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'Sweet Joe' Russell dies at 72; singer with the Persuasions
"Sweet Joe" Russell, who spent half a century harmonizing with the Persuasions, an influential vocal group widely regarded as the "kings of a cappella," has died. He was 72.
Russell died May 5 in a Brooklyn hospice after a long struggle with diabetes,...Tags: Diabetes, Concerts, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Entertainment
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Loam Baby, a new wine journal
Daily DishLoam Baby is a new wine journal written and published by an anonymous author under the pseudonym R. H. Drexel.... -
Classic rock images to show at Annenberg Space for Photography
Pop & HissThe Annenberg Space for Photography will bring the exhibit “Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present" to its space in Century City in June. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers an advance look.... -
'Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM' resurrects a continent's music
Pop & HissJonathan Ward's ‘Opika Pende' box set resurrects the world of early African music — with a history lesson in the mix. Jonathan Ward's music room in his second-floor Angeleno Heights walk-up is a tight, comfortable space with three walls full..... -
Drum lesson: Wilco's Glenn Kotche on found sounds
Pop & HissDrum aficionados, this is a good month to be in Los Angeles. This Saturday, Guitar Center will stage its annual "Drum Off" finals at Club Nokia, with a host of session-aces and band members performing mini rhythmic flights of fancy. Sadly, there likely... -
La La La Human Steps returns to Southern California
Culture MonsterAppearing in SoCal for the first time since 2008, Lock will be bringing his “New Work” to the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Thursday, featuring a new score from frequent collaborators Gavin Bryars and Blake Hargreaves played live by an onstage... -
Gretchen Parlato keeps her jazz options open
Though this year's Grammy nominations in jazz are without any Earth-rippling surprises à la last year's new-artist breakthrough by Esperanza Spalding, L.A.-born singer-songwriter Gretchen Parlato could've been considered a solid bet to follow in her...Tags: Terence Blanchard, Thelonious Monk, Music, Entertainment, Music
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Fall arts picks: Classical music
Culture MonsterMark Swed's classical picks for the fall season.... -
Music review: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra opens season
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the West Coast premieres of Derek Bermel's Ritornello for electric guitar and orchestra and Osvaldo Golijov's "Sidereus."... -
Rock 'n' Reubens in the Kibitz Room at Canter's
Los Angeles TimesRock 'n' roll is to the Kibitz Room at Canter's what onions are to chopped liver. The two have been closely aligned since the little bar opened just off the beloved Fairfax Avenue deli's annex dining room in 1961. Only now, instead of a bunch of hippies...Tags: Neil Young, Sandwiches, Arts, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Onions
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Southern California Close-Ups: From West Hollywood to Wilshire
Set an out-of-towner loose to roam the Los Angeles area between West Hollywood and Koreatown and what can you expect? A food-truck overdose, perhaps. Or the bold suggestion that we extend our subway system westward. (Hey, we're working on it.) Or maybe...Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Judaism, Carole King, Bars and Clubs, Robert F. Kennedy
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Live review: Phish at Hollywood Bowl
Pop & HissLive review: Phish at Hollywood Bowl by Jeff Weiss...
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