Friday night the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra will be conducted by Thomas Wilkins, the new Principal Guest Conductor. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Wilkins serves as the Music Director of the Omaha Symphony and the Resident Conductor of the Detroit Symphony. Last summer Wilkins led the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in the fireworks finale with Pink Martini. With great enthusiasm for his new gig, he will be conducting several programs at the Bowl this summer. LAist ask......

As a big fan of music, the outdoors and people walking around with purple wine mustaches, I’m not pleased to report that this was my first trip to the Hollywood Bowl all year. I don’t know what happened – I’ve seen some of my favorite bands there and sometimes even go just to whoop it up in the cheap seats regardless of who’s playing for an excuse to eat too much cheese and hang......

Justin Timberlake @ Staples Center Cheap Trick @ Bike Fest, Bonelli Park (San Dimas) Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl The Spazmatics @ Dragonfly VHS or Beta @ The Glasshouse Handsome Furs, Johnny and The Moon, Nico Stai @ The Echo Hello Menno, Io Perry, Mike Stinson, Alina Simone, Icebird @ Spaceland Letting Up Despite Great Faults, The Henry Clay People @ All Star Lanes......

KROQ's LA Invasion: Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Chris Cornell, Cypress Hill, Satellite Party, Hot Hot Heat, Against Me, others @ Home Depot Center K- EARTH Show: The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, War, The Stylistics, The Four Tops @ Irvine Meadows Rise Against, Lagwagon, Strung Out, Silverstein @ Long Beach Arena Mudhoney, the Melvins, Flipper @ Henry Fonda Scorpions @ Gibson Guster @ Avalon Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl The Groovy Rednecks,......

Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl Wayne Newton @ Cerritos Center Built to Spill @ Henry Fonda Theater Cinematic Orchestra @ El Rey Maria Muldaur @ Boulevard Music Tower of Power @ Pomona Fairplex The Blessings, Backbiter, Ten-Ors, Deadbeat Sinatra @ Safari Sam's......

China Forbes is the ultra-fabulous frontlady of Pink Martini, a 12 piece “little orchestra” based in Portland, Oregon. Pink Martini is the kind of band that serves up a little sumthin for everyone – their multi-lingual repertoire ranges from lounge to Latin, classical to cosmopolitan and they’re huge stars in France. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 14, 15 & 16) the band hits the stage at the Hollywood Bowl accompanied by our very......

The Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel was the place to go for live entertainment in Los Angeles. Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr., and Merv Griffin were among the many legends to perform there. This weekend Pink Martini will recreate the nightclub's magic at The Hollywood Bowl. Merv Griffin was to have performed at these concerts. Now the evening will include a tribute to him. The one and only Carol......

New Releases May 15, 2007 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch) Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars (Geffen) Pink Martini - Hey Eugene! (Heinz) Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight (Eenie Meenie) The Horrors - Strange House [Bonus Tracks] (Stolen Transmission) The Fall - World Bewitched: Best of 1990 - 2000 (Artful) Blacktop Mourning - No Regret (Mega Force) Dungen - Tio Bitar (Kemado) Barry & the Remains - Remains [Epic/Legacy 2007] (Epic)......

FRIDAY • Indie up-and-comers Maximo Park are on tonight at the Troubadour with Gram Rabbit and Test Your Reflex. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $13 advance, $15 day of. • It's Honky Tonk Heaven at the Knitting Factory, featuring The Lucky Stars, Mike Stinson, Hank Floyd, Justin & Sally Curis and DJ Cowboy Nick of KXLU tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $6. • Enjoy at "A Night at the Copa" with......