“Stax Music Academy is located on the site of the original Stax Records studio in historic Soulsville, which many legendary musicians — including Aretha Franklin, Memphis Slim, and Booker T. Jones — called home. It aims to nurture the next generation of musicians in the Memphis neighborhood that defined soul music.” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
The challenge of telling and sharing the diverse stories in America today is the theme of part two of our Radio Palacio interview with José Luis Valenzuela, Artistic Director of the Latino Theater Company and the Los Angeles Theatre Center. José Luis Valenzuela is a Distinguished Professor and Head of the MFA Directing program at UCLA’s School…
After singing as a background vocalist for award winning gospel artist Donald Lawrence, Anita Wilson has emerged as a prominent gospel solo artist in her own right.
The New Blues Festival returns to Long Beach for the 2016 version on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4 at El Dorado Regional Park. The Festival, now in it’s 3rd year, honors the 35-year tradition of the Long Beach Blues Festival and promotes the future of the blues art form for the next generation. Shows begin…