OSCARS edition! TUNEFUL TEEVEE, the Guide’s Music on TV edition, Feb 22-28, 2013

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Here’s the Guide’s MUSIC-ON-TV section, one of the content-specific parallel editions of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide.
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Current sections are:
• TUNEFUL TEEVEE this “Music-on-TV” edition
• LIVE EVENTS: Feb 22-28 edition (at a separate click.*)
• NEWS & REVIEWS: (1) Special Feature: “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, and Music,” Feb 15; (2) Folk-Americana Grammys report, Feb 10; (3) last full News & Reviews edition, Feb 1; (4) Fresh full edition due soon (comprehensive news of acoustic and Americana musicscape and industry news (separate clicks.*)
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* - available just below or in sidebar at left, depending on where you are reading this…
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The Opening Act: Late-Breaking Miscellanea…
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This edition gets us through the end of February. AND, this edition brings you more movie listings than we’ve ever included before.
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Because it’s OSCARS WEEKEND, the basic and first-tier cable movie channels are going all-out with the best Academy Award-winning films they have available.
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We’re in the spirit of things here at the GUIDE, listing many of them that do not have musical dimensions (along with all those that DO.) Enjoy! Just remember to get outdoors for some fresh air and sunshine, and get some sleep before Monday!
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Friday, February 22
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Fri, Feb 22, not music, but cool, on TV:
12:30-2:45 pm “MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON” (1939) is one of the greatest political movies ever made, a classic from FRANK CAPRA, starring JIMMY STEWART, and one of the many classics from 1939, Hollywood’s greatest year (“Gone with the Wind,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Wuthering Heights,” “Destry Rides Again,” and more.) On TCM.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
2:15-4:45 pm “SECRET SUNSHINE” (2007) about a widow who establishes a piano school in a small town, only to find herself the target of vicious gossip. On Sundance West.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
5-8:30 pm “BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND” in a 2001 film of their June 29 and July 1, 2000 concerts at Madison Square Garden. On Palladia, cable or satellite.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
6-6:30 pm “RICK STEVE’S EUROPE” airs a 2004 edition, “BELFAST & THE BEST OF NORTHERN IRELAND” that includes some good Irish music. On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, not music, but cool, on TV:
6:30-8 pm “LIONS FOR LAMBS” (2007) brings ROBERT REDFORD, MERYL STREEP, and TOM CRUISE leading a powerhouse cast in a intercutting stories of the US war on terrorism. (Repeats tonight, 4:15-5:45 am.) On Sundance West.
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Fri, Feb 22, not music, but cool, on TV:
6:37-7 pm “STAR IN THE NIGHT” (1945) is an Oscar-winning short that re-tells the Nativity story set in the American Southwest, where wandering cowboys stumble upon a man and woman with a child. On TCM.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
7-9 pm “YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER” (1942) brings a lilting JEROME KERN score and graceful FRED ASTAIRE-RITA HAYWORTH dance pairing to a delightful musical. On TCM.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
7:30-8 pm “TAVIS SMILEY” airs an episode made this week with musicians BEN HARPER and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE. On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
8-8:30 pm “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs part 1 of 2 of a new 2013 edition, “DELTA BLUES EXPERIENCE,” with performances and story-sharing by bluesmen BOBBY RUSH, JAMES “SUPER CHIKAN” JOPHNSON, and CEDTIC BURNSIDE. (Repeats 2-2:30 am.) On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
8:30-9 pm “BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND” airs a 2012 edition with the DEL McCOURY BAND, recorded 330 feet underground in a concert hall inside a limestone cavern. (Repeats 2:30-3 am.) On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
8:30-10 pm “SIMON & GARFUNKLE: THE MAKING OF BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER” is a 2011 music doc. On Palladia.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
9-10 pm “AUSTIN CITY LIMITS” is a new 2013 edition with GARY CLARK JR., and the ALABAMA SHAKES. (Repeats 3-4 am.) On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
9-10 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK & ROLL” about the gospel singer-songwriter virtuoso (1915-73) who influenced such stars as CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, and LITTLE RICHARD. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Fri, Feb 22, not music, but cool, on TV:
9-11 pm “ALL THE KING’S MEN” (1949) is a 4-star classic, and one of the best political movies ever made. From ROBERT PENN WARREN’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it stars BRODERICK CRAWFORD and MERCEDED McCAMBRIDGE, who both won Oscars, along with the Best-Picture film. On TCM.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
10-11 pm “FRONT ROW CENTER” airs a 2012 edition with singer-songwriter COLBIE CAILLAT. (Repeats 4-5 am.) On KLCS.
