Dave Alvin, Peter Case, Stan Ridgway and other members of the Southern California roots music community will play Nov. 8 at McCabe’s in Santa Monica in a memorial concert for Austin-bred, L.A.-based musician Amy Farris, who died Sept. 29 at age 40. A multi-instrumentalist accomplished on several instruments in the violin family, Farris had most recently been on tour as a member of Alvin’s Guilty Women band. In Texas she had played alongside country veteran Ray Price as well as Kelly Willis, Alejandro Escovedo, Bruce and Charlie Robison and many others. After relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her solo career, Farris also performed with a wide range of musicians, including Brian Wilson, Ridgway and I Continue reading
or “This Is It,” Michael Jackson’s planned 50-concert residency at London’s O2 Arena, the star’s sudden, tragic death really could have been it, with millions of dollars lost for producer/promoter AEG Live and the star’s vision never realized. Instead, the movie and music divisions of Sony have a film and soundtrack to sell, and AEG will share in the proceeds. But neither would have happened if the Continue reading
Justin Bieber already has two hit singles in “One Time” and “One Less Lonely Girl,” and a few days ago he unleashed his latest track (and the first that doesn’t include the word “One”). “Love Me” is a widescreen club track that is full of bubbly synths and Bieber’s now-signature croon. It quickly launched itself into the top 20 on the iTunes Top Songs sales chart, certainly thanks to Bieber’s relentless tweeting. “Just Continue reading
