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Rangers hand Angels ace Jered Weaver his first loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — This wasn't what slugger Mark Trumbo meant Saturday when he said the Angels need to "come out a little angry" and play with a "figurative chip on our shoulder." Ace Jered Weaver took that suggestion to the extreme Sunday night,...
Tags: Mark McGwire, Mike Scioscia, Koji Uehara, Elvis Andrus, Nelson Cruz
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L.A. Philharmonic extends jazz contract with Herbie Hancock
The L.A. jazz scene will continue to be led by a legend as the L.A. Philharmonic announced a one-year extension to Herbie Hancock's contract as the Creative Chair for Jazz, allowing the composer-pianist and advocate for the music to continue his tenure...
Tags: Culture, Lincoln Center, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, Walt Disney
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A proving ground for Las Vegas entertainers
The place is packed when singer Mark Giovi takes the stage as emcee of the Monday night open-mike at a little roadhouse on a dusty stretch a few miles west of the Strip. Fronting a tight backup band of drums, keyboards and tenor saxophone, the veteran...
Tags: Botox (drug), Barry White, Frank Sinatra, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bob Seger
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Blind fashion designer aims to make TV shows
He's been blind since age 15. But nobody can say that Mason Ewing lacks vision.
Overcoming a nightmarish childhood, Ewing, 30, has been a successful fashion designer in Paris.
For the last six months, however, his mind has been set on Hollywood, where...Tags: Cartoons, Health Treatments, Rentals, Drama (genre), Cameroon
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr., killed 44 years ago today
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.was assassinated 44 years ago today. The somber anniversary will be marked across the country, including with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., which is on the site where King...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Museums, Lionel Hampton, Jesse Jackson, Racism
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Ken Phebus dies at 64; veteran talent buyer
Shortly after being hired about a decade ago to up the ante of musical talent offered at the Orange County Fair's summer concert series in Costa Mesa, veteran talent buyer Ken Phebus rolled out his schedule for the fair's board. But one of the...Tags: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Dwight Yoakam, Miles Davis, Music Industry, Grammy Awards
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Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all... -
TSA Chorus checks in at LAX with holiday spirit, music
Culture MonsterTSA Chorus brings the Christmas spirit to LAX. TSA officers at LAX aren't just busy checking baggage this year, they're busy putting on a show. The TSA officers are upping the holiday spirit at the Los Angeles World Airport by caroling for passengers... -
Weekended: Blue Ivy Carter born, Campbell gigs NY, Iommi has cancer
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'Fela!' band: Great Afropop music -- and a few questions raised
Pop & HissThe onstage band for the 'Fela!' musical in Los Angeles includes no black musicians. The production about the life and music of Afropop star Fela Kuti uses a multicultural group of Anglo, Latino and Asian players.... -
Etta James dies at 73; acclaimed blues and R&B singer
Etta James, the earthy blues and R&B singer whose anguished vocals convinced generations of listeners that she would rather go blind than see her love leave, then communicated her joy upon finding that love at last, died Friday. She was 73.
She died at...Tags: Billie Holiday, Leukemia, Addiction, Koko Taylor, Chet Baker
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Dobie Gray dies at 71; singer later became a songwriter
Dobie Gray, a smooth balladeer and soul singer who scored his biggest hit in the early 1970s with "Drift Away," has died. He was 71.
Gray, who had cancer, died Tuesday at his Nashville home, said Charlie Andrews, his attorney.
Before he adopted the name...Tags: Cancer, Sonny Bono, Uncle Kracker, John Denver, Music
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