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Fri, Feb 22, on TV:
10 pm-midnight “PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG” (2007) is a thoroughly entertaining award-winning documentary, on Palladia.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
1-3 am “TOUGH ENOUGH” (1983) brings DENNIS QUAID as a country singer who finds more money in boxing. (Repeats Sat, 10 am-noon.) On FMC.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
2-2:30 am “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs part 1 of 2 of a new 2013 edition, “DELTA BLUES EXPERIENCE,” with performances and story-sharing by bluesmen BOBBY RUSH, JAMES “SUPER CHIKAN” JOPHNSON, and CEDTIC BURNSIDE. On KLCS.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
2-3 am “JOE BONAMASSA: LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE” is a 2012 concert. On Palladia.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
2:30-3 am “BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND” airs a 2012 edition with the DEL McCOURY BAND, recorded 330 feet underground in a concert hall inside a limestone cavern. On KLCS.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
3-4 am “AUSTIN CITY LIMITS” is a new 2013 edition with GARY CLARK JR., and the ALABAMA SHAKES. On KLCS.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
4-5 am “FRONT ROW CENTER” airs a 2012 edition with singer-songwriter COLBIE CAILLAT. On KLCS.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Feb 22 / 23, not music but cool, on TV:
4:15-5:45 am “LIONS FOR LAMBS” (2007) brings ROBERT REDFORD, MERYL STREEP, and TOM CRUISE leading a powerhouse cast in a intercutting stories of the US war on terrorism. On Sundance West.
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Saturday, February 23
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EARLY Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
5-5:30 am ”JAMMIN’ AT HIPPIE JACK’S” airs a 2012 edition titled “OUTLAW GOSPEL FEATURING DARRELL SCOTT,” as the Season 7 finale. On KLCS.
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EARLY Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
5:30-6 am “THE PIANO GUY” airs a 2011 episode teaching how to play a blues chord progression used in many jazz tunes, and the signature lick from MARC COHN’s “Walking in Memphis.” Also, pianist DAVID BENOIT discusses what it’s like to perform on a major concert tour. On KLCS.
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EARLY Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
5:45-6 am “THAT B.E.A.T.” is a 2013 music documentary short that looks at the “bounce-music” style popular in New Orleans. (Repeats tonight, 11:45 pm-midnight.) On Sundance West.
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EARLY Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
6-7 am “GAITHER GOSPEL HOUR” is a long-running series hosted by the GRAMMY-winning hosts, with musical guests doing Southern gospel music. (Repeats Sun, Noon-1 pm.) On GAC.
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EARLY Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
6:30-8:30 am “BYE BYE BIRDIE” (1963) is the exhilarating film version of the stage musical hit, about the pandemonium caused when a rock ‘n roll star is drafted. Stars DICK VAN DYKE and JANET LEIGH. On TCM.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
7:30-8 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” is a 2013 episode with JOSH TURNER filming a music video and a tribute to the late MINDY McCREADY (1975-2013). (Repeats Sun, 8-8:30 pm.) On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
10 am-noon “TOUGH ENOUGH” (1983) brings DENNIS QUAID as a country singer who finds more money in boxing. On FMC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
1-2 pm “BACKSTORY” is a 2012 edition with JOE NICHOLS. On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
1:15-3 pm “CAT BALLOU” (1965) while not a musical, sometimes feels like one, and is a splendid parody of the Old West and western movies. Stars LEE MARVIN and JANE FONDA. On TCM.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
3-5 pm “CELTIC THUNDER” is an August, 2007 performance (produced in 2008) by the Irish singing troupe, doing a mix of traditional, contemporary, and original songs. On KCET.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
5-6:30 pm ALAN JACKSON in a 2006 special, performing songs from his gospel album “Precious Memories” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. He also discusses the impact of church music on his life and career. (Repeats 9-10:30 pm.) On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
6:30-7 pm “INTRODUCING…” airs a 2011 edition with HUNTER HAYES. (Repeats 10:30-11 pm.) On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
7-8 pm “SALUTE TO NEW YORK CITY” is a long-ago episode of “THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW.” On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
7:30-8 pm “TENNESSEE SPECIAL: ROUND” is a 2012 edition of “MUSIC VOYAGER” with singer-songwriters BUDDY MILLER, DARRELL SCOTT, ELIZABETH COOK, and GUY CLARK performing at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. (Repeats 4:30-5 am tonight.) On KLCS, the L.A. School District PBS station.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
7:30-8 pm “MAKE” series repeats a 2009 episode about making flutes from vegetables, a giant MP3 player, and how to make an air canon that shoots burritos and hot dogs (who can resist THAT?!) Also, aerial kite photography. On KLCS.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
8-10:30 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. On VH1 Classic Rewind (VHCRW).
