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Janet Jackson in top form heading into L.A. gigs
There is thankfully much more to celebrate about Janet Jackson’s new Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour than there are reasons to nitpick it. After decades of over-the-top arena productions that...
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Coming up: Black Country Communion, River Band’s farewell, Dispatch’s return,...
• Black Country Communion – Masterful guitarist Joe Bonamassa, who electrified O.C. audiences four months ago, returns tonight to City National Grove of Anaheim, this time as part of this acclaimed...
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Bruno Mars good but green at Gibson gig
Every budding superstar eventually has to step up to headliner status — and in our accelerated age, that leap tends to happen as soon as possible, regardless how ready for the spotlight a newcomer...
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Florence & the Machine’s Greek debut beguiles
For her rapidly expanding legion of fans — ecstatic devotees who have been packing shows (like this week’s auspicious L.A. gigs) for two years while keeping her notable debut on the charts worldwide —...
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‘Weird Al’ brings ‘Alpocalypse’ to Costa Mesa
It just wouldn’t feel like summer in Orange County without a little “Weird Al” Yankovic. The 51-year-old musician, parodist, writer, actor and producer has become a seasonal staple in the area, often...
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Young the Giant invites fans to join VMAs gig
Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia (center) thought it was a trip to be interviewed via an international call – instead of just being dialed up at his folks house in Irvine – while on tour in...
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Grammy nominations set stage for Adele sweep, Kanye leads overall but snubbed...
You almost had me for a moment there, Grammys. I was about to finally admit that your blue-ribbon panel of voters really can get everything right. To some degree, the committee that determines...
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Grammy predictions: Adele will have it all
There are almost always better reasons to tune into the Grammy Awards than simply finding out who will win and who won’t. Ever since the annual ceremony moved out of smaller places like the Shrine and...
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Grammys 2012: Jennifer Hudson, Glen Campbell and more performance highs (and...
Overall it wasn’t even close to the almost uniformly excellent 2011 telecast – but its three standout moments were more memorable than just about anything I can recall from the past decade of Grammy...
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Slideshow: Bruno Mars scores next Playboy cover
The April issue of Playboy hits newsstands March 16, and for only the 10th time in the magazine’s 58-year history, someone with a Y chromosome is the cover star. Retro-soul star Bruno Mars will lead...
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