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The much-anticipated Jackson Browne tour will land at the Greek Theatre on September 4, Labor Day weekend. Perfect timing since many people have the day off the next day and can really let loose and celebrate at the concert. He'll have a solid five-piece band with two female background singers and is calling it his "Evening With" tour, supporting his 2021 GRAMMY-nominated album "Downhill From Everywhere." Legendary singer-songwriter Browne, at 73-years-old, has kept his voice in good shape, so...
The much-anticipated 22nd annual US Sumo Open will once again be held at the Walter Pyramid - Cal State Long Beach on September 10 featuring over 60 of the world's best sumo wrestlers. It's the largest and longest-running sumo tournament on Earth outside of Japan. There will be 100+ back-to-back matches with preliminary matches beginning at 12pm, qualifying for the main event, which will be from 2pm to 4pm. The Openweight class competition (women and men) at 4pm is always intriguing where skill...
Los Angeles right-handed pitcher Dustin May made his first highly-anticipated start on Saturday night, his first appearance in a Major League game since May 2, 2021 at Milwaukee when he suffered a season-ending elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. And the Texas native did not disappoint, holding the Miami Marlins to one hit while striking out nine over five scoreless innings at Dodger Stadium. It was the Dodgers 11th shutout of the season, blanking the Marlins 7-0. May, 24, made five...
On August 6, The Fab Four took the stage at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank for their much-anticipated appearance by all of their adoring fans. This show is always a sell-out. If you close your eyes and listen to The Fab Four sing a Beatles song, you will think that the boys from Liverpool had transported themselves back from the '60's. That's how accurate and authentic their sound is – arguably the world's best Beatles tribute band. And they did not disappoint, as usual. When you open your e...
On August 13 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, get ready for a special, and intimate Q & A session with two of the world’s favorite comedians: Cheech & Chong. One half of the stoner-hippie comedic duo, Richard “Cheech” Marin has become perhaps one of the most well-known and respected Chicano achievers in the world of entertainment. As an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector and humanitarian, Cheech is more than just a comedian who has made people laugh hysterically since the l...
Dodgers veteran closer Craig Kimbrel has been struggling handling ninth-inning save opportunities so far this season. Even with undesirable overall numbers this year - 4.82 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, three blown saves - manager Dave Roberts has no plans to remove Kimbrel from his role as closer. "Right now, I'm not even considering that," Roberts said. "I think he's earned that. Also, just given where our bullpen's at and who we have, to have the ability to deploy guys in different spots, I think has value...
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” winner of 10 Tony Awards - including Best Musical - is now making a run at The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood until September 4, 2022. When you first walk into the theatre before the performance begins and look at the stage settings, one is already enveloped in a sense of splendor, glitz, grandeur, and glory. This sets up a world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onsta...
Dodgers veteran closer Craig Kimbrel has been struggling handling ninth-inning save opportunities so far this season. Even with undesirable overall numbers this year, 4.82 ERA, three blown saves manager Dave Roberts has no plans to remove Kimbrel from his role as closer. “Right now, I’m not even considering that,” Roberts said. “I think he’s earned that. Also, just given where our bullpen’s at and who we have, to have the ability to deploy guys in different spots, I think has value, as well. So...
You know that if a relative of Frankie Valli is involved in a performance, good things are probably going to happen. And that's exactly what occurred as Valli's granddaughter, Olivia Valli, lit up the stage as the lead role of Vivian Ward in the Los Angeles premier of Pretty Woman: The Musical which opened on Friday at The Dolby Theatre for a three week run. Frankie was also sitting in the audience which helped to channel his greatness to his granddaughter's performance. Adam Pascal (Edward...
Legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean will be "driving his chevy to the" Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on July 1st on his 2022 50th Anniversary "American Pie" concert tour. He is best known for his magnum opus, "American Pie," an impressionistic ballad inspired partly by the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The song popularized the expression "The Day the Music Died" in reference to this event. It reached number...
Trayce Thompson is back with the "Boys in Blue." With right-fielder Mookie Betts on the IL with a cracked rib, and out of the lineup for at least two weeks, the Dodgers added some outfield depth, announcing an agreement with the Tigers on a deal that sent 31-year-old Thompson to LA in exchange for cash considerations. Maybe the second time as a Dodger will be a charm for the right-handed hitting Thompson. His brother Klay just won the NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors and his Dad,...
Walter Becker, may he rest in peace, has gone on to jam in the world beyond, so Donald Fagen is carrying the torch for his fallen bandmate and continuing to delight Steely Dan's adoring fans, like he did at the sold-out Hollywood Bowl with the Earth After Hours Tour. His band had great chemistry. Fagen's voice and keyboards were spot-on, while Carolyn Leonhart and the three Danettes did not disappoint as they were featured on the song "Dirty Work." And Becker would be pleased to know how...
It was "One More Saturday Night" for Bob Weir and his Dead & Company band as they brought their magical, creative, blissful music to their fleet of "Dead-Heads" at Dodger Stadium...the kick-off to their summer tour. As usual, the sound engineers created a perfect sound mix to contribute to the chemistry of the band members, which continue to be three originals - Bob Weir (vocals, rhythm guitar), Mickey Hart (drums), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), and then John Mayer (vocals, lead guitar), Oteil...