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
8-8:30 pm “LAaRT” is a weekly half-hour look at Southern California arts and artists. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
9-10:30 pm ALAN JACKSON in a 2006 special, performing songs from his gospel album “Precious Memories” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. He also discusses the impact of church music on his life and career. On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
9:45-10 pm “ELECTRIC NOISE” is a 2013 music documentary short that looks at the music scene in Portland, Oregon. On Sundance West.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
10 pm-12:17 am “THE SOCIAL NETWORK” (2010) is a sweeping tale of internet fortune, based on nerdy, awkward Harvard student MARK ZUCKERBERG. (Repeats Sun at Noon.) On FMC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
10:30-11 pm “INTRODUCING…” airs a 2011 edition with HUNTER HAYES. On GAC.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
11:30 pm-1:09 am “EASY RIDER” (1969) is a classic, and the classic example of a low-budget film becoming a classic. It was a counter-culture icon, starring PETER FONDA and DENNIS HOPPER (who also directed), with a star-making role by JACK NICHOLSON. Fueled by a classic rock score that made enduring hits of the songs used. On TCM.
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Sat, Feb 23, on TV:
11:45 pm-midnight “THAT B.E.A.T.” is a 2013 music documentary short that looks at the “bounce-music” style popular in New Orleans. On Sundance West.
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Late Sat night / Sun AM, Feb 23 / 24, on TV:
2:30-3 am “MAKE” series airs an episode that celebrates artists, inventors, and everyday people who create things. On KLCS.
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Late Sat night / Sun AM, Feb 23 / 24, on TV:
3-4:40 am “YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME” (1948) is a musical centered on a bandleader’s problems when the crash of 1929 hit. On FMC.
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Late Sat night / Sun AM, Feb 23 / 24, on TV:
4:30-5 am “TENNESSEE SPECIAL: ROUND” is a 2012 edition of “MUSIC VOYAGER” with singer-songwriters BUDDY MILLER, DARRELL SCOTT, ELIZABETH COOK, and GUY CLARK performing at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. On KLCS, the L.A. School District PBS station.
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Sunday, February 24
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Today is OSCARS Day, and movies-on-TV pull out all the stops to celebrate. The best offerings, without regard to their musical aspects, are:
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“THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI” (1957), 6:30-9:30 am, on TCM.
“LAWRENCE OF ARABIA” (1962), 9:30 am-1:30 pm, on TCM.
“GANDHI” (1982), 1:30-5 pm, on TCM.
“TOOTSIE” (1982), 5-7:15 pm, on TCM.
“KRAMER VS. KRAMER” (1979), 7:15-9:15 pm, on TCM.
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EARLY Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
5:30-6 am “ANGELINA BALLERINA: NEXT STEPS” airs a 2010 episode of the children’s show, this one with “Angelina’s Kitchen Band,” in which the mouselings learn that “music is everywhere.” On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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EARLY Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
6-6:30 am “THE PIANO GUY” airs a 2011 compilation of past performances that includes “Classical Gas.” On KCET.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
8-9 am “BACKSTORY” airs a 2012 edition on KIX BROOKS. On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
10:15 am-noon “THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE” (1985) is an early TOM HANKS film and remake of the French farce, about a musician mistaken for a spy.(Repeats twice tonight, an 1 and 3 am.) On FMC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
11-11:30 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” is a 2013 episode with JOSH TURNER filming a music video and a tribute to the late MINDY McCREADY (1975-2013). On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
11-11:30 am “LAaRT” is a weekly half-hour look at Southern California arts and artists. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
Noon-4 pm “LES MISERABLES: 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT” recorded in 2010 for the anniversary of the stage musical’s original opening where it happened in London’s West End. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
Noon-1 pm “GAITHER GOSPEL HOUR” is a long-running series hosted by the GRAMMY-winning hosts, with musical guests doing Southern gospel music. On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, not music, but cool, on TV:
Noon-2:17 pm “THE SOCIAL NETWORK” (2010) is a sweeping tale of internet fortune, based on nerdy, awkward Harvard student MARK ZUCKERBERG. On FMC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
1-2 pm “NOTEWORTHY AT THE OPRY” is a 2012 edition called “FRIENDS & FAMILY” with VINCE GILL and the TIMWE JUMPERS, the BAND PERRY, WYNONNA, KEVIN & LILY COSTNER, and LISA MARIE PRESLEY. On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
2:15-2:30 pm “ATLANTA DREAM$” (2013) is a look at music that has its roots in Atlanta strip clubs. On Sundance West.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
2:30-3:30 pm “MUSICAL THREADS: EXPRESSIONS” is a 2011 performance by guitar virtuoso TYRON COOPER and mezzo-soprano MARIETTA SIMPSON exploring the black musical experience, through blues, jazz, spirituals, gospel, pop, and soul, with a performance at the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis. On KCET.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
2:30-8 pm “25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME” is the beautifully-produced video of the 2011 concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC, celebrating the museum in Cleveland. Includes performances by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, SIMON & GARFUNKLE, STEVIE WONDER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and more. (Most of the folk-rockers are in part 1, 2:30-5 pm.) On VHCRW.
