Recent Comments
- Movies Till Dawn: Criminals in Charge | The LA Beat on Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange vs. Strangler
- Editor on Movies Till Dawn: Something for Your Rattled Nerves
- Coches excéntricos e icónicos de Los Ángeles y las coloridas personalidades que los conducen. - Notiulti on Offbeat L.A.: Cast Me in Your Next Film! Actor Dennis Woodruff, A Hollywood Legend and His Tricked Out Cars
- Movies Till Dawn: Last House on Dead End Street | The LA Beat on Movies Till Dawn: Something for Your Rattled Nerves
- Movies Till Dawn: House of Dark Shadows | The LA Beat on Movies Till Dawn: What You Could Be Watching This Weekend (24 Hour Vampire Mission Edition)
Categories
Author Archives: Ed Simon
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Comic Operetta ‘The Mikado’ a hit at the Hillcrest Theater in Thousand Oaks
The Ventura County Gilbert & Sullivan Repertoire Company is presenting Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular and most frequently globally produced operetta, The Mikado. Written in 1865 and set in an imaginary Japanese village, it provides a beautiful setting for Sir … Continue reading
Dark Harbor Opens Today at the Queen Mary, Get Ready for Fun, Fright, Music and Some ‘Spirited’ Drinking
It’s Halloween time again—–the time that the spirits come out to haunt the Queen Mary in Long Beach. And there are plenty of spirits, since the Queen Mary is known to be haunted. In fact, Cabin B340 is off limits … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Events, Food, Photo Essays
Tagged Dark Harbor, Edward Simon, ghosts, ghoul, Halloween, haunted, paranormal, Queen Mary, spirits
2 Comments
Johnny Echols of ‘Love Revisited’ Talks About Himself and His Music From the ’60s Until Now
Johnny Echols knew from a young age that he loved music. When he was young, his parents, along with his childhood friend Arthur Lee’s parents, moved to Los Angeles where both kid’s parents were teachers. Shortly after that, a neighbor … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Interviews, Music
Tagged '60s music, Arthur Lee and Love, double-neck guitar, Edward Simon, Guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Echols, Les Paul, Love Revisited, psychedelic rock, Tiki Oasis
10 Comments
Michael Hornbuckle Rocks the Arcadia Blues Club
Michael Hornbuckle learned the blues from his father, Denver blues guitar legend Bobby Hornbuckle. The drummer in his father’s band, when his dad passed in 1996 Michael inherited two things—his father’s Gibson guitar and a desire to learn to play … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Music
Tagged arcadia blues club, Bobby Hornbuckle, Denver Blues, Edward Simon, Live Music, Michael Hornbuckle
1 Comment
‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’ Brings Hendrix to Life at a Pivotal Moment
For many of those who knew something of Jimi Hendrix’s ascent to rock stardom, it seemed that he burst on the scene at Monterey Pop Festival, coming over from England where he was starting to gain fame and went from … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged Edward Simon, Guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi:All Is By My Side, movie opening, rock music
Leave a comment
Scenes from the Ventura Blues and Brews Festival
Sunday’s Blues and Brews Festival in Ventura featured lots of great BBQ, plenty of good beer and some of the best blues around. The unique design of the Mission Park venue worked great, putting two stages across from each other … Continue reading
LA Beer Week Has Dozens of Events That Highlight the Heavenly Brew
Starting today, Angelenos will have a great chance to try some delicious beers, ales and foods during LA Beer Week. The LA Brewers Beer Week (#LABW6) runs September 20-28 with lots of events, special tastings and of course great places … Continue reading
