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Eric Clapton

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    Top 10 Concert Highlights From Gibson Amphitheatre

    Yesterday's news that the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City will be closing in September was met with mixed reaction. Haters weren't too fond of the venue's location, (frankly who wanted to navigate through thousands of clueless tourists?) nor the ridiculous parking fees. But one thing that was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    The Gibson Amphitheatre To Close Its Doors

    The storied L.A. venue announced today that it will officially close in September following a special grand finale concert honoring its history. The full press release is available below...

  • Calendar

    March 7, 2013

    Blues at the Crossroads: Muddy & The Wolf

    Segerstrom Center for the Arts

  • Music

    February 28, 2013

    Scott Devours' Call to Greatness

    How a local drummer scored a gig with the Who but had only four hours to learn 'Quadrophenia'

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2013

    Top 10 Concert Films Every Music Writer Should Own

    For music fans, there's nothing better than seeing your favorite band or checking out an up-and-coming act in person. While the records serve as a tangible finished product that fans can jam on until eternity, the live show experience explains more about a band than their recorded work. With concert ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2012

    Paul McCartney To Play With Nirvana Tonight At The 12-12-12 Concert? Unfortunately, Yes

    For those of you who may or may not know, tonight in New York City is the granddaddy of all Sandy concerts. Taking place at Madison Square Garden, tonight's show will feature some of the biggest names in music history including (drumroll please) Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Bon Jovi, Eri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2012

    Top Five Best Jazz Concerts in Orange County This Weekend

    Often when people imagine jazz concerts, they think about a smokey room filled with clinking glasses, beatniks, and a time and generation distant from our own.  A galaxy far far away.  It's hard not to believe that our generation missed out on witnessing the icons of jazz, the iconoclasts, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Nikka Costa Is Talented and Hot, and Wants to Party

    After a successful summer tour in 2011, Nikka Costa is back at it again. The soulful powerhouse will be making a stop in Los Angeles and, from what we hear, is preparing to put on one hell of a show. Collaborating with some of the industry's most talented musicians (Mark Ronson, Eric Clapton and Ada ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Five Most Whitewashed Reggae Songs Ever

    These days, reggae evokes images of hippies, dreadlocks, good ganja and good vibes, but the genre, which developed from ska, mento and R&B music in the 1960s, wasn't always a college dorm room staple. Maybe it was Eric Clapton's 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" that helped white p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Warner Bros. Records Announce Exclusive Vinyl Releases For Record Store Day On Black Friday

    ​This morning Warner Bros. Records announced that they'll be releasing exclusive Record Store Day releases on Black Friday. See below for details on limited edition vinyl packages from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron and Wine, Tom Petty, The Black Keys, and Eric Clapton that'll be available this F ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Robert Cray

    Coach House

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Minor Threat: Anti-Captalist Punk Icons Or Blatant Sellouts?

    ​Most of us have found ourselves embroiled in passionate arguments defending or blasting artists who "sell out." Those who rail against musicians who use their product to amass wealth will often cite Minor Threat as a shining example of a band who successfully avoided the monetary pitfalls of fame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Five Ways to Celebrate Leo Fender's Birthday!

    ​It's sort of mind bending to think that the county responsible for nurturing the careers of such establishment-defending squares as Richard Nixon, Mike Carona and Deborah Pauley also produced a prolific harbinger of rock & roll. We speak of course of Leo Fender, instrumental creator of the St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Minneapolis Morning Show Mocks Hmong via 'Tears In Heaven'

    ​[Via Angry Asian Man]Speaking of the wrong use of Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven", the Dave Ryan In the Morning Show recently aired a version that targeted Hmong people on KDWB 101.3 in Minneapolis. (Apparently, there is a big Hmong population in the Midwest.) Angry Asian Man calls it "straight- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    [UPDATE: Maybe Not Random?] M-Bone, 'Teach Me How to Dougie' Rapper, Murdered in Drive-By

    M-Bone, 1989-2011​UPDATE, APRIL 16, 3:49 P.M.: So now TMZ is speculating M-Bone might have been murdered over a woman he was involved with:Our sources say M-Bone's friends have been in touch with cops, telling investigators after he got back to LA from his tour, he got involved with a girl. M-Bone ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Jeff Beck and the Imelda May Band

    The Coach House

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Blues Legend Hubert Sumlin Comes to OC for Robert Johnson Centennial Concert

    ​Hubert Sumlin, guitarist and sideman to Howlin' Wolf for most of his career, became an unwitting inspiration for a generation of British rockers including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards. When the Big Head Blues Club rolls out in celebration of Robert Johnson's 100th birthday, Sumlin, ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 13, 2011

    STAGEStheatre Has Trial and Errors

    Its production of 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' does little justice to history's greatest traitor

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Seven Most Memorable Musician Deaths in 2010