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Sun, Feb 24, not music, but cool, on TV:
2:30-5:43 pm “BENJAMIN BUTTON” (2008) is BRAD PITT’s remarkable performance in the moving adaptation of F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’s short story of a man born old who ages in reverse. Set in New Orleans, beginning in 1918, it has some fine incidental music. On FMC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
3:30-4 pm “INTRODUCING…” airs a 2011 edition with HUNTER HAYES. (Repeats 10:30-11 pm.) On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
5-6:30 pm “REBA: ALL THE WOMAN I AM” is a 2012 concert at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. (Repeats 9-10:30 pm.) On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
5:30-8:30 pm 85th “ACADEMY AWARDS” from the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood brings Oscar night and a bunch of dumb “on the red carpet” shows. We list only the actual awards broadcast times, here in L.A. On ABC network, nationwide.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
7:30-8 pm “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs a new 2013 episode with CHRIS MILAM, in a performance taped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. (Repeats tonight, 4:30-5 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
8-9 pm “INFINITY HALL LIVE” airs a 2012 edition, “THE BEST OF INFINITY HALL LIVE,” the Season 1 finale with highlights of the season just concluded, but never seen on L.A. broadcast TV. (Repeats early Mon, 5-6 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
8-8:30 pm “HEADLINE COUNTRY” is a 2013 episode with JOSH TURNER filming a music video and a tribute to the late MINDY McCREADY (1975-2013). (Repeats at midnight.) On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
9-10:30 pm “REBA: ALL THE WOMAN I AM” is a 2012 concert at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. On GAC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
9-10 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK & ROLL” about the gospel singer-songwriter virtuoso (1915-73) who influenced such stars as CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, and LITTLE RICHARD. (Repeats Mon, 6-7 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
10-11 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2012 edition, “CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES” recalling the “Hi De Ho Man” (1907-1994), a singer, dancer, and bandleader who led one of the top black big bands of the 1930s-40s. He introduced himself to a new generation of fans in “The Blues Brothers,” the 1980 film. (Repeats Mon, 7-8 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
10-11 pm “MR. BLUE SKY: JEFF LYNN & ELO” is a new 2012 concert with ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’s legendary guitarist. Electric? Listed here? Yep, because that band had great harmonies and melodies, and Lynne is a multi-instrumental musical genius. On Palladia.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
10 pm-midnight “FOOTLOOSE” (1984) brings LORI SINGER, KEVIN BACON, and a kicky soundtrack to a confrontation between music, dance, and a repressive Midwestern town’s high school administrators. (Repeats 8-10 pm Monday.) On Sundance West.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
11-11:30 pm “SCULLY: THE WORLD SHOW” airs a new 2013 episode with “Show Canada” president JEAN LABADIE discussing the entertainment business. (Repeats tonight, 4-4:30 am.) On KLCS.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
11 pm-12:30 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “BILL T. JONES: A GOOD MAN,” about the Tony Award-winning choreographer as he collaborates on a production for Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial. (Repeats Mon, 8-9 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Feb 24, on TV:
11 pm-midnight JOE WALSH is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
Midnight-12:30 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” is a 2013 episode with JOSH TURNER filming a music video and a tribute to the late MINDY McCREADY (1975-2013). On GAC.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
1-3 am and repeats, 3-4:45 am “THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE” (1985) is an early TOM HANKS film and remake of the French farce, about a musician mistaken for a spy. On FMC.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, not music, but cool, on TV:
1:45-3:15 am “WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY” (2006) is a quirky but fun film that your editor worked on. Stars PATRICK FUGIT and SHANNON SOSSAMON, and TOM WAITS has a fun role. On Sundance West.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
2-3 am “NEW YORK ORIGINALS” airs a 2011 edition that visiys The Bitter End and other unique NYC venues. On KLCS.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
3-4:45 am “THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE” (1985) is an early TOM HANKS film and remake of the French farce, about a musician mistaken for a spy. On FMC.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
4-4:30 am “SCULLY: THE WORLD SHOW” airs a new 2013 episode with “Show Canada” president JEAN LABADIE discussing the entertainment business. On KLCS.
