News and Reviews

News and reviews about music, concerts, events, technology and more by Stephen K. Peeples.

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Henry Diltz: Photography Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Honoree

"Surprised and honored to learn I am receiving the International Photography Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award," legendary lensman Henry Diltz noted on his...
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Joni Mitchell Archives, Rhino Box ‘The Asylum Albums (1972-1975)’

Ten-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell will add another collection to her celebrated Archives Series this fall with "The Asylum Albums (1972-1975)," a new boxed...
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Peeples Place at KHTS, Dec. 2, 2011

The following Santa Clarita Valley music column by Stephen K. Peeples was first published Dec. 2, 2011, on the Peeples Place page at www.hometownstation.com,...
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Wild Honey Orchestra All-Star Autism Benefit Rocks The Band

The Wild Honey Orchestra and an all-star lineup of guest performers including Jackson Browne, Peter Case and Victoria Williams are set to perform classic...
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Willie Nelson, Lone Star Jerry Retzloff & The Texas Music Conspiracy

Former Lone Star Brewing Co. district sales manager Jerry Retzloff flashed back half a lifetime to Austin and the Texas music scene in the...

Stewart ‘Dirk’ Fischer: An Appreciation

Fischer left a brilliant legacy of 60-plus years of arrangements and compositions. The Santa Clarita Valley lost a legendary composer/arranger and music educator, his family...
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Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ 50th Anniversary Editions Out Sept. 27

London – As widely anticipated by Beatles fans worldwide, special 50th-anniversary editions of the band's "Abbey Road" album, newly mixed by Giles Martin and...
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Rod Bennett Tribute – Hagen Jazz Leader Jim Hagen

Bennett and Hagen Were Musical Collaborators for More Than a Decade By Stephen K. Peeples Santa Clarita jazz vibes and percussion ace Rod Bennett, who died...

‘Almost Famous’: Neal Preston Recalls the Interview Tape Hostage Crisis

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When "Almost Famous" music journalist William Miller filed his Rolling Stone cover story on the rock band Stillwater in 1973, there was one epic...
Sara Niemietz and Snuffy Walden on 'House Blend.' Photo: (c) Stephen K. Peeples.

Singer Sara Niemietz, Guitarist Snuffy Walden Preview New Songs on ‘House Blend’

Return to the Peeples Place at KHTS portal. Sara Niemietz & Snuffy Walden make encore 'House Blend' appearance Santa Clarita-based rock, soul and torch singer, songwriter,...