This week, it was Philly night at the Hollywood Bowl when Christian McBride and The Roots shared the stage. The two have been performing together since their youth in Philadelphia, where McBride and The Roots founders, Questlove and Black Thought, were
Before The Rolling Stones took the stage at the Rose Bowl this week, Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr. greeted the crowd with an announcement that NASA's Mars Insight team had named a rock on Mars after the notorious band. "Rolling
The Hollywood Bowl's Jazz at the Bowl series this week featured a show entitled Herbie Hancock: Next Generation. It was both a highlight reel of Hancock's amazing career and a showcase for the next generation of artists guided by one of
LAWineFest, the largest and longest-running consumer wine tasting event in Los Angeles held its 12th Annual event this past weekend July 17th – 18th and continued to make the world of wine fun and accessible for Angelenos. The event which has
The great blues guitarist Albert King said, "If you don't dig the blues you got a hole in your soul" and I would have to agree with him after this week's triple-threat blues bill at the Hollywood Bowl featuring the revered
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of KCRW's World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, a successful collaboration between the Santa Monica public radio station KCRW and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. One of the highlights of the festival is always Reggae Night
Summer weather is here, which means it's time for a summer concert. And there is no better place in town to see a show than the John Anson Ford Theatre which has recently completed a renovation. This week, the venue (which many
A Bay-Area musical doubleheader came to the Hollywood Bowl this week when San Francisco legends Santana dropped in to celebrate several milestones along with San Jose's The Doobie Brothers. Doobies singer and guitarist Tom Johnston was quoted, "The tour with Santana
Legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat made a stop last week in their hometown at The Saban Theater as part of their 50th anniversary tour.Co-founder and only original band member Bill Payne lets his fingers do the talking; photo by Richard
It's Springtime in Hollywood...A quartet under the stars, nestled fittingly in the arms of mother nature, featured an all-star lineup of Grammy winners - drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette, Saxophonist Joe Lovano, vocalist and bassist Esperanza Spalding and Argentinean piano virtuoso
