The Maglieri family were key players in the growth of the Sunset Strip, with Mikeal's father Mario previously owning both venues. The Whisky opened in 1964 with a residency by singer Johnny Rivers. In the years since, it has hosted some of the biggest names in rock and R&B and in rec...
He very quickly acquired a cult-like following of high school and college students, selling out initially small venues, and eventually arena tours. One of the most modest crowd pleasers in the music industry presently, Cudi poignantly demonstrated this at his gig back in 2011 in Las Vegas at ...
“The voices started out friendly,” Gordon explained to Rolling Stone. “They were giving me little pointers. How to take care of myself and the house. How to shop. I was glad for the help. I was getting ready for the rest of my life. I thought it was pretty strange, but there ...
“The voices started out friendly,” Gordon explained to Rolling Stone. “They were giving me little pointers. How to take care of myself and the house. How to shop. I was glad for the help. I was getting ready for the rest of my life. I thought it was pretty strange, but there ...
NSO musicians will play free concerts in Riverfront areas — Southwest Waterfront, Navy Yard, Capitol Riverfront, Buzzard Point, and Bellevue. Events are offered at a variety of loal venues — churches, libraries, museums, The Anthem, Pearl Street Warehouse, even a boxing gym. All are open to...
five years, and we wanted to grow into arenas out of the small clubs that we were in. But it was really hard in Florida, especially at the time. All the arenas were controlled by Live Nation or AEG or any of the big corporations. We were kind of blocked from these bigger venues. ...
Several beachfront dining and cocktail areas are amazing venues during sunset Yoga on the beach Beachside spin class Mermaid fitness classes (yes, really) Family portraits arranged through the Concierge Full-service Spa at The Del Boat rentals and water sports like jet ski and paddle board rentals...
s anniversary. This is a lesson we were learning from trial and error over many years: some venues naturally drew more of a crowd for us, and other venues, no matter how much Anjali and I personally liked them, were not as popular with our crowd. So then, what venue would...
Therefore, I developed deeply entrenched and special memories and remembrances of literally thousands of songs, genres, local musicians, bands, genres, venues, and shows just from spending so many hours around him. To keep myself busy, I graded students’ Constitution Tests in a crappy recording...
My dream was simply to write songs, make LPs, perform at great venues and have an increasingly larger following. Chart success never entered my mind. I assumed I’d be successful, in that youthful, rather arrogant way, but success to me meant having an audience who loved what I did and...