Another look at the seemingly endless series of trails and rabbit holes that have made Los Angeles what it probably is today. I’ve run several broadcasts featuring activist and crusader (and restauranteur) Clifford Clinton – in this case, it’s from October 30, 1940 and the issue is over former Police
Kicking off lunch this week with Sparks, recorded just yesterday during the Rock en Seine Festival in Paris by RTF International. Sparks has been something of an institution, the past few decades certainly among fans here on the West Coast. You could call them West L.A.’s own, but they do
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Diving into something a bit different tonight – four songs off a Cuban ep featuring Hermanas Benitez, released in 1960. The songs: 1 – Pepito – 2. Moritat – 3. Corazón de melón 4. Llorarás – released by Zafiro records in Havana. Hermanas Benítez was a Cuban vocal group active
Henri Barraud – Sonatine for Violin and Piano – Angel Reyes, Violin – Jacques de Menasce, Piano – Concert Hall Society E-17 (circa 1951-1952) – The music of Henri Barraud this weekend, in this commercial release from Concert Hall Records, recorded somewhere between 1951 and 1952 by the Cuban-born violinist
The Four Preps, appearing on Rocketing Rhythms for Armed Forces Radio in August 1961. Probably a fair guess that most people (of a certain age) won’t know who The Four Preps are (or were) – and also a fair guess that most people of a certain age before them will
You wrote it down, keeping a record – you need proof – 9:48, Saturday night – One day, when you’re ninety and they ask when you’re life changed, you’ll know. Talking to yourself in the bathroom mirror – you always talk to yourself – you never answer back. You ask
– Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra – Live at Veteran’s Memorial, San Francisco – 1950 – Gerald Wilson, one of the most dynamic and original forces in Jazz from the mid-century on. I ran across this never-before-released live concert by Gerald Wilson and his orchestra, during a critical but not
Tina Turner – in concert from Rockefellers, Houston – April 25, 1983 – Band Soundboard – The legendary Tina Turner in concert this weekend. Recorded at Rockefellers in Houston on April 25, 1983. Part of the tour that has been considered one of the greatest musical comebacks of the twentieth
Newdad for this Friday lunch/Brunch/early dinner. Recorded at this year’s Primavera Sound festival on July 8. NewDad are from Galway, formed in 2018. The band consists of Julie Dawson (vocals, guitar), Fiachra Parslow (drums) and Sean O’Dowd (guitar). During live performances, the band are currently joined by bass guitarist Marie Freiss. Their music has
