Jo Dee Messina Bringing Country to the Alex

By Charly SHELTON In Southern California we are known for many things: sunshine, movies, Disneyland, beaches. While we are “southern,” country music is not something that leaps to the mind when you think California. And though the industry is growing here – evidenced by a couple of popular country radio stations in the Los Angeles […]

Love – and Music – Are Everywhere

By Ted AYALA Valentine’s Day is approaching and with it are myriad ways for musicians the world over to reflect upon love and sing its praises – literally. “If music be the food of love, play on,” the Bard of Avon famously wrote. Local musicians will be doing just that, presenting a dizzying array of […]

It’s Oscar Time

  By Charly SHELTON It’s Oscar™ time again and that means our Oscar Ballot Contest. CV Weekly is proud to present its fourth annual contest. Ballots can be found online and then returned by email, delivery to the office, post mail, drop box, Pony Express, carrier pigeon or any other viable transmission service you wish […]

OSCAR Ballot Contest 2013

By Charly SHELTON Its Oscar time again and that means Oscar Ballot Contest.  CVWeekly is proud to present its fourth annual Oscar Ballot Contest to be found online and then returned by email, delivery to the office, post mail, Drop Box, Pony Express, carrier pigeon or any other viable transmission service you wish to use.  […]

Much to ‘Uncover’ at PBS

By Charly SHELTON This week at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, the Public Broadcasting Service – PBS – debuted its upcoming specials and ongoing television series that will come to screens in early to mid 2013. Normally when one thinks of PBS, it conjures images of “Sesame Street,” classical concerts and antiques shows. But their […]