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Comic Sinbad To Perform At Club Nokia, Tickets On Sale Friday

Highly acclaimed comedian/actor SINBAD is returning to the stage at Los Angeles’ award-winning CLUB NOKIA Friday, June 15.Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, May 4 at 10am. Sinbad last brought his “hit’em in the face” style of comedy that has kept audiences laughing the past two decades to Club Nokia last May. Ranked by Comedy Central [...]

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Carrie Underwood Announces Staples Center Date For “Blown Away Tour”

Superstar Carrie Underwood announced this morning during her appearance on Good Morning America to promote her new album, Blown Away, in stores today, that she will launch a headline North American arena tour this fall, “The Blown Away Tour.” The tour will also include an international run of shows this summer sponsored by Olay, including [...]

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The Chris Robinson Brotherhood Announces Tour With Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara Stop

After taking little time off after a 118-show tour, the CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD are heading out for another lengthy run of performances.  The trek kicks off May 3 in New Orleans and includes a stop at Memphis’ Beale Street Festival May 6, with dates booked into October. The group’s debut album BIG MOON RITUAL will be released via Silver Arrow/Megaforce Records on June [...]

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The Smashing Pumpkins Reveal Oceania Album Cover And Tracklist

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have unveiled the album cover artwork for their new album OCEANIA, out June 19via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution. The hauntingly beautiful image (see above) was photographed by Richard Shay, son of Chicago legend Art Shay. OCEANIA was recorded at singer/guitarist BILLY CORGAN’s private studio in Chicago with his bandmates: guitarist JEFF SCHROEDER, drummer MIKE BYRNE and bassist/vocalist NICOLE FIORENTINO. The [...]

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UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents An Evening With The Raven’s John Cusack With Film Critic Leonard Maltin At UCSB Campbell Hall

UCSB Arts & Lectures has announced an epic night in Santa Barbara with renowned actor/producer John Cusack, in conversation with film critic Leonard Maltin.  The event will take place at UCSB Campbell Hall on Wednesday May 16 at 8 p.m .  Cusack’s new film, The Raven, is released today in theatres.  He recieved a star on [...]

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Quick Look: Florence + The Machine At The Santa Barbara Bowl (Photos)

The night before they played a sold-out Coachella Festival, Florence + The Machine put on an unforgettable show at the Santa Barbara Bowl.  Blood Orange opened the evening.  Hollywood Icon Magazine was there and here are some photos… a full review will follow, soon…

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The Rocket Summer Announces Tour, Includes Record Release Show At The Roxy In LA

THE ROCKET SUMMER has just announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of the new full-length album LIFE WILL WRITE THE WORDS, out Tuesday, June 5 on indie label Aviate Records. The first leg will kick off Thursday, May 31 in Seattle, WA with The Scene Aesthetic and special guests States; additional dates will be added soon. Tickets for the shows–including a special [...]

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Quick Look: Bon Iver Dazzles At Post-Coachella Santa Barbara Bowl Show

Here’s a quick look at the Bon Iver show at the Santa Barbara Bowl…  All Tiny Creatures were the atmospheric opener…  Review and more photos to come…

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Calvin Harris Surprises Fans At Coachella With Special Guest, Rihanna

Photo credit: Drew Ressler/Rukes.com During the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this past weekend (Sunday, April 15), British producer, DJ and pop star CALVIN HARRISsurprised thousands of fans for his set in the Sahara tent with a very special guest, Rihanna.  The international pop star joined HARRIS to perform a new song “Where Have You Been” and their hit “We Found [...]

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I Love This City: San Diego Electronic Music Festival Announces Lineup

I LOVE THIS CITY—the new electronic music festival event produced by Live Nation Entertainment and LEDmaking its debut this Memorial Day Weekend—has now revealed the San Diego lineup as well as on-sale infoand ticket prices for the Southern California event. Tickets for I LOVE THIS CITY San Diego will go on sale this Friday, April 13 at 10am Pacific at livenation.com. The San Diego edition will take [...]

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