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September 03, 2010
NASHVILLE - The first round of nominees in seven categories for "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" was announced Tuesday at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville by Justin Moore and Chris Young. Nominees for the remaining five categories will be revealed tomorrow on ABC News' "Good Morning America" w...
September 02, 2010
DOWNTOWN BURBANK, Calif. -- Flappers Comedy Club and the Burbank Boys and Girls Club have teamed up for the club´s grand opening at 102 E Magnolia Boulevard in Downtown Burbank on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8:00 and 10:00 P.M.
The show will feature MC Samuel J. Comroe with Stepha...
September 02, 2010
For the fifth year, the announcement of the final nominees in five of the 12 CMA Awards categories was made on ABC News' "Good Morning America." Nominees Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert delivered the news from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square. Finali...
September 02, 2010
SAN DIEGO — Executive Producer Lou Spisto has announced that 7,500 tickets will be made available free-of-charge to High School Students as part of the Old Globe´s ongoing 75th anniversary celebration. A new venture in its ongoing effort to connect young people with theater, complimenta...
September 02, 2010
Director, costume designer share a combined six decades of professional experience.
Santa Fe — The Santa Fe University of Art and Design will welcome Jon Jory, director, and Marcia Dixcy Jory, costume designer, into the Performing Arts Department faculty when classes resume Aug. 30. The re...
September 02, 2010
Mathias is an expert in both classic Hollywood and digital techniques.
Santa Fe — An Academy Award–nominated cinematographer will chair the Moving Image Arts Department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design beginning in the fall of 2010.
Harry Mathias, who will also serve as a ful...
August 26, 2010
DOWNTOWN BURBANK, CALIF. – Downtown Burbank Partnership presents Come Out & Dance featuring legendary percussionist Pete Escovedo and his band in a free live concert on the AMC Walkway in Downtown Burbank, Thursday, August 26 at 7:00 P.M.
Widely considered one of the finest ensembles in upbe...
August 26, 2010
Trod Nossel Artists Management Signs 17 Year Old Diamond In The Rough, Beau Badrick, To It's Roster.
Wallingford, CT - After a full year of "artist shopping," Trod Nossel Artists has finally found what it considers to be one of the hottest unsigned hidden teen talents in the East. Trod Nossel ...
August 22, 2010
47th Annual Accolade to be Presented During the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 30, 2011.
Los Angeles – Ernest Borgnine, who is exuberantly entering his seventh decade of creating memorable characters and award-winning performances, will receiv...
August 22, 2010
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF - The Wagon Wheel Country Music Festival has announced that the Sunday headliner for the 2010 Festival will be Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam will take the Bud Light main stage Sunday at 9:00 pm in Lake Elsinore, CA. The festival will take place November 13 and 14, 2010.
Dwight will ...
July 30, 2010
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. - The Wagon Wheel Country Music Festival is returning to the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore, CA. Dierks Bentley will be headlining The Festival on November 13 & 14, 2010. Bentley will be one of many country stars in the lineup for the two-day event being put on ...
July 30, 2010
Film Chronicles the Rebirth of the Disney Animation Studio from "The Little Mermaid" to the Pixar Revolution; Film´s Writer to Attend.
PROVIDENCE, RI - Fans of Disney animation are in for a treat this August when FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) presents the reg...
July 30, 2010
Performing are the Happy Hollows, Voxhaul Broadcast, Useless Keys,
The Lonely Wild, Walking Sleep and Slang Chickens. Evening Also Features Kid-Friendly Entertainment by Kidrockers and Interactive Animal Education and Conservation Stations
Staffed by Zoo Docents and Volunteers. Eclectic Array of ...
July 27, 2010
Concert also Includes Opera Selections from Verdi, Bizet, Rossini and Donizetti and Contemporary Choral Works by Eric Whitacre, David Conte, Morten Lauridsen and Others, Showcases "The Harvey Milk Schools Project" and Introduces "GMCLA Alive Music Project Youth Chorus."
The renowned Gay Men's Ch...
July 20, 2010
Sausalito, CA - The Sausalito Film Festival returns the weekend of August 13-15 for a second year in its idyllic home at Cavallo Point, the LEED Gold Certified eco-resort on the San Francisco Bay at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The three-day experiential festival pairs screenings with rel...
July 20, 2010
Hollywood, California – The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa presents "Music Without Pretense" every Monday night at 8:00pm starting on August 9th. GOOD Music Mondays features performances by the best up-and-comers in local independent music, all hand-selected by LA's indie music hub www.isgoodmusi...
July 19, 2010
Performance Under the Stars Salutes Music for the Silver Screen with Scores from Memorable Movies that Resonate with Jewish Heritage.
Sunday, August 8, 2010, 7:30 pm - Ford Amphitheatre
The rich tradition of Jewish composers' contributions to film history is celebrated at CINEMA JUDAICA, ...
July 19, 2010
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA's Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month.
NASHVILLE - The role of the professional musician is the focus of the latest installment of CMA Industry InSite, an online educational series, posted today.
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July 19, 2010
SAN DIEGO — Executive Producer Lou Spisto announced Monday that Jane Austen´s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy with music, lyrics and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon will fill the final slot of the 2010-11 Winter Season. Directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun, Jane Austen&ac...
July 19, 2010
North Carolina experimental extreme metal troupe GOLLUM have unleashed their latest video for "Blacksmith (Summoning Wrath)," which comes off the band's critically-acclaimed The Core full-length released via Rotten Records last spring. The video was shot in the summer of 2009 in the band's hometown ...
July 19, 2010
The Woman on the Beach: A Story of Love by Bob Alba tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who struggle to stay connected.
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Woman on the Beach: A Story of Love by Bob Alba seeks to explore the magnetic attraction between two very different people and the obstacles th...
July 19, 2010
Theatricum Botanicum brings Shakespeare to the Gardens on July 27
La Cañada Flintridge – The acclaimed Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will present Shakespeare´s "A Midsummer Night´s Dream" from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Descanso Gardens.
Scheming fairy folk, ardent mortal...
June 19, 2010
IN THEIR OWN WORDS TO PERFORM MONDAY, JUNE 21 AND JULY 19 AT THE EDYE SECOND SPACE AT THE BROAD STAGE.
CAST FEATURES: MICHAEL URIE ("UGLY BETTY" STAR), RITA WILSON, FRED WILLARD, EUGENE PACK, LARAINE NEWMAN, DAYLE REYFEL, BROOKE SHIELDS, FLORENCE HENDERSON, LESLEY ANN WARREN, AND ALAN ZWEIBEL
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June 19, 2010
September 11-16 tour includes concerts in Milan and Turin and coincides with release of Orchestra´s final Mahler cycle recording, Songs with Orchestra Soloists are mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, and organist Paul Jacobs.
SAN FRANCISCO Music Director Michael Tilson Tho...
June 19, 2010
Coast-to-Coast Trek Follows Band's Headlining Date at Siren Music Festival, July 17th in NYC and an Appearance at Lollapalooza August 6th in Chicago, IL.
New York, NY - Matt & Kim announce their coast-to-coast North American Fall tour kicking off on September 15th at the Westcott Theater in Syr...
May 26, 2010
Effort Aims to Attract More Filming to the City by Connecting Location Managers and Local Businesses.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau in conjunction with the City of West Hollywood´s Film Office announced today that they are launching a new marketin...
May 17, 2010
Dumas' swashbuckling adventure sweeps into the canyon June 12 - October 3; Dine with Musketeers every Friday night in September.
TOPANGA, CA - All for one, and one for all! Ellen Geer's world premiere adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' epic, swashbuckling The Three Musketeers sweeps into the outdoo...
May 13, 2010
Los Angeles - Bonhams & Butterfields' Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 13, 2010 in Los Angeles will include a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock 'n Roll and Animation Arts. Highlights will include pieces connected to The Beatles, Michael; Jackson, screen goddess Marilyn Monro...
May 13, 2010
LONG BEACH, CA - Two sisters separated by the Holocaust reunite in the aftermath of World War II in Barbara Lebow's powerful and profoundly moving A Shayna Maidel. ICT artistic director Shashin Desai directs Liza de Weerd, Larry Eisenberg, Laura Howard, Charles Pasternak, Julia Silverman and Erin An...
May 07, 2010
NASHVILLE - In response to the devastating floods that have plagued the City of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, CMA has announced that 50 percent of the net proceeds of 2010 CMA Music Festival will be donated to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for flood relief. This is in addition to CM...
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES RIVERFRONT PARK STAGE LINEUP AND ADDS JULIANNE HOUGH TO NIGHTLY CONCERT
April 29, 2010
NASHVILLE - It was announced today that additional artists were added to 2010 CMA Music Festival, held Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13, in downtown Nashville.
Singer and former "Dancing with the Stars" dancer Julianne Hough has been added to the artist lineup for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field on ...
Dogtown Station's Newest Resident, Dylan McDermott, to host AWOL Artist Reception at the Venice loft
April 15, 2010
Venice, CA – Actor Dylan McDermott, star of Dark Blue on TNT and the hit series, The Practice, will be hosting AWOL (Always West of Lincoln), an invitation-only artist reception to be held May 8th at DogtownStation in Venice. McDermott recently announced that he is moving his production company, D26...
April 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Santa Barbara based reggae/world/rock group Rebelution is set to attack the music festival circuit this summer with six scheduled appearances, with more to be announced, at various festivals across the country. Their itinerary includes: Summer Camp Music Festival (founded by the band ...
April 12, 2010
NASHVILLE - The Country Music Association announced last week that industry veteran Sheri Warnke would be joining the professional staff of CMA as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, effective immediately.
"Sheri has already done an outstanding job of building marketing relationships fo...
April 06, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Anka is now a resident at The Carlyle Residences, the newly built 24-story luxury high-rise on the Wilshire Corridor in Los Angeles. The Anka residence has two bedrooms in 2,800 square feet. This home was listed at $3.6 million. Condominiums with the s...
February 20, 2010
NAPOLI, ITALY - Frontiers Records is very proud to announce the signing of legendary rock band WHITESNAKE.
David Coverdale and band are gearing up for their latest endeavour. WHITESNAKE has already started composing new material that promises to deliver one of the finest chapters in WHITESN...
February 20, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. – Alliance Française de Pasadena is pleased to present Family Portrait: Wolf, Grandma and Other Accomplices, an exhibition of paintings by French artist Valérie Daval from March 5 through March 31 at 34 East Union Street in Pasadena.
An opening reception with the artist is s...
February 20, 2010
Broadway/L.A. announces the lineup for its 2010-2011 Season, a 7-Show package that includes WEST SIDE STORY, HAIR, ROCK OF AGES, BURN THE FLOOR and SHREK THE MUSICAL - all of which are recent Broadway hits making Southern California premieres at the Pantages Theatre. A sixth musical to be announced...
February 10, 2010
The Orange County Performing Arts Center has released updated casting information for the legendary Bolshoi Ballet´s visit February 24 – 28. The company´s complete performances of its spectacular production of Don Quixote will now star Natalia Osipova ("whose Kitri is one of the Bolshoi&...
February 08, 2010
Official selection: 2009 Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard Toronto International Film Festival - WINNER! Best First Feature - Palm Spring Film Festival
Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem´s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four ...
February 02, 2010
Jaffe Currently on Sold-Out Tour of the UK and Europe with Midlake.
New York, NY – Sarah Jaffe is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of her debut full-length album – Suburban Nature. Due out May 2010 on Kirkland Records, the album was produced by John Congleton (Polyphonic Spree, Explos...
February 02, 2010
The anticipated first video from FEAR FACTORY's forthcoming album Mechanize premieres today at Roxwel.com. "Fear Campaign" was directed by the team of Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci for Boston-based, Emmy nominated Killswitch Productions. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles with additional photographic...
February 02, 2010
NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - On screen in New York with theatrical openings in Los Angeles, Boston and Washington, D.C. and other cities nationwide starting February 12.
New York, NY — THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PA...
February 02, 2010
This weekend, beginning Saturday, February 6, L.A. Theatre Works will air Relativity by Cassandra Medley, starring Deidrie Henry, Judyann Elder, James Pickens Jr. , Jason Ritter, Terrell Tilford, and Lorraine Toussaint. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10 ...
January 22, 2010
NASHVILLE - During an event held last night at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer presented CMA Digital Media Director Chris Felder with a guitar signed by artists who participated in the 2009 CMA Music Festival. The presentation honored CMA for its t...
January 19, 2010
SAG Awards® will be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, Preceded by "TNT and PEOPLE Present the SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RED CARPET SHOW"
LOS ANGELES – Sigourney Weaver, Justin Timberlake, Kyra Sedgwick, Ray Romano, Jeremy Renner, Carey Mulligan, Anthony Mackie, Anna Kendrick,...
January 17, 2010
Los Angeles - For less than the cost of a demo, songwriters can attend this event, write a song for Griggs based on his concept/theme (which he will tell you on opening day at the meet and greet). If he and the industry panel of judges choose the song as the BEST, Griggs will record the song and it...
January 17, 2010
Revered Musician and Composer to Perform Private Concert In Celebration of That Lucky Old Sun Limited Edition Prints, Book & Album Set.
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE) has announced the release of a limited edition, fine art box set from famed artist Sir Peter Blake in col...
January 14, 2010
Popular Series Returns to New York City's Joe's Pub March 25 With Dierks Bentley, David Lee Murphy, Jim Beavers And Host Bob DiPiero.
NASHVILLE - CMA Songwriters Series will return to the venue where it all began, New York City's Joe's Pub, on Thursday, March 25 (6:30 and 9:00 PM/ET). This will...
December 17, 2009
Says "I Do" to Swiss Louis Dinner Comedy Returns to PIER 39.
San Francisco, CA – Tony n´ Tina´s Wedding, the popular dinner comedy, will perform for local, national and international visitors at Swiss Louis Italian & Seafood Restaurant located at PIER 39 in San Francisco
Tony n&...
December 14, 2009
Pasadena, CA - The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Nutcrack...
December 14, 2009
Patrice Munsel, whose career has spanned the Metropolitan Opera, musical theater, Las Vegas, and network television, will be presented with Opera Index´s Distinguished Achievement Award on Sunday, January 10, 2010 beginning at 6 p.m. at its annual Winter Gala held in the Grand Salon of the Jum...
November 18, 2009
PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night and Nutcr...
November 18, 2009
It was announced today that William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has inked an international representation agreement with ex-KoRn guitarist BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH. The initial term of the agreement is for three years. Ember Rigsby Tanksley of WMEE will be principally responsible for spearheading rep...
November 18, 2009
L.A. Theatre Works records coming-of-age tale by Lynn Nottage December 9-13.
LOS ANGELES, CA - OBIE Award winner Russell Hornsby (Jitney, Eddie Sutton on ABC's Lincoln Heights) and LADCC and NAACP Award recipient Charlayne Woodard (Pretty Fire, Neat, In Real Life) star when L.A. Theatre Works r...
November 06, 2009
´Sister cities´ twins Santa Cruz de California with one of the most important cities in the Atlantic.
Young Spanish artists from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, located in the Canary Islands, will show their work in three Californian galleries.
The art exhibition ´Sister Citi...
November 06, 2009
USC THORNTON OPERA PROGRAM PRESENTS FOUR PERFORMANCES OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S COMEDIC OPERA ALBERT HERRING CONDUCTED BY BRENT MCMUNN AND DIRECTED BY KEN CAZAN.
Thursday, November 19 - Sunday, November 22, 2009, at USC's Bing Theatre
The acclaimed USC Opera Program presents four performances of...
November 06, 2009
LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUS, LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANNE TOMLINSON, ANNOUNCES 2009-10 SEASON, ENTITLED "BOUNDLESS".
Highlights Include Jacaranda Debut, Broad Stage Debut, Participation in LA Phil's "West Coast/Left Coast" Festival and Orchestra's U.S. Premiere of Louis Andriessen's La Comm...
November 06, 2009
GRINCH BEGINS STEALING CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK AT PANTAGES THEATRE!
BROADWAY'S HOLIDAY HIT CELEBRATES LOS ANGELES PREMIERE NOVEMBER 10, 2009 - JANUARY 3, 2010
STARRING JOHN LARROQUETTE AS "OLD MAX" AND STEFAN KARL AS "THE GRINCH"
Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! The Musical, the crit...
November 02, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 2 P.M., at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica LACC is Only Children's Choir Selected to Participate in Festival.
The renowned Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC), conducted by Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson, explores the works of noted California composers...
October 30, 2009
Debut Single "Fireflies" A Multi-format Smash; Universal Republic Album Ocean Eyes Leaps From #20 To #8 On Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. Minnesota Newcomer Hailed As Grassroots Artist Development Story Of Year.
New York, NY - Universal Republic Records´ basement launched phenomenon Owl C...
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CONDUCTOR HELMUTH RILLING TO LEAD USC THORNTON SYMPHONY AND CHORAL ARTISTS
October 28, 2009
Concert Is Culmination of Week-Long Residency by Rilling, Who also Leads Two Conducting Masterclasses and Conducts USC Choral Artists for First Time in 8 Years: Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:30 P.M., at USC's Bovard Auditorium.
Internationally acclaimed conductor and Bach specialist Helmuth Rill...
October 28, 2009
Choir for Boy Vocalists with Changing Voices is First of its Kind in Region and One of Only a Few in Country.
Dr. Steven Kronauer, a noted singer, conductor, educator and voice teacher, has been appointed director of Los Angeles Children's Chorus' (LACC) new Emerging Voices Choir, which was lau...
October 28, 2009
SAG Awards® will be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Los Angeles – The deadline for consideration for nomination for this year´s Actors® is fast approaching. Submissions for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® must be filed by Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009 at 5 p.m. ...
