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Earl Scruggs laid a foundation for others to build on, Marty Stuart says
Pop & HissEarl Scruggs created a foundation for progressive musicians to build on. Bela Fleck is an example of one who took the banjo to new heights because of what Earl Scruggs created before him.... -
Swift, Lambert big winners at Academy of Country Music Awards
Pop & HissThe 47th Academy of Country Music Awards became a mini-reality show of its own on Sunday in Las Vegas: There was a bona fide onstage wedding, the surreal meeting of cartoonish hard rock band KISS and country trio Lady Antebellum, and Toby Keith singing... -
Live review: Abigail Washburn at the Getty Center
Pop & HissBanjo player Abigail Washburn performed with Kai Welch at the Getty Center's Harold M. Williams Auditorium on Saturday. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts was there, and writes about it.... -
'The Beverly Hillbillies' and other great storytelling TV themes
Show Tracker"The Beverly Hillbillies" theme song featured great banjo playing by Earl Scruggs. It also nicely set up the world of "The Beverly Hillbillies." But it isn't the only TV series to tell a tale in its opening moments.... -
Live: Carolina Chocolate Drops at Royce Hall
Pop & HissThe Carolina Chocolate Drops performed at Royce Hall on Friday night. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts was there.... -
72 Hours: High Places, Still Corners among weekend's top gigs
Pop & HissHigh Places: Since relocating to L.A. from Brooklyn a few years back, the High Places duo of Rob Barber and Mary Pearson have remained relatively anonymous on the local scene. High Places' third album, "Original Colors" should raise the pair's profile.... -
Pop music review: Earl Scruggs lets his banjo do the talking
Pop & HissThe 87-year-old bluegrass pioneer lets his still-impressive banjo skills (and son Gary) do the talking for him in a solid if almost rote performance. Country music deifies its elders but not always for what they have left to give. Saturday...... -
Grammy Hall of Fame announces 2012 recordings inductees
Pop & HissThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is among 25 recordings selected for the 2012 Grammy Hall of Fame. Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main St." also are among the new Grammy Hall of Fame... -
This week's on-sales: Taylor Swift, UCLA Live, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more
Pop & HissTaylor Swift, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the 2011 season of UCLA Live are among the new Southland shows on-sale this week.... -
Tina Fey and Steve Martin, mano a mano in Los Angeles!
Jacket CopyTina Fey and Steve Martin appeared together on stage in LA Tuesday night: our report.... -
Ken Burns, Steve Martin and the cosmos coming to PBS' fall lineup
Show TrackerBanjos! Speakeasies! Ken Burns! Steve Martin! An epic exploration of space and time! They're all coming to PBS' fall season, the network announced Monday. And they'll probably make you smarter than watching your 10th "Two and a Half Men" rerun....... -
Itzhak Perlman, Sonny Rollins, Stew and global warming concert to highlight UCLA Live season
Culture MonsterUCLA Live 2011-12 season highlights include Itzhak Perlman, Sonny Rollins and concert on global warming...
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