A big hit in1966 by the Spencer Davis Group. You must have come across it sometime. The original Brit hit blows away any of the many cover versions that followed.
Music gift suggestions
I originally intended to identify some super duper box sets of music, LPs/CDs/DVDs/Blue Ray, hi-definition, cool presentations like a fake phonograph or Ray Charles’
Music gift suggestions
When most people think of Cuban culture, they hear music. True enough. And the cuisine is great too. But from my visit there a few years ago,
In Santa Monica we don’t elect our mayor directly, like LA or Long Beach or many other cities.
In a distortion of the European model, where you vote locally
MUSIC GIFT SUGGESTIONS
Note: I know it would be more convenient for those of you reading online for me to include links, but… well, I’m sure you can find
Music gift suggestions
For your holiday giving. Think local. Who could use a little more? Still recovering from the pandemic — everybody! The Jazz Bakery. School music and arts programs (pay
READY FOR JERRY RUBIN’S 80TH BIRTHDAY?!
Everyone is invited, he says, Monday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., at the Gaslight, 2030 Wilshire.
Hard to believe that old goat is
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
"FRIDA & DIEGO," LA Opera – Fresh on the heels of excellent stagings of chestnuts "The Barber of Seville’’ and "Don Giovanni," LA Opera
Library Girl landmark performance
After a lifetime of writing reviews as a music journalist, I finally got smart (accidentally) and decided to use all that experience, more than 3,000
But first, some good news!
And why don’t you write about good news more often, Charles? There are so many good things going on in Santa Monica.
Yes, there
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, JONI!
Her BD was Tuesday, 11/7, a lucky number. She suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015, that left her unable to walk or talk. Or know
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
"A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE " – OK folks, if you haven’t caught this yet, you are really pushing your luck. It opened in mid-August, was extended