October 28, 2009
NASHVILLE - Wake up with CMA Awards hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood when they perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday, Nov. 10 live from Nashville on the ABC Television Network.
The "Good Morning America" concert is free and open to the public. The event takes place on the Somme...
October 27, 2009
New Book from Award-winning filmmaker Jon Reiss To Address the Distribution and Marketing Landscape Facing Filmmakers Today.
Los Angeles, CA - Filmmaker and author Jon Reiss' new book Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution and Marketing for the Digital Era will...
October 27, 2009
Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman´s "Jai ho" has again won laurels at prestigious World Soundtrack Academy awards in Ghent (Belgium).
This song from "Slumdog Millionaire" won in "best original song written for film" category at the ninth World Soundtrack Awards announced at Ghent, and...
October 27, 2009
Hollywood diva Jessica Simpson has confirmed on Twitter her impending visit to India.
On Twitter Simpson wrote: "@kenpaves and I are going to India!!!!" Ken Paves is a celebrity hairstylist out of Beverly Hills (USA). She will reportedly shoot in India starting next week for her VH1 docu-ser...
October 22, 2009
THE $20,000 GRAND PRIZE GOES TO DANIEL RAGUSSIS FOR "FREUD".
Los Angeles — The 2009 Screenwriting Expo concluded Sunday October 17th at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, capping off four days of master classes and Guests of Honor sessions with some of the biggest names in ...
October 22, 2009
First-Time CMA Award Nominee Randy Houser Joins Brett James, Rivers Rutherford and Victoria Shaw at Limelight.
NASHVILLE - The tremendously popular CMA Songwriters Series will pave the way to "Country Music's Biggest NightT" with a show at Nashville's Limelight on Tuesday, Nov. 10 (9:30 PM/CT)....
October 22, 2009
This fall (now!), three of the most popular bands in metal are co-headlining a 34-city North American tour as critically acclaimed Bay Area power trio HIGH ON FIRE teams up with Atlanta´s Mastodon and Dethklok in one of the most highly-anticipated tours of the year. The Adult Swim Presents tour kic...
October 22, 2009
Electrifying hard rock band PRIESTESS has signed to NYC´s Tee Pee Records. The Montreal-based group will issue its highly-anticipated sophomore album Prior to the Fire in February, 2010.
Recorded in Los Angeles with producer David Schiffman (System of a Down, Mars Volta, Nine Inch Nails)...
October 22, 2009
NASHVILLE - The Country Music Association held the annual Board of Directors election meeting in Nashville this week. The new Board year does not begin until Jan. 1, 2010.
Taking over as President of the Board is Steve Buchanan, President Grand Ole Opry Group. Buchanan, who is currently President...
October 22, 2009
A recent message from Seattle punk/metal monarchs, THE ACCUSED: "The members and crew of THE ACCUSED wish to say, 'Thanks!' to all the loyal, diehard Splatter Heads we got to play for and hang out with during our recent western US tour which began late September and wrapped up October 18th in Santa ...
October 20, 2009
NASHVILLE - The star-packed lineup for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" grows even stronger with the announcement today that Dave Matthews will join previously announced performer Kenny Chesney on "Country Music's Biggest Night(tm)."
Other performers already announced include Jason Aldean, Brooks ...
October 13, 2009
November 5 with Tahiti 80
Brookville is touring on its new CD Broken Lights and if you missed their recent show at Spaceland, not to worry! They return to the Troubadour with Tahiti 80 on Thursday, November 5. For show info visit http://www.troubadour.com.
The New York-based man behind Br...
October 12, 2009
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild members, SAG´s National LGBT Actors Committee, and SAG staff marched with thousands of activists from around the country today in Washington D.C. as part of the National Equality March, which coincided with National Coming Out Day.
The march served a...
October 12, 2009
Allow us to introduce you to People & Things - the wonderful new opus from Zeep, aka London-based musicians Nina Miranda and Chris Franck. Together they have crafted a fresh, immediate pop album that dips its elegant toes into every musical pool they have previously explored as Smoke City and Da Lat...
October 12, 2009
NASHVILLE - During Thursday's CMA Board of Directors meetings, the organization's president Steve Moore surprised CMA Board member and former President/Chairman Clarence Spalding by presenting him with the CMA President's Award, which is given annually at the discretion of the President of the Board...
October 09, 2009
DIMENTIANON has announced that they have been selected as the opening act for the New York date of Marduk's upcoming US tour! The tour - featuring Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Merrimack and Black Anvil, in addition to Marduk of course - hits NYC's Grammercy Theater on December 16th, with DIMENTIANON...
October 09, 2009
California technical death/grind four-piece EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT are in the final stages of their next full-length album titled, Vivid Enterpretations Of The Void. The follow-up to their Fear of Reality Exceeds Fantasy 2007 debut, Vivid Enterpretations Of The Void is based the Reptilian Agenda, a th...
October 07, 2009
Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall and Mark Sanders Join Host Bob DiPiero as the Signature Series Returns to Joe's Pub.
NASHVILLE - Following successful shows in Los Angeles and Chicago, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to where it all began, New York City's Joe's Pub, on Thursday, Nov. 5 (6:30 an...
October 08, 2009
LEGENDARY STEVE MILLER BAND PRESENTS TWO SPECIAL CONCERTS TO BENEFIT USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC -- LA'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING CULTURAL INSTITUTION -- ON OCCASION OF SCHOOL'S 125th ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2009, 8 P.M., at USC's Bovard Auditorium in Los An...
October 07, 2009
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild announced today that members of the Guild, SAG´s National LGBT Actors Committee, and SAG staff will join grassroots activists from around the country in Washington D.C. October 10-11, 2009. Thousands of fair-minded Americans are expected to come together...
October 07, 2009
Hollywood Board of Directors Re-elects Anne-Marie Johnson 1st Vice President; New York Board of Directors Elects Mike Hodge 2nd Vice President.
Los Angeles - The Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Division Board of Directors and New York Division Board of Directors elected the union´s 1st vice...
October 07, 2009
Santa Cruz doomsters DUSTED ANGEL were invited to play at a historic skateboarding landmark last weekend as the Buena Vista skate pool was unearthed for a day of hardcore skating. The pool is part of DUSTED ANGEL's heritage; a famous landmark dating back nearly 40 years, where early pro skateboarder...
October 05, 2009
Sony Holland brings her signature vocal style to the Catalina Jazz Club for one set on Wednesday, October 28th at 8pm. She will be backed by a superb combo led by pianist Theo Saunders. This concert will mark Ms. Holland´s debut as a resident of Los Angeles. For the past several years Sony has...
October 03, 2009
L.A. Theatre Works will record Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy for radio October 21-25.
LOS ANGELES - Silver-screen wit collides with behind-the-scenes lunacy in Once in a Lifetime, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's classic screwball spoof of Hollywood. Edward Asner and Jonathan Silverman hea...
October 03, 2009
Month to Feature Special Events, Release of Diversity Casting Reports.
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild has announced that it has declared October "Diversity Awareness Month." For decades, SAG has been a leader in advocating diverse hiring of underrepresented groups, including ethnic min...
October 03, 2009
Los Angeles - Lucques Catering, under the direction of James Beard Award-winning chef Suzanne Goin and front-of-the-house expert Caroline Styne, will cater the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, SAG Awards® Committee chair JoBeth Williams announced today. This 16th annual celebration of the y...
October 03, 2009
Monterey, CA - The Monterey Jazz Festival presented by Verizon wrapped up its 52nd edition on Sunday, September 20th with a weekend of visionary performances, sonic surprises, and emotionally charged sets from 500 world-renowned and legendary artists. With the weather behaving in typical Monterey fa...
October 03, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA - Entertainer, author and pop-culture expert Charles Phoenix will pay tribute to Bob Baker and host the legendary puppeteer's currently running Halloween show as part of "Charles Phoenix Presents... Halloween at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater!" Two performances take place at 8:30 ...
October 03, 2009
USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS EIGHTH BLACKBIRD AS PART OF SCHOOL'S ONGOING 125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
Concert Is Culmination of Week-Long Residency by Renowned Ensemble; Friday, October 16, 2009, 7:30 P.M., at USC's Alfred Newman Recital Hall.
USC Thornton School of Music presen...
October 03, 2009
Original Photography by Bruce Wolf; Beautiful Stories, Shrines and Treasures by Jack Howe, and Hissing Cockroaches, Scorpions and Spiny Walking Sticks from the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles.
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 9, 2009; 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
GOLD BUG: 22 East Union Street...
October 03, 2009
HELLBILLY DELUXE 2: Releases November 17th On Geffen Records.
HOLLYWOOD, CA - The album that all have been waiting for, HELLBILLY DELUXE 2 on Geffen Records will hit the street November 17th at a store near you! The first single WHAT? takes over the airwaves in the next week unleashing the mon...
October 03, 2009
Reunited indie essentials are in fine form at Brooklyn´s Bell House, and tell Noisemakers´ John Norris it´s just like old times. For now.
New York, NY - NOISEVOX – As one of the more beloved indie rock bands of the Nineties, you had to figure that the return of Polvo would be...
October 03, 2009
Long running German occult black metal collective SECRETS OF THE MOON have returned from the depths with their latest dose of darkness, Privilegivm. Building upon 2006's Antithesis, it's a darkly progressive journey through the stygian fields of black metal, impressive in its ability to evoke both t...
October 03, 2009
Winning Film Documents the Artist's Attempt to Paint a 3-Acre Image of Planet Earth in 24 hours Atop the Long Beach Convention Center.
SAN DIEGO - The story of environmental artist Wyland's attempt to paint a three-acre interpretation of the planet earth in a 24-hour span for Earth Day has won ...
October 03, 2009
Chicago´s THE ATLAS MOTH unveil their epic full-length debut A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky via Candlelight/Battle Kommand on October 20th. An awesome metallic hybrid of sludge, doom, psychedelia and blues, TAM are a unique beast, and prove it on the eight expansive tracks that make form this, ...
October 03, 2009
There´s a lot of news about The 88 to chat about, including a couple of new shows coming up quickly. Here´s the scoop:
October 10 @ Autoclub Speedway in Fontana at 11 am – previously announced pre-race concert: http://www.autoclubspeedway.com
October 22@ The Echoplex, 8:30 pm: Th...
October 03, 2009
WTF?! Festival; Eclectic line up will feature the likes of Tenacious D, Jackson Browne, Gore Vidal, Sarah Silverman, John Doe, Jill Sobule, Ben Gibbard, Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Jenny Lewis.
CULVER CITY, CA - The Actors' Gang presents the WTF?! Festival, Tuesdays through Saturdays, October ...
October 03, 2009
Finnish Viking metallers ENSIFERUM are pleased to unveil Mobile Twilight Tavern, the virtual hotline between fans and the band from anywhere in the world. Hear what happens on the road and in the backrooms exclusively through your mobile phone, in real time. In addition to viewing and sharing videos...
October 03, 2009
New Tournament Goes Online and Through the Roof First Round Finalists Are Announced.
Los Angeles, CA — The CS Open scene-writing competition is a one-of-a-kind tournament that takes place annually during Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles each fall. This year the competition has been reinv...
October 03, 2009
Featured Artists Include LA Phil Members Bing Wang, Assistant Concertmaster, Carrie Dennis, Principal Viola, and Peter Stumpf, Principal Cello, as well as Nico Abondolo, Bass, and CMP Co-Founders/Co-Artistic Directors Susan Greenberg, Flute, and Delores Stevens, Piano.
Chamber Music Palisades (...
October 02, 2009
Critically acclaimed psych metal band ZOROASTER has signed a worldwide recording deal with E1 Music. The celebrated avant-garde trio will enter the studio in early 2010 with producer Sanford Parker (The Gates of Slumber, Pelican) to record its label debut and follow up to 2009´s Voice of Satu...
October 02, 2009
Los Angeles (October 2, 2009) — Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today announced they have reached tentative agreements with video game companies on new contracts. The agreements -- which become effective upon ratification and remain...
October 02, 2009
Jesse James Humvee Hot Rod and Boyd Coddington´s French Connection added to Museum´s vast motorsports collection.
POMONA, CA – This month, the Prolong Twilight Cruise on Oct. 7th will be an Octoberfest of cars and stars featuring automotive innovations by Jesse James and Boyd Codding...
October 01, 2009
CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES LAUNCHES 13th SEASON WITH SIX EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS PERFORMING WORKS BY C.P.E. BACH, ROSSINI, REGER AND SCHUBERT: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 8:00 PM, at St. Matthews Parish in Pacific Palisades
Featured Artists Include LA Phil Members Bing Wang, Assistant Concertmaster, Ca...
October 01, 2009
A Noise Within (ANW), the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents a new adaptation of FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY´s towering masterpiece CRIME AND PUNISHMENT created by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, which opens Saturday, October 17 and closes Thursday, December 17, 2009...
October 01, 2009
Fueled by the fire of their current release STRANGE JOURNEY VOLUME ONE (Bad Taste Records), hip-hop trio CUNNINLYNGUISTS have announced dates for their 2009 "Strange Journey" US Tour, kicking off November 10 in Atlanta, GA.
The new tracks, production work and remixes that appear on STRANGE ...
September 25, 2009
AMY AQUINO ELECTED AS SECRETARY-TREASURER
Guild Also Announces Results of National Board Elections.
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild has announced results of elections for its top two elected positions. Ken Howard will serve as Screen Actors Guild president and Amy Aquino will serve a...
September 08, 2009
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra´s live recording of Mozart´s Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488, and Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491, conducted and performed by pianist Mitsuko Uchida will be released by Decca Music Group today, September 8. The recording was made during live performa...
September 08, 2009
Radaid is one of Mexico´s most successful fusion bands. On September 9, they will appear in concert at the Levitt Pavilion as part of UDGLA´s cultural program.
The Mexican fusion band Radaid, known for their contemporary mixture of world music styles, will appear in concert on Septem...
September 08, 2009
Broken Lights and Memoirs at The End of the World From Unfiltered Records/ILG Finds Synergy in the Studio and On Stage Collaborations.
LOS ANGELES - New York-based band Brookville and Unfiltered Records label mates The Postmarks announced today that they will co-headline a tour beginning Septe...
September 08, 2009
Local conductor assumes leadership of West Hollywood group.
HOLLYWOOD - With great delight, the Hollywood Master Chorale announces that composer, arranger and singer Jeffrey Bernstein has taken the baton as Artistic Director of the Hollywood Master Chorale.
"We were looking for someone f...
September 04, 2009
CHILDREN OF BODOM will return to North America this fall to headline a massive, month-long tour in support of its new album of cover tunes, Skeletons in the Closet. Presented by ESP Guitars and Spinefarm Records in association with EMG, Exclaim! and Guitar World, the 20-city trek will launch on Fri...
September 04, 2009
World Premiere Docudrama highlights L.A. Theatre Works 2009-10 Season.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Now entering its 24th year of recording plays for radio, L.A. Theatre Works is gearing up to add 10 significant plays to its Audio Theatre Collection, the largest archive of its kind in the world. One play ...
September 04, 2009
NASHVILLE - The announcement of the final nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards will be carried live on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square on the ABC Television Network.
"The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live fro...
September 04, 2009
Brooklyn, NY's own A STORM OF LIGHT will unleash their new full-length, Forgive Us Our Trespasses on September 22nd via Neurot Recordings. The follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed debut, And We Wept The Black Ocean Within, finds its power through a dense bringing together of melodies, moods ...
September 04, 2009
This weekend, beginning Saturday, September 5, L.A. Theatre Works will air The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, starring Andrea Bowen, Matt Gaydos, Carolyn Seymour, Simon Templeman, Douglas Weston, Joanne Whalley and Matthew Wolf. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from...
September 04, 2009
Kevin Costner to Make Multiple Appearances.
Aberdeen, SD – The South Dakota Film Festival has announced the 2009 schedule of events for the third annual festival. Highlighting this year's festival are multiple appearances by Academy Award winner Kevin Costner.
The festival kicks off on Fri...
September 04, 2009
Los Angeles - Comedy Uniting Communities, Cops4Causes annual fundraiser, is scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2009 at the brand-new Laugh Factory in Long Beach, announced the all-volunteer organization´s President, Christopher Landavazo. Paul Rodriguez and Judy "The Love Goddess" Tenuta, Jo...
September 01, 2009
Attorney David Scheidemantle has been named Chair of Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC). He succeeds Patti Paniccia, who served as chair for three years. LACC Executive Director Rachel Fine made the announcement. Scheidemantle, who joined the LACC board in 2007, is Co-Managing Partner of the Pa...
September 01, 2009
International City Theatre celebrates 25 years with two new musicals about Hollywood legends.
LONG BEACH, CA - Two new musicals celebrating Hollywood legends will bookend International City Theatre's 25th Anniversary Season in 2010.
In February, Ginger Rogers will sing and tap dance her ...
September 01, 2009
Shoreline Entertainment and CinEssence Films Unite Again for Africa-Location Feature "Dawana".
Los Angeles - After an eight year hiatus, Shoreline Entertainment and CinEssence Films join forces for Director-Screenwriter Jordan Walker-Pearlman's newest feature film, Dawana.
Dawana is co-produ...
August 24, 2009
Chuck Wicks, Marv Green, and Ashley Gorley Join Host Bob DiPiero for Signature Series.
NASHVILLE - The CMA Songwriters Series hits New York City once again as Joe's Pub hosts another evening with some of Nashville's finest songwriters on Wednesday, September 9 (6:30 and 9:30 PM/ET).
Hos...
