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Sunday, April 17, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 17, 2011

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Music, art, and good times at Coachella

Thousands of music fans and art lovers are enjoying a hot weekend at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. If you think it’s been hot here — this festival is going in the deep desert town of Indio in the Coachella Valley. Despite some technical difficulties, Grammy winning artist, Erykah Badu, rocked out with fans at Coachella on the Empire […]

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Holiday Highlights: Santa’s Downtown Wonderland in Burbank

Monday, April 19, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 19, 2010

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Sly Stone plays Coachella … sort of

Photo: Vanessa Franko/The Press-Enterprise 4/18/10 — Sly Stone on stage at Coachella The unpredictable rocker Sly Stone did show at Coachella last night, but his appearance was a disappointment. Stone showed up late, which he is known to do, and did more jabbering than singing. Music Blogger Vanessa Franko caught the Stone set and reports about it here. The Inland SoCal journalist […]

Saturday, April 17, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 17, 2010

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Photo Gallery: Pictures from the week

Rock festival groove Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times 4/17/10 Music lovers groove to the beat at the huge Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival up in the Riverside County desert community of Indio today. The Los Angeles Times is reporting record-breaking crowds of 75,000 a day since the festival kicked-off on Friday, which included performances by Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Legendary rocker Sly Stone […]

Friday, August 15, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, August 15, 2008

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Soul Notes

I got e-mails this week from Dee Dee Brown about some upcoming soulful events in the Southland. The 4th Annual Summer Soul Jam will be kicking up a groove with a talented line-up on Saturday, August 16, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Par Three Golf Course in Compton. Scheduled to perform are Grammy-winning singer Jody Watley, Anthony Hamilton, […]

Monday, June 23, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 23, 2008

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Long Beach Bayou Festival

Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach / Google file photo Also, arriving by e-mail today, a report from South Bay activist and social diva, Dee Dee Brown about a big weekend event. “Yesterday I attended the Bayou Festival @ The Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach with my husband and friends. The Bayou Festival had all the trappings of a New […]