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Late Sun night / Mon AM, Feb 24 / 25, on TV:
4:30-5 am “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs a new 2013 episode with CHRIS MILAM, in a performance taped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. On PBSOC.
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Monday, February 25
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EARLY Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
5-6 am “INFINITY HALL LIVE” airs a 2012 edition, “THE BEST OF INFINITY HALL LIVE,” the Season 1 finale with highlights of the season just concluded, but never seen on L.A. broadcast TV. On PBSOC.
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EARLY Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
5-7 am “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE” airs a 2011 edition, “FREEDOM RIDERS,” chronicling an important aspect of the Civil Rights Movement, when inmterstate travel facilities were forcibly desegrarted by nonviolent action that met violent response. Features plenty of the recorded Civil Rights anthems. (Repeats at 11 am, 4 pm. 9 pm.) On PBS West.
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EARLY Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
6-7 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK & ROLL” about the gospel singer-songwriter virtuoso (1915-73) who influenced such stars as CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, and LITTLE RICHARD. (Repeats Noon-1 pm.) On PBSOC.
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EARLY Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
7-8 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2012 edition, “CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES” recalling the “Hi De Ho Man” (1907-1994), a singer, dancer, and bandleader who led one of the top black big bands of the 1930s-40s. He introduced himself to a new generation of fans in “The Blues Brothers,” the 1980 film. (Repeats 1-2 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
8-9 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “BILL T. JONES: A GOOD MAN,” about the Tony Award-winning choreographer as he collaborates on a production for Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial. (Repeats 2-3 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
9:30-10 am “TAVIS SMILEY” airs an episode made last week with musicians BEN HARPER and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE. On PBS West.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
9:30 am-12:30 pm “FUNNY GIRL” (1968) brought BARBRA STREISAND an Oscar for her portrayal of stage comedian FANNY BRICE in this musical. The score, by JULE STYNE & BOB MERRILL, includes the hit song, “People.” (Streisand fans note: “The Way We Were” follows, 12:30-2:30 pm.) On TCM.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
10 am-noon “TOUGH ENOUGH” (1983) brings DENNIS QUAID as a country singer who finds more money in boxing. (Repeats early Tue, 4:20-6:10 am.) On FMC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
11 am-1 pm “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE” airs a 2011 edition, “FREEDOM RIDERS,” chronicling an important aspect of the Civil Rights Movement, when inmterstate travel facilities were forcibly desegrarted by nonviolent action that met violent response. Features plenty of the recorded Civil Rights anthems. (Repeats at 4 pm, 9 pm.) On PBS West.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
Noon-1 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK & ROLL” about the gospel singer-songwriter virtuoso (1915-73) who influenced such stars as CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, and LITTLE RICHARD. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
1-2 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2012 edition, “CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES” recalling the “Hi De Ho Man” (1907-1994), a singer, dancer, and bandleader who led one of the top black big bands of the 1930s-40s. He introduced himself to a new generation of fans in “The Blues Brothers,” the 1980 film. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
1:30-3 pm “OPEN CALL” is a series showcasing performances by Southern Cal arts institutions and schools. On KCET.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
2-3 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “BILL T. JONES: A GOOD MAN,” about the Tony Award-winning choreographer as he collaborates on a production for Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
2:30-3:30 pm “OPEN CALL” is a series showcasing performances by Southern Cal arts institutions and schools. On KCET.
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Mon, Feb 25, not music, but cool, on TV:
2:30-5 pm “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND” (1977) is a classic we wouldn’t usually list – after all, it’s “music” is the 5-note motif used to open communications – but this edition is wrapped-up in Oscars… On TCM.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
3-3:30 pm “AFTERGLOW” is a 2012 music-doc tracing the band by that name from their ’60s origins in Chico, CA. On KCET.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
4-6 pm “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE” airs a 2011 edition, “FREEDOM RIDERS,” chronicling an important aspect of the Civil Rights Movement, when inmterstate travel facilities were forcibly desegrarted by nonviolent action that met violent response. Features plenty of the recorded Civil Rights anthems. (Repeats at 9 pm.) On PBS West.