August 20, 2009
(Nashville) Oak Ridge Boys member William Lee Golden and Kenny Chesney recently teamed up for a summer evening of songs and a shared love of artwork. Golden, a critically-acclaimed painter, took his family to a Chesney concert in Orange Beach, Alabama. After the show, he went backstage to let Ches...
August 20, 2009
Rick Sparks to direct World premiere comedy set in the San Fernando Valley, October 3 - November 8
LOS ANGELES, CA - If you don't remember the '60s... you were probably there!
Rick Sparks directs Guerin Barry, John Bigham, Bruce Katzman, Kelly Lester and Tait Ruppert in a world premiere ...
August 20, 2009
The day is almost here. We´ve been waiting for this moment for over 7 years. On August 31, 2009 Whitney Houston will release her first studio album since 2002´s Just Whitney. The album, entitled I Look To You, is filled with tracks written and produced by some of music´s biggest names including, R. ...
August 19, 2009
Rodent obsessed, toilet-humored, ill-tongued masked wackos. Weed-fueled, grinding sludge, noise-damaged, broken oscillator junkyard trio. Demented cheese lovers with a beef against God. Yeah the WHITE MICE from Providence, Rhode Island are all those things and more. Too messed up and noise fixated f...
August 18, 2009
Los Angeles premiere of Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated new play "SHINING CITY" stars Morlan Higgins and William Dennis Hurley
LOS ANGELES, CA - Stephen Sachs will direct the Los Angeles premiere of Shining City, a modern-day ghost story from one of Ireland's most important young playwrights,...
August 18, 2009
New role follows his appointment in october 2008 as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Emmanuel Villaume has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra that is based in Bratislava. He will begin his tenure with the orche...
August 18, 2009
Free Performance to Open The Juilliard School´s 2009-10 Concert Season.
Foremost American organist Paul Jacobs, chairman of The Juilliard School´s organ department since 2004, opens Juilliard´s 2009-10 concert season with a rare performance of all six J.S. Bach Trio Sonatas B...
August 18, 2009
LA'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING CULTURAL INSTITUTION -- ON OCCASION OF SCHOOL'S 125th ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2009, 8 P.M., at USC's Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles; Concerts Open to Public; Tickets Go on Sale Monday, August 10
Los Angeles - The legendar...
August 17, 2009
ROCKET TO RUSSIA AND BACK AGAIN: RUSSIA´S BIGGEST ROCK BAND MUMIY TROLL CONFIRMS MASSIVE TWO MONTH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINNING OCTOBER 2.
A New Digital EP of Previously Unreleased New Material To-Be-Released on the Heels of Debut CD Comrade Ambassador and Sold Out Tour – Their First Ev...
August 10, 2009
Los Angeles – Screen Actors Guild today released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national officer and national board elections. National president and national secretary-treasurer positions are up for election, both of which carry two-year terms. Approximately 1/3 of the total 69 na...
August 03, 2009
Jason Michael Carroll, one of country music´s hottest new stars, will bring his high-energy show to the Los Angeles Area on Monday, August 24, when he performs at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, CA. The FREE concert (with fair admission) will kick-off at 7:30pm and will also feature Hei...
August 03, 2009
Some of the performers at the Malcolm Hardee Awards charity show on Friday 28th August have been revealed, with more to follow. Much like Malcolm's shows, there will be something old, something new, something blue.
Brendon Burns
Charlie Chuck
Aindrias de Staic
John Hegley
Richard Herring
Phi...
August 03, 2009
Hindus are happy to note that American entertainer Madonna finally "woke up".
Writing an exclusive article in July 31 edition of Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Madonna wrote that she was looking for an answer for quite some time which she has now found in Kabbalah.
Acclaim...
August 03, 2009
Palm Springs — On August 8, 2009 legendary Hollywood director, producer and writer William Asher, or Bill as he prefers to be called will turn 88 years old. He´ll celebrate this momentous occasion with a quiet dinner at home with his lovely wife Meredith, family and a few close friends.
...
August 01, 2009
The 2009 LA Shorts Fest ended July 31, 2009 with its awards ceremony at Cinespace, 6356 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.
Now in its 13th year, the screenings were held at Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048, from July 23 to July 30, 2009.
LA Shorts Fe...
August 01, 2009
BROADWAY´S SMASH-HIT ARRIVES AT PANTAGES THEATRE AUGUST 12 FOR LOS ANGELES PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT
4 WEEKS ONLY, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, the smash hit Broadway production based on the hit MGM film, will celebrate its official Opening Night in Los Angeles on Friday, Augu...
August 01, 2009
PLUS CLASSIC TRACKS FROM MOTORHEAD, ROD STEWART, 10CC, FOGHAT, SCREAM, THE MC5, VOID, THE MOODY BLUES AND MORE.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Following the success of Rob Zombie´s initial reinvention of John Carpenter´s smash cult horror film HALLOWEEN which premiered number one at the box office...
August 01, 2009
PHOENIX, AZ – The award-winning independent film "The Appearance of a Man", featuring a thought provoking look at the Phoenix Lights event of March 13, 1997, will have its theatrical premiere on September 11, 2009 at Harkin´s Tempe Theatre, AZ.
"The Appearance of a Man" has so far received ...
San Francisco Symphony's Keeping Score TV Series Airs on PBS October 15, 22 and 29 (Check Local List
July 31, 2009
Three-Part Series Begins Airing October 15, 22, and 29 at 10 P.M. (Check local listings). The Keeping Score Project Also Features Expanded Interactive Companion Web Site, National Radio Series, Home Video on DVD and Blu-Ray, and K-12 Education Program.
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Symphony...
July 30, 2009
Since their formation in 1995, SUBARACHNOID SPACE has evolved into one of the preeminent navigators within the realms of psychotropic underground rock and have firmly established themselves alongside the brightest stars in the constellation of contemporary acid rock.
Playing a form of lysergic an...
July 30, 2009
Country music sensation Trace Adkins will bring his high-octane concert to the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, August 15 as part of "America's Toughest Tour" with Toby Keith. Showtime begins at 7:30pm. Reserved tickets are $75, $50 and $35. Special "hellraiser" reserved s...
July 30, 2009
RELEASE OF MAHLER´S SYMPHONY NO. 8 AND ADAGIO FROM SYMPHONY NO. 10 ON CD AUGUST 25, 2009; iTunes to offer exclusive pre-release digital download beginning August 11.
SAN FRANCISCO – Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) will release their recor...
July 30, 2009
Acclaimed songwriter and national touring artist, DONNA HUGHES has just received numerous honors and nominations by a variety of organizations in recent weeks including being nominated by The Carolina Music Awards for the Country Female Vocalist of the Year. Winners will be announced at the 2nd Annu...
July 30, 2009
Atlanta – Music executive Demetrius "Kinky B" Ellerbee announced this week the recent signing of R&B songstress Shareefa to his HUSH Management roster, and the negotiation of a label deal for the emerging artist with Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP)/Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) Records. Ellerbee, a proven...
July 30, 2009
As seen nationwide on Kurt the Cyberguy and in ...
July 28, 2009
Many western actresses are swarming Bollywood.
MTV nominated American actress-model Denise Richards (The World is not Enough) recently starred in Sabbir Khan directed "Kambakkht Ishq" (Unfortunate Love), while Golden Camera winner Australian actress-singer Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) is part ...
July 28, 2009
Supermodel Naomi Campbell´s first Bollywood venture "Karma, Confessions and Holi" bombed badly at the box office.
Critics and others described it as: "lacks everything a good movie consists of", "undignified", "disaster", "unholy mix", "unholy mess", "torture", etc.
Filmed in N...
July 27, 2009
Move over Spinal Tap: Smash hit comedy musical arrives in San Diego this September. Limited 4-week engagement September 4-27.
SAN DIEGO, CA - The hit rock musical comedy that entertained sold-out houses in L.A. for over four months arrives in San Diego this September. Get ready for the Divas o...
July 27, 2009
JANUS - David Scotney (vocals), Johnny Salazar (percussion), Alan Quitman (bass), Mike Tyranski (guitar/programming)--will be releasing their debut album, RED RIGHT RETURN, September 22 on REALID Records (through Warner Music Group´s Independent Label Group).
The album´s first single,...
July 27, 2009
The 2nd annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival provides companies, partners, organizations, and affiliates with a variety of fantastic opportunities to promote their brands and create visibility. Join us this year, we guarantee it will be a positive and memorable experience for your company. So Ca...
July 24, 2009
Los Angeles – The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch is celebrating the organization´s100 years anniversary and is proud to announce this year´s host, NAACP Award-Winner Loretta Devine (Broadway´s "Dreamgirls") for the 19th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. Past awards shows have trad...
July 22, 2009
COUNTRY'S NIGHT TO ROCK" MONDAY, AUGUST 31, ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK. Performers include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Julianne Hough, Jamey Johnson, The Judds, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley,...
July 22, 2009
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. DVD, Blu-ray and Live CD ON FAVORED NATIONS SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Guitar legend Steve Vai will release his concert film and live CD Where The Wild Things Are September 29th, 2009 on Favored Nations Records. The show was recorded and filmed at the State...
July 22, 2009
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENT A THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF GUSTAV MAHLER SEPTEMBER 16-OCTOBER 3 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Festival Artists Include Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and Baritone Thomas Hampson; Festival Tickets On Sale Friday, July 17 at 10:...
July 22, 2009
Students from The Relevant Stage Theatre Company´s Youthorizons Performing Arts Summer Camp in San Pedro, will perform Disney´s High School Musical 2 on Sunday July 26, for two performances at 3PM and 5PM at Warner Grand Theatre – 478 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731.
Warner Grand Theatre is a...
July 21, 2009
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 11th Annual Golf ´N´ Jazz Tournament, September 17, 2009, At The Links At Spanish Bay In Pebble Beach.
Co-Chaired By MJF Board Members Clint Eastwood And Michael Fields, Event Raises Funds For MJF Education Programs.
Monterey, CA; Now celebrati...
July 21, 2009
This weekend, beginning July 25, L.A. Theatre Works will air its production of Orson's Shadow by Austin Pendleton, starring Glenne Headly, Martin Jarvis, Simon Templeman and Robert Machray. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to midnight on KPCC 89.3 FM, ...
July 21, 2009
"Liner Notes," an Evening of Music and Literature, to Raise Money for HIV/AIDS, Presented by SPIN.
New York, NY — Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie and progressive rock band Dredg will co-headline Liner Notes, an event at Housing Works Bookstore Café on Thursday, October 1, 2009, to explore...
July 21, 2009
LA Shorts Fest '09 has announced the jury for its thirteenth annual short film festival.
The jury is made up of a mixture of well known talent and industry executives, most of who are expected to be on hand to walk the red carpet on opening night, July 23.
Members of the LA Shorts Fest '09 j...
July 21, 2009
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA's Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month.
NASHVILLE - Understanding the various functions and changing role of the record label is the focus of the latest installment of CMA Industry InSite, an online...
July 15, 2009
Inaugural festival concludes this week in Rappahannock County, VA.
Rappahannock County, VA — Lorin Maazel has announced that a second Castleton Festival will be held next Summer. The inaugural festival is currently being held at Maestro Maazel´s 550-acre property in Rappahannock County, ...
African American Leaders call for Reparations to Erase Past Evils of Slavery and Race Based Genocide
July 15, 2009
In a new film, MAAFA21 (maafa21.com) by Mark Crutcher, several African American leaders calling for reparations appear to discuss the current situation of Black genocide, linking today´s existing patterns of race selection and population control to the days of slavery in America. The film high...
July 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES JEWISH SYMPHONY, LED BY FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NOREEN GREEN,
PRESENTS "L'CHAIM!" (TO LIFE!): A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN CULTURE FEATURING GUEST ENTERTAINER MIKE BURSTYN.
Also on the Program are Soloists Mark Kashper, Violin; Zinovy Goro, Clarinet;
and Yevgeniy M...
July 15, 2009
Hollywood, CA - The line-up for the 13th edition of LA Shorts Fest (July 23- 31) contains diverse genres and subject matter contained in over 280 short films, music videos and commercials by established and emerging talent from around the globe. The complete program is available on the event website...
July 14, 2009
JONATHAN BISS TO PERFORM MOZART PIANO CONCERTO NO. 21 WITH ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE´S AT CARAMOOR SATURDAY, JULY 25 AT 8 P.M.
After just returning from concerts and recitals in Korea and Japan, Jonathan Biss will join the Orchestra of St. Luke´s conducted by Peter Oundjian in the Venet...
July 14, 2009
MOVES RELEASE DATE FOR ´MIND CONTROL´ ALBUM TO AUGUST 4; FIRST SINGLE STARTS ITS RISE TO THE TOP OF THE ROCK CHARTS; BAND SET TO LAUNCH TWO-MONTH TOUR WITH ARANDA AND VAYDEN STARTING JULY 31.
TANTRIC´s fourth album, MIND CONTROL, will now be released August 4 on the Silent Maj...
July 12, 2009
Lonesome River Band, Travelin´ McCourys, Tony Rice Unit, Dailey & Vincent and more.
The Benton County T.R.R.D. Board has just announced plans for the 5th Annual Ryan Holladay Festival to be held on September 26-27, 2009. The two day event will take place at Camden City Park, Camden, TN from ...
July 11, 2009
THE RESCUES: Performing at the THE TROUBADOUR, on THURSDAY, JULY 23 with Amy Kuney and The Paper Raincoat supporting; doors open at 8:00 p.m.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. No band in recent history illustrates that notion better than THE RESCUES. Comprised of four successful an...
July 11, 2009
Hindus have urged Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie to undertake the cause of apartheid of 15-million Roma people of Europe.
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Jolie, world´s most powerful celebrity, would be very effective in focusing public...
July 11, 2009
Oscar winner Hollywood star Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) was in Delhi and Chennai in India this week for his H2O Africa Foundation, which aims at raising awareness about clean water initiatives.
Hindus have welcomed Damon to India, who co-founded this Foundation in 2006, which has undertak...
July 10, 2009
BLACK COBRA, the heaviest two-piece band in the universe, have completed their upcoming Southern Lord Recordings debut album, Chronomega. With a tentative worldwide release date set for September 29, 2009 the album's nine tracks rage with BLACK COBRA's patented megacrushing, groove-heavy style of fu...
July 10, 2009
SAG Awards® will be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Los Angeles – Submissions for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® nominations will open on Monday, July 13, and will close on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m. (PST), it was announced today by SAG Awards® Committee Ch...
July 10, 2009
Los Angeles - The Kevin Lucas Orchestra performed a very successful concert in Southern Illinois which was to benefit 'Light Rock 95.1 FM' Pat Benton's foundation that helps abused children. KLO teamed up with Pat Benton, who works tirelessly to raise money for the organization called "Pat's Kids"...
July 09, 2009
Chicagoan grindcore unit HARPOON sets out on a week long rampage this week. Hitting towns between their Midwest stomping grounds and the Northeast US they'll be supporting SUNN O))) , EAGLE TWIN, THE HUMAN QUENA ORCHESTRA, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR and more along the way.
7/10/2009 House Cafe - Deka...
July 09, 2009
Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have set From Afar as the title of their fourth album, slated for a US release on September 8, 2009 (September 9th for the rest of the world) via Spinefarm Records. The CD was produced by Tero Kinnunen (Nightwish, Amorphis) and Janne Joutsenniemi, who produced the ba...
July 09, 2009
Multi-Platinum Producer Polow Da Don and Music Executive Mia A. Welsh Launch Foundation F.O.C.U.S. Zone 4, Incorporated, American Cancer Society and Upscale Magazine Launch Foundation F.O.C.U.S. with "Cancers For A Cause" Reception and "Full Moon: A Night of Stars" Anniversary Fashion Soiree.
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July 09, 2009
Since the release of their debut The Butcher´s Ballroom in 2007 Sweden's DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA have gained a loyal fan base of their own. People have embraced their mind bending mix of metal, opera, swing jazz, and spaghetti-western soundtrack with open arms and they have been perceived as a ...
July 09, 2009
Brownsburg´s only local radio station will celebrate one year of service to the community with a giant party. Radio Brownsburg General Manager and Morning Personality Shane Ray said the festivities will run from 4-7 p.m. July 10 on the parking lot of the broadcast studios at 701 N. Green St.
...
July 09, 2009
Yul Brynner repeats his bombastic Broadway performance as the feisty and sometimes ruthless King of Siam in 20th Century Fox´s THE KING AND I. The Alex Film Society presents two screenings on Saturday, July 25, (2 & 8 pm) at Glendale´s historic Alex Theatre, located at 216 North Brand Bo...
July 09, 2009
FALL U.S. TOUR ON TAP.
DANKO JONES are ready to invade the U.S. with the release of NEVER TOO LOUD, their brand new studio album, out September 8 via Bad Taste Records/Caroline.
Hailing from Toronto, the group--DANKO JONES (lead vocals/guitars), JOHN CALABRESE (bass), DAN CORNELIUS (drums)...
July 09, 2009
MALAJUBE PREPS "LABYRINTHES" FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE & NOMINATED FOR POLARIS PRIZE / BRIEF US TOUR. ...
July 06, 2009
Billy Currington, Keith Follese and Jason Sellers Join Host Bob DiPiero for Signature Series.
NASHVILLE - Now in its fifth year, the wildly popular CMA Songwriters Series will once again revisit New York City. Joe's Pub will host another night spotlighting several of Nashville's finest songwri...
July 06, 2009
Entertainment icon Michael Jackson had a special bond with India and Hinduism.
According to reports, he was reading India´s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore´s poems during the last days of his life.
When Oscar winner Indian musician A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionai...
