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As jazz waned, the Hollywood Palladium helped popularize the Latin music craze

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentIf Sunset Boulevard represents a kind of metaphorical artery pumping rhythms across the city and around the world, worth examining is how those sounds were built, heard and danced to. “We always need a through line, and I’m intrigued by... more info

Sunset Stories: Musicians ponder the power of L.A.'s musical boulevard

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentNext time you find yourself in a room with established musicians, ask them about their early experiences along Sunset Boulevard. Whether grizzled '70s rockers waxing about the Roxy, former post-punks recalling Club Lingerie or contemporary hitmakers ... more info

Music mogul Lou Adler on opening the Roxy and his life up and down Sunset Boulevard

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentL.A. music impresario Lou Adler talks about watching the modern music business take off along Sunset Boulevard. more info

What do Lionel Richie, Run the Jewels and David Bowie have in common? Studio Instrument Rentals on Sunset

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentAlthough unassuming from the street, a single business along Sunset Boulevard has arguably aided more musical superstars than any other: Studio Instrument Rentals. Founded by Ken Berry and Dolph Rempp in 1967 to service the recording scene along Guit... more info

Music-making memories of Sunset Boulevard, from the Beach Boys to Vince Staples

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentAttempting to quantify the volume of music stories that have transpired across the 22 miles of Sunset Boulevard is a fool’s game. But a few well-arranged snapshots from the thoroughfare’s recording studios, venues, record labels and sho... more info

Musical memories along Sunset Boulevard's Whisky a Go Go, Tower Records, the Echo and more

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentMusicians, writers and more share their memories from various locations along Sunset Boulevard. more info

A timeline of Sunset Boulevard's key musical moments from 1924 to now

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentSunset Boulevard's evolution over the last century from a former cattle trail to a boulevard of melody has influenced American culture in countless ways. more info

Whisky a Go Go, once a launchpad for bands, faces a less go-go era

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThe storied venue the Whisky a Go Go, which has occupied the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Clark Street on and off since 1964, has seen its share of action. This is the joint, after all, where go-go dancing was born, where Otis Redding brought soul ... more info

Far from the Sunset Strip, Echo Park's Los Globos offers a mix of genres and cultures

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissOn a recent Friday night around midnight, Los Globos general manager Sire Dhone Johnson stood on his Sunset Boulevard sidewalk next to bouncers and chatted with customers. The Sunset Strip and Hollywood may get all the historical ink, but these days ... more info

As jazz waned, the Hollywood Palladium helped popularize the Latin music craze

2435 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissIf Sunset Boulevard represents a kind of metaphorical artery pumping rhythms across the city and around the world, worth examining is how those sounds were built, heard and danced to. “We always need a through line, and I’m intrigued by... more info

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