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Weird Al, Nancy Sinatra and Others Show Love in LA Fire Benefit

Weird Al, Nancy Sinatra and Others Show Love in LA Fire Benefit

The musical benefits to support the people in Los Angeles who were affected by the devastating fires earlier this year in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, keep coming.

Last week (3/16) at the historic United Theater on Broadway, Peter Asher, Maria Bamford, Margaret Cho, Al Jardine, Neil Hamburger, Eric Idle, Paul Shaffer, Nancy Sinatra, Reggie Watts, Rufus Wainwright, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and others gathered for the comically-named Let’s Get L.Aid wildfire benefit.

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First Avenue: Venue Spotlight

First Avenue: Venue Spotlight

There are several rock venues around the world named First Avenue, but there's only one that Prince devoted his love for Apollonia at in Purple Rain when he screamed, "do you want him, or do you want me, 'cuz I want you."

What began as a bus depot in downtown Minneapolis in the 1930s transformed into a midwestern cultural mecca several decades later.

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Playboi Carti Live Debuts Most of ‘Music’ at Rolling Loud CA

Playboi Carti Live Debuts Most of ‘Music’ at Rolling Loud CA

Rolling Loud’s California edition returned to Inglewood last weekend (3/15, 3/16), headlined by Playboi Carti who blessed the Sunday crowd in the parking lot of SoFi stadium with 18 live debuts from his new album, Music.

Just three months ago, the Atlanta rapper live debuted a handful of songs from his third studio album (sometimes called I Am Music) at his last performance at the Miami Gardens' Rolling Loud in December.

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Tom Morello and John Fogerty Rock Out, Chat at SXSW

Tom Morello and John Fogerty Rock Out, Chat at SXSW

No one was more fortunate than those who got to see and hear legendary guitarists John Fogerty and Tom Morello last week (3/11) at SXSW.

Fogerty, who is quickly approaching 80 years old, was the keynote speaker of the annual music festival. But first he rocked an 18-song set where the Rage Against the Machine virtuoso joined him for the two song encore.

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Sam Fender Live Debuts Four New Tunes in Paris

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Straight outta Newcastle, British singer-songwriter Sam Fender, often compared to The Boss because his songs reflect the struggles and experiences of working-class life, is back.

Currently on his People Watching Tour, Fender live debuted four new songs in Paris on Tuesday (3/4) to a sold out crowd of about 3,000.

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