July 06, 2009
Hindus have suggested interfaith prayers at the public memorial service for entertainment icon Michael Jackson, reportedly planned to be held on July seven in Los Angeles.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, suggested that as Michael Jackson belonged to...
July 06, 2009
Now is the time to stake your claim on a copy of Josephine, the first longplayer from Magnolia Electric Co. in three years. Pre-orders of the album will come with a free, digital download of the 2009 limited-pressing 7-inch, It's Made Me Cry. The 7-inch is very much a primer for the songcraft and na...
July 06, 2009
LOS ANGELES – Blow, the New York Blow Dry Bar, the eponymous salon charged with transforming the tresses of beauty editors, celebrities and Manhattan´s VIPs one blow dryer at a time, is headed West! Blow and Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel are excited to announce that Blow´s self-titled h...
July 06, 2009
Oscar nominated Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) is embracing ayurveda, the ancient system of medicine of India, according to reports.
The reports suggest that in between rehearsals of Bollywood movie "Kambakkht Ishq" (Unfortunate Love) in Los Angeles area recently in which Stallone has a short ro...
July 06, 2009
A company for the creation and preservation of ballet, KWDP presents "Mortgaged Dreams"- premieres, collaborations and audience favorites including a new ballet set to music composed by Wes Hambright.
LOS ANGELES — Kenneth Walker Dance Project (KWDP), a contemporary ballet company and Lest...
July 05, 2009
Confessions of a teenage blockhead. Good Grief! Wonder whatever happened to your beloved "Peanuts gang"?
North Hollywood, CA – So here you are, deep into your acne phase in a play about your teenage years, and guess what? Your misery isn't all that delightful anymore. A pyro ex-girlfriend, a ...
July 02, 2009
KINGSTON, Jamaica - This year`s `world greatest show case` of reggae music will be dedicated to the memory of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Reggae Sumfest officials said this week.
With just days to go before Sumfest 2009 gets underway in Jamaica, Chairman Robert Russell, at the Montego Bay ...
July 01, 2009
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild joins the world in mourning renowned actor Karl Malden, who died today. He was 97.
"Karl was an actor´s actor, the embodiment of professionalism, which included National Board service to this union," said SAG National President Alan Rosenberg. "We wil...
July 01, 2009
New York, NY – Legendary progressive metal masters Dream Theater´s latest album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings has taken the band to new heights. The album debuted at #6 on Billboard´s Top 200 album chart, with first week sales totaling 40,285. Both numbers mark the highest ever first ...
June 27, 2009
India appears to have become a chosen destination for Hollywood and European movie stars, directors, producers, and composers, who are rushing there to shoot films, etc.
Oscar winner Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman), Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Countr...
June 26, 2009
Recitals by Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Horn Phil Myers and Principal Oboe Liang Wang added to the inaugural Castleton Festival schedule of four Britten chamber opera and two orchestral concerts. Festival Opens Friday July 3 with founder Lorin Maazel conducting a new production of The...
June 26, 2009
Atlantic Records Artist Continues His Innovative Use of Technology By Adding iggli Invite Service To His Website.
Boulder, Colorado - iggli inc. has announced that Grammy nominated artist Jason Mraz has integrated the company's invite service into his website. The Atlantic Records singer/songwr...
June 24, 2009
L.A. Theatre Works records Friedrich Durrenmatt's classic satire "THE PHYSICISTS" for radio July 8-12.
LOS ANGELES - The Physicists is a provocative and darkly comic satire about life in modern times by one of Europe's foremost dramatists, Friedrich Durrenmatt. L.A. Theatre Works records fiv...
June 24, 2009
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Nashville, TN - Country singer/songwriter Jonalee White showed her ability to wear a variety of hats at last week´s CMA Music Festival. Upon arriving in town, Jonalee put on her cowboy hat to kick it up with some of the country´s top ...
June 24, 2009
Organizers of the 'world's greatest reggae showcase,' Reggae Sumfest 2009, are making winners of site fans.
The festival has launched the `Royal Reggae Giveaway' sweepstake, which will give a lucky fan the opportunity to experience the festival as a VIP.
Through July 12th, entrants to the sw...
June 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES – Screen Actors Guild has announced that longtime SAG members George Coe and Sumi Haru have been selected to receive the Hollywood Division´s prestigious Ralph Morgan Award. Coe has served on the Guild´s National Board of Directors for eight of the last nine years, as well a...
June 22, 2009
Monterey Jazz Festival Honors Paul Vieregge, MJF Stage Manager Emeritus, With Internship In His Name; "Paul Vieregge Production Internship" To Be Awarded To Music Student For Summer Position With MJF; Fairgrounds Backstage Street To Be Renamed "Paul Vieregge Way" During Annual Jazz Celebration; MJF...
June 22, 2009
"THE MISER" Moliere's comic tale of greed, lust... and "American values":
we're still laughing at ourselves, 300 years later.
TOPANGA, CA - A comic tale of greed, lust... and 'American values,' Moliere's The Miser opens on the outdoor stage at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum on Saturday, Ju...
June 22, 2009
The International Bluegrass Music Museum's annual festival, ROMP, the River of Music Party, takes place Wednesday through Saturday, June 24-27, at the museum in downtown Owensboro, at the RiverPark Center next door to the museum, and at Yellow Creek Park, on the eastern outskirts of Owensboro, KY.
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June 22, 2009
"Cymbeline the Puppet King"
Get ready for another kid-friendly Shakespearean romp from The Actors' Gang Saturday and Sunday mornings in Culver City's Media Park July 25 - August 30: Admission is FREE.
CULVER CITY, CA - The Actors' Gang is back with yet another unlikely Shakespearean romp fo...
June 22, 2009
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry´s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced their list of DVD titles scheduled for release in August 2009. These include the latest episodic releases of the po...
June 17, 2009
DREDG: The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion Out Now!
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June 16, 2009
Sherman Oaks, CA - "After you see her in her show, come and look at my face ... it's the same!" - Mother Corpuz.
The one-woman show, I AM NOTHING LIKE MY MOTHER, written and performed by Christine Corpuz, originally debuted at NYU's Graduate Acting Freeplay Festival in 2007. In early 2008, MOTHE...
June 16, 2009
2009-10 SEASON AT [Inside] the Ford: Three new plays from EST-LA, TheSpyAnts and Circle X
about love, loss, betrayal... and America.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Love, loss, betrayal... and America: Los Angeles County's Winter Partnership Program is back with a second season of provocative new work in 20...
June 16, 2009
Ryan Daniel has released his debut CD, Love Life and Memories, fittingly titled as Ryan feels a connection to each song chosen.
Love Life and Memories includes a track titled "Unknown Soldier". "The song hit me because I served 10 years in the Air Force", says Ryan, "and once a soldier, always ...
June 16, 2009
Each year hundreds of women face a slow and anguishing death by stoning in the Middle East and Africa. Stonings have been reported in Iran, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
The Stoning of Soraya M. is based on a true story. This gripping and graphic...
June 11, 2009
Los Angeles – Screen Actors Guild has announced that members have voted overwhelmingly to approve its TV/Theatrical contracts by a vote of 78 percent to 22 percent.
The two-year successor agreement covers film and digital television programs, motion pictures and new media productions. The pact b...
June 09, 2009
YOUNG PEOPLE´S CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY PRESENTS ANNUAL "SPRING CELEBRATION: A FAMILY CELEBRATION" AT THE 92ND STREET Y SATURDAY, JUNE 20, AT 7 P.M.
Concert Precedes 18-City Summer Tour of Japan
The Young People´s Chorus of New York City heralds the beginning of summer with its 12th annual "S...
June 09, 2009
Nashville, TN - Country singer/songwriter Jonalee White made it safely back home after headlining a May Armed Forces Entertainment Tour through Europe and the Mediterranean. On her first AFE tour, Jonalee and her band -- Molly Pauken (bass/acoustic guitar/vocals), Kay Harris (mandolin/acoustic gui...
June 09, 2009
Cambodian Rock Band Announces Release of Digital-Only EP Radio Dance Floor July 14 Featuring Donna Summer Classic "I Feel Love"
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles-based Cambodian rock band Dengue Fever (http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic) has announced the July 14 digital-only release of a four-trac...
June 09, 2009
The Keeping Score Project Also Features Expanded Interactive Companion Web Site, National Radio Series, Home Video on DVD and Blu-Ray, and K-12 Education Program.
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas premiere the second season of the Keeping Score television ser...
June 09, 2009
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will return to the Caramoor International Music Festival to perform Haydn´s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Major, Hob. Vllb: 2 with the Orchestra of St. Luke´s on Saturday, July 11 at 8:00PM in the Venetian Theater. Tickets $15-$70 available from caramoor.org or cal...
June 09, 2009
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" Theatricum's signature production returns to delight audiences in the Topanga woods. Dine with fairies every Thursday night in August.
TOPANGA, CA - The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum brings back its award-winning, signature production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Ni...
June 08, 2009
Los Angeles - The Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Actors´ Equity Association (AEA) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and the Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are delighted to announce the 7th annual Ivy Bethune ...
June 05, 2009
NOTED AMERICAN SOPRANO MARQUITA LISTER TO SING BESS IN HOLLYWOOD BOWL´S PORGY AND BESS SUMMER CONCERT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Having triumphantly returned to the world stage after a recent illness, internationally acclaimed soprano Marquita Lister will sing the title role of Bess in George G...
June 05, 2009
Wynonna And Naomi Pick Artisan Company To Design T-Shirts Commemorating Special Anniversary Event At CMA Music Festival.
Nashville, TN - Silver Wings Merchandise was selected to design three commemorative shirts for The Judd´s special 25th anniversary celebration at CMA Music Festival thi...
June 03, 2009
Chekhov's poignant comedy is freely adapted and reset in 1970s Virginia.
TOPANGA, CA - An old Southern family desperately clings to tradition in a newly updated version of The Cherry Orchard. Anton Chekhov's poignant comedy, freely adapted by Heidi Helen Davis and Ellen Geer, opens on June 27 o...
June 03, 2009
Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker to Welcome SAG Leaders.
Atlanta, GA – The leadership of the Screen Actors Guild Regional Branch Division (RBD) will meet for their annual board meeting June 6-7 in Atlanta, Georgia. The RBD includes 20 Branches spanning from Boston to Hawaii. Nearly 24,000...
June 03, 2009
Dallas, Texas - Television producer George Schlatter, creator of "Laugh-In," "Real People" and "The American Comedy Awards," is selling TV treasures from his Hollywood archives to help raise money for charitable organizations founded by actress and former "Laugh-In" star Goldie Hawn and singer Frank...
June 03, 2009
SXSW 2009's "BEST DISCOVERY" TRIPLE COBRA EMBARKS ON TOUR.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Glam-tastic troubadours Triple Cobra will be spreading their feather boas wide as they set out on a cross-country blitz toward NXNE in Toronto this month, following a blistering debut and press commentary that can...
June 02, 2009
Perturbed over Sony´s "Hanuman: Boy Warrior" videogame and further vexed by stiff-necked attitude of Sony officials, various Hindu groups have given worldwide boycott call against Sony PlayStation products.
Spearheaded by acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who said that Hanuman game ...
June 02, 2009
Charleston, South Carolina - Nigel Redden, Spoleto Festival USA General Director, announced Sunday night that Geoff Nuttall has been named the incoming Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Artistic Director for Chamber Music. Nuttall, who was named associate artistic director of the chamber music series i...
May 30, 2009
Musical Legend Carlos Santana and His Band Kick-Off First Rock Residency Show in Vegas.
VEGAS, NV - During the launch of his brand-new Vegas rock residency show, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits, Carlos Santana and his band showcased their legendary talent at The Joint at Hard Rock...
May 30, 2009
IN STORES FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2009.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Steve Vai is set to release his famed Naked Tracks on CD for the first time. Previously only sold on www.vai.com and iTunes as downloads only, Vai wanted to give his fans and players of all ages something special - An excellent practice tool f...
May 27, 2009
LATW records five performances for radio June 17-21.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and drag legend Charles Busch will take on the role of the irrepressible Lady Bracknell in the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest....
May 27, 2009
Bonhams & Butterfields' Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 14, 2009 in Los Angeles will include a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock 'n Roll and Animation Arts. Highlights will include pieces connected to screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, Property from the Estate of beloved 'Golde...
May 27, 2009
Award winning Santa Barbara-based reggae band Rebelution announces their long awaited full-length album Bright Side of Life will be released in early August.
LOS ANGELES - Santa Barbara-based reggae band Rebelution announced today that their long awaited sophomore full-length album Bright Side o...
May 25, 2009
North Hollywood, CA – The Secret Rose Theatre in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood will present the "Secret Rose Mini Musical Fest" in June and July 2009. The evening will feature seven 10 to 15 minute musicals.
In "Change of Plans", (music, book, and lyrics by Michael...
May 21, 2009
Los Angeles — In nationwide voting completed today, members of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have overwhelmingly approved new three-year successor agreements to the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Television Commercials Contract and the2006 AFTRA Tele...
May 21, 2009
Master playwright Athol Fugard's latest play comes home to The Fountain Theatre.
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Fountain Theatre continues its unique relationship with one of the world's greatest living playwrights, Athol Fugard, with the West Coast premiere of Coming Home. Stephen Sachs directs Matthe...
May 20, 2009
Music Director Robert Spano and THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS To Perform excerPts from bArber of Seville, and Carmina Burana. Concert To Feature Soprano Georgia Jarman, ASO Debuts of Tenor Nicholas Phan and Baritone Matthew Worth, and the Gwinnett Young Singers.
Music Director Rober...
May 19, 2009
Hindus upset over Sony´s "Hanuman: Boy Warrior" videogame and further frustrated by the callous handling by Sony officials, might give a boycott call of all Sony products world over.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that despite communicat...
May 18, 2009
Actress Marina Stone set to appear in the film SILVER CORD alongside actors Shane West, Arielle Kebbel, Eric Balfour, and Val Kilmer.
LOS ANGELES - Actress Marina Stone is set to appear in the film SILVER CORD alongside actors Shane West, Arielle Kebbel, Eric Balfour, Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames, L...
May 18, 2009
This weekend, beginning May 23, L.A. Theatre Works will air its production of An Immaculate Misconception by Dr. Carl Djerassi, the scientist-turned-playwright who is known as the "father of the birth control pill". The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to ...
May 18, 2009
TOPANGA, CA - Scotland's 2007 Folk Band of the Year, Old Blind Dogs, takes the stage with a tasty mix of traditional and contemporary tunes. Packed with exquisite harmonies, intricate rhythms, warm vocals and evocative lyrics, this music will transport you to the Fair Isle and beyond. The concert ...
May 18, 2009
Topanga, CA - Through its ongoing development series for playwrights, "Botanicum Seedlings," The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents public readings of new works on June 7, 14 and 21. The plays presented are Robin Rice Lichtig's The Power of Birds on June 7, How to Shoot a Bull Moose by Jonathan...
May 15, 2009
INAUGURAL CASTLETON FESTIVAL LED BY FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LORIN MAAZEL TO BE HELD AT CASTLETON FARMS, VIRGINIA JULY 3-19.
Four fully-staged Britten chamber operas and two symphonic concerts to be presented. Master classes taught by Maestro Maazel open to the public for the first time.
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May 14, 2009
The powerful and poignant story of a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son opens June 12.
LONG BEACH, CA - Facing East by Carol Lynn Pearson is the powerful and poignant story of a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son. ICT artistic director Shashin Desai dir...
May 13, 2009
TOPANGA, CA - Friendship turns to betrayal, murder, and ultimately war in Julius Caesar, opening at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's outdoor amphitheater on Saturday, June 6.
William Shakespeare's gripping political thriller about one of the most notorious political assassinations in history ...
May 13, 2009
Last November and Southern Track Records announces the 1stleg of The Summer of 17 tour which will take the band on 25 dates throughout 9 states summer 2009.
Atlanta-based pop rock band Last November and Southern Track Records announced today that the bands Summer of 17 tour will kick off in West...
May 09, 2009
Hindus have censured Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) of USA for assigning upcoming film "Angels & Demons" a PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) rating, which they stress deserved R (Restricted) rating.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, ...
May 09, 2009
Henna, which has been playing a vital role in Hindu weddings since ancient times, is becoming popular with Hollywood and other celebrities.
Also known as mehndi, it is turning into an in-thing with celebrities as a trendy alternative to traditional tattoos. Although the final result is simil...
May 07, 2009
OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL LEGACY LUNCH FEATURES AUTHOR STEVE LOPEZ ("THE SOLOIST") AT THE RANCH HOUSE SATURDAY, JUNE 13.
On Saturday, June 13, the Ojai Music Festival will host a Festival Legacy Lunch at the Ranch House, one of Ventura County´s finest restaurants, featuring guest speaker Los An...
May 06, 2009
Musical Gala United Singers and the Composing Community.
Los Angeles - The Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Singers Committee paid tribute to award-winning "Hairspray" composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman on Monday night at the Writers Guild Theater. SAG´s "Meet the Composer II" event celebrat...
May 06, 2009
San Francisco – The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has announced the appointment of Donato Cabrera as Assistant Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and Wattis Foundation Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) beginning in September 2009. Mr. Cabrera is currently an ...
May 06, 2009
André Rieu, the most successful classical artist in the world, will appear in concert at Citizens Business Bank Arena on June 20, 2009. Together with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, the music aficionado tours on five continents, performing to more than 700,000 fans annually around the world. ...
May 06, 2009
After securing a leading role on USAs newest original scripted series Royal Pains, actor Paulo Costanzo teams up with MLC PR.
LOS ANGELES - MLC PR has announced that actor Paulo Costanzo has signed on to promote his starring role as Evan Lawson in the highly anticipated, USA original scripted s...