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Mon, Feb 25, not music, but cool, on TV:
5-7 pm “WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT” (1988) is another classic we wouldn’t usually list – but this edition is wrapped-up in Oscars. The “cartoon noir” film DOES tell the tale of the assisted demise of the Los Angeles’ region’s “Red Cars,” aka the Pacific Electric, and it does so more effectively than any other piece of popular media. On TCM.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
6-6:30 pm “UNPLUGGED” airs a 2012 edition with CARRIE UNDERWOOD. On Palladia,
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
6-7 pm “NOTEWORTHY AT THE OPRY” airs a 2012 edition on “WOMEN OF COUNTRY,” with LORETTA LYNN, CONNIE SMITH, MIRANDA LAMBERT, ELIZABETH COOKM MARTINA McBRIDE, and PISTOL ANNIES. (Repeats 10-11 pm.) On GAC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
6-7 pm “BEHIND THE MUSIC REMASTERED” airs a 2011 edition with PAT BENATAR. Among her hits was the LOWEN & NAVARRO song, “We Belong.” On VHCRW.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
6:30-8 pm “STORYTELLERS” airs a 2012 edition with TAYLOR SWIFT looking perpetually surprised, which shouldn’t be a surprise. On Palladia.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
8-10:30 pm “WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE” (1998) is a biopic of ’50s doo-wop star FRANKIE LYMON, and three women who battle in court to claim the royalties from his songs. Stars HALLE BERRY, VIVICA A. FOX, and LELA ROCHON as his three widows. (Repeats Tue, 4-6:30 pm.) On VHCRW.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
8-10 pm “FOOTLOOSE” (1984) brings LORI SINGER, KEVIN BACON, and a kicky soundtrack to a confrontation between music, dance, and a repressive Midwestern town’s high school administrators. On Sundance West.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
9-11 pm “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE” airs a 2011 edition, “FREEDOM RIDERS,” chronicling an important aspect of the Civil Rights Movement, when inmterstate travel facilities were forcibly desegrarted by nonviolent action that met violent response. Features plenty of the recorded Civil Rights anthems. On PBS West.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
9-10 pm “HISTORY DETECTIVES” airs a 2010 edition that includes the origins of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. (Repeats 3-4 am.) On KLCS.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
10-11 pm “NOTEWORTHY AT THE OPRY” airs a 2012 edition on “WOMEN OF COUNTRY,” with LORETTA LYNN, CONNIE SMITH, MIRANDA LAMBERT, ELIZABETH COOKM MARTINA McBRIDE, and PISTOL ANNIES. On GAC.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
10-10:30 pm “MY GENERATION” airs a 2012 episode in which BARRY MANILOW discusses his life as an entertainer and health advocate, and DAVE BARRY and ALAN ZWEIBEL explain how to tell a funny story. Also, an artist who preserves the stories of Holocaust survivors. On KLCS.
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Mon, Feb 25, on TV:
10:30-11 pm “GROWING BOLDER” airs a 2012 edition that includes MICKEY CARROLL, a former doo-wop singer turned community activist. (Repeats 4:30-5 am.) On KLCS.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Feb 25 / 26, on TV:
12:45-1 am “LORDS OF DETROIT” (2013) is a music doc short look at the music scene in Motor City. On Sundance West.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Feb 25 / 26, on TV:
3-4 am “HISTORY DETECTIVES” airs a 2010 edition that includes the origins of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. On KLCS.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Feb 25 / 26, on TV:
4:20-6:10 am “TOUGH ENOUGH” (1983) brings DENNIS QUAID as a country singer who finds more money in boxing. On FMC.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Feb 25 / 26, on TV:
4:30-5 am “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs a performance taped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. On PBSOC.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Feb 25 / 26, on TV:
4:30-5 am “GROWING BOLDER” airs a 2012 edition that includes MICKEY CARROLL, a former doo-wop singer turned community activist. On KLCS.
