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By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Get ready for a blast-from-the-past as the triumvirate of famous classic rockers - Stephen Bishop, John Ford Coley and Bill Champlin make an appearance at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on September 20. Collectively, having sold over 100 million records, these three musical giants will take the stage simultaneously performing all of their great hits and also entertain the audience with stories from their experiences on the road and background of the...
Get ready for a blast-from-the-past as the triumvirate of famous classic rockers - Stephen Bishop, John Ford Coley and Bill Champlin make an appearance at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on September 20. Collectively, having sold over 100 million records, these three musical giants will take the stage simultaneously performing all of their great hits and also entertain the audience with stories from their experiences on the road and background of the songs they wrote…a trip down memory l...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter "Roll up! Roll up for the Magical 'History' Tour! Step right this way!...the Magical 'History' Tour is waiting to take you away..." Did you know that Beatles living legend, Paul McCartney, has a step-mom and a step-sister? And that they live and work right here in Playa del Rey? Well...now you do. Angie, 84, met Paul's dad, Jim, when they were both widowed at the time and got married soon thereafter in 1964. Ruth, Angie's daughter, was four years old at the...
Free showing of the documentary film, THE BLUES OF SOUTH L.A. on Sunday, August 17 at Culver City Presbyterian Church, 11269 W. Washington Blvd. The church is located 1 block west of Sepulveda Blvd. Southern Comfort Food served at noon with the eighty-one minute screening beginning at 1pm. Jam session follows at 2:30pm. Musicians, bring your gear. The film is the first comprehensive witness to the city's authentic blues community - extending north to south from Adams to Century and west to east from Crenshaw to Central. Not an historical...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter During the season-opening concert on Saturday at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank, I closed my eyes and listened to The Fab Four sing a Beatles song and thought 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. It's the 50th anniversary of the Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, so it was apropos that The Fab Four brought a...
Boulevard Music presents 6 free concerts on Thursday evenings at 7pm from July 10 through August 14 in the palm-lined courtyard of Culver City City Hall. Curated by producer Gary Mandell, Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival offers something for everyone: Cajun, world music, country, Brazilian, Charanga, swing and more. Escape to downtown Culver city, featuring a wonderful mix of historic buildings, boutiques, theaters, galleries, and unique restaurants all within walking distance. What's coming up: • July 10- Cajun/Zydeco from And...
By Steven Lieberman Culver City Observer Barry Gibb is still “Stayin’ Alive” as he appeared last week with his 11-piece band at the Hollywood Bowl, the last stop on his solo six-concert “Mythology” tour.” Gibb was carrying the torch for his two late brothers, twins Robin and Maurice…and his little brother, Andy, who had a solo career. Maurice died in 2003 of cardiac arrest, Robin two years ago after a long battle with cancer, and Andy was just 30 years old when he died in 1988 suffering fro...
By Steven Lieberman Culver City Observer Barry Gibb is still “Stayin’ Alive” as he appeared last week with his 11-piece band at the Hollywood Bowl, the last stop on his solo six-concert “Mythology” tour.” Gibb was carrying the torch for his two late brothers, twins Robin and Maurice…and his little brother, Andy, who had a solo career. Maurice died in 2003 of cardiac arrest, Robin two years ago after a long battle with cancer, and Andy was just 30 years old when he died in 1988 suffering fro...
Frank Fetta will be conducting and featuring Soprano Lori Stinson. There will be no pre-concert talk at this concert and a post-concert reception at Kirk Douglas Theatre for ticket holders. . Only Cash or Checks will be accepted at the box office for this concert Admission Charge is $25-General Admission, at Kirk Douglas Theatre starting at 6:30PM, and on the orchestra website or directly through PayPal.$15-Members of SoCal Symphony Society and 17-years-of-age and under, only at the box office The program will include the following: Program...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter It was a magical, awe-inspiring close to the 2013-14 season for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) on Sunday at Royce Hall. Maestro Jeffrey Kahane pulled out all of the stops and created a transcendent piano “festival.” Not only did Kahane, LACO’s music director, masterfully play piano on two of the compositions, but the pieces he played required two pianos. So he gathered up Los Angeles Philharmonic’s pianist sensation Joanne Pearce Martin for Moz...
