HAPA, Hawaii’s premiere musical duo returns to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center this Saturday featuring the soothing island style melodies that have been captivating international audiences from Tokyo to New York. The meaning of HAPA, which loosely means "half" or "part" symbolizes the ingredients that make up the sound as it´s something of an […]
Love the soundtrack from the award winning film “The Descendants”, starring George Clooney? What fans might not know is that much of the film´s soundtrack stems from a collection of Hawaiian music called "slack key", an amalgamation of acoustic guitar and voices that accent a laid back style. The traditions of slack key music and […]
The Los Angeles Guitar Festival returns to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center for two nights of legendary riffs featuring some of the hottest and most respected acoustic and electric guitar talent on the planet. This landmark guitar celebration brings together all types of styles ranging from electric blues to gypsy jazz and acoustic fingerstyle […]
The 6th Annual D-Man Festival made it’s appearance at The Sea Side Lagoon this past Saturday and drew over 1,000 people out to not only support local bands and culture, but to also support a great cause. The D-Man Festival was so aptly named after Darren “D-Man” Marsee, who unfortunately passed away in 2005 after […]
Brentwood turns bucolic this Sunday and Monday for Memorial Day Weekend as the internationally known, student run, Jazz & Reggae Festival kicks off another Los Angeles summer on the Intramural Field of the UCLA campus. Sunday is “Jam Day” featuring the notable sounds of Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli while Sunday provides positive vibrations from […]
The first Hermosa concert finally came about this weekend, with a solid turnout for Trevor Hall + Jeremy Buck & The Bang. “Presented” by Saint Rocke, the show was financed by sponsors from around the South Bay. The concerts are always great community gatherings, and there were almost 2,000 people gathered on the beach on […]