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Tuesday, February 26
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EARLY Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
7-9:15 am “CONTROL” (2007) is a not-for-the-kiddies portrayal by SAM RILEY of doomed punk rocker IAN CURTIS, lead singer of the 1970s British band JOY DIVISION. It’s absorbing, and SAMANTHA MORTON’s role as Curtis’ long-suffering wife is excellent. (Repeats 2-4:15 pm.) On Sundance West.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
7:45-9 am “WAY OUT WEST” (1937) is not a musical, but it IS LAUREL & HARDY at their comedic best, in a classic. On TCM.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
8-9 am “MR. BLUE SKY: JEFF LYNN & ELO” is a new 2012 concert with ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’s legendary guitarist. Electric? Listed here? Yep, because that band had great harmonies and melodies, and Lynne is a multi-instrumental musical genius. On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
9 am-noon “25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME” is the beautifully-produced video of the 2011 concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC, celebrating the museum in Cleveland. The entire concert includes performances by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, SIMON & GARFUNKLE, STEVIE WONDER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and more, but this is just “part 2,” and most of the folk-rockers are in part 1. On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
10:45 am-12:30 pm “THE ART OF THE STEAL” (2009) is an intriguing documentary that traces the history of Pennsylvania’s Barnes Foundation, a private art gallery whose owner demanded that the paintings not be resold after his death. On Sundance West.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
2-4:15 pm “CONTROL” (2007) is a not-for-the-kiddies portrayal by SAM RILEY of doomed punk rocker IAN CURTIS, lead singer of the 1970s British band JOY DIVISION. It’s absorbing, and SAMANTHA MORTON’s role as Curtis’ long-suffering wife is excellent. On Sundance West.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
4-6:30 pm “WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE” (1998) is a biopic of ’50s doo-wop star FRANKIE LYMON, and three women who battle in court to claim the royalties from his songs. Stars HALLE BERRY, VIVICA A. FOX, and LELA ROCHON as his three widows. On VHCRW.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
5-6 pm “JASON MRAZ’S BEAUTIFUL MESS” (2009) documents his Chicago concert. On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
6-7 pm “CROSSROADS” airs a 2010 edition with JOHN MAYER & KEITH URBAN. On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
8-9 pm “CROSSROADS” airs a superb 2012 edition with MUMFORD & SONS and EMMYLOU HARRIS. On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
9-10 pm “LAaRT” is a weekly half-hour look at Southern California arts and artists. On PBSOC.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
9-10 pm “AFROPOP: CULTURAL EXCHANGE” airs a 2012 episode titled, “CALYPSO ROSE: THE LIONESS OF THE JUNGLE,” that profiles the “Grande Dame” of Calypso music. (Repeats 3-4 am.) On KLCS.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
10-11 pm BUTCH WALKER is the performing guest on a 2012 “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
10 pm-1:15 am “GUYS AND DOLLS” (1955) is the musical film adaptation of the Broadway hit that combines DAMON RUNYON characters with a FRANK LOESSER score and FRANK SINATRA and MARLON BRANDO, JEAN SIMMONS, and VIVIAN BLAINE. On TCM.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
11 pm-midnight ALLEN STONE is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Tue, Feb 26, on TV:
11:30 pm-midnight Blues legend BOOKER T. JONES is the performing guest on a 2012 edition of “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” (Repeats Wed at 2 pm.) On Palladia.
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Tue night / Wed AM, Feb 26 / 27, on TV:
2-3 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” airs a 2011 edition, “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK & ROLL” about the gospel singer-songwriter virtuoso (1915-73) who influenced such stars as CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, and LITTLE RICHARD. On PBS World.
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Tue night / Wed AM, Feb 26 / 27, on TV:
3-4 am “AFROPOP: CULTURAL EXCHANGE” airs a 2012 episode titled, “CALYPSO ROSE: THE LIONESS OF THE JUNGLE,” that profiles the “Grande Dame” of Calypso music. On KLCS.
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Wednesday, February 27
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EARLY Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
5-5:30 am “ANN HOBSON PILOT, AND CHANGE” is a 2011 profile of the Boston Symphony’s longtime (1980-2009) principal harpist that follows the trailblazing African-American musician from her early Philadelphia childhood through her 40 years with the symphony. (Repeats 11 am, 4 pm, 9 pm.) On PBS World.
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EARLY Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
5:15-7:15 am “BALL OF FIRE” (1941) is a classic comedy with BARBRA STANWYCK and GARY COOPER in a HOWARD HAWKS-directed film, wherein Cooper the professor falls for Stanwyck the burlesque queen. Her leading a dance line of stodgy old prof’s is worth it, alone. On TCM.
