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The Southern California country music world took some heavy damage a couple of months ago when the genre’s longtime L.A. radio outlet, KZLA-FM, dropped the traditional twang in favor of pop-oriented bling.
Oct. 12, 2006
Entertainment & Arts
MAY 23-24: Peter Murphy. House of Blues. 23: The Pussycat Dolls.
May 23, 2002
Music
Moving quickly to fill a void created when KZLA-FM (93.9) dropped its country music format last week, XM Satellite Radio said it will replace the station as sponsor for Country Bash ‘06, a concert scheduled for Oct. 14 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine.
Aug. 25, 2006
* Alison Moorer, “Miss Fortune,” Universal South.
Aug. 8, 2002
Will Call
May 25, 2011
FRESH from its searing headliner performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the dark prog-rock band Tool has the No. 1 album in the nation with “10,000 Days,” according to Nielsen SoundScan, which tracks music retail sales.
May 11, 2006
With six nominations apiece, Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith will have the eyes of the public on them at Wednesday’s Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony.
May 20, 2002
Familiar faces were the big winners at the 37th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday at the Universal Amphitheatre, where Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn both won three awards.
After a two-year hiatus, he headlines KZLA’s daylong festival featuring brief sets by nearly a dozen other acts.
Oct. 23, 2001
Despite the recession, persistent volunteers continue to battle successfully for the dollars that put the zip in the cultural and social programs of Los Angeles.
Oct. 17, 1991