May 05, 2009
Los Angeles - There is a new star on the horizon that is shining bright out of Carbondale, Illinois. They are not from 'American Idol' either. They are home grown musicians who met at the 'Southern Illinois University School of Music' twelve years ago and they are finally breaking into the interna...
FSU RESEARCHER WINS $2.8 MILLION GRANT TO STUDY SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN
May 05, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida State University researcher has won a $2.8 million federal grant to study ways to increase the school readiness skills and subsequent academic achievement of Spanish-speaking children in the United States.
Christopher Lonigan, a psychology professor and associate dir...
May 05, 2009
This weekend, beginning May 9, L.A. Theatre Works will air its production of Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw. The broadcast of Major Barbara can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to midnight on KPCC 89.3 FM, and can also be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.
Sha...
May 03, 2009
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Members of 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. 22 High School Musicians From 6 States Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band.
NGJO To Perform On 10-Day U.S. Tour from Kansas City to Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, July 5 - 15, 2009.
NGJO Performs With ...
May 02, 2009
Actor Joe Manganiello stars in Unusual Acts of Devotion running June 7th-28th at the La Jolla Playhouse.
San Diego, CA — Recently seen starring as "Lt. Sean Macklin" in Fox Home Entertainment´s "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia," beginning June 7, 2009, actor Joe Manganiello is set to s...
May 02, 2009
Wilmington, North Carolina - With the trend of mirror-obsessed celebrities pouting at us, looking down from the pedestals of Glam mags everywhere, it was a refreshing reminder of the uplifting power of real talent and charm when Susan Boyle spread some infectious sparkle.
Novelist/actress Vanna...
May 02, 2009
Shakespeare's romance opens 2009 summer season at outdoor Theatricum Botanicum Sunday Matinees May 31-September 27.
TOPANGA, CA - Fidelity and loyalty triumph over treachery to assure that love will prevail in one of Shakespeare's most complex plays. The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's 2009...
May 02, 2009
SAG to Announce New Report on the Asian Pacific Islander Market and the Entertainment Industry.
Los Angeles – Screen Actors Guild is kicking off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by sponsoring the 25th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and celebrating SAG members starring in th...
May 02, 2009
LOS ANGELES CHILDRREN'S CHORUS REPRISES LOS ANGELES COMPOSER PAUL GIBSON'S WHIMSICAL SUITE: ALICE THROUGH A LOOKING-GLASS AT ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT.
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 7 P.M., and Saturday, May 16, 2009, 4 P.M., at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.
Concerts, which also include Works by Mendelss...
April 27, 2009
"Favorite Son" a full length dramatic feature film produced in Northern New Jersey will be screening in the Hoboken International Film Festival on Sunday May 31, at 8:00pm at the Cedar Lane Cinemas 4 in Teaneck, NJ.
Directed by Howard Libov, an Associate Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson Universit...
April 27, 2009
Venice, CA - WHY WE TRAIN, the new documentary film on bodybuilding, fitness and powerlifting produced by Guile Branco, will be featured by Joe Wheatley at the 2009 Muscle Beach Classic, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
WHY WE TRAIN star Guile Branco will appear in person, along with other cast m...
April 24, 2009
Boycott Part of Ongoing Protest Against Deplorable Working Conditions at Four Area Carwashes.
Los Angeles – Actor and Screen Actors Guild National Board Member Esai Morales, along with other SAG members, will join the ongoing boycott of Vermont Hand Wash in the Los Feliz community this Saturday...
April 23, 2009
Artist creates inverted spiritual paintings to inspire America and challenges museums´ invisible boundary lines by letting viewers touch his artwork.
Los Angeles – This summer, the California African American Museum, in its upcoming exhibition, Inside My Head, will feature the works of 32...
April 23, 2009
SAG Awards® will be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
LOS ANGELES – The 4,200 Screen Actors Guild members who will determine the nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for this year´s outstanding performances in film and primetime television were drawn...
April 23, 2009
THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THEIR EPIC ROCK OPERA; ´ACT III: LIFE AND DEATH´ DUE OUT JUNE 23 ON TRIPLE CROWN RECORDS; TOUR WITH MEWITHOUTYOU STARTS JUNE 8.
THE DEAR HUNTER will be releasing the third chapter of their rock opera on June 23 via Triple Crown Records. ACT III: LIFE AND DEAT...
April 20, 2009
TOPANGA, CA - The Topanga Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) celebrates its gala 30th anniversary with a concert of family fare to benefit programming at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Conductor Guido Lamell of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by musicians of the Los Angeles and San...
April 16, 2009
The Fourth Annual LAJFF From April 23rd to April 30th; Opening Night Gala Film JUMP With Tribute To Actor Patrick Swayze.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival returns for a fourth year to delight film lovers with a wide variety of features, documentary, short subject and student ...
April 16, 2009
GAITHERSBURG, MD -- What on Earth? -- "Inside the crop circle mystery," an award-winning feature-length documentary film, will be screened as part of the X-Conference on Friday, April 17, at 9 pm, at the Hilton Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The X-Conference is an annual g...
April 16, 2009
Arizona based acoustic Hip Hop ensemble The Wiley One partners up with Zero Hero Events to release the single "Go Green" on iTunes Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Arizona based acoustic Hip Hop ensemble The Wiley One has partnered up with the leading environmental company Ze...
April 16, 2009
TO THE CORE – On MASCOT RECORDS U.S.A.
HOLLYWOOD (April 14, 2009) –Almost a decade has passed as the much anticipated Vinnie Moore´s solo release is about to invade the world – TO THE CORE releases May 26th on Mascot Records U.S.A.
Moore´s spent the last several years o...
April 16, 2009
The Nightly Concerts on the VAULT Concert Stage at LP Field during CMA Music Festival feature many of Country Music's biggest stars and are a fun and economical way for fans to enjoy great performances during Nashville's signature event. This year's CMA Music Festival takes place Thursday through Sa...
April 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC & LOS ANGELES, CA - Acclaimed Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever (www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic) and the non-profit environmental organization Wildlife Alliance (www.wildlifealliance.org) have announced the launch of a partnership to preserve Cambodia´s natural heritag...
April 16, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo Wednesday announced the launch of the first UB COAST TO COAST ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA SYMPOSIUM (UBC2C HOLLYWOOD) to be held on JUNE 27-28, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Open to the public, as well as targeting UB and Buffalo State alumni, students and fri...
April 16, 2009
Actor Joe Manganiello stars in Unusual Acts of Devotion running June 7th-28th at the La Jolla Playhouse.
San Diego - Recently seen starring as Lt. Sean Macklin in Fox Home Entertainment´s Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia, beginning June 7, 2009, actor Joe Manganiello is set to star alongside ...
April 16, 2009
Featured Artists Include Violinists Roger Wilkie and Nina Evtuhov; Carrie Dennis, Viola; John Walz, Cello; Susan Greenberg, flute; Delores Stevens, piano
Chamber Music Palisades, acclaimed for its roster of stellar guest artists and diverse programming, concludes its 12th Season with music by Mo...
April 16, 2009
The Los Angeles Master Chorale opens the doors of the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the public free-of-charge in celebration of the 20th Annual Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choir Festival on Friday, April 24, 2009, 11 A.M. and 1 P.M. Choirs from 26 high schools in Los Angeles and Orange cou...
April 16, 2009
"Flyin' Away" is the title of Zedstar's new song that is spreading worldwide via the Internet.
The music video was shot with Nicola Fiore, a beautiful sexy actress well-known to the fans of Horror Films in United States.
The single was officially launched yesterday on Zedstar's website.
The singe...
April 10, 2009
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will perform Saint-Saëns´ Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Westchester Philharmonic and Artistic Director Itzhak Perlman on Saturday, May 16 at 8PM and Sunday, May 17 at 3PM at The Concert Hall at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Purchase, NY. Tickets ran...
April 10, 2009
Starting April 14 in Cincinnati, FIREWORKS--Brett Jones (guitars), Chris Mojan (guitars), David Mackinder (vocals), Kyle O'Neil (bass), Tymm Rengers (drums)—will hit the road to promote their debut album, ALL I HAVE TO OFFER IS MY OWN CONFUSION, which was released March 24 on Triple Crown Reco...
April 10, 2009
CALLING ALL FOOD AND MUSIC LOVERS! CELEBRITY CHEFS BOBBY FLAY AND GUY FIERI HEAD TO BAY AREA FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOD AND MUSIC FEST - JUNE 13TH 2009
Performances by Little Feat, Marshall Crenshaw, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and more!
THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOD AND MUSIC FEST is a one-day event, h...
April 10, 2009
SHEEHAN ALSO LIVE on KNAC SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH @ 4:00 PM PST.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Big Bad Billy Sheehan, bassist extraordinaire will perform songs from his latest release HOLY COW [Mascot Records USA] at GIT in Hollywood, CA. This special performance will be held in the Musicians Institute Amphith...
April 10, 2009
Los Angeles - A jazz ballet with a bite opens the Ford's summer season and Target Dance Series at the Ford! City Ballet of Los Angeles and the Ford Amphitheatre present PETER AND THE WOLF JUMP COOL on Saturday, June 6 at 8:30 pm. This swinging 60s sly adaptation of Prokofiev's score, made famous b...
April 10, 2009
Eckert´s Newest Work, Slide, to Premiere at Ojai Music Festival June 12.
Rinde Eckert, a writer, composer, performer, director, and finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, will be presented with the 2009 Alpert Award in the Arts in Theatre on Tuesday, May 5 at a private ceremony at...
April 08, 2009
Los Angeles - Connie Stevens, secretary-treasurer of Screen Actors Guild, was honored on Sunday, April 5, with the American Spirit Award from the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors at their Annual Caucus Honors Dinner in Beverly Hills.
"I am grateful to the Caucus for Producer...
April 06, 2009
PIANISTS MISHA AND CIPA DICHTER TO PREMIERE FELIX MENDELSSOHN´S "SEVEN SONGS WITHOUT WORDS" FOR PIANO FOUR-HANDS AT RAVINIA JUNE 20 AND AT ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 20.
Misha Dichter and Cipa Dichter, who have become known for bringing many previously neglected works of the two-piano and p...
April 06, 2009
Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) and the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) in its New York Debut Sing a Program Highlighted by the Joint World Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank's "Two Mountain Songs."
Program also includes World Premieres of Works by Meredith Monk, Nico Muhly, and Tosh...
April 02, 2009
West Coast premiere of "new" play by Mark Twain at ICT.
LONG BEACH, CA - The West Coast premiere of a newly discovered comedy by the master of American humor is next up at International City Theatre. ICT artistic director Shashin Desai directs Is He Dead?, adapted by David Ives from a play by M...
April 02, 2009
May 4, 2009 Gala To Unite Singers and The Composing Community.
Los Angeles - The Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Singers Committee announces the forthcoming "Meet the Composer II" to be held on Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Writers Guild of America Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif...
April 02, 2009
Orange County production company celebrates award and recent release of feature film.
Costa Mesa, Calif. – 336 Productions, an Orange County production company celebrating its first year in April, is the proud recipient of a prestigious Telly Award, which honors outstanding local, regional, and...
April 02, 2009
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC ON THE BIG SCREEN
THE TIME MACHINE
Starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. Plus on stage Filmmaker and science fiction writer, Paul Davids.
Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, The Alex Film Society proudly presents The Time Machine...
April 02, 2009
52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon
Monterey, CA - The Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon will once again celebrate the joy of jazz as it launches its fifty-second edition with a variety of legendary performers, American icons, and visionary new artists in weekend of...
April 02, 2009
Tickets offered through Pala Casino's new Partnership with Star Tickets.
Pala, Calif. – Pala Casino Spa & Resort, located in Northern San Diego County is bringing Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs together in one show.
Sunday, July 12 at 6:00 PMPalomar Starlight Theater – Pala Casino Spa & Reso...
April 01, 2009
The Fountain Theatre reprises last season's hit production for a limited run the Odyssey Theatre April 25 - June 14.
"Bottom line: A powerful play that will get your blood racing and brain thinking, skillfully acted and directed."
- Hollywood Reporter
LOS ANGELES, CA - This April, th...
April 01, 2009
Popular Top Artist Joins the Line-Up for the 13th Annual Event.
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Well known Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, rapper and producer T-Pain will be among the premier acts at the 13th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place on the island from June 25-27, ...
April 01, 2009
NEW YORK — Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced today that the AFTRA/SAG Joint Negotiating Committee has reached a unanimous tentative agreement with the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)...
March 31, 2009
Bob Balaban, Brian Cox and Jeff Perry star in Yazmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy about friendship. L.A Theatre Works records five performances for radio April 15-19.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Bob Balaban (Waiting for Guffman, Gosford Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Midnight Cowboy), Bria...
March 27, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Multi-Platinum rock band Great White, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band´s inception with the release of BACK TO THE RHYTHM in 2006. The band´s new record RISING is a no holds barred, all original LP that is among their strongest releases to date. The bands new C...
March 25, 2009
Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, modern pop rock band Broke City announces spring 2009 tour dates.
Salt Lake City, UT — Salt Lake City´s modern pop rock band Broke City from has announced their spring 2009 tour dates in fourteen cities throughout eight states. Self-described as t...
March 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA - The bomb may have dropped out there, but the party's just getting started in here. The REPO division, L.A's newest theater company, teams up with Bootleg Theater to present the world premiere of a multimedia collaboration between writers, directors, actors, musicians and visual ar...
March 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA - Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger (2000, Chemistry) will present playwright Anna Ziegler with the 2008 STAGE International Script Competition prize on April 11 at The Fountain Theatre. The prize, accompanied by a $10,000 check, will be bestowed during a short ceremony at 8 pm, immediately...
March 21, 2009
The West Coast premiere of the international stage hit DIRTY DANCING – The Classic Story On Stage will play the Pantages Theatre for a limited engagement, opening Sunday May 10 and running seven weeks through June 28. There are three lower-priced previews on Friday, May 8 at 8pm and Saturday, May 9...
March 16, 2009
CULVER CITY, CA - Triumvirate Pi Theatre presents two free performances of its family puppet piece Autumn Leaves on Saturday, March 28 in conjunction with the Getty Center's full-day interactive Family Festival, which is inspired by the exhibition Tales in Sprinkled Gold: Japanese Lacquer for Europe...
March 16, 2009
World Premieres by Murray Mednick plus Dinner and Dessert from one of Downtown L.A.'s hippest eateries.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Intrepid theatergoers looking to see two world premiere plays and a new film by legendary Los Angeles playwright Murray Mednick back-to-back on a Saturday evening receive a ...
March 12, 2009
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Hosts Country's Top Young Jazz Musicians April 3 – 5, 2009 In Downtown Monterey.
57 Big Bands, Combos, And Vocal Ensembles From 6 States Compete For Spot On MJF Stages; 47 Bands From 14 Counties In California Are Finalists. Special Appearances By...
March 07, 2009
The public is encouraged to join "Protests for Peace" led by military veteran and peace activist April Fitzsimmons on the corner of Venice and Culver Blvds. Playwright and former Catonsville Nine member Father Daniel Berrigan continues to speak out for peace.
CULVER CITY, CA - The Trial of th...
March 06, 2009
Program Features Works by Bartók, Tormis, Poulenc, Copland and Brahms.
Over the centuries, many of the world's leading composers have adapted the rich folk music traditions of their homeland to create timeless cultural-infused gems. The Chorale presents an inviting cross-section of these compe...
March 06, 2009
Glee actress Naya Rivera joins the Foothill AIDS Project celebrity bowling event in Covina on April 19, 2009.
Los Angeles — On Sunday, April 19, 2009, actress Naya Rivera (FOX´s new series "Glee") will be volunteering to support the Fo...
March 06, 2009
OWENSBORO, KY - The International Bluegrass Music Museum will present the 4th annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp September 11-13 2009 in Owensboro, Kentucky. The goal in hosting the camp is to preserve the unique, historic performance art of Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," by teaching his st...
March 06, 2009
SALVADOR SANTANA ASSEMBLES DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN, MONEY MARK, GZA, AND OTHERS INTO AN ALLSTAR CREW FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM.
For more than four decades the name Santana has been synonymous with groundbreaking musical approaches, and 25 year old keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Sal...
March 06, 2009
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- In typical rock 'n' roll fashion, the Virginia-based band Trees on Fire is taking an uncompromising, rebellious stance to promote a relevant and important cause they passionately believe in. The band's five members are out to put an end to global warming and the destructive p...
March 04, 2009
Playwright Lydia R. Diamond opens a portal onto life in the African American upper middle class.
LOS ANGELES, CA - An upper class African American family wrestles with parental expectations, sibling rivalry, and issues of class and race. Following a two-year hiatus, Joseph Stern's multiple awa...
March 02, 2009
DEEPLY PERSONAL WORKS OF BEETHOVEN, MARTINU, GAUBERT AND RAVEL SHOWCASED IN CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES PROGRAM.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 8:00 PM, at St. Matthews Parish in Pacific Palisades
Performance Features Ida Levin, violin; Rob Brophy, viola; Ronald Leonard, cello; Maria Casale, harp; Susa...
February 27, 2009
Padua Playwrights inaugurates its annual Masters Tribute Series with three new works by Murray Mednick. Limited run at Downtown Arts District's Art Share LA: March 26 - April 19.
LOS ANGELES, CA - In a tribute to legendary Los Angeles playwright Murray Mednick, Padua Playwrights presents three ...
February 26, 2009
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager reprise the Off Broadway roles that launched their careers. L.A Theatre Works records five performances for radio March 18-22.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Original New York cast members Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star when L.A. Theatre Works re...
