June 18, 2013

EUR on the Scene (Super Bowl Update): NFL Experience Driven by GMC

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*New Orleans – The weather Gods looked downed favorably upon New Orleans just in time for the Vince Lombardi Trophy Ceremony. The rain cleared out and the sun made a stellar appearance in the afternoon. A large contingent of Media greeted the FedEx truck as the driver arrived by police escort with the Vince Lombardi [...]




EUR on the Scene: First Annual She Rocks Awards

Orianthi, Nik West and Brittany Maccarrelo

*Anaheim – A capacity crowd was in attendance for the First Annual Women’s International Music Network Breakfast and She Rocks Awards Ceremony. The Women’s International Music Network and New Bay Media bought together and celebrated women in the music industry, Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Anaheim Marriott. This wonderful event was organized and hosted [...]




EUR on the Scene: Bootsy Collins Funky Gooves at 2012 NAMM Show

patty collins & bootsy collins

*Anaheim-It’s a wrap! The 110th Annual NAMM Show concluded on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012. I’m sure that another attendance record was broken when the official numbers are officially released.NAMM continues to be an economic boom for Anaheim and surrounding cities.”The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for [...]




EUR on the Scene: Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration in LA’s Leimert Park

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*It is starting to look a lot like Christmas in Leimert Park Village. 8th District Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, his wife Bobbie and staff ushered in the Holidays with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration in Leimert Park on Monday, November 28th. A large, merry crowd was in attendance for the festive celebration that also [...]




EUR on the Scene: BHCP LIVE! Presents Kelly Price

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*The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has it going on. Of course, you already knew that. The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza BHCP Live! Presents a series for concerts on the renovated Outdood Plaza across from the newly renovated RAVE Theaters. The mission of BHCP Live! Presents is designed to offer family friendly experience for shoppers and [...]




EUR on the Scene: The Ultimate Jazz Festival – Green, Smooth Jazz and Old School

Tony! Toni! Tone! perform at the 2011 Ultimate Jazz Festival in Ontario, California

*Ontario, CA – The 3rd Annual Ultimate Jazz Festival was held on Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th, in a new venue, Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, California. This was a very relaxing setting, with lots of trees for shade. A large energetic crowd was on hand to get their groove on. Festival organizers [...]




EUR On the Scene: Bee Bop, Doo Wop, Broadway and the Blues

ellia english

*Los Angeles – Black Music Month takes place each year in June. Former President Jimmy Carter, who on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of Black Music. Every President after Mr. Carter, have announced to Americans that we should celebrate Black Music Month. (wikipedia) Every June, America and the world celebrates [...]




EUR on the Scene: 3rd Annual Jazzy Jam Pasadena

Evelyn Champagne King

*Pasadena – The 3rd Annual Jazzy Jam-Pasadena: Education for Empowerment Benefit Concert was held on Saturday, May 14, 2011. This worthy benefit concert with the proceeds supporting enrichment programs for children and youth served by Charity Events LA and Flintridge Center was held in Central Park on a cool, overcast day. An enthusiastic crowd was [...]




EUR on the Scene: Walking in New Orleans during JazzFest

Irving Mayfield performs with Los Hombres Calientes during the first weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell

*New Orleans – As soon I my plane landed, I hit the ground walking. The Big Easy is a great pedestrian friendly city. There is a lot of places to go within walking distance near the French Quarters. The first stop on my musical journey was the New Orleans Music Legends Park at 311 Bourbon [...]




EUR On The Scene (Video): Celebrity Hairstylist Gina Everett’s Lavish Launch Party

Gina Everett is one of Hollywood's rising image makers. She is known endearingly as 'The Hair Doctor.'

*It may have looked like a salon in front but the scene in the rear of the 360 Atelier Salon on trendy Melrose on a Friday night was far from tame. In a backyard terrace area with an adjoining massive gifting parlor, celebrities checked in to celebrate with celebrity hairstylist (Panamanian beauty) Gina Everett now [...]




EUR on the Scene (Video): Banjo Boyz at the Cat Club

The Banjo Boyz

*Southern hospitality with a caffeine jolt best describes “Country Hip-Hop.’ The Banjo Boyz delivered this latest mash of genres with a live performance on Oct. 27 at the Cat Club on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood. Ice buckets of Red Bull, bottles of Jack Daniels and stacks of plastic cups added to the kickback ambiance [...]




EUR On the Scene: Honoring Legends at Long Beach Jazz Festival

At the Long Beach Jazz Festival, along with a band, Chante Moore performed a Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.

*Long Beach, CA – The stage was set with all of the right elements for another successful summer of music at the 23rd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival. The festival was held at the beautiful grass knoll of the Rainbow Lagoon, August 13-15, 2010. The right elements that were in place were an international food [...]




EUR on the Scene (Photos): 14TH Annual American Black Film Festival Sets South Beach On Fire!

ABFF's founder and visionairy and Jeff Friday and wife Nicole

*There was no shortage of star power in Miami’s South Beach thanks to the fourteenth American Black Film Festival (ABFF).  From June 23-26, 2010, networking and celebrating were at an all time high with a fully-loaded schedule of World Premiere screenings, cocktail parties, mixers and after parties in full swing until the wee hours of [...]




EUR on the Scene (Concert Reviews): Tito Jackson and the Music of the Big Easy

Tito Jackson

*June is Black Music Month. This month highlights the many contributions African Americans have had in all genres of music. Events were held all over the United States in various venues. In the entertainment capital of the world-Los Angeles, a plethora of musical events were held all over the city. I had the pleasure of [...]