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Woody Guthrie's Los Angeles

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2012

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Peter Dreier

Surely if Guthrie -- best known for "This Land Is Your Land," often considered America's alternative national anthem -- were alive today, he'd be writing songs about families fighting bank foreclosures, university students protesting tuition increases, workers organizing and people mobilizing for immigrants rights.

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Robbie Robertson On Working With Martin Scorsese

Rolling Stone | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Rolling Stone, Silence, The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson, The Band, Autobiography, Martin Scorsese, Grammy Museum, Fifty News

Since they first teamed up on The Last Waltz 35 years ago, Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese have enjoyed a prolific working relataionship, collabo...

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Weekend To-Do List: Live Shows, Film Screenings, And Valentine's Day-Inspired Events

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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This weekend if you're looking for live entertainment, you can choose from indie, family-oriented and classical music events or head to a local comedy...

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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Finds a Home

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Grein, Nickolas Ashford, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hal David, Willie Nelson, Desmond Child, Abe Olman, Stephen Sondheim, Glen Campbell, Carl Sigman, Lamont Dozier, Albert Hammond, Mac Davis, Grammy Museum, Johnny Mercer, Valerie Simpson, Bruce Johnston, Howie Richmond, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Most songwriters, even successful ones, toil alone or with a single collaborator. To call them unsung would be oxymoronic, but with a few exceptions t...

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PHOTOS: Unusual Music Venues In LA: Guitar Shops, Museums, & Cemetaries

Los Angeles Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Text courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine. Not the stage-diving type? These music venues might change your mind For the rest of the list and more of...

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LA Film Fest: Did MTV Kill the Music Video Star?

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fabio Periera

Film festivals aren't typically the place where you expect to see music videos, but this being Los Angeles Film Festival it's not surprising that musi...

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Lust & Larceny, Primeval Love, & Our Thirsty World: Your Weekend-To-Do List

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beer-Fest, Film Noir, Los Angeles Artists, Beer, Annenberg Space for Photography, Theater, Flavorpill LA, Cinema, Best Noir Film, Art, La Film Festival, Water, Los Angeles Cultural Events, Grammy-Museum, Clean Water, Slidepollajax, Film Festival, Dance, Flavorpill, La-Art, Los Angeles News

For the rest of the best in Los Angeles cultural happenings, check out Flavorpill LA. ...

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Nanci Griffith Releases New Album, Plays At The Grammy Museum

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nanci Griffith, Tim McGraw, Odetta, Grammy-Museum, Pete Seeger, Tom Morello, Grammys, Patti Smith, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Entertainment News
Howie Klein

The exhibit explores the 200-year history of music and politics in America, assembling over 100 diverse artifacts from government archives, private collections, and myriad musical artists.

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The Grammy Museum Is L.A. Live's Christmas Gift to City of Angels

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brian Wilson, Neil Portnow, British Music Experience, L.A. Live, Recording Academy, Music and Technology, Jimmy Jams, Ted Tanner, Nokia Theater, Mayor Villaraigosa, Grammy Awards, Experience Music, American Express, Sounds of Freedom, Interactive, Grammy Museum, Club Nokia, Country Western Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songs of Conscience, Music Legends, Elvis, John Lennon, Robert Santelli, Technology, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

L.A. Live's Grammy Museum is an interactive playground using technology that facilitates the experience of music in so many ways; it is much more than a traditional museum.

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