BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A brother and sister from Black Mountain took the stage Sunday evening, wowing judges to receive gold tickets to Hollywood. Black Mountain is located 15 miles east of Asheville. Laela Dasher and her brother Max Dasher both auditioned separately for judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Max performed Rock …
NEW YORK (WABC) — One local “American Idol” contestant will be singing in front of the judges on this Sunday’s big premiere. Ajii is 27 years old and works at the front desk at a nursing home in Brooklyn. He traveled from New York City to Los Angeles for the big audition. He says it …
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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — What’s up for the weekend of December 23 and 24? We have a great list that promises lots of fun! Jolly Olly Holiday Market 601 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 Saturday, December 23 from 12-7 p.m. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jolly-olly-holiday-market-tickets-776503150827 Holiday windows in New York City Herald Square & Fifth Avenue …
I have never really thought about it, but we have pretty low expectations for clowns in modern days. Maybe because so many of us were scared by them as children (and beyond…). Maybe because they are labeled as sad, creepy and weird. And then there is the joker {shudder}. The smile is painted big, but …
Bakersfield singer-songwriter Deedra Patrick has been performing cover tunes and her own compositions since she was 17, but she always tried to adopt a persona on stage, an image of the performer she thought she should be, rather than the person she was inside. But a change has come to this soulful vocalist, blessed with …
At first glance it looks like a well-made promotional video designed to draw visitors to the beauty of the Kern River Valley nestled deep in the mountains northeast of Bakersfield. But soon you realize it’s something else entirely. Narrated by a deep, rich baritone voice, the film begins with stunning images of the region’s landscapes …
Sunday, October 8, 2023 2:23AM LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local choir is changing the lives of veterans who have experienced homelessness. One song at a time, they’ve removed veterans from at-risk situations and have offered them a second chance in life. It was 25 years ago that George Hill says he founded the New …
Music historians continue to flesh out this region’s contributions to American culture that extend beyond the twin pillars of Bakersfield’s previous-century honky-tonk scene. The most recent example, screened Thursday night at the Fox, is Nate Berg’s “Hwy 58: The Children of the Bakersfield Sound,” a fond, tilted-horizon photo album of local characters, living and dead, …
The Bakersfield City School District’s music program is growing, and the district’s music teachers are performing in 33 schools this week and next to inspire and draw more students into the program. One of those music assemblies happened at William Penn Elementary School on Tuesday morning, where more than 150 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders gathered …