Sinatra to Simone, she switches gears completely by using the energy...
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Music Pick: Kate Clover

Decked out in matching black suits and ties, Kate Clover and her band look like a late-1970s power-pop group or perhaps members of Blondie circa Parallel Lines....
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Music Pick: Viernes 13

Viernes 13 mark their 20th anniversary with a show at longtime Boyle Heights ballroom The Paramount. Led by founding guitarist Mario Luna and singer Juan Pulido...
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KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball

Like the Harlem Globetrotters, there’s more than one touring lineup of Jingle Ball. Some cities, such as New York, will get Taylor Swift, while others will have...
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Music Pick: The Monolators

The Monolators have long been one of L.A.’s great lost bands. Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Eli Chartkoff and drummer Mary Chartkoff, the...