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Throwing a rope over Western swing's return
Bruce Forman, widely recognized as one of the top jazz guitarists in the world, has gotten off the straight-ahead path in recent years to follow what seems at first a highly unlikely alternate route: Western swing. Essentially a musical curiosity or...
Tags: Joe Henderson, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Prima
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Fight leaves two men beaten on the street outside Burbank bar
A bar fight outside Whiskey Bend in Burbank Monday night involving four men left one victim with head injuries and two suspects at large, authorities said. At around 10:45 p.m., the two Burbank victims -- a 48-year-old and 25-year-old -- left the bar,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Google+, Lifestyle and Leisure, Head Injuries, Dining and Drinking
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Burb's Eye View: Hopping on the home brewers' wagon
The brewmaster said "mouthfeel" and I knew I was in over my head. This was some years ago, surrounded by fellow beerophiles in the belly of the beast at the Sam Adams brewery in Boston. Sam's top hop-ologists did their experiments here, a lab of sorts to...Tags: Sam Adams , Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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On the Town: Counting down to midnight at Tony's Darts Away
As the final hours of a year slip into history and a new one begins, everyone has their own personal way in which to bid adieu to the old and ring in the new. While some opt for the coziness of home, others don their finery and step out for some big-...
Tags: New Year's Day, Vegan Diet, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diets and Dieting, Dining and Drinking
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Irish playwright Jimmy Murphy's 'The Muesli Belt' plays at Theatre Banshee
In Irish playwright Jimmy Murphy's "The Muesli Belt," at Theatre Banshee in Burbank, a struggling pub owner and his neighbors face encroaching gentrification and the real estate feeding frenzy that was part of the stratospheric (and doomed) 1990s economic...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Arts and Culture, Dublin (Ireland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest
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Providing an early snapshot of Burbank
The recent grand opening of Story Tavern on San Fernando Boulevard stirred a lot of memories for Les Rosenberg, former owner of Photo Art Shop that was located down the block. Rosenberg grew up in town and is a member of the Burbank Historical Society...
Tags: Carol Liu, New Year's Day, Anthony J. Portantino, Motorvehicle Accidents, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Dining review: A taste of old Hollywood
Hollywood has Musso & Frank Grill, and West Hollywood has that lovable old hussy, the Formosa Cafe. For a squinting glimpse of old Hollywood glamour, Burbank turns to the SmokeHouse. It's a joint that's been serving up prime rib and iceberg wedges...
Tags: Seafood, Pies and Tarts, Los Angeles Times, Manhattan (New York City), Google Inc.
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Big Jay McNeely still puts on a lively show
Tenor saxophonist Big Jay McNeely has been a musical revolutionary for decades. His first recording, the sinuous, irresistible 1949 instrumental “Deacon's Hop,” ignited a rhythm-and-blues explosion that heralded and hastened the rise of rock...
Tags: Science and Technology, Los Angeles Police Department, Japan, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Burbank unveils Rose float design, Los Angeles pays family $6.6M
Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, June 30, 2012. Happy Orange Line expansion Day! You can now ride the line all the way to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station. What else is happening in the Valley? Most teenagers would create a personal online...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Paul Krekorian, Google+, NoHo, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Story Tavern to serve up a slice of history
A historical bond has developed between the Burbank Historical Society and Story Tavern, a new restaurant opening Tuesday on San Fernando Boulevard. Story Tavern now occupies the historic building at 150 S. San Fernando Blvd., which once housed Story...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Black College Reunion, Restaurants, Human Interest
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Burb's Eye View: Modern-day pub has its own Story to tell
On the night of the American Revolution, militia from Lexington and surrounding Massachusetts towns waited all night in a tavern for the British military as it marched to Concord to look for colonists' weapons. Today, that tavern serves as the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Paul Revere, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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The angel of rock 'n' roll
When rock 'n' roll singer Jimmy Angel hits the stage at the Smoke House restaurant on Saturday, it will be just another stop along a decidedly tumultuous five-decade career path. Angel, who specializes in a mixture of retro-1950s big beat and fiery...
Tags: Concerts, Rock and Roll (genre), Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Manhattan (New York City)
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