February 26, 2009
Anna Ziegler's award-winning play about the discovery of DNA asks how we become who we are and whether we have the power to change.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Who really discovered the secret of life? Rosalind Franklin was a brilliant and passionate young scientist whose groundbreaking study led to the ...
February 22, 2009
Beverly Hills, CA — Faheem Ahmed and Anish Patel from Rice University have been selected as the Grand Prize winners for the first-ever "Oscar Correspondent Contest," a joint promotion by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV´s 24-hour college network. They have e...
February 19, 2009
Sing Opera! - a documentary film produced and directed by Jessica Sanders and Frieda Lee Mock that chronicles 65 intrepid singers from the Los Angeles Children's Chorus as they prepare for the 2007 world premiere of the family opera "Keepers of the Night" - has been selected to be showcased at Holly...
February 19, 2009
Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood on Mascot Records U.S.A March 17th.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – VOLBEAT unleashes their 2nd U.S. album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, March 17th on Mascot Records U.S.A. This new rock-a-billy metal masterpiece arrives on the tail end of their successful 2008 relea...
February 18, 2009
GO MISSIONARY POSITION. Steven Fales' earlier monodrama, the autobiographical Confessions of a Mormon Boy, told the tale of Fales' futile attempts to escape his homosexuality, his doomed marriage, his excommunication from the Mormon Church, a brief career as a male prostitute, drug addiction, rehab...
February 18, 2009
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Pantages Theatre for two weeks only, April 7-19, 2009. This engagement marks the first return to the Pantages in five years as well as the first Los Angeles engagement since the story's mo...
February 17, 2009
Nashville, TN: Multi-award winning vocalist and songwriter, also one of the most respected female voices in bluegrass music, JEANETTE WILLIAMS was honored Sunday with the 2009 SPBGMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD (Traditional category) during the 35th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards held a...
February 16, 2009
Pictured left to right: Saturday Night Spectacular (The Ultra Premier Big Game Event) in Tampa, Florida with Master of Ceremonies Scott Murray; Kevin Costner, lead singer of the band Modern West; and Recording Artist Julie Ingram. Photo credit: Doug Murray.
Los Angeles - Marking the fourth title...
February 12, 2009
PHOENIX, AZ - The award-winning independent film "The Appearance of a Man" will be screening in the upcoming Sedona Film Festival, on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 1:05pm, at the Harkins Theater 2, and on Friday, February 27, 2009, at 7:00pm at the Harkins Theater 5.
The film recently received ...
February 12, 2009
FRONT ROW TICKETS JUST $20 FOR WINNERS OF THE "RENT" LOTTERY ON DAY OF PERFORMANCE ONLY AT THE PANTAGES THEATRE BOX OFFICE. LOTTERY REPLACES PROGRAM FORMERLY OFFERED AT LOS ANGELES ENGAGEMENTS OF RENT.
The Pantages Theatre will feature a lottery program for each performance during the February ...
February 12, 2009
A SEASON OF PREMIERES FROM L.A.'S PREMIER INTIMATE THEATER: an important new female American writer - Anna Ziegler, a world-famous master storyteller - Athol Fugard Ireland's hottest young playwright - Conor McPherson and world-class Flamenco. PLUS: Nominated for 8 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle A...
February 12, 2009
Terence Blanchard´s Win For "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo" From Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Is Historic First For Label.
Monterey, CA - The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced that Terence Blanchard, the Festival´s 2007 Artist-In-Residence, has won his fourth Grammy, win...
February 06, 2009
HCE Releases ECHOLAND MARCH 24TH ON REVERSED RECORDS.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – HCE delivers to the U.S. a cutting edge originality titled ECHOLAND which will release on Reversed Records March 24th, 2009.
HCE is a trio based in Winnipeg, Canada, featuring Matt Laberge (vocals/guitar) Matthew Powers (...
February 06, 2009
Andria Lynette Hall Sizemore (1957 - 2009)
Born in Henderson, North Carolina on April 26, 1957, Andria Lynette Hall Sizemore, an Emmy award-winning journalist and Christian communications strategist, was called home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, January 12, 2009 after a courageous ...
February 06, 2009
Emmy award-winning costume designers Randall Christensen and Janie Bryant are nominated for 11th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards.
LOS ANGELES — MLC PR has announced that two of their clients, Emmy Award winning costume designer Randall Christensen and Emmy Award Winning costume desig...
February 06, 2009
Maryland-based singer-songwriter Sam Grow blends the best of pop, rock, and soul sounds on his debut full-length album to be released on February 10, 2009.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Maryland-based singer-songwriter Sam Grow is set to independently release his highly-anticipated debut full leng...
February 06, 2009
LOS ANGELES — The much-anticipated, annual LA tradition of Brazilian Carnaval (now in its 9th year, formerly aboard the Queen Mary) erupts on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the newly renovated HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM (a LIVENATION venue) and will inaugurate the ballroom as its largest public celeb...
February 06, 2009
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - As a new American president extends an olive branch to the Muslim world, a cross-cultural group of Jewish and Arabic musicians are playing for peace on a West Coast concert tour promoting a new CD titled "Eastern Wind." Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble will play three dates in the ...
February 06, 2009
Blackledge Music (with distribution by Atlantic/ADA) has decided to make changes to the final version of THESE GREEN EYES´ forthcoming RELAPSE TO RECOVERY album, which is due out March 24.
Due to a barrage of Internet leaks, the label will now be releasing the physical CD with two exclusi...
February 06, 2009
Los Angeles - Attorneys for Screen Actors Guild specially appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court this morning in response to notice of an ex parte application for an injunction regarding the written assent of January 26, 2009.
After hearing from attorneys for plaintiffs Alan Rosenberg, Anne-Marie...
February 06, 2009
Hollywood, CA: Jeffrey Seller Kevin McCollum Allan S. Gordon have announced that Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in RENT, The Broadway Tour, which will play a 14-performance engagement at the Pantages Theatre February 26-March 8, 2009. O...
February 06, 2009
Zedstar is ready to release the music video of his latest song, "Flyin' Away", shot with Nicola Fiore, a beautiful sexy actress well-known to the fans of Horror Films in United States.
In the video Zedstar looks in a "calm-style", in honor of his first love song, while the girl shows her best in so...
February 05, 2009
Guest Organist Christoph Bull Featured and Music Director Grant Gershon Conducts;
Debussy Trio Appears with Chorale for Clearfield Premiere.
Music Director Grant Gershon and the Los Angeles Master Chorale pull out the stops with two world premieres and a West Coast premiere for its "Chorus + ...
February 05, 2009
Hollywood, CA: The producers of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of GREASE are proud to announce that "American Idol" Season Five winner, Taylor Hicks, will star in the first national tour of the show, which will be arriving in Los Angeles for a limited two-week engagement at the Pan...
February 05, 2009
Los Angeles – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant today denied in full the request for a temporary restraining order seeking to invalidate the SAG national board majority´s written assent of January 26, 2009.
The Judge denied the order on the grounds that the Plaintiffs had no probabi...
January 13, 2009
"THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE": Is there a difference between breaking
the law and committing a crime? February 14 - March 21; (low-priced previews Feb 5 - Feb 13).
CULVER CITY, CA - On May 17th, 1968, two Catholic priests, and seven Catholic activists including a nurse, a nun, an artis...
January 13, 2009
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CLARINETIST DIMITRI ASHKENAZY (SON OF FAMED PIANIST/CONDUCTOR VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY) AND RENOWNED BOSTON-BASED VIOLIST SCOTT WOOLWEAVER MAKE RARE WEST COAST JOINT APPEARANCE AT CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES CONCERT.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8:00 PM, at St. Matthews Parish in ...
January 13, 2009
Tracy Stefans has released his second single, "It Happens," off of his debut CD, Country Rock Star. "It Happens" was written by Andrew M. Dorff & Marv Green.
Tracy Stefans recorded "It Happens" for the story it tells. "I have had so many things happen that could be put in this song," says Tra...
January 13, 2009
Celebrated Bass-Baritone Eric Owens Sings Title Role of Mendelssohn's Elijah with Los Angeles Master Chorale; Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Music Director Grant Gershon Conducts Concert, which Marks Choir's 45th Anniversary;
Soprano Mary Wilson, Mezzo-Soprano Diana...
January 13, 2009
Awards to Focus on Recycling and Composting in First Step for a Zero Waste Event Screen Actors Guild Awards® to Air on TBS and TNT on Sunday, January 25, 2009.
Los Angeles – The Screen Actors Guild Awards® and the Environmental Media Association (EMA) announced today that they have partnered to...
January 12, 2009
Longtime Production Manager David Murray To Assume Artist Liaison Role; Bill Wagner Named As Production Manager For Festival.
Monterey, CA -- The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced that David Murray, the Festival´s longtime Production Manager, will assume the new role of Artist Liaison....
January 12, 2009
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER´S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA DIRECTED BY HAROLD PRINCE RETURNS TRIUMPHANTLY TO THE PANTAGES THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE!
PREVIEWS JAN. 21 & 22 * OPENS FRIDAY, JAN. 23; FIVE WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT CONCLUDES FEB. 21.
The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Usefu...
January 08, 2009
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Keaton Simons is getting 2009 started with a major U.S. tour, a couple of special convention appearances and a brand new video.
On January 27, Keaton will start a nationwide tour in San Diego, CA with Tyrone Wells in support of his critically acclaimed debut album, CAN ...
January 06, 2009
Adrian Young (No Doubt), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Kenny Aronoff, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold) and Danny Carey (Tool) Among Panel of Top Judges for Guitar Center´s Drum-Off 2008 Grand Finals Papa Roach to Perform Headlining Set.
After months of local and regional competitions held at ...
January 04, 2009
LINWOOD, N.J. - The 2009 Miss America Pageant promises to be an exciting event with the announcement of the strikingly diverse panel of national judges. This year's panel of seven esteemed judges includes a Broadway star; a renowned denim designer; a Miss America turned philanthropist; an Olympic go...
December 16, 2008
Co-Hosts Make Donation to SAG Foundation for the 13th Consecutive Year.
Los Angeles – PEOPLE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will co-host the official SAG Awards® Gala, held immediately following the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Sunday, Jan. 25 on the back lot of ...
December 16, 2008
A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, reprises its successful 2007-08 production of Samuel Beckett?s Waiting For Godot for 10 performances from Thursday, January 15 through Sunday, January 25, 2009. Described by the Los Angeles Times as a ?top-notch production,? the play is...
December 14, 2008
Award winning artist Colin Armstrong is set to debut his first music video for the buzzworthy single "Hey Yoko" off his full length album "Lost and Anonymous" exclusively on LP33.TV Wednesday, December 17, 2008.
Los Angeles, CA — Award winning artist Colin Armstrong is set to premiere h...
December 14, 2008
First 31 "Solidarity Signers" add names to list of members in support of a "yes" vote on the strike authorization referendum. Among the names are several prominent Academy Award™ nominees and recipients.
Los Angeles - Screen Actors Guild today announced the names of 30 recognizable members w...
December 14, 2008
"THE SIX DEGREES OF HELTER SKELTER" DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES OVER 40 LOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NOTORIOUS MANSON FAMILY MURDERS – DVD AVAILABLE DEC. 18.
Hosted by Hollywood Death Historian Scott Michaels (Findadeath.com, Dearly Departed Tours, "Dearly Departed, Vol. 1").
Hollywood, CA – Tenacity...
December 14, 2008
L.A. Theatre Works revives classic Negro Ensemble Company play for radio January 14 - 18.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman (The Wire), Tony nominee Rocky Carroll (Navy NCIS) and John Cothran, Jr. (Black Snake Moan) are set to head the cast when L.A. Theatre Works presents Ceremon...
December 01, 2008
15th Annual SAG Awards® Ceremonies to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 on TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET/PT, 7 pm CT, 6 pm MT.
Los Angeles – "ER" star Angela Bassett, whose political thriller "Nothing But the Truth" premieres December 19, and Eric McCormack, an Actor® recipient for "Will & Grace" and...
November 25, 2008
Family show examines a child's courage during the Japanese American Internment.
Little Tokyo, CA - The Pink Dress, the popular puppet-theater performance with music based on creator Leslie Kitashima-Gray's mother's experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp during World War II, is returni...
November 25, 2008
Pasadena – Hundreds of children, coming out from a Sesame St. Live show in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, found a wonderful surprise: two Chinese lions were dancing at the Garfield Promenade, just across the street. New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) in Los Angeles was holding an opening ceremony f...
November 25, 2008
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Sarah Heathcoat joins others at the Bob Hope Hollywood USO to serve Thanksgiving Dinner to the Armed Forces.
Los Angeles, CA — Singer/songwriter Sarah Hethcoat is set to volunteer at the "Thanksgiving Dinner for the Troops" at the Bob Hop...
November 20, 2008
SAG, AFTRA and AEA to be Honored.
Los Angeles - The DREAM Award will be bestowed tonight to the I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People With Disabilities) Campaign at the Disability Rights Legal Center´s annual gala at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. This Tri-Union campa...
November 19, 2008
SBT presents the classic fantasy play by J. M. Barrie
and the first production of the complete musical score by Leonard Bernstein.
SANTA BARBARA, CA - This fall, New York City celebrates the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with a three-month long festival of his work presented by ...
November 19, 2008
Gloria Gaynor signs with MLC PR to promote her Koch Records Holiday CD release "Christmas Presence".
Los Angeles, CA — Mona Loring, president of MLC PR, has officially announced that Grammy award-winning entertainer, Gloria Gaynor, signed on for the firm´s PR services. The m...
November 19, 2008
The Actors' Gang puts the "X" in Xmas December 6 to January 10.
CULVER CITY, CA - The Actors' Gang puts the "X" in Xmas with Aah! Scrooge Must Die!, a rambunctious and very raunchy retelling of Dickens' beloved classic tale. Leave the kids at home - this one is uproariously NC-17. Performance...
November 11, 2008
Reality Films announces the November 15th DVD release of two new documentary films chronicling groundbreaking discoveries in both cryptozoology and ancient knowledge.
The Wildman of Kentucky: the Mystery of Panther Rock: A team of explorers investigating a rash of Bigfoot sightings encounter...
November 07, 2008
Actress, singer, and dancer Taylor Atelian signs with MLC PR as she promotes the last season of ABC´s successful comedy series "According to Jim."
Los Angeles, CA — MLC PR announced today that actress, singer, and dancer Taylor Atelian has signed on for their services as she promote...
November 07, 2008
Theatrical revenue at Paramount Pictures reportedly fell more than a third during third-quarter when its comedy "The Love Guru" bombed and the Hindus are claiming that their worldwide boycott call caused it.
Reacting to its parent Viacom´s Monday announcement about the substantial fa...
November 07, 2008
Annual event has been a Los Angeles tradition for 49 years.
SEE IT LIVE: Admission and Parking are FREE.
WATCH IT ON TV: the entire six hours is broadcast live on KCET.
The 49th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is L.A.'s biggest holiday show, a six-hour...
November 07, 2008
Middle School, High School, College, Conglomerate Bands, And Individual Musicians Compete For Trophies, Scholarships, Cash Prizes, And Performance Opportunities At 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 18 - 20, 2009.
Monterey, CA: The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education s...
November 07, 2008
Remonstration against the actress, supermodel, and producer Heidi Klum for posing as Goddess Kali at a Halloween party in a club at New York appears to be widening.
Supporting the perturbed Hindu leaders, some of who called it denigrating and asked Klum to tender public apology for this p...
November 03, 2008
L.A Theatre Works records two-time Tony Award-winning play for radio November 12-16.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Rosalind Ayres directs a cast that includes Andrea Bowen, Matt Gaydos, Simon Templeman, Joanne Whalley and Matt Wolf when L.A. Theatre Works records Tom Stoppard's two-time Tony Award-winnin...
November 03, 2008
Hindus have asked actress, supermodel, and producer Heidi Klum to tender a public apology for portraying as Goddess Kali at a Halloween party in a club at New York (USA), which they say hurt the feelings of devotees.
Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Ne...
October 29, 2008
Active user base and DRM-free store strive to change Finland's download scene.
Finland's most comprehensive music information service and database Meteli.net enters the music download scene at the end of this year. Emphasizing usability and user friendliness, the store will offer tracks and alb...
October 28, 2008
Los Angeles - Screen Actors Guild National LGBT and Hollywood Legislative committees voted to oppose California ballot Proposition 8. Committee members took the action supporting the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to wed in the state of California as part of the Guild´s ongoing ant...
October 27, 2008
Eye Scream Films teams up with Jordyn Borczon at MLC PR to promote their new web series Poor Paul.
Los Angeles, CA — MLC PR has announced that Eye Scream Films has partnered up with the firm in order to promote their new web series titled, "Poor Paul." Created by Sean Michael Beyer, Geoff...
October 27, 2008
Colin Armstrong signs with MLC PR to promote his debut full length release Lost and Anonymous.
Los Angeles, CA - Mona Loring, president of MLC PR, officially announced today that award-winning singer/songwriter, Colin Armstrong, signed on for her firms PR services. Subsequent to passing up a de...
October 25, 2008
Censure of the upcoming Mandalay´s film "Ramayan 3392 A.D." over the signals of its presentation of re-imagined version of sacred Hindu scripture Ramayan is broadening quickly among both Hindu and non-Hindu circles.
Supporting the movement spearheaded by prominent Hindu and Indo-Amer...
October 25, 2008
Four-Day Expo Includes Screenwriting Workshops, Guest of Honor Speakers, Golden Pitch Festival, Screenwriting Contest and Exhibit Hall.
