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California Music Fest will pump up the Ventura volume today and Saturday

Friday, July 3, 2009
More than 100 bands ¿ from national acts like Unwritten Law to local bands like JetStream ¿ will perform at the inaugural California Music Fest today and Saturday. Full story »

'A Beautiful End' marks a new beginning for Dishwalla's J.R. Richards

Friday, July 3, 2009
J.R. Richards doesn¿t rule out a reunion with Dishwalla, but he's got his eyes on the solo prize at the moment. The Santa Barbara musician is on the road promoting his debut solo album, "A Beautiful End." Full story »

The Old 97's will share rockin' tales of sorrow and sadness next week in L.A.

Friday, July 3, 2009
The Old 97's will share rockin' tales of sorrow and sadness next week in L.A.
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Locey's top picks for this week's gigs

Friday, July 3, 2009
If I had a faster car, a richer girlfriend or even one with a job, here’s where I’d be lurking this week: Full story »

The gospel according to Aretha Franklin

Monday, June 29, 2009
When the Queen of Soul takes you to church, you stand up and listen. For nearly two and a half hours on Friday at the Hollywood Bowl, the venerated diva of divas, Aretha Franklin, took the audience to church with her soul and gospel roots, commanding the stage like a preacher leading her congregation. Full story »

Locey's top picks for this week's gigs

Friday, June 26, 2009
What to know about where to go Full story »

NOFX are ready to blast some eardrums Sunday at the Warped Tour in Ventura

Friday, June 26, 2009

Like a drunken freight train, veteran punk rockers NOFX will play loud and fast as the Warped Tour returns to create a one-day commotion by the ocean Sunday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

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Tom Hanks is hooked on The Tearaways. You will be, too.

Friday, June 26, 2009
The Tearaways give thanks to Tom Hanks for much of their power-pop success. The Santa Barbara will perform Saturday at SOhO. Full story »

The Hickoids will hoot, holler and share kernels of cow-punk wisdom Sunday in Ventura

Friday, June 26, 2009
The Hickoids, those rowdy, corn-loving cow-punkers from Texas, will bring the party to the people this weekend at Sans Souci in Ventura. Full story »

10 reasons to get Warped

Friday, June 26, 2009
As if NOFX aren’t reason enough to say “yes” to the Warped Tour, here are 10 more reasons to check out Sunday’s punk-rock extravaganza. Full story »

Singer-songwriter Jason Spooner makes room for pop, folk rock

Friday, June 19, 2009

All the way from Maine, the Jason Spooner Trio are motoring West on tour in support of their latest and third release, an EP titled “Live on The Loft.” They will have the happy task of opening for The Waybacks, those peerless purveyors of “acoustic mayhem,” during the latest installment of the Sings Like Hell series on Saturday night at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.

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Concerts

Friday, June 19, 2009

Locey’s top picks for this week’s gigs

Friday, June 19, 2009

If I had a faster car, a richer girlfriend or even one with a job, here’s where I’d be lurking this week:

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Hollywood summer season kicks off with Groban, Garth, fireworks

Friday, June 19, 2009
The venerable outdoor amphitheater’s summer season gets under way with an esteemed mish-mash of musicians at 8:30 p.m.: World-famous opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and popera star Josh Groban will be inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. Composer-conductor John Williams and country-music guru Garth Brooks are the evening’s hosts. Also appearing are The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Beninise singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, country songstress Trisha Yearwood and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra backing everyone up. All that and fireworks, too.

The lineup for the rest of the summer season, from June through September, is equally first-rate and eclectic, featuring classical, jazz, pop, rock, Broadway and world music, plus special events and more fireworks.


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Billy Joel and third wife Katie Lee split

Thursday, June 18, 2009
Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee are confirming a split. Full story »
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