THEY WILL ROCK YOU RADIO-SPONSORED CONCERTS DOMINATE SEASON.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer This holiday season, the music landscape will be dominated by radio- sponsored shows and big-name headliners. Still, some artists will sing their goodbyes. But don't let the departing Cher bring you down. 'Tis the season to be merry, after all - which should be easy, given the caliber of concerts in store for the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange . Leave it to KCRW-FM's Nic Harcourt Nic Harcourt (b. 1957) is the Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. He was born in Birmingham, England and lived in Australia for many years before coming to the United States. and his ``A Sounds Eclectic Evening'' benefit concert with the likes of jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. Norah Jones - she also takes part in Star 98.7 FM's ``Not So Silent Night'' - to start the ball rolling. On the commercial radio front, there's KIIS-FM's ``Jingle Ball'' which boasts ``American Idol'' star vocalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini on the one hand and, on the other, pop diva Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake of 'N Sync. If you think that's big, just wait until Peter Gabriel, or Tori Amos, or Beck, or Stevie Wonder and his ``House Full of Toys'' all-star benefit concert pull into town. And that's just the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. . Here is a list of selected shows: Monday Saint Etienne, the Palace. Soundtrack of Our Lives, the El Rey. With Cato Salsa Experience and Citizen Bird. Blondie, the Wiltern. Tuesday Sigur Ros, the Wiltern. Also Wednesday. Thursday Home Town Hero, Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. . Mighty Mighty Bosstones, House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically Sunset Strip. With Bigwig, Simple Plan and Slick Shoes. Friday No Doubt, Long Beach Arena. With Garbage and the Distillers. Also Saturday and Nov. 29; Nov. 30 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Thievery Corporation, the Wiltern. India.Arie, Universal Amphitheatre. With Slum Village and Floetry. America, Canyon Dinner Theater. New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American pop punk band, that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, and is currently based in California. History , House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Finch, Something Corporate and Further Seems Forever. Saturday Cypress Hill, ``Cypress Hill Smoke-Out,'' Los Angeles Coliseum. With Snoop Dogg, Mudvayne, Face to Face, Redman, Adema, Taproot taproot Main root of a primary-root system. It grows vertically downward. From the taproot arise smaller lateral roots (secondary roots), which in turn produce even smaller lateral roots (tertiary roots). , Circle Jerks, Kottonmouth Kings and Kool Keith. Tommy Chong, of ``Cheech & Chong'' fame, hosts. Box Car Racer This article has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It may violate Wikipedia's policy on . * It needs additional references or sources for verification. , the Wiltern. With H20, the Used and Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville, Long Island, New York. The current members are Adam Lazzara, Eddie Reyes, Mark O'Connell and Matt Rubano.[1] History Early Years . Fountains of Wayne This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. , Troubadour. With OK Go. T.S.O.L., House of Blues Sunset Strip. With the Adolescents, Los Villains and the Crowd. Also Nov. 24. No Doubt, Long Beach Arena. Also Nov. 29; Nov. 30 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Bryan Ferry, Kodak Theatre. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Great Western Forum. With Jackson Browne. KCRW KCRW Kansas City Roller Warriors (women's roller derby league; Kansas City, Missouri) FM's ``A Sounds Eclectic Evening,'' Universal Amphitheatre. With Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Zero 7, Beth Orton, Blackalicious, Thievery Corporation, DJ Shadow and Kinky kink·y adj. kink·i·er, kink·i·est 1. Tightly twisted or curled: kinky hair. 2. . Hosted by Nic Harcourt. Soundz of the Asian Underground, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With DJ Baba G. Braun, Whalum and Brown, Wilshire Theatre. Contemporary jazz with trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Rick Braun and guitarist Norman Brown. Nov. 24 Tool, Long Beach Arena. With Meshuggah. Pedro the Lion Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, and, for over a decade, the main creative outlet of singer/songwriter David Bazan. The band combined a biting wit with first person narrative to cover both politics and faith. , Troubadour. T.S.O.L., House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Narcoleptic Youth and Up Syndrome. Ana Gabriel, Universal Amphitheatre. With Sin Banderas. Nov. 25 Beck, Universal Amphitheatre. With the Flaming Lips. Also Dec. 5 at Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre; Dec. 6 at Long Beach Terrace Theatre. Lords of Acid, the Palace. DJ Shadow, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Nov. 26 Nappy Roots, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With 4th Ave. Jones. Nov. 27 Sum 41, Troubadour. Omid, Universal Amphitheatre. A Middle Eastern performer. Jurassic 5, The Wiltern. Blues Traveler, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With PJ Olsson Nov. 29 Oneside Zero, Roxy Theatre. With Rumblefish. Cafe Tacuba, Hollywood Palladium. Joan Sebastian, Staples Center. Regarded as ``the King of Mexican Rodeo.'' No Doubt, Long Beach Arena. Also Nov. 30 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Eric Burdon, Canyon Dinner Theater. Former lead singer of the Animals. Joe Satriani, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Also Nov. 30. Nov. 30 Imperial Teen, Roxy Theatre. No Doubt, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. With New Found Glory