The Culver City Chamber Orchestra welcomes winners of the MTAC (WLA Branch). They were judged and will be awarded by performing with the Culver City Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 pm. The winners range from age 14-18 and they are Tristan Paradee, pianist; Christina Lee, pianist; Daniel Oh, cellist; Cassandra Carrasco, pianist; and Irene Yum, cellist. Please join us with conductor Arlette Cárdenes on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Moss Theatre 3131 Olympic Blvd, Santa...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Anne Marie Ketchum, Music Director and Founding Artistic Director for The Verdi Chorus (now Frank and Merle Strauss Artistic Director), pulled out all the stops for their Spring performances this past Saturday and Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. To kick-off their 31st season of presenting glorious choruses, arias and ensembles from grand opera, Ms. Ketchum decided on an all Italian program entitled AMORE ITALIANO and chose...
The Culver City Symphony Orchestra continues its 2013-14 Season with the concert: For Young Musicians. The concert is Saturday, April 26 at 8pm at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave. CCSO continues its support of young musicians by featuring two young Winners from its Parness Concerto Competition: Aileen Chung, Age 14, Violin, and Yu Chao Weng, Age 16, Violin. The orchestra works are Mendelossohn's brooding masterwork inspired by Scottish islands, and Beethoven's Ode to Nature....
Culver-Palms United Methodist Church will be presenting its second "Broadway Bound" concert on Sunday, March 2, at 2 pm. The show will feature members of the church's music department performing songs from popular Broadway shows of the past and present. Free admission; donations accepted. A reception in the Fellowship Hall will follow the performance. Culver-Palms United Methodist Church is located at 4464 Sepulveda Blvd. (three blocks south of Culver Blvd.). Phone: (310) 390-7717....
The Culver City Chamber Orchestra announces its next concert on Sunday, March 16 at 4 p.m. at Culver Palms Methodist Church, 4464 Sepulveda Blvd. At 3 p.m. there will be a kid friendly, hands-on demonstration of the string instrument family featuring soloists. Tickets are now available through the web page ccchamberorchestra.com or by calling (310) 397-2490. MasterCard and Visa are accepted. With conductors Andres Cárdenes and Arlette Cárdenes, featured soloists Marco Valentin Cárdenes, Pi...
The Culver City Symphony Orchestra continues its 2013-14 Season with, A Winter's Concert on Saturday, February 22 at 8 pm at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Avenue. Frank Fetta is the Conductor/Music Director. CCSO historically programmed unusual, out-of-the-way works, and remains true-to-form. It is not often one hears in one concert separate concertos for viola and bass, performed by two young soloists from our Parness Concerto Competition: Benjamin Chilton, Viola, is the First...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter The Los Angeles Master Chorale, a cultural icon heralded around the globe for its exceptional artistry, pulled out the stops for their 50th anniversary weekend celebration. The program featured two performances of Bach’s B Minor Mass - the choral masterpiece that founding music director Roger Wagner inaugurated in 1965 at the just-opened Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Chorale’s home for 37 years. This time, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the residence of the Mas...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter I know that Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is smiling with pleasure from the beyond as The Verdi Chorus presented its fall gala concerts this past weekend in honor of his 200th birthday at First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. The program, titled Viva Verdi, was dedicated solely to his works and included scenes and arias from many of his masterpieces. The night kicked-off with President Thelma Sherman and chorus consultant and musicologist Dr....
By Steven Lieberman Observer reporter Gino Vannelli, who took the music world by storm in 1978 with his smash hit “I Just Wanna Stop” (#4 in the United States), will perform at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on November 8 for his first LA-area performance in 16 years. For the past three years, Vannelli has been touring with his eight-piece band and performing all of his hits and some newer songs. Before that, he was on hiatus from touring while in the studio exploring new music. He spe...