    Courtesy of Sanctuary RecordsRonnie James Dio, we thank you.​With the news of the death of Teena Marie over the weekend, it seems 2010 still hasn't quite finished its toll yet. In 2010 we saw some truly tragic losses to the world of music--Lena Horne, Kate McGarrigle, Marvin Isley--but here's our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    John Mayall: Blues' First Bona Fide Rock Star

    ​ At 76, blues rocker John Mayall shows no signs of slowing down. In the last year he started up a new band with guitarist Rocky Athas from Texas, Greg Rzab on bass, and drummer Jay Davenport, released his 57th album, and launched tours in both the U.S. and Europe. The era of Mayall began back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    WatchThe World's Greatest Guitar Players On The Big Screen

    ​Do you love Eric Clapton but hate concerts? You're in luck. "Eric Clapton Crossroads 2010" will broadcast the day-long Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010, a sold-out concert that took place in Chicago's Toyota Park on June 26.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Lil Wayne Eludes Jail with Toothache, Bonnaroo, Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bright Eyes

    Lil Wayne eludes jail--for now--with toothache. Or something like that. Hilarious. Jay-Z, the Dead Weather and Phoenix are among the Coachella acts performing at Bonnaroo, which also has Dave Matthews Band (yawn), Weezer, Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Flaming Lips, Regina Spektor, Kid Kudi, Miranda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    DJs, Guitars and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth at First Day of NAMM

    If you have ever felt overwhelmed by stepping into a music store like Sam Ash or Guitar Center, then NAMM, the massive music trade show that kicked off Thursday at the Anaheim Convention Convention Center and runs through Sunday, is not for you. Andrew YoussefYour senses are bombarded by the errant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Playlist: Songs for OC's Worst Neighbor, Octomom

    ​La Habra freak show Nadya "Octomom" Suleman closed out 2009 as the nation's least desirable neighbor. Now, that's impressive. I spent the past decade blasting music and screaming to friends--we thought we were talking--at all hours of the night and what did I get? Nothing. No award. No mention ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Calling All Restaurants: Stop the Wrist-Slashing Background Music!

    Enjoying a bite at George's Thai Bistro in Santa Ana last night, my friend and I were subjected (and I mean subjected) to a soundtrack that can only have been 'Now That's What I Call Suicide'.From appetizer to dessert, each slow depressing song was a) American and b) from the 1970s. Each of those th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    RIP Les Paul

    ​Les Paul, the man behind the signature guitar of the same died, passed away today at the age of 94. I had already been playing guitar for a few years after I realized that not only was Les Paul a real guy, but he was still alive. Somehow I think Jimmy Page, Slash, Eric Clapton, Wes Montgomery, Ke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Legends Collection

    Guitar Center

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Music Machine

    Blues Harp Blowout

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2008

    LowBallVideoChatter: The Band, "Don't Do It"

    The Time: Thanksgiving, 1976.   The Place: Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco.   The Occasion: The final concert by the original lineup of the Band, with a jaw-dropping number of guests (Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    Listen to the Band: The Lost Art

    The Lost Art Since the release of his second album "Escape From Lala Land" on July 25, Technicalli artist The Lost Art has been making hip hop heads world wide wake up and take notice of his skills behind the mic. Boasting roots from the golden age of hip hop, Art has a knack for meshing together c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Squeeze OC

    Ramón Ayala

  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    Locals Only

    Allensworth

  • Film

    November 22, 2007

    DVDish

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Jungle Fever

  • Columns

    April 12, 2007

    Letters

    'This article is CRAP. This interview never happened, and falsifying information in that way is wrong for so many reasons. Mickey Mouse is a household name. Its like slandering Jesus; you just dont do it'

  • Columns

    March 29, 2007

    Letters

    'If you dont like him, dont listen to him, you fuckin moron'

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    No Sir, I Don't Like Him

    Eric Clapton polls low

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Hits!

    Borders Books, Music & Cafe

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    A Happy Coincidence

    Parker Macy and the blues

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    120 Percent

    Buddy Guy: Giving it to you

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    Aural Reports

    Top Ranking: DJ Gregory-G

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Get Faced With Dylan

    John Mayalls not a bad poet, either

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Haunted and Hell-Spawned

    Johnny Winter: Not dead yet

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    The Dead Shall Rise

    And Al Green has risen at the Long Beach Blues Fest

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Putting the FUN Back in Funerals!

    Last requests of the grateful dead

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    No Goon Rants

    Slash thinks Carters still prez, rocks on!

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Skillet Lickin!

    And Southside and the Yardbirds are kickin!

  • Music

    July 13, 2000

    Brainwashed by Commies!

    And Koko Taylors clam!

  • Culture

    February 10, 2000

    When He Was Just a Little Rolling Stone

    Early Dylan documents the creation of modern rock

  • Culture

    February 3, 2000

    When He Was Just a Little Rolling Stone

    Early Dylan documents the creation of modern rock

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