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‘Peggy Sue,’ immortalized by Buddy Holly, dies at 78

Peggy Sue Gerron was 17 years old, a senior at a Catholic girls school, when the world heard her name radiate through the airwaves over and over on its way to rock ’n’ roll immortality. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick dies at 72

LONDON – Geoff Emerick, who worked as recording engineer for the Beatles for many years and played an important role in the creation of “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” an...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Oprah Winfrey reality show filmed in Dolores

Filming by OWN channel featured area attractions

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dies at 76

NEW YORK – Marty Balin, a patron of the 1960s “San Francisco Sound” both as founder and lead singer of the Jefferson Airplane and co-owner of the club where the Airplane and other Bay Area b...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Changes coming to local music hub

Balcony Bar and Grill’s Backstage downsized, outdoor patio to stay open year-round

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Blondie to play Cuba on four-day cultural exchange

Blondie will be playing two nights in Cuba next March as part of a four-day cultural exchange program, and fans can come along. The iconic group announced Monday that they will pl...

DATE: Sep 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Quadrivium launches opera season in recital format

UUFD series opens Friday night

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Thousands of fans request grand jury probe of Prince’s death

MINNEAPOLIS – Thousands of Prince fans are asking federal authorities to open a grand jury investigation into his death. The petition to the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been signed...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

New duo to play for Humane Society

CV & van Tyn to play benefit next weekend

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

San Juan Symphony presents family concerts with ‘Peter and the Wolf’

“‘Peter and the Wolf’ is the perfect music to introduce classical music to the next generation,” said Thomas Heuser. Heuser is music director of the San Juan Symphony, our region...

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Bruno Mars not playing Prince in new movie

NEW YORK – A representative for Bruno Mars says a report claiming he will portray Prince in a new movie is “100 percent false.” The Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, published a st...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Cardi B escorted out of fashion party after lunging at Minaj

NEW YORK – Nicki Minaj and Cardi B were involved in an altercation Friday night that got physical at a New York Fashion Week party and left Cardi B with a mark on her head. A pers...

DATE: Sep 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music