Music
A concert by the young English band Jamiroquai at the Roxy on Monday might have provided the answer to the mystery about what happened to British rock: While America’s future Pearl Jammers and Stone Temple Pilots were learning riffs off their older siblings’ Sabbath and Zep albums a few years ago, their English counterparts were apparently studying the Average White Band and Rufus.
Oct. 20, 1993
Autos
A couple of years ago, a Florida man was fined $48,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for employing an illegal signal jammer during his commutes to prevent nearby drivers from using their cellphones.
Nov. 6, 2018
Travel & Experiences
Get a blast from the past while you sail the southern Caribbean when the 14th annual JazzFest at Sea gets underway Jan. 3 aboard the MSC Divina.
June 9, 2017
Clashing sharply with Capitol Hill’s customary pomp and circumstance, two Seattle grunge-rockers took center stage before a House panel Thursday to accuse Ticketmaster of maintaining an illegal monopoly over the concert ticket distribution business.
July 1, 1994
World & Nation
It was the reporters who noticed first.
Oct. 17, 2004
Charles Brown, Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, Flora Purim, The Acousticats, Cats and Jammers, Pele Juju, The Cache Valley Drifters and The Turtle Island String Quartet are among the more than two dozen acts scheduled for the Live Oak Music Festival, Friday through Sunday at Live Oak Camp.
June 16, 1994
Recent tests show the gadgets, intended to block police radar and laser guns used to gauge a vehicle’s speed, may not work.
Feb. 26, 2003
Sports
The Continental Basketball Assn. disbanded the Bakersfield Jammers because owner Dominic Cortese filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week.
Jan. 1, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Remember imagination?
Sept. 2, 1999
Howdy, New Year Jack and Martha Jamieson will be at it again this New Year’s Eve.
Dec. 27, 1990