Song Angel Gives Your Music Wings
I am not a musician. I learned to play enough guitar that I can fake my way through a few Bob Dylan songs, play bass along with some Black Sabbath [...]
Culture & Humanities
First music festival of the season – jazz, rock, pop, and hot Latin from Cuba
The International Music Festival in Ajijic Mexico launched Friday with a night of jazz, tacos and tequila. Much fun under the stars and two nights to go [...]
Live music is back! But it’s the community that counts.
Live music is coming back and I so miss the community it creates [...]
The inauguration of Joe Biden: a cornucopia of music. Music always helps.
Politics in the US has gotten difficult. Music helps. The Inauguration had a lot of it. [...]
Music, the Red Button and a virtual Day of the Dead
Governor Alfaro of the Mexican State of Jalisco pushed the “Red Button” Wednesday and there will be less music. The Red Button, or botón rojo, actually has nothing to do [...]
Musik and Film Delivers World Wide Radio Promotion, and So Much More…
Industry without inspiration never leaves a lasting impact. Hard work and discipline often produce a reliable product but, without the spark of love behind its creation, [...]
Lori Myren-Manbeck (CEO of Inclusivi-tee) Affecting Global Change
When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the [...]
The concert got rained out but we took a great tequila tour.
We got rained out of a private Day of the Dead concert that was going to be the subject of this week’s LA LA Land, so I am writing a [...]
Boleros de Noche. A night of pure magic in DTLA
Boleros de Noche, a magic night in an island of music in downtown Los Angeles [...]
Doo-Wop Mariachis, an indoor carwash, and the Electric Slide: it’s 3 am at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is LA’s version of New York’s famed Lincoln Performing Arts Center. Part of the LA [...]
PBS SoCal/Independent Lens “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” is a must-see for music lovers
Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, If you ask most Americans about Indians in rock music they will usually point to “Cherokee Nation”, the John D. [...]
Nancy Sanchez’s Angel Baby video: a musical touchstone for America
Nancy Sanchez’s “Angel Baby” is far more than a beautiful work of emotion and music; it is a brilliant work of cultural communication that delivers a message desperately needed in our country today. It is not only Grammy-worthy but Pulitzer-worthy. [...]
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence – Can One Truly Solve for “Why”?
Spread across two centuries, three characters are looking for connection in PCPA’s production of The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence A loving tribute and [...]
Inicat: A new way to build and promote your music online
Berlin based Internet Music / Musician Support service Inicat is a truly new concept to the International Online Music Community. They have created a Music Platform that [...]
Leonardo to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Robert Lehman Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York Exhibition Dates: October 4, 2017–January 7, 2018 Exhibition Location: Robert Lehman Collection – Gallery 964 Opening at [...]