and the Distillers. John Tesh, ``A John Tesh Christmas,'' Universal Amphitheatre. Los Lobos, the Wiltern. Joe Satriani, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Stanley Clarke, Key Club. Dec. 1 Marianne Faithfull, UCLA's Royce Hall. Dec. 2 Cher, Staples Center. With Cyndi Lauper. Also Dec. 5 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Dec. 3 Saliva, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Audiovent and Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman is a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada signed by Nickelback's Chad Kroeger to 604 Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country, metal and more acoustic elements. . Hatebreed, the Palace. With Bleeding Through and Sinai Beach. Dec. 4 Soft Cell, the Wiltern. Rhett Miller, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Best-known as lead singer of the Texas alt-country band the Old 97's. With the Instigators. Dec. 5 Lazy Dog, the Wiltern. Beck, Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre. Also Dec. 6 at Long Beach Terrace Theatre. Maldita Vecindad, House of Blues Sunset Strip. A Mexican rock band. Cher, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Yes, Universal Amphitheatre. Dec. 6 Bouncing Souls, the Palace. With Anti-Flag, the Code and Wanted Dead. Also Dec. 7. Beck, Long Beach Terrace Theatre. Keiko Matsui, Wadsworth Theatre. Dec. 7 Dave Koz, ``Dave Koz & Friends,'' Long Beach Terrace Theatre. Also Dec. 20 at Kodak Theatre. Bouncing Souls, the Palace. The Steve Allen Big Band, ``Malibu Optimist Jazz Fest,'' Pepperdine University Center for the Arts. Dec. 8 Joe Cocker, the Wiltern. Dec. 10 Counting Crows, Universal Amphitheatre. With Toad the Wet Sprocket Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American folk rock band consisting of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. Early career . Also Dec. 12 at the Wiltern. Goo Goo Dolls, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Lisa Loeb. Peter Gabriel, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Also Dec. 11 at Staples Center. Dec. 11 Peter Gabriel, Staples Center. Def Leppard, Universal Amphitheatre. Great White, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Jack Russell. Dec. 12 Counting Crows, the Wiltern. The Ataris, the Palace. With Sugarcult, Rufio and Autopilot Off. Apples in Stereo, Troubadour. Dec. 13 Hot 92 FM's ``Winter Wonder Jam,'' Shrine Auditorium. With Ashanti, Keith Sweat and Amerie. Vonda Shepard, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Trans Siberian Orchestra, Universal Amphitheatre. Dec. 14 Harry Connick Jr., Occidental College's Thorne Hall. Two performances just for kids. Unwritten Law Unwritten rules, principles, and norms that have the effect and force of law though they have not been formally enacted by the government. Most laws in America are written. The U.S. , Hollywood Palladium. Star 98.7 FM's ``Not So Silent Night,'' Shrine Auditorium. With Sixpence None the Richer Sixpence None the Richer was a Grammy-nominated Christian band that played pop/rock with roots in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. The name of the band is inspired by a passage in writer C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity. , Counting Crows, Norah Jones, Moby and the B-52's. Dec. 15 Styx, Canyon Dinner Theater. Dec. 17 Tori Amos, Universal Amphitheatre. With Howie Day. Also Dec. 18. Ozomatli, the Palace. With the Peak Show and Go Betty Go Go Betty Go is a band from Los Angeles all-girl [ pop]] band consisting of Emily Wynne-Hughes (vocals), Aixa Vilar (drums), and Betty Cisneros (guitar). The band formed in Glendale, California in 2001 and originally consisted of Betty Cisneros, Michelle Rangel, and the sisters, . Erik Sermon, ``Lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist Lounge,'' House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Scarface, Wordsworth and Poverty. Dec. 18 Goldfinger, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Tori Amos, Universal Amphitheatre. Dec. 19 KIIS-FM's ``The Rick Dees Jingle Ball,'' Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. With Destiny's Child, Goo Goo Dolls, Kylie Minogue, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini from ``American Idol,'' Nick Carter, Paul Oakenfold, Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake. Dec. 20 Lisa Loeb, Roxy Theatre. Dave Koz, Kodak Theatre. Tower of Power, Canyon Dinner Theater. Johnny Mathis, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . Dec. 21 Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts, Canyon Dinner Theater. Stevie Wonder, ``Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys,'' Great Western Forum. A benefit concert - bring a $15 unwrapped toy. With Ja Rule, Brian McKnight, India.Arie and Tyrese. Tommy Davidson hosts. The Brian Setzer Orchestra, ``Christmas Extravaganza,'' Universal Amphitheatre. Eddie Money, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Also Dec. 31 at Canyon Dinner Theater. Dec. 22 Zebrahead, Whisky. Dec. 26 Eek-a-Mouse, House of Blues Sunset Strip.Dec. 27 Rooney, the Palace. Social Distortion, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With the Bronx. Also Dec. 28 and 29. Dec. 28 Social Distortion, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Gob. Also Dec. 29. Galactic, the El Rey. Young Dubliners, Troubadour. The Tubes, Canyon Dinner Theater. With Fee Waybil. Dec. 29 Social Distortion, House of Blues Sunset Strip. With Audio Karate. Dec. 31 Jonny Lang, House of Blues Sunset Strip. Billy Idol rings in the New Year. Eddie Money, Canyon Dinner Theater. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini: Dec. 19 at the Arrowhead pond of Anaheim. (2 -- color) Stevie Wonder: Dec. 21 at the Great Western Forum. (3 -- color) Tori Amos: Dec. 17-18 at the Universal Amphitheatre. (4) Norah Jones Box: Here is a list of selected shows: (see text) |
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