Los Angeles, CA – Three panel discussions will focus on writing for the hit TV shows Lost and Heroes at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo Nov. 12-16, 2008 at the...
October 25, 2008
White Zombie - The musical horrorshow that mixed dark pop culture with metallic hard rock has been resurrected on the 4-CD/1-DVD box set Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (Geffen/UMe), releasing November 25, 2008. The CDs bring together for the first time all 64 original studio recordings released by the ba...
October 22, 2008
Nashville, TN - Country icon T.G. Sheppard has joined forces with his celebrity pals to create an historic CD set of new original duets. The 19 tracks featured on Partners in Rhyme showcase a unique blend of songs by more than 20 legendary musical artists, and includes a movie-length documentary DV...
October 13, 2008
Hindus have urged the makers of newly announced Hollywood movie "Ramayan 3392 A.D." to stay true to the story and the spirit of the timeless epic.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Ramayan was a highly revered scripture of Hinduism. Hollywoo...
October 10, 2008
Influential Bands Join Together in Northeast Ohio To Support Democratic Presidential Candidate.
Akron, Ohio – The legendary band DEVO and musical sensation The Black Keys will take the stage together in a show of support for presidential candidate Barack Obama at 8 p.m. Friday, October 17, 2008...
October 07, 2008
Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People with Disabilities Announcement Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC - The Performers With Disabilities (PWD) Tri-Union Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Televis...
October 03, 2008
Austin, Texas — The 15th Annual Austin Film Festival and Conference (Oct. 16-23) has announce that local Pleasantville writer J.T. O'Neal has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Austin Film Festival´s annual screenwriter´s competition for his screenplay Au Pair, Kansas. The win...
Hindus ask Hollywood star Natalie Portman for "public apology" for participation in a denigrating vi
October 03, 2008
Hindus have asked Hollywood actress Natalie Portman to tender a public apology for partaking in a music video Carmensita, which they say mocks Hindu concepts and symbols.
Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although the apolo...
October 03, 2008
Los Angeles - New Music Weekly magazine has announced the list of nominations for the 2008l New Music Awards. Leona Lewis, Kenny Chesney & Duffy join independent favorites Jill Criscoulo & Alyson among the many recording artists set to be honored November 22nd. The New Music Awareds will pay tribute...
September 20, 2008
Award-winning keyboardist Lisa LaRue will be releasing her fifth album, titled "Transformation 2012" on November 15, 2008. The title is derived from the Mayan calendar, which ends December 12, 2012.
"Many people suppose this to be the end of the world," said LaRue. "However, the Mayan elders teach...
September 20, 2008
Oxnard, Calif. – The inviting and warm sounds of smooth jazz will fill Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort during Jazz at Mandalay Beach Sunday, October 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the resort located at 2101 Mandalay Beach Road, Oxnard.
Set outdoors on the lawn in an intimate & el...
September 20, 2008
Four-Day Expo Includes Screenwriting Workshops, Guest of Honor Speakers, Golden Pitch Festival, Screenwriting Contest and Exhibit Hall.
Los Angeles, CA – Three panel discussions will focus on writing for the hit TV shows Lost and Heroes at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo Nov. 12-16, 2008 ...
September 20, 2008
Los Angeles, CA – Blacks Without Borders was the official selection of the 2008 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) and nominated for Best Documentary and won Audience Choice Award and Best Documentary at the Trinity Film Coalition Festival. Now filmmakers Stafford U. Bailey and Judy Thayer-Bailey ...
September 18, 2008
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild today announced election results for the Guild´s national board of directors. Twenty-three of the 69 national board seats were open for election this year, representing Screen Actors Guild´s Hollywood, New York and Regional Branch Divisions.
Th...
September 15, 2008
New Parking Arrangements Courtesy Of Monterey Peninsula College. Shuttles For MJF Patrons Provided By Monterey-Salinas Transit.
Monterey, CA - The 51st Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon is implementing new free Bicycle Valet Parking for those patrons who are able to commute to the Fes...
September 15, 2008
While some groups in India are all geared up for protest as soon as the Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" shows up, but there are no signs of its theatrical release in India, although it is based on various Indian themes.
Starting with USA and Canada on June 20, "The Love Guru" has been rele...
August 30, 2008
Los Angeles - Hermosa Beach will again celebrate Labor day with Fiesta Hermosa on August 30-31, September 1, 2008, 10 am to 6 pm. The 37th Annual will host Buck McCoy at Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, California. For the past 36 years, the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce has produced Fiesta Hermosa...
August 30, 2008
Hindus have urged various retailers worldwide, including Wal-Mart, not to carry DVD of Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" when it is released next month, because it lampoons Hinduism.
Advancing the cause spearheaded by well-known Indo-American leader Rajan Zed; Bhavna Shinde, representing Hindu...
August 07, 2008
Intimate Concert and Spectacular Dinner Benefits Youth Programs of the National Steinbeck Center and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Monterey, CA - The Monterey Jazz Festival and the National Steinbeck Center are proud to present the fourth annual Jazz with Steinbeck concert and dinner, which ...
August 07, 2008
The UK-wide boycott call of Hindus against Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" for lampooning Hinduism has been very effective, contributing to its blunt failure at the box office, Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, announced today.
Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism and...
August 07, 2008
Hindus have asked Mike Myers, Hollywood actor and producer, for a public apology for lampooning Hinduism with his recent movie "The Love Guru".
Acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although the apology may not completely undo the damage done to th...
July 21, 2008
Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" appears to violate various "guidelines for certification" of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) of India, the body responsible for certifying films suitable for public exhibition in the country.
According to acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, following ...
July 16, 2008
Patrick Ryan really knows how to mix it up. Considered among many circles as the next "it boy" in the DJ world, Ryan's obsession with music began as soon as he was old enough to change the dial on his radio. By the age of 15, he was already a student of the fine art of spinning. That was when the S...
July 13, 2008
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, supported by some other organizations/leaders, has given a United Kingdom (UK)-wide boycott call for Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" by Hindus and other religious Brits because it lampoons Hinduism and Hindu concepts and uses Hindu terms frivolously.
Zed, w...
July 11, 2008
Submissions to be Accepted Online or by Mail.
Los Angeles – Submissions for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® nominations open Monday, July 14, and continue until 5 p.m. (PST), Wednesday, Oct. 29, it was announced today by SAG Awards® Committee Chair Yale Summers.
Submissions can ...
July 08, 2008
AFTRA Leadership to Focus on Unity Initiatives Moving Forward.
LOS ANGELES – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) announced today that AFTRA members ratified a new three-year primetime television agreement (Exhibit A of the AFTRA Network Television Code) reached with ...
July 06, 2008
It seems that the protesting Hindus will not be able to appeal against the "NC16" rating given by Singapore Board of Film Censors to the Hollywood movie "The Love Guru", which they wanted to be raised.
It is learnt that according to the Singapore Films Act, only the owner of the film, which ...
July 06, 2008
Hindu groups have urged National Hockey League (NHL), headquartered in New York, to immediately cut-off all alliances with the Hollywood movie "The Love Guru", stressing "it ridicules and denigrates Hindus and Hinduism".
Advancing the cause spearheaded by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed; B...
July 06, 2008
PASADENA, CALIF. -- American Cinematheque presents the Old Pasadena Film Festival, a three-week free movie series that unites film with urban settings, featuring more than 20 screenings, celebrity appearances and works by emerging filmmakers happening on Fridays and Saturdays, July 11 through 26. I...
July 02, 2008
New LGBT Film Festival Set To Take Center Stage in Palm Springs.
PALM SPRINGS, CA – CINEMA DIVERSE: The 2008 Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • Palm Springs, has announced a line-up of 15 varied film programs for its inaugural year. This highly-anticipated event runs Tuesday, July 22 through Sunda...
July 02, 2008
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) last week asking the American public to comment on the prevalence of product placement and product integration on broadcast television. The Commission's action signals the increasing ...
July 02, 2008
Nevada (USA): The boycott call of Hindus against Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" for lampooning Hinduism has been very effective, contributing to its blunt failure at the box office, Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, announced this week.
Zed, who spearheaded the protest movement against "T...
July 02, 2008
Calls for public apology by Paramount Pictures and its parent Viacom on issues surrounding "The Love Guru" movie, started by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, are gathering storm.
Now Nevada Clergy Association (NCA); which is composed of Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Budd...
June 25, 2008
Hollywood, CA - Alternative rock band, The Faded, announced their new single, Breaking Free, today.
In December 2007, Skunk-Ape Records, Hollywood, invited the band to participate in a musical compilation tribute album to Disney's ultra-successful movie, High School Musical. Tentatively entitled...
June 13, 2008
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The recently concluded St. Lucia Jazz festival was one of the most successful in the 17 year history of the world renowned event, say organizers of the landmark Caribbean music-fest.
Senator Allen Chastanet, St. Lucia's Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Paxton Bake...
June 10, 2008
Online signature drive launched by Hindus as an intensification of their protest campaign against the upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" has proved intensely popular with number of signatories crossing 4600 mark today.
Advancing the movement launched by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed...
June 10, 2008
POMONA, Calif. - NASCAR, trophy queens, vintage motorcycles and the 75th anniversary of the Model 40 Ford are all part of the excitement coming to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, the second half of 2008. Here's a brief checklist of what's...
June 10, 2008
First Run Features announced the acquisition and release date for SAVE ME, the acclaimed drama directed by Robert Cary about a young gay man and the Christian retreat he is brought into. A World Premiere at Sundance 2007 and selected as the Opening Night Film at OutFest Los Angeles later that year, ...
June 10, 2008
Common Ground Theatre invites supporters and well-wishers to the 1st Annual Birthday Tribute and Fundraiser – "This is Gaffney" – A celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Floyd Gaffney on Saturday, June 14, 2008.
Dr. Floyd Gaffney, father of African American theatre in San Diego, will be r...
April 25, 2008
21 High School Musicians From 11 States Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band.
Monterey, California -- The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced members of the 2008 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school all-star big band. Created as a part of t...
April 04, 2008
SILENCE FOLLOWED BY A DEAFENING ROAR on Shrapnel Records April 8th.
HOLLYWOOD – On April 8, Paul Gilbert will unleash yet another instrumental masterpiece on Shrapnel Records. SILENCE FOLLOWED BY A DEAFENING ROAR comes out on the tail end of his successful and very first instrumental CD, 2006...
April 04, 2008
Lead Actor Modesto Lacén Will Be Appearing at the Premiere.
New York, NY - The 24th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival has selected Las Dos Caras de Jano as an official film entry. This is the second film produced by Protégé Films which stars noted Puerto Rican actor, Modesto Lacén.
Las D...
April 04, 2008
Multiple Grammy Award Winning Artist to be the Top Act for 12th Annual Event.
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Grammy Award Winning artist John Legend will be the premier act at the 12th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place from June 26-28, 2008.
John Legend stepped into the spotlig...
March 31, 2008
Multiple Grammy Award Winning Artist to be the Top Act for 12th Annual Event.
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Grammy Award Winning artist John Legend will be the premier act at the 12th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place from June 26-28, 2008.
John Legend stepped into the spotlig...
March 26, 2008
If you´ve always had a soft spot in your heart for American Idol competitors who were voted off before their talent was truly realized, or simply just love holiday music—no matter what time of year—you´ll be happy to know that, yes, Virginia, there IS a singing Santa!
Che...
February 12, 2008
Castro Valley, CA - Indie Artists Alliance is looking for songs that use lyrics to tell a story from beginning to end with a focus on both the content and the music. Since traditional storytelling relies on the recipient's personal experience and imagination, it tends to be stronger in impact. These...
February 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors today suspended its scheduled referendum on Phase I. Voting 86.10% to 13.90%, the board authorized National Executive Director Doug Allen to postpone further implementation of the Phase I referendum pending the outcome of talks with AFTR...
February 04, 2008
The California Philharmonic to host Cal Phil Music, Martinis and the Maestro at Pasadena´s historic Green Hotel Sunday, February 10, featuring Gold Medal harpist Maria Casale.
SAN MARINO, Calif. - While cocktail parties often add a splash of background music to the Cosmopolitans or Brandy...
January 31, 2008
Joshua Bell is now scheduled to perform Tchaikovsky´s Violin Concerto with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra on March 20 -- rather than a concerto, as previously announced, by Mendelssohn.
MOBILE, Ala. - When Scott Speck, Music Director of the Mobile Symphony Orchestra (MSO), first invited wo...
January 31, 2008
San Marino celebrates the opening of the new Crowell Public Library.
SAN MARINO, Calif. - Although the forecast for the day of the Grand Opening Celebration of the new Crowell Public Library in San Marino was for rain, causing the last minute cancellation of a Lion Dance performed outdoors in t...
January 31, 2008
High School Senior Hubert Wong will appear as a soloist at the Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra´s "All Copland" concert – including a clarinet concerto commissioned by the legendary jazz clarinetist – on February 24
PASADENA, Calif. - Over sixty years after legendary jazz clarinetist Benny G...
January 25, 2008
On the first of February, multi-Platinum rockers Journey will release their new Virtual Island in Second Life. A grand opening party is planned inside Second Life at the "Journey Rock Band" sim and will feature a meet and greet with band members. Live DJs will be spinning many of Journey´s cl...
January 24, 2008
TNT and TBS´s Live Simulcast of the SAG Awards™ airs Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 pm ET/PT.
Los Angeles, California – Three-time SAG Awards™ nominee Tom Cruise will make his first appearance as a SAG Awards presenter at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, executive producer and director...
January 22, 2008
14th Annual SAG Awards™ Ceremonies to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 27, on TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET/PT.
Los Angeles, California – Kate Beckinsale, Nikki Blonsky, Josh Brolin, Steve Carell, Russell Crowe, Eric Dane, Tina Fey, Michael C. Hall, Hal Holbrook, Terrence Howard, Holly Hunter, Tommy Lee Jo...
January 22, 2008
TNT.TV and TBS.COM´s 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Red Carpet Pre-Shows Stream Live Sunday, Jan. 27 from 6:20 to 8 pm ET / 3:20 to 5 pm PT.
Los Angeles, California - Actor® recipient and three-time nominee Ben Foster ("3:10 to Yuma") will join Screen Actors Guild President Ala...
January 22, 2008
14th Annual SAG Awards™ Ceremonies to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 27, on TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET/PT.
Los Angeles, California – Two-time Actor® nominee Jon Tenney, who stars as Agent Fritz Howard on TNT´s hit drama "The Closer," will open the red carpet at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition C...
January 18, 2008
The 2008 SAG Awards™ to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 27, on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT.
Los Angeles, California - The Actor® statuettes, which this year´s 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honorees will receive for outstanding performances in 2007 in five film and eigh...
January 09, 2008
On February 2, The Pasadena Symphony explores how folk songs and folk tales have influenced composers from Gustav Mahler to John Williams, whose composition “Viktor’s Theme” was written for former Pasadena Symphony principal clarinetist Emily Bernstein.
PASADENA, Calif. - Composer John Williams...
December 29, 2007
“Side Men (Winds)” will feature Geoff “Double G” Gallegos, founder of the DAKAH Hip-Hop Orchestra, musicians from The Pasadena Symphony, and Bubba Jackson, morning drive host of KJAZZ 88.1 FM.
PASADENA, Calif. - It was undoubtedly only a matter of time before Jerri Price-Gaines, Director of Edu...
December 29, 2007
Los Angeles, California - Ballots to select the recipients of the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2007 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the new SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were mailed yesterday to the entire...
December 20, 2007
POPULAR FREE PROGRAM OF JAZZ, CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DISCUSSION PRESENTED BY THE PASADENA SYMPHONY.
PASADENA, Calif. - As anyone who regularly attends Clazzical Notes is well aware, the audience for The Pasadena Symphony’s popular free program of jazz, classical music and discussion among the musi...
December 19, 2007
Tickets to the SAG Awards™ Telecast and Gala, Red Carpet Bleacher Seats,
VIP Backstage Tours and Unique Collectibles Auctioned to the Public at
www.sagawards.org/auction to Benefit the SAG Foundation.
Los Angeles, California - The Screen Actors Guild Awards® will kick off its eighth annual eB...
December 18, 2007
By Bob Doerschuk and Bobbi Boyce
Three distinguished members of the Country Music community were honored in Nashville in November with CMA International Awards. The recipients - veteran French broadcaster and producer Georges Lang, concert promoter Trisha Walker-Cunningham and celebrated art...
December 18, 2007
Co-Hosts Make Donation to SAG Foundation for the 12th Consecutive Year.
Los Angeles - PEOPLE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will co-host the official SAG Awards™ Gala, held immediately following the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Sunday, Jan. 27. Stanlee Gatti, ...
December 17, 2007
Alternative rock band joins the fight to free the West Memphis Three.
San Francisco — The Cure will be auctioning a customised Schecter RS-1000 acoustic guitar to raise money for the defense fund of three wrongfully-imprisoned Arkansas men. Damien Echols (who is on death row), Jason Baldwin...
December 17, 2007
Los Angeles, California – SAG Awards™ Committee member JoBeth Williams and Committee Vice Chair Daryl Anderson will announce the nominations for Screen Actors Guild’s new honors for stunt ensembles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 8:50 am ET / 5:50 am PT, w...
December 17, 2007
Silverchair will release the iTunes exclusive EP on Tuesday, December 18 entitled The Greatest View EP. The six track collection features the current single "The Greatest View" which was originally on Silverchair's 2003 release Diorama and will be stripped onto 2008 editions of Young Modern plus a r...
December 17, 2007
Free Musical Circus to present “A Little Song, A Little Dance, and A Little Show,” featuring Pasadena Junior Theatre.
