SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT, 7:30pm
Music to be performed will include traditional and contemporary wind band literature.
Golden West College, 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach, (714) 895-8150
CHAPMAN JAZZ COMBOS AND BIG BAND, 8pm
Jazz enthusiasts should capitalize on this event: admission is free.
Memorial Hall Auditorium located at Chapman University
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, 8pm
A musical biography of the legendary Hank Williams
The Laguna Playhouse, Moulton Theater, 606 Laguna Canyon R
It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again.
BILLY JOEL
The Stranger
(Columbia/Legacy)
As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and "Anthony's Song (Movin' Out)" remain priceless snapshots of Annie Hall-era NYC, the title track bares real teeth, and the Kenny Chesney fave "Only the Good Die Young" -
Hint to restaurants: you'll get in my better graces if you offer great, non-alcoholic drinks. Beverages rank high on my palate, and I'll never forget the banana soda offered by a long-gone Honduran restaurant. Here, then, were my favorite drinks of the year.1. Maker's Mark, neat, at Memphis at the Santora. Yes, you can get Maker's near everywhere, since the cool kids want to play hillbilly nowadays (but do they know the joys of getting blotto in high school on Jim Beam while cranking "Rocky Top"
Want to see what happens when pop punk goes country? Try listening to MxPx front man Mike Herrera in his steady brewing side project Tumbledown. Now I'll be the first to admit that despite the thumping stand up bass, twangy guitar and the tremor of the lap steel, it ain't exactly your typical brand of Hank Williams country. In fact, it still sounds a lot like MxPx. But hey, there's something to be said for following your gut and committing to a project several years in the making. For Herr
