Ike Turner died this morning at his home in San Marcos, in northern San Diego County, according to Scott M. Hanover of Thrill Entertainment Group, the company that managed Turner's musical career. Cause of death is unknown at this time. Turner was 76. Please see our sister paper Riverfront Times' blog for more information. (Turner grew up in the St. Louis area.) TMZ is the publication first to report on Turner's passing.
Turner was one of the 20th century's most vital blues, rock, soul and funk
Set aside your negative bias toward Yes—and while you're at it, lose your knee-jerk hatred of prog rock. Yes fuckin' rock—albeit in a long-winded, redonkulously complex manner. And Chris Squire's bass playing? Completely slaughters Les Claypool's. Ask Squarepusher. He'll vouch for me.
As those SoCal badboys the Mars Volta know, prog rock can be damned exhilarating, when done with just the right amount of excess, killer chops, trippy album artwork and a keenly rococo melodic sense—all of
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It was a strange thing trudging up the steps of Disney's House of Blues to find an empty bar on the second floor. It's typically the first crowd you see before disappearing down the stairs to find a spot at ground level. But just minutes before Tricky (producer,trip icon and co-founder of Massive Attack) strolled on stage, you could practically run and slide across the floor on your knees and not hit a single person.
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Dream Girls Revue: Tina Turner night, 9 p.m.
Proud Mary keep on burnin'.
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5101 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA
562-433-0357
DJ aDJective, 9 p.m.
Check your verbage.
Kitsch Bar
891 Baker St., Ste. A10
Costa Mesa, CA
714-546-8580
Luna, 9 p.m.
Give your sol a rest.
JC Fandango
1086 N. State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA
714-758-1057
One, 9:30 p.m.
Open until two.
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14988 San Canyon Ave.
Irvine, CA
949-551-2998
