Jane Lynch, Jordin Sparks and Pia Toscano Bring It for Generosity.org
It was only appropriate that it rained in Los Angeles – again – for World Water Day 2017. The precipitation did anything but dampen the spirits inside the ballroom of the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills where Generosity.org held a night of celebration to mark the occasion. But the real purpose of the festive event was to raise money to drill clean water wells around the world, adding to the 788 projects in 20 countries that have...
A and Bey Top Grammy Awards Noms for Album, Song and Record of the Year
Look for Adele and Beyoncé to add even more trophies to their respective mantels during the 2017 Grammy Awards. Bey led the nominations list announced today the total of nine including album of the year. Hot on her tail with eight nominations apiece are Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna, while Chance the Rapper picked up seven. For the all-important album of the year category, Beyoncé and Adele compete against Justin Bieber, Drake and...
The 60s Psychedelic Rock Music Era Comes to Life in Bill Graham Exhibit at CJM
Rock & roll history comes to vivid life in an incredible exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. “Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution” chronicles the life and times of rock’s most influential promoter, a man whose work with legendary bands including the Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Doors and the Rolling Stones cemented his place in music...
Feeling the Earth Move in Carole King Documentary
Carole King is having a moment. This month marks the 45th anniversary of the release of acclaimed singer-songwriter’s landmark solo album, “Tapestry,” one of the biggest selling records of all time. To honor the occasion, PBS is unspooling a new documentary, “Carole King: Natural Woman,” in which King tells her own story interspersed with previously unseen footage, rare performance videos and home movies along with interviews with...
Beethoven in Beverly Hills: It’s Winter at the Wallis, East/West Style
It’s safe to say that souls were stirred Saturday night at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. As part of the “Winter @ The Wallis” classical concert series which began earlier in January, the Shanghai Quartet, one of the world’s foremost chamber music ensembles, performed a repertoire of early and late Beethoven string quartets. The aim of the program, dubbed East/West: Merging Music...