PASADENA, Calif. - Over the years since The Pasadena Symphony inaugurated its free Musical Circus for children aged three through ten years old, many families throughout South...
December 12, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has often been referred to as a musician’s musician. Admirers among his fellow composers include Tchaikovsky, who praised him as “the highest, the culminating point that beauty has attained in the sphere of music” and Gounod, who ruefully conceded that, “Befo...
December 10, 2007
MOBILE, Alabama. It’s a rare child who doesn’t love pizza…and Sarah Wright, Director of Education for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, has her hopes high that the two “Musical Pizza Parties” she is throwing for young music lovers throughout the Mobile Bay area will fill the Mobile Civic Center Theater...
December 10, 2007
POPS Conductor Rachael Worby and members of the DaKAH Hip Hop Orchestra share the unique sound of Symphonic Hip Hop at recent “Science of Sound” program.
PASADENA, Calif. - Geoff “Double G” Gallegos, the 31-year old founder of the 70-piece daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, was working at the Colorado ...
December 04, 2007
2007 SAG Awards™ will be Simulcast Live on TNT and TBS, Sunday, Jan. 27.
Los Angeles - Jeff Margolis, executive producer of the Screen Actors Guild Awards® since the fifth Actors® honors in 1999, will bring his Emmy® and DGA Award-winning directing talents to the Guild’s Annual awards ceremony ...
November 29, 2007
Full of passion and verve, official art for the 2008 Ventura Music Festival is nothing short of a masterpiece.
A resident of Ventura and a visual artist and musician, John Parker has enjoyed a lifetime of music and fine art. In his third year of designing official art for the annual Ventu...
November 29, 2007
Explorer: China's Secret Mummies Attempts to Unravel a Mystery
that Could Rewrite History.
More than a thousand years before any known contact between East and West, hundreds of mummies, many with light hair, were buried in a Chinese desert. It's a discovery that could substantially rewrite t...
November 29, 2007
Kralendijk, Bonaire -– Known for his colorful murals that beautifully compliment the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire, artist Henk Roozendaal is currently exhibiting his art at the Broadway Gallery in New York City.
The exhibition titled “Hotel” features the work of various international artists...
November 23, 2007
The Pasadena Symphony will devote an entire evening to Beethoven, performing his first and last symphonies Symphony No. 1 in C Major and Symphony No. 9 in C minor on December 8.
PASADENA, Calif. -- I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time before writing them down once I have grasped a ...
November 21, 2007
The Pasadena Symphony’s free Musical Circus celebrates the holiday season with the Occidental College Glee Club on December 8.
PASADENA, Calif. Once a month, October through April, The Pasadena Symphony’s Musical Circus brings what Leonard Bernstein, the renowned conductor of 53 Young People’s ...
November 21, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - Most often it's a new car, new hair do or new outlook that accompanies the arrival of middle age. But the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO) has opted to celebrate its 35th birthday by treating itself to the luxury of presenting a brand new ensemble to the community this sea...
November 21, 2007
The video of “Let my hands wander down” has been released and appears on the Italian popstar's official website, where fans can preview the entire video that will soon appear on all the international television music channels.
The blond singer is ready to reach the top of the worldwide pop-music ra...
November 16, 2007
MJF/50 All-Star Band Features Terence Blanchard, James Moody, Nnenna Freelon, Benny Green, Derrick Hodge & Kendrick Scott. 54-Date Tour Kicks Off January 8th In Washington State, Continues Through 52 Cities In 22 States From January - March, 2008.
Monterey, CA - Building on the exciting a...
November 09, 2007
Revival of Mariusz Treliński’s Acclaimed Production to Run in Repertory with Puccini’s La Bohème. Internationally Celebrated Bass Erwin Schrott Returns to L.A. in Title Role.
Kyle Ketelsen, Alexandra Deshorties, Charles Castronovo, Maria Kanyova, Lauren McNeese, James Creswell and Kangliang...
November 06, 2007
A LOVE FEST FOR OPERA LOVERS: The Intimate Opera Company will present “Sing to Love, An Opera Gala” on November 17 and November 18, featuring love songs from Madama Butterfly to West Side Story.
PASADENA, Calif. - Almost every opera, from Handel’s Guilio Cesare to Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, re...
November 04, 2007
MOBILE, Ala. He is a classical music superstar – earning bravos and breathless accolades worldwide, from sold out performances in London’s Royal Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall in New York. On Thursday evening, March 20, violinist Joshua Bell will share his artistry with music lovers at the Saenger The...
October 30, 2007
Los Angeles, California U.S.A. - Yvonne Smith's appearance on the nationally televised The Montel Williams Show, "Close Encounters...Mysterious Phenomena," will air Friday November 2, 2007. Check your local listings for time and channel.
Montel Williams interviewed Smith regarding her experiences...
October 29, 2007
Los Angeles - Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Olivea Watson breaks into NMW's Coveted Top 40 Main Chart with her sultry hit single "Let Go" at #38. "Let Go" has been clawing its way up the Top 40 Top 30 Indie Chart to #5 and the AC Main Chart at #26, as well as the Top College Chart at #23.
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October 23, 2007
The 2007 International Jazz & Blues Festival will kick off on Wednesday November 21 in San Miguel de Allende, the preserved colonial town in the highlands of central Mexico that is one of the premiere travel destinations in the world.
The Festival lineup sparkles with world-class players. Afro-C...
October 23, 2007
Members of the young audience will receive a chance to perform with the ensemble during the programs finale.
PASADENA, Calif. One of the most popular components of The Pasadena Symphonys free Musical Circus for families with young children is its opening act the instrumental petting zoo, when c...
October 17, 2007
The public is invited to attend the Western Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on Sunday, October 28.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. More than likely, even the most feted and acclaimed opera stars worldwide still feel a quiver of excitement as they step onstage at the M...
October 15, 2007
Just in time for Thanksgiving, The Pasadena Symphony will present a musical feast to please all palates. Internationally renowned pianist Rueibin Chen, described as “one of those geniuses who comes along once every twenty years” by the Neue Zurcher Zeitung, will appear as featured soloist.
PA...
October 11, 2007
San Francisco's notorious female-led punk rock band THE AVENGERS have embarked on their first-ever cross-country tour, covering a profusion of unmarked territory. Equally-adored queercore pioneers, PANSY DIVISION will join THE AVENGERS as direct support for the entire outing. This also marks PANSY D...
October 11, 2007
MOBILE, Ala. - When the Mobile Symphony Orchestra (MSO) established its annual “Beethoven and Blue Jeans” weekend of casual-dress performances nearly ten years ago, it couldn’t have come up with a more perfect title…and for reasons far beyond its catchy alliteration.
It’s probably safe to say th...
October 11, 2007
Through it’s Education Outreach Program, Nuvi Mehta, Artistic Director of the Ventura Music Festival Association, brought music education to more than 4,000 children during the festival’s 2007 season.
In 2007, more than 4,000 youths and students in Ventura County elementary schools had the o...
October 08, 2007
Tickets to the orchestra’s upcoming performances this season at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium will be available for just $20/person…for one night only, during ArtNight Pasadena.
PASADENA, Calif. - Often, as people leave the open rehearsal sponsored by The Pasadena Symphony at the Pasadena Civic...
September 14, 2007
Monster In The Machine is hitting the road starting September 26 to spread the word about their ethereal debut album, BUTTERFLY PINNED, which was released August 21 on Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution), the independent label owned by Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. It was was mix...
September 14, 2007
The Pasadena Symphony celebrates the opening of its 80th anniversary season with a blockbuster concerto for 14 TIMPANI in front of the orchestra, featuring “the Paganini of the Timpani” (Ovation magazine). The performance is also the orchestra’s contribution to Pasadena’s citywide “Art and Ideas” fe...
August 12, 2007
Set to celebrate its 14th season, the Ventura Music Festival announces theme, dates for 2008 series.
The 14th Season of the Ventura Music Festival is set for May 1-11, 2008. Entitled “Appassionata: The Age of Romance,” the music will celebrate the age of romance between 1825-1900 when, for...
August 12, 2007
(Nashville, TN) Legendary Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden is proving that the sky is the limit with his upcoming world-class art exhibit at Nashville International Airport. The 6-piece collection of critically acclaimed paintings, entitled “The First of Many to Come,” will be on display for 6-mont...
August 03, 2007
Their Only Show In California North Of San Diego!
Up with People, the global education program for young adults, is coming to Corcoran, California on August 27, 2007 through September 2, 2007. While in Corcoran, the Up with People cast will participate in community service activities, stay wit...
August 01, 2007
SCORPIONS, Germany’s most successful international music export, are poised to “sting” once again and are planning a frontal attack on the musical artery of rock fans all over the globe with their new album, HUMANITY – HOUR 1. Thirty five years after the release of their debut album, LONESOME CROW,...
July 28, 2007
John Berry will release a new single, "A Woman Like You," on August 20th. "A Woman Like You," written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman, is his first new music in almost three years and the first single from his upcoming album, Those Were the Days, scheduled to street in January 2008. Produced by K...
July 26, 2007
Indie Musicians will officially be able to use their music to heal, and send a strong message of hope for patients fighting Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer found mostly during childhood or early adulthood. Artists can submit their music for this project at: www.sonicbids.com/stompoutcancer.
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July 23, 2007
Ryan Daniel has released his debut single: "A Silent Movie"! Written by Bob Dellaposta, "A Silent Movie" is a ballad about loving, losing, and remembering. Ryan says the song describes how "photographs give us the chance to look back and remember the good times, even though something may not have w...
April 25, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - In the local musical scene, without doubt “the little old lady from Pasadena” – immortalized by the Beach Boys as a gal who “can’t keep her foot off the accelerator” – is The Pasadena Symphony.
Established in 1928 by conductor Reginald Bland as a volunteer orchestra, many of w...
April 23, 2007
Take a “Slow Ride” to see Foghat at the El Dorado County Fair in Placerville, CA and you may not get to see the performance.
CEO Jody Gray announced that the El Dorado County Fair signed legendary rock band Foghat for an 8 pm show on Saturday, June 16, 2007.
“We’re sure that Foghat w...
April 16, 2007
The Pasadena Symphony will present a new kind of performance – an afternoon of chamber music – on a brand new day, at a brand new venue on the campus of Occidental College.
Featured soloists, however, will include artists NOT new to the audience, longtime favorites pianists Howard Shelley and R...
March 22, 2007
"Flyin' Away" is the title of Zedstar's new song that is spreading worldwide via the Internet. The single was officially launched yesterday on Zedstar's website. The young blond singer recently cut his hair for a video performance of the special version of "Unfaithful" (Rihanna ft. Zedstar). In addi...
March 14, 2007
ERIC GALES NEW RELEASE ON BLUES BUREAU RECORDS.
HOLLYWOOD – A worthy follow-up to 2006’s Crystal Vision, Eric Gale’s new album “The Psychedelic Underground” [Blues Bureau Records] affirms Gales as one of the rare musical talents of his generation. This left-handed guitarist of extraordinary abi...
March 14, 2007
WEARY AND WIRED RELEASES MARCH 13TH ON BLUES BUREAU RECORDS.
HOLLYWOOD – Marc Ford, who has sold millions of albums worldwide and played in front of more than 50 million people across the globe, will impact the airwaves with his first solo album Weary and Wired March 13th [Blues Bureau Reco...
March 04, 2007
Palm Springs CA – Boeing Aircraft is at the center of a growing controversy after fifty-one employees of the company walked out on openly gay stand-up comedian Dennis Fowler, offended by his openly gay act which included jokes on gays in the military and references to President Bush. Now the compan...
February 20, 2007
Los Angeles - Screen Actors Guild National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Doug Allen announced last week that Ray W. Rodriguez has accepted the position of Deputy National Executive Director of Contracts, effective February 19, 2007. Rodriguez has been SAG’s deputy general counsel since Mar...
February 14, 2007
The Guild’s free, searchable online casting directory is open for resume submissions and will launch to the industry in spring 2007.
Los Angeles - The Screen Actors Guild announced Tuesday the member launch of iActor, its free online casting directory. All active, paid-up Guild members can now ...
February 03, 2007
‘Travel With Kids’ Newest Titles in Award-Winning ‘Travel With Kids’ DVD Series Explores Hawaii’s Big Island, Kauai and Mexico’s The Yucatan. Just in Time for Spring Break! Available Feb. 27, from Equator Creative Media
PHOENIX – Traveling with children can be challenging, but the award-winnin...
January 17, 2007
Festival’s tenth Anniversary adds legendary group to stellar lineup!
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning legendary musical super-group, Earth, Wind & Fire, is set to thrill fans at the 2007 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival taking place in Montego Bay from Jan. 25-28th. With hit tunes like ‘Evil,’ ...
January 16, 2007
Country Artist, Skyla Spencer, recently returned to Nashville from an Armed Forces Entertainment tour. Skyla was selected from hundreds of singers to be the sole headline performer on this tour in the Pacific. Skyla and her band, The Nashville Navigate-hers, traveled to Guam, Japan, Singapore, and D...
January 02, 2007
At the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston January 21 to February 1, 2007; Opening at the Quad Cinema in New York March 23 & at the Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles on April 6.
“A wonderful film, as timeless as the struggle for human justice, as relevant as today’s headlines.” – FILMMAKER KEN BURNS
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January 02, 2007
Landmark Film Now in the U.S. for the First Time Opens January 12, 2007 at the Quad Cinema in New York City and January 26, 2007 at Laemmle's Grande Theatre in Los Angeles.
On August 20, 1965, after 20 months of proceedings, the verdict was pronounced in one of the most significant trials in Ge...
December 14, 2006
PASADENA, Calif. Next year, The Pasadena Symphony will celebrate its 80th anniversary of bringing music to the community.
“A love of great music is something we can all share,” says Tom O’Connor, Executive Director of The Pasadena Symphony, “regardless of where we live, what we do for a living, ...
November 23, 2006
Landmark Film Now in the U.S. for the First Time Opens January 12, 2007 at the Quad Cinema in New York City.
On August 20, 1965, after 20 months of proceedings, the verdict was pronounced in one of the most significant trials in German legal history. The court heard 360 Auschwitz-Birkenau conce...
November 16, 2006
Los Angeles - The AFL-CIO elected Screen Actors Guild (SAG) President Alan Rosenberg to its Executive Council today in Washington D.C. Rosenberg, whose term will run until the summer of 2007, fills a seat vacated by former Guild President Melissa Gilbert, who had served on the federation’s council f...
October 10, 2006
Academy Award(R) winner Kevin Costner and his band will play a set of original rock music at the San Marcos, Calif. concert on November 18, 2006 hosted by the Kiwanis Club of San Marcos Foundation as a fundraiser for the club's Young Children Priority One.
SAN MARCOS, Calif. - The Fall Fan Fest...
September 20, 2006
Los Angeles – Screen Actors Guild today announced the promotions of Laura Beedy Ritchie and William Bensussen to deputy general counsel. Bensussen will focus on the Guild’s collective bargaining and contract enforcement initiatives, while Ritchie will focus on issues of legal strategy and policy. Bo...
September 08, 2006
Los Angeles — Screen Actors Guild announced on Wednesday the promotion of two veteran executives to key senior staff positions. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland has assumed the role of general counsel, while Todd Amorde has been named to the newly created position of national director of organizing. Both pro...
July 18, 2006
Los Angeles -- It was assumed by a recent news release headlined: "Wrong-Way Guitarist Crash Lands on Internet" that world-renowned guitarist Jan Davis was referred to as: "going the wrong-way."
One gay reader wrote, "With all the controversy over gay marriages, and other negative references, we...
April 24, 2006
Los Angeles (April 24, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced today that is has reached a landmark agreement with Touchstone Television (a unit of the ABC Television Network) covering so-called “mobisodes” for the television series Lost. These negotiated terms demonstrate an important collabora...
April 10, 2006
PASADENA, Calif. On Saturday, May 6, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, The Pasadena Symphony will close a chapter of its long history – its 78th Season – with a Season finale performance of three works that tell a tale of their own.
The concert will open at 8 p.m. with the Overture f...
March 30, 2006
ANAHEIM, Calif. - (March 30, 2006) - The City of Anaheim will soon have a Walk of Stars honoring well-known celebrities, athletes and humanitarians who have shaped Anaheim and Orange County and elevated the region to national and international prominence. At its meeting on Tuesday the City Council ...
March 13, 2006
PASADENA, Calif. This year marks conductor Jorge Mester’s 21st season as Music Director of The Pasadena Symphony. And, to the relief of the maestro’s legion of fans and admirers throughout Southern California – many of whom have been subscribers since Mester first joined the orchestra in 1984 – it ...
THE PASADENA SYMPHONY GETS INTO THE SPIRIT OF APRIL FOOL’S DAY WITH A PROGRAM THAT TRICKS…AND TREATS
March 13, 2006
PASADENA, Calif. The Pasadena Symphony will celebrate the spirit of April Fools Day when it presents three works that – borrowing a phrase from another, equally mischievous holiday – ‘trick’ music lovers while treating them to an evening of glorious sound on April 1 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium...
February 20, 2006
Commemorating Black History Month, Screen Actors Guild and U.S. Representative Diane E. Watson (D-Los Angeles), chair of the Congressional Entertainment Caucus, today joined together to host a reception at Guild Headquarters in Hollywood celebrating the many contributions African-American performers...
December 14, 2005
Great Pyramid, Forbidden City Among Other Venues in Concert Series Benefiting UNICEF's 'Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS' Campaign
The 8th Wonder of the World, a leading entertainment company formed by Tantra and East West Entertainment, announced today that global superstar Ricky Martin wi...
November 01, 2005
Focus Features is gifting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation with the benefit Los Angeles premiere of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Mic...