• Lubbock On Everything: Adventures In Art and Music with Terry Allen

    There must be something in the water in Lubbock, Texas, that produced songwriters, musicians and artists such as Buddy Holly, Mac Davis, and the singer-songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen, whose artwork was featured at LA Louver’s booth at Frieze LA and who gave two performances during Frieze Week at the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Allen performed with his band, The Panhandle Mystery Band, which featured not only his son, but also Charlie Sexton (who I’ve seen…

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  • Meet Anne Litt, KCRW's New Music Director

    Longtime KCRW DJ Anne Litt has just been named the station's new music director (or program director of music, as her official title will read). She's the first woman to lead the beloved local tastemaker music station, which has a national reputation for breaking new music. Litt's been on air at KCRW since 1996, and follows Jason Bentley, Nick Harcourt, Chris Douridas, and Tom Schnabel (in reverse chronological order) in the music director role. Since Bentley's departure last summer Litt…

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  • Lou Adler: Low Key, Lucky and Very Cool

    The house itself didn't seem like much. It is, in fact, the office of legendary music producer Lou Adler, and... View Original Article

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  • Who Killed Orchestral Music?

    JOHN MAUCERI, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, is a composer, arranger, writer, and educator who has conducted the world’s major opera companies and symphony orchestras. For 18 years, Mauceri worked closely with Leonard Bernstein on many of Bernstein’s premieres. He has championed the work of composers banned by Hitler, in particular those who found refuge in Hollywood, and has written about and performed music from opera, musical theater, and music composed for film. His new book, The War on…

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  • Conversation About Billy Joel Bio With Author Fred Schruers

    Fred Schruers and I discuss his Billy Joel: The definitive Biography....... View Original Article

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  • Ringo Starr Gets the Museum Treatment

    Ringo Starr at the launch of 'Ringo: Peace & Love' exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)"Life is weird," said Ringo Starr, who will turn 74 this July, at the... View Original Article

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  • Q & A with Zubin Mehta on Making Music After a Historic War

    When the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), conducted by Zubin Mehta, played at Walt Disney Concert Hall in October, it was part of a farewell tour for the 81-year-old maestro, who will retire in October 2019.Born in India and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from 1962 to 1978, Mehta is much attached to L.A. and has a home here. Earlier this year, the Journal caught up with him in the Republic of Georgia, where he conducted an IPO…

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  • A Rock Impresario Gets a Museum Show

    A Rock Impresario Gets a Museum Show | Culture | Je... View Original Article

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  • Israeli Pop Legend Danny Sanderson Has a Date With LA

    If you've been to Israel in the last 40 years or heard Israeli popular music, then you probably know Danny Sanderson, who will be performing with his band at the Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University on Dec. 8....... View Original Article

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  • Arman Naféei is in The Air

    Arman Naféei would like to be the Anthony Bourdain of Music Exploration (minus the heroin addiction, depression and suicide) and when you spend time with him, you believe it will happen. His podcast, Are We On Air? has in its two-year existence already logged interviews with Patti Smith, Dua Lipa, David Byrne, and Khruangbin. Arman's love of sharing music has opened the world to him, and led him to global artists who respect his taste, enjoy his engaging personality and…

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  • Wagner, Tristan & Me

    Recently, I spent three nights in a row at Disney Hall in Downtown LA listening to The Tristan Project, a Gustavo Dudamel conducted LA Phil concert performance of Richard Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, as directed by Peter Sellars with video accompaniment by artist Bill Viola, as well as participation by the LA Master Chorale. The Tristan Project was first performed at Disney Hall with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting in 2004, subsequent productions have taken place in New York at the Met…

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  • Best Of 2022: At KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, it's Novena Carmel and Anthony Valadez's Mix And Flow

    This is the time of the year for "best of" lists, and if you care about adult contemporary music (i.e. adult alternative, singer-songwriter, world music), you will want to check out the end year best of list from KCRW's DJs Novena Carmel and Anthony Valadez who co-host that station's signature music program Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW will reveal their end of year lists on Wednesday Dec 14 with a reveal on Tuesday December 13 (This event is virtual, and free…

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