Irish tradition is played with strings and stories
LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC HARP Caltech’s Beckman Institute Auditorium, 400 S. Wilson Ave.,… [more]
Celebrating Marilyn Monroe 50 years after her death
MARILYN MONROE George Barris signs copies of his book “Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn… [more]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Cal Phil to open in its new digs
The USC Marching Band brings the brass — and the winds and the drums — to the opening of the 2012… [more]
Celebrating Marilyn Monroe 50 years after her death
MARILYN MONROE George Barris signs copies of his book “Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe’s Revealing Last Words and Photographs” 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday Aug. 4. ‘Marilyn: The Exhibit’ features iconic photos by George Barris. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through Sept. 2 Both events take place at [...]
The Beatles rock on
More than 50 artists fete the fab four in “All Together Now: A Tribute to the Beatles” opening Saturday July 7 at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra. Works will represent a range of styles and media covering the life and legacy of the beloved rockers by Ben Zhu, Dan Santat, Joy Ang, Patrick Awa, Shag [...]
Dining: Spaghetti Eddie’s has done it right for 25 years
SPAGHETTI EDDIE’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 946 S. Grand Ave., Glendora. 626-963-0267 Lunch and dinner, every day; breakfast buffet Sunday mornings. The Food: The very essence of red-sauce Italian cooking, drawn from an oversized menu heavy with specials (try the Red Button Special on the website, and the daily specials on the Twilight Menu), served in [...]
From the Starship Enterprise to Shakespeare
AS YOU LIKE IT 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday July 10- July 29 Japanese Garden, Veterans Administration West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles $25-$50; free for active military, veterans and their guests, with reservations 213-481-2273 www.shakespearecenter.org By Michelle J. Mills,SGVN twitter.com/mickieszoo You probably know him as Lieutenant Commander J.G. Worf of “Star Trek: [...]
Rockabilly outfit Gambler’s Mark is on the rise; Catch them in Rosemead
GAMBLER’S MARK 9 p.m. Saturday Sept. 8 Spike’’s Bar & Billiards, 7813 Garvey Ave., Rosemead $10 562-804-0200 www.spikes-bar.com, www.gamblersmark.com By Michelle J. Mills twitter.com/mickieszoo Fresh from the Gaswerk Augsburg Rock n’ Roll Festival in Germany, rockabilly outfit Gambler’s Mark will play a few local shows before heading to gigs in Michigan and Chicago in [...]
If you like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan, go see Tom Russell at Caltech
TOM RUSSELL 8 p.m. Saturday Aug. 11 Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena $22 626-395-4652 www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; www.tomrussell.com By Michelle J. Mills Dusty trails, the yip of coyotes and an occasional gunfight make up some of Tom Russell’s creative world. Russell is an author and a painter, but perhaps best known as [...]
Irish tradition is played with strings and stories
LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC HARP Caltech’s Beckman Institute Auditorium, 400 S. Wilson Ave., Pasadena 8 p.m. Saturday, July 7 $20 626-395-4652; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu By Jim McConnell There’s a little bit of heaven known as Irish music. And what would heaven be without harps? Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter will bring their strings to [...]
Steve Smith: Reunited Jacksons tour; the end of Jethro Tull; and Ray Davies of the Kinks does West Coast tour
CLASSIC POP, ROCK & COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS BY STEVE SMITH Four of the five Jacksons go on tour The third anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson passed this past week, and the four remaining original members of The Jackson Five, i.e., brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, kicked off a 21-date reunion tour in [...]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Cal Phil to open in its new digs
The USC Marching Band brings the brass — and the winds and the drums — to the opening of the 2012 California Philharmonic’s Festival of the Green season Saturday June 30 in the orchestra’s new summer home: The Santa Anita Racetrack. Pop singer Vanessa Carlton will be part of the musical lineup, and the orchestra [...]
