Omara Portuondo: Bringing new Cuban vistas to Disney Hall — at 85
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“I hope I won’t be the only one dancing,” 85-year-old Omara Portuondo says of Wednesday’s concert at Disney Hall with Roberto Fonseca, Anat Cohen and Regina Carter.
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Bob Weir: Connecting a half-century’s worth of dots on ‘Blue Mountain’
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At an intimate session Wednesday night, Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir traced the lineage of his new album back to cowboy songs, and a summer working on a cattle ranch.
Wilco brings a generous touch of Schmilco to the Theatre at Ace
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Jeff Tweedy and mates cycled through sounds as the songs cycled through life and the backdrop through seasons in Wilco’s expansive evening at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Electric Light Orchestra Orchestra? Jeff Lynne and crew go full symphonic at Bowl
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Plenty of razzle-dazzle — and the timeless hits — were on display when Jeff Lynne’s ELO teamed up with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on Friday night.
Silk Road Ensemble: On Yo-Yo Ma and team’s Olympian visit to the Bowl
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Across cultures, languages and genres, the music of the group Yo-Yo Ma founded is a world apart — by imagining a world, together.
Radiohead: All ‘fiiiiiine’ at the Shrine
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Opening with five songs from their new “A Moon Shaped Pool,” Radiohead proved ambitious and transcendent in their third West Coast show in five days.
Dr. John: On his departed friend Allen Toussaint, and Wednesday’s Hollywood Bowl salute
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Expect a night rich in music — and stories — when Dr. John heads up Wednesday’s star-studded Hollywood Bowl salute to the legendary Allen Toussaint.
Baaba Maal and Brazilian Girls: The travellers land in Century City
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Think globally, dance locally: Baaba Maal and Brazilian Girls teamed up to bring a universal spirit to KCRW’s Sound in Focus on Saturday night at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
Sara Watkins’ ‘Wrong’ is right at Largo album-release show
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Among her many other collaborations, Sara Watkins’ new solo effort “Young in All the Wrong Ways” felt youthful and fresh at the album-release show at Largo.
Playboy Jazz Festival: From ages 13 to 89, talents rule the weekend
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Janelle Monae references the horror in Orlando, prodigy Joey Alexander astounds, Cécile McLorin Salvant soars and Seth McFarlane croons at the Hollywood Bowl.
