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57 stories by "George Varga"

Pink Martini singer Storm Large exactly 'Crazy Enough' for her La Jolla-bound musical by George Varga

The bigger-than-life vocalist maintains her sanity, in part, by revisiting her earlier life of near-death and drug- and sex-addiction in her one-woman musical, "Crazy Enough"

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:01am on April 28, 2019[SHARE]

Review: Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center opens with some pomp, much circumstance by George Varga

The La Jolla Music Society's new $82 million performing arts center opened Friday, with a star-studded lineup and very big expectations.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:42pm on April 6, 2019[SHARE]

La Jolla Music Society's Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center set to open with a splash " and an $82 million price tag by George Varga

The new performing arts center, also known as The Conrad, caps an ambitious and unprecedented effort to build a permanent home for the La Jolla Music Society and, in the process, reinvent th…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:00am on March 31, 2019[SHARE]

Spring arts 2019 | Top music picks in San Diego: Gary Clark Jr., Chris Thile, Morgan James, Father John Misty and more by George Varga

Spring in San Diego means more music in more venues, as the outdoor concert season gets under way. Morgan James Broadway vocal veteran James, 27, shines whether doing original numbers or put…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019[SHARE]

Spring arts 2019 | Top music picks in San Diego: Gary Clark Jr., Chris Thile, Morgan James, Father John Misty and more by George Varga

Spring in San Diego means more music in more venues, as the outdoor concert season gets under way. Broadway vocal veteran James, 27, shines whether doing original numbers or putting her spin…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019[SHARE]

Gordon Lightfoot, on tour at 80, muses about music, life and hula hoops by George Varga

Hula hoops are not the first thing most fans associate with Gordon Lightfoot, the veteran Canadian singer-songwriter best known for writing and singing such hit songs as "Sundown," "If You C…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:05am on March 10, 2019[SHARE]

Joni Mitchell 75th birthday concert screens Thursday at 6 San Diego theaters by George Varga

The stars were out in force to salute Joni Mitchell in music and words at the two sold-out 75th birthday concerts in her honor last November at the Los Angeles Music Music Center. The second…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:30pm on February 3, 2019[SHARE]

Jimi Hendrix's 'new' album, 'Both Sides of the Sky,' an up-and-down musical experience by George Varga

Jimi Hendrix, proto-reggae artist? The most famous dead guitar innovator in rock history, Hendrix died at the age of 27 in September 1970. That was shortly after the Jamaican ska and rock-st…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:30pm on April 3, 2018[SHARE]

Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum set for Country Megaticket at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre by George Varga

Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Dierks Bentley are just some of the artists who will perform at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre as part of the San Diego venue's annual Country Meg…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:00am on January 22, 2018[SHARE]

Ozomatli Presents Ozokidz will be an all-ages musical treat by George Varga

Ozomatli is not the first act to perform for two consecutive nights at the Music Box, the downtown San Diego venue that occupies the former site of Anthology. But this veteran Los Angeles ba…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:10am on December 17, 2017[SHARE]

Jake Clemons happy as both a solo artist and Bruce Springsteen's right-hand sax man by George Varga

Jake Clemons has been the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 2012, when he replaced his deceased uncle, Clarence Clemons. But any assumptions that this 37-year-old singer…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:05am on November 30, 2017[SHARE]

'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical' poses intriguing musical conundrum by George Varga

"Summer: The Donna Summer Musical," which opened Sunday at the La Jolla Playhouse and runs through Dec. 24, is neither the first nor the most recent disco jukebox musical. Those distinctions…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:30pm on November 20, 2017[SHARE]

'For the Sender' a musical catharsis for Alex Woodard and for his inspirations by George Varga

Good luck and unexpected windfalls didn't transform Alex Woodard's life for the better in 2008. But bad luck and unexpected pitfalls did lead to a positive transformation for this former chi…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:00am on November 16, 2017[SHARE]

Jack Tempchin revisits his musical partnership with the Eagles' Glenn Frey on heartfelt new CD by George Varga

Jack Tempchin and Glenn Frey had much in common when they struck up a lifelong friendship at a San Diego music club called the Candy Company in the late 1960s. It was a few years before Frey…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:30pm on August 19, 2017[SHARE]

Jeffrey Joe Morin and his 'big ol' musical heart' to be honored at memorial service and concert by George Varga

Jeffrey Joe Morin spent almost 40 years working as an industrial and technical designer, in addition to having served as the art director for the colorized version of the film classic "Casab…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:35pm on August 4, 2017[SHARE]

'The Best of Music from Cabaret Dances' at White Box to be a family affair by George Varga

Sunday afternoon's White Box Live Jazz & Dance series concert at Liberty Station will be a multi-generational family affair. Dancers Liv Isaacs Nolet and Emily Miller will perform two pieces…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:00pm on July 29, 2017[SHARE]

'Mystery Science Theater 3000's' Joel Hodgson on Comic-Con and bad movies by George Varga

How diverse is the appeal of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," the wonderfully skewed cult TV series whose first national tour " "Watch Out for Snakes!" " is coming to San Diego for Comic-Con?…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:00pm on July 19, 2017[SHARE]

Oh, boy! 'Buddy Holly Story' rare jukebox musical worth a replay by George Varga

Even with its doomed hero, there's not much drama or surprise in "Buddy " The Buddy Holly Story," which triumphantly opened Sunday night at the Horton Grand Theatre downtown. This might pres…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:30pm on June 5, 2017[SHARE]

Lila Downs traces her musical diversity and social activism to her days as a Deadhead by George Varga

Different worlds converge, rather than collide, in the improbably varied life and music of Lila Downs. Like the Grateful Dead, the fabled San Francisco band she used to follow from city to c…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:05am on April 16, 2017[SHARE]

Coachella festival set to soar again with Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar by George Varga

Success changes everything, and no other annual festival in the world has been as successful as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year's edition, which runs Friday through Sun…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:00am on April 13, 2017[SHARE]

Green Day strives to sustain its punk-rock zeal after 31 years and Rock Hall induction by George Varga

How can Green Day top itself, after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, winning five Grammy Awards and watching its acclaimed 2004 album, "American Idiot," be transfo…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:00pm on April 4, 2017[SHARE]

La La Land in Concert tour announced, including Aug. 12 San Diego show by George Varga

What does a multiple-Oscar-winning hit film musical do for a second act? In the case of "La La Land," the answer is to hit the road for a world tour. "La La Land in Concert: A Live-to-Film C…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 1:00pm on March 6, 2017[SHARE]

Jimi Hendrix's musical legacy being saluted anew by 'Experience Hendrix' by George Varga

Bruno Mars and Jack Johnson are not scheduled to perform as part of the 2017 edition of the annual "Experience Hendrix" tour, which stops Saturday at The Events Center at Harrah's Reso…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:00am on February 26, 2017[SHARE]

So long, Sleep Train Amphitheatre! Welcome, Mattress Firm Amphitheatre! by George Varga

Say goodbye, to Sleep Train Amphitheatre " not the venue, the name. Effective immediately, Sleep Train Amphitheatre " San Diego County's largest outdoor concert venue " will be known a…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:00pm on February 16, 2017[SHARE]

Lady Gaga sends in the drones in largely controversy-free Super Bowl halftime show by George Varga

The National Rifle Association can rest easy. Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show performance Sunday did not include the tirade against newly elected President Donald J. Trump and his suppo…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:45pm on February 5, 2017[SHARE]
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