R.I.P. JERRY LEE – We finally lost The Killer three days before Halloween, decades after we expected it. He had serious health issues for so long that when his
AIRTO MOREIRA – sadly, the legendary Brazilian percussionist (Miles, Weather Report, Chick Corea Return To Forever) is very ill, losing both hearing and eyesight (hard to comprehend) and stuck in Brazil
Santa Monica History Museum (SMHM)’s new Executive Director is a familiar face around the institution located on 7th Street between Santa Monica Boulevard and Arizona Avenue: longtime Executive Board
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Santa Monica History Museum is celebrating Día de los Muertos this week with a pop-up exhibit featuring ofrendas, or altars, created by students at four local
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THE HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES – Breakneck, virtuosic 1930s Django-style swing music in the cozy Culver City dive (almost 75 years old) with live music almost every night
Tough decisions this weekend. Too many incredible offerings. No, wait – there can never be too many. This is exactly why I moved here 40 years ago and I’ve never
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HOT TUNA – When Jefferson Airplane co-founder (1965) Jorma Kaukonen and childhood buddy and JA bassist Jack Casady released an album in ‘69 of acoustic blues they had recorded
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TONIGHT! - MAHLER, DUDAMEL – It’s the LA Philharmonic, it’s Dudamel, and he’s conducting one of his very favorite mighty composers. Don’t fret that this
R.I.P. PHAROAH SANDERS (81)
He was a giant, for having dramatically transformed the very ground that jazz rested on, but also for his spiritual life that came through
The annual Montana Avenue Art Walk is returning this year with more artists than ever, twice the amount of children’s activities and a full schedule of performances. The event,
