Results tagged “bossanova”

Not much that needs to be added to this, but tonight is a rare opportunity to check out sixties icon Bob Dylan in Santa Monica. Tickets are scarce, but the performance is sure to be a memorable one.

On nights like this, when the whole state seems to be on fire, my family back East thinks this would be a perfect time to tell me that Thanksgiving might be a little untraditional this year (what does that mean?) and my new business seems to be writing itself pages and pages of notes and to-do lists the second I turn around, well it's no wonder my mind can't settle into any kind of...

Chrisette Michele busted out before our very eyes and ears at the end of 2006, singing the hook on her boss, Jay-Z's "Lost One".Shortly after the 24 year-old's incredible voice was heard on Nas' hit single, "Can't Forget About You." That same voice, according to her bio, gave L.A. Reid, DefJam Chairman, goosebumps. In June, Michele dropped "If I Have My Way," the lead single from her debut solo album, I Am. LAist caught up...

Show Date: Sunday 6/17/2007 Venue: the El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles $30 @ 8:00 p.m. Artist: Bebel Gilberto Album: Momento Label: Six Degrees Records I reviewed Bebel Gilberto's new CD, Momento, last month here on LAist and that CD review was supposed to coincide with her scheduled show at the El Rey but she broke her ankle in an accident and the show was rescheduled to this weekend. If her show is going to...

Artist: Bebel Gilberto Album: Momento Label: Six Degrees Records Release Date: 04/27/2007 Queen of the bossa nova, Bebel Gilberto is on tour promoting her newly released album, Momento. She was supposed to play the El Rey last night and tonight but this hadto be rescheduled to a later date for some reason. With all the heat and fires and smoke, the smooth, soothing, and romantic tones of Bebel might be what the doctor ordered...

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