Music
CALIFORNIAN: Julio Iglesias brings four decades of music to Pechanga
Just last year, music legend Julio Iglesias celebrated forty years as a singer and songwriter. In that time, he's continuously traveled the world, performed more than 5,000 concerts, and sold over 300 million records. However, it took a car accident that left him bedridden for months to l…
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For 50 years, Romeros have had their way with guitar
As a young musician, Celin Romero played a concert in San Diego and stopped in Del Mar to buy gas before continuing home to Los Angeles. Something happened during that stop that changed the life of his son, Celino.
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:20 am | Loading…
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro returns for Surf Museum benefit
It's been a few years since Jake Shimabukuro first gained fame through a YouTube video of him playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" in Central Park, and with 4 million views it still may be his most-recognized work. The song remains the first video that pops up on the site when searching…
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:45 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Lucille picked a fine time to visit the Merc
Yan Lucille, the soloist for Sunday's Classics at the Merc concert, has had a foot in two worlds since he was born of a German mother and French father.
Nov 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
Dixieland jazz fest scales back size but increases reach
Classical violinists Dan and Cheryl Swem play highbrow music much of the year, but not on Thanksgiving weekend. That's their chance to switch from violin concertos to ragtime music, and instead of performing in a full symphony orchestra, they will fill the only seats in the Heliotrope Rag…
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:55 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Paper Mache's crafty beginnings
Music may be their passion, but the quartet known as Paper Mache did not turn to lyrics or chords ---- nor did they await inspiration to strike via harmonies or literary titles to assist them in deciding upon a proper name for their musical ensemble.
Nov 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
Local musicians organize second Brasil Jazz Festa
It was a shared love of Brazilian music ---- particularly Brazilian jazz ---- that led a group of local musicians to pull together last fall's initial Brasil Jazz Festa.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Vogelsang joins trio for 'Strings for Your Heart'
Some classical, some Broadway, some movie themes, a bit of everything is on the program for the "Strings for Your Heart" performance in the Nov. 15 edition of Classics at the Merc.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Night Blooming Jazzmen, Jon Laskin Trio play for charities
Two jazz bands coming from near opposite sides of the street will team Sunday for a concert to raise funds for the Temecula Food Pantry and Musician's Workshop.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Country at the Merc features Girls Against Abuse campaign
Jason Brawner is an independent record producer who has helped over 1,000 artists and songwriters, record and market original music since 1998. And on Saturday, Brawner is bringing his talent and socially-conscious music campaign to The Merc.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Woodstock veteran Winter surprised by continuing popularity
Not that he doesn't like his own music, but Edgar Winter admitted in a recent interview to being taken aback by the ongoing popularity of the rock music from the 1960s and '70s, especially among today's crop of junior high and high school students.
Nov 11, 2009 | 11:30 am | Loading…
What about the children: They Might Be Giants carve out musical corner for youngsters
John Flansburgh and John Linnell see a certain irony to the fact that as the duo behind They Might Be Giants, they have begun doing children's CDs, such as the newly released "Here Comes the Science," that have a educational element within the music.
Nov 11, 2009 | 11:50 am | Loading…
Theater
- Holbrook not slowing down in his 80s
- Let other actors in their 80s complain about a paucity of scripts offered, the lack of good roles for those past a cert…
Books
- BOOK REVIEW: Tribute to Broadway gorgeous but sloppy
- Collectively, the men and women who composed songs for Broadway (and, to a lesser extent, Hollywood) from the 1920s thr…
Art
- Hollywood props master unveils his long-hidden artwork in Oceanside
- As an art student at Kent State during the '70s, John Zabrucky seemed on the right track to be an artist. But after he …
- Day of the Dead celebration returns to Escondido arts center
- California sculptor to finish marble 'collar' series at Lux
- CALIFORNIAN: MSJC exhibition explores man, nature and the future
- Provocative 'American Dream' exhibit casts ceramics in a new light
- 'Moving Points': Exhibit showcases drawings by eight Southern California artists
Go!
- Oceanside festival to dive deep into surf culture
- OCEANSIDE ---- Surf's up at the California Surf Museum, which this week hosts its second California Surf Festival, an e…
Movies
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Maid' is tidy, surprising character drama
- The story of a Chilean maid and her dealings with the family in a busy household doesn't necessarily sound like great d…
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Preview Calendar
- Preview calendar: Going on Sale at Nov. 19-25
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