The Dodgers finished up the four-game series split with the Mets on Sunday at Dodger Stadium with an extra-innings 5-4 loss, but the highlight was the debut of Eddy Alvarez at third base. He got two hits with four at bats and one RBI. But that RBI was a crucial one off of Mets pitcher Seth Lugo, a ripping first-pitch fastball, two-out single up the middle, plating Chris Taylor to tie the game at 4 in the bottom of the 9th inning, sending the game into extra innings. Alvarez also had a golden...
Two concerts that you don't want to miss will be landing at the Saban Theatre. Justin Hayward on June 7th and Bob Eubanks presents Backstage with the Beatles on June 10th. Having chalked up over fifty years at the peak of the music and entertainment industry, Hayward, Moody Blues frontman is currently touring the U.S. and England, this time solo with his own band. He has one of the all-time most distinguished voices and is also lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues. The band has sold...
The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC) will celebrate 25 successful seasons with a Benefit Gala to be directed and produced by OPC Artistic Director Robert Egan at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on June 4. This is their first major OPC event in LA. The gala tilted “Caring and Daring Together,” will feature scenes from some of the best known plays developed at OPC and will also honor the inspiration, vision and commitment of Luis Alfaro, Olga Garay-English and Kerry English (po...
This Memorial Day weekend, May 28, Laurence Juber, guitarist extraordinaire, will be making a special solo acoustic appearance at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. First internationally recognized as lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's Wings, with whom he won a Grammy, Juber has since established himself as a world-renowned guitar virtuoso and entertainer. As a solo performer, recording artist, composer and arranger, his playing fuses folk, jazz, pop and classical styles. He is known througho...
LA Kings veteran right-winger Dustin Brown was hoping to go out with a bang with a better result in the NHL postseason, but his final game of his illustrious 18-year career (all as a King) will be a 2-0 shutout loss in Game 7 of the first round against the Oilers in Edmonton. Nobody expected the underdog Kings to beat the Oilers, but they fought mightily and respectfully, so Brown and his team can hold their heads up high with their valiant effort. With Brown's long-time teammate Drew Doughty...
LA Kings head coach, Todd McLellan, entered the postgame interview room after an 8-2 loss to the Oilers in Game 3 of the first round NHL playoffs at Crypto.com Arena feeling a sense of deep frustration. After he adjusted the microphone on the podium, he made it clear in very few words - about 26 seconds - how he felt about his team's effort. The first and only question was asking McLellan how he can explain the swing between Game 1 and how the team is performing now. "You know what, we can do...
Broadway is back at the Fred Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks as American Theatre Guild presents “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” May 12 to the 15th. Although she passed away ten years ago, her spirit continues to shine through this production based on her illustrious life. The musical made its premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in November 2017 and opened on Broadway April 2018, and is now on its second national tour. She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the...
Two musical legends that you don't want to miss are landing at The Canyon Clubs in May. Bringing his World in Changes tour, Dave Mason will be appearing at the Saban Theatre on the 6th, and Mickey Thomas will be landing his Starship band in Agoura Hills on the 14th. Mason, best known for his soulful voice and skilled guitar playing, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of the group Traffic, and continues performing as a solo artist all over the world. In 1969,...
U.S. Classical Guitar is presenting - as part of the U.S. International Guitar Series Season 2022 - multiple GRAMMY Award winner and world-renowned classical guitarist Sharon Isbin in a solo recital on Mother's Day, May 8 at First Congregational Church Los Angeles. Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, Isbin was named the 2020 Musical America Worldwide Instrumentalist of the Year, the first guitarist ever to receive the coveted honor in its 59 year award history....
Keith Putney Productions presents the complete "Meet The Beatles!" as the next in the series of live concerts at the Grammy Museum celebrating the Beatles performed by an all-star cast for two shows on May 1. February 1964 was the month of the Big Bang of popular culture, with the Beatles debut on the Ed Sullivan show and the chart debut of "Meet the Beatles!" By the spring, The Beatles had the Top 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and this spring - 58 years later - there will be a celebration....
The Dodgers rejoiced when they discovered that the Braves picked up first baseman Matt Olson during the offseason, because they knew that Freddie Freeman would become available. And that's what happened. The Dodgers made an offer and the veteran accepted. Braves loss, Dodgers gain. Freeman, 32-years-old, had a desire to stay with the Braves for his whole career. Last year, after winning the World Series and 12 seasons with the Braves, he entered free agency after a stalemate on contract...
The LA Kings are making a strong push for the playoffs and coming down the final stretch with a handful of games left in the regular season. But unfortunately, they're having to do so without veteran defenseman and assistant captain Drew Doughty, which seemed to somewhat dash the Kings hopes of ending an absence from the postseason the last three seasons. The bad news is, he is on the shelf for the remainder of the season after undergoing successful surgery on his wrist. The good news is, he is...
