L.A.’s free summer soundtrack
July 3, 2014
Phil Ranelin and his jazz ensemble will be performing at LACMA on August 22.
From Balinese gamelan music to mariachi spectaculars, jazzy interludes to multicultural pop, Los Angeles County is about to start grooving to the summertime beat of free music.
Nearly 60 free concerts are scheduled this season at parks and other public venues throughout Los Angeles County. Funded by the Board of Supervisors and sponsored by the county Arts Commission, the performances promise an incredible diversity of musical genres that give new meaning to the refrain “hot town, summer in the city.” Artists for just this month alone include Hound Dog Dave and the Mel-Tones, the UnderCover Girls, Samba Society and Julio Montero and the Far South Trio. The lineup of concerts in the 3rd District is here, featuring performances at El Cariso Regional Park, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Kings Road Park in West Hollywood and San Fernando Recreation Park. A schedule of what’s going on countywide is here.
And because this is Southern California, there’s an added bonus: the music doesn’t have to stop till October 19, when the Mariachi Divas bring down the curtain on the summer free concert season at Heritage Plaza Park in Covina.
Posted 7/3/14
405 bridge work causes a stink
