August Brown covers pop music, the music industry and nightlife policy at the Los Angeles Times.
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Halloween in Los Angeles is not just Gay Christmas — it’s become a pretty exceptional weekend for music, with top touring acts planning blowout stands around the occasion.
The country-western star known for twangy hits has died. He was 71.
Mauri Tapia, frontman of SoCal indie rock act Los Retros, has been charged with four felony counts of unlawful acts with a child under 10.
Cameron Winter had one last knife to twist for the Dodger faithful in the audience at Hollywood Forever on Thursday night.
On her Middle of Nowhere tour, Kacey Musgraves turns arenas into irreverent dance halls, from a Ronnie Dunn drag-king cameo to floating above crowds in disco-ball Truck Nutz.
After a decade of terrifying the squares, Twin Temple (with new champion Jack White) might be at the precipice of stardom.
The legendary percussionist criticized promoters, she said, for allowing the show to continue before the body was removed.
A statement from Jackson’s official social media accounts said on Tuesday that the Grammy-nominated ‘You Are My Lady’ singer died on Oct. 5.
Metallica makes no bones about the group’s ambitions. Of course the band members were curious about Sphere, a venue that could go toe-to-toe with their firepower.