Pushing through both professional and personal setbacks they experienced during the pandemic, the hard working, constantly gigging and endlessly creative SoCal vocal trio DW3 is returning stronger than ever with a batch of new festival gigs, their regular two weekly shows at Spaghettini in Seal Beach and – nearly two and a half years since the early 2020 drop of their self-titled, self-produced album – a return to making their pop/jazz/R&B magic in the studio with a dreamy, t

On the surface, the title of veteran guitarist Steve Knight’s crisp, fluid and dynamic trio debut Persistence sounds like a reflection on the many years it sometimes takes artists to break through, establish themselves and record that fantastic memorable debut album. But if we delve a little deeper into the story behind the hypnotic, soulful and explosively percussive title track, we learn that this intricate piece took a whopping 18 months to complete. Now contrast that with

Allowing the grandeur of Rick Randlett’s lovely piano melodies and adventurous, sweeping synth atmospheres to wash over the spiritually attuned soul on Farewell to Memories, his debut new age recording as Orchestra Indigo affords us all a moment to reflect on the power of music and creativity to create silver linings amidst a deeply trying circumstance like the pandemic. You certainly don’t need to know the multi-talented composer’s backstory to fully embrace his lush, melodi

Nearly 30 years after the release of Sheryl Crow’s Tuesday Night Music Club, the seven-times platinum debut album that launched her to enduring superstardom as one of pop’s most prolific and personally compelling singer/songwriters, she is a media darling once again thanks to a popular tell-all documentary which made its premiere on Showtime in early May. Besides the array of huge era defining 90’s hits, the nine-time Grammy winner’s pre-stardom success touring with Michael J

It’s been both delightfully inspiring and energizing - yet admittedly also a bit challenging - trying to keep up with the ever-evolving passions of Arun Shenoy since his solo debut album Rumbadoodle earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2012 and established him as a multi-talented force in contemporary instrumental music. In the decade since his breakthrough, the Singapore based guitarist, composer and producer has released a series of successful theme

A key takeaway from the Hollywood Bowl’s star-studded, foundationally jazzy but stylistically eclectic Tribute to Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra must be shared even before we discuss the sweep of music history, the decades long mutual admiration society between the two and the one classic album that brought their talents together in a unique way some 65 years ago. Pop icon Billie Eilish, whose sly, playful and sensuous duet with upright bassist, host and event Musical Director