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EARLY Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
6-6:30 am “LAaRT” is a weekly half-hour look at Southern California arts and artists. (Repeats at noon.) On PBSOC.
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EARLY Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
7-8 am “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. (Repeats at 1, 3, 6, and 11 pm.) On PBS World.
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EARLY Wed, Feb 27, not music, but cool, on TV:
7:15-9 am “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” (1939) stars LAURENCE OLIVIER and MERLE OBERON in EMILY BRONTE’s tale of materialism vs. humble roots and pride. A masterpiece, and all-time classic. On TCM.
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Wed, Feb 27, not music, but cool, on TV:
9-11 am “LOOKING FOR RICHARD” (1966) produced and directed by, and starring AL PACINO, in a behind-the-scenes look at a production of Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” On Sundance West.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
10:20 am-noon “THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE” (1985) is an early TOM HANKS film and remake of the French farce, about a musician mistaken for a spy.(Repeats twice tonight, an 1 and 3 am.) On FMC.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
11 am-noon “BEHIND THE MUSIC REMASTERED” focuses on HEART, the duo of ANN & NANCY WILSON, and includes Nancy’s spouse, director CAMERON CROWE. Heart’s music has long been respected by folk-Americana fans, for such acoustic classics as “Dreamboat Annie.” On VHCRW.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
11-11:30 am “ANN HOBSON PILOT, AND CHANGE” is a 2011 profile of the Boston Symphony’s longtime (1980-2009) principal harpist that follows the trailblazing African-American musician from her early Philadelphia childhood through her 40 years with the symphony. (Repeats 4 pm, 9 pm.) On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
Noon-12:30 pm “LAaRT” is a weekly half-hour look at Southern California arts and artists. On PBSOC.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
1-2 pm “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. (Repeats at 3, 6 and 11 pm.) On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
2-3 pm Blues legend BOOKER T. JONES is the performing guest on a 2012 edition of “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
2:30-4 pm “MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR” 2011 was NEIL YOUNG, and his songs are performed by a fine selection of other big name artists in this one-hour condensation. On Palladia.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
3-4 pm “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. (Repeats at 6 and 11 pm.) On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
3:30-3:45 pm “THAT B.E.A.T.” is a 2013 music documentary short that looks at the “bounce-music” style popular in New Orleans. On Sundance West.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
4-4:30 pm “ANN HOBSON PILOT, AND CHANGE” is a 2011 profile of the Boston Symphony’s longtime (1980-2009) principal harpist that follows the trailblazing African-American musician from her early Philadelphia childhood through her 40 years with the symphony. (Repeats at 9 pm.) On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, not music, but cool, on TV:
5-7 pm “THE FOUR FEATHERS” (1939) with RALPH RICHARDSON and JOHN CLEMENTS is the best of several film versions through the decades of the A.E.W. Mason tale of cowardice and heroism. On TCM.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
6-10 pm “WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC” the 1994 Director’s Cut version of the 1970 Oscar-winning film about the legendary music festival on Yasger’s Farm. (Repeats Thu, 10 am-2 pm.) On Palladia.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
6-7 pm “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. (Repeats at 11 pm.) On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
8-11 pm “25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME” is the beautifully-produced video of the 2011 concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC, celebrating the museum in Cleveland. The entire concert includes performances by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, SIMON & GARFUNKLE, STEVIE WONDER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and more, but this is just “part 2,” and most of the folk-rockers are in part 1. On VHCRW.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
8-10 pm “ORIGINS” airs a 2012 edition with ERIC CHURCH. (Repeats in a one-hour format, Midnight-1 am.) On GAC.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
9-9:30 pm “ANN HOBSON PILOT, AND CHANGE” is a 2011 profile of the Boston Symphony’s longtime (1980-2009) principal harpist that follows the trailblazing African-American musician from her early Philadelphia childhood through her 40 years with the symphony. On PBS World.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
10-11 pm “PAUL McCARTNEY: BBC ELECTRIC” is a 2007 concert from London’s Roundhouse, with lots of BEATLES songs. (Repeats Thu at 9 am.) On Palladia.
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Wed, Feb 27, on TV:
11 pm-midnight “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. (Repeats 2-3 am.) On PBS World.
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Wed night / Thu AM, Feb 27 / 28, on TV:
Midnight-1 am “ORIGINS” airs a 2012 edition with ERIC CHURCH. (This is a one-hour edition, it airs earlier, 8-10 pm, in a two-hour format.) On GAC.
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Wed night / Thu AM, Feb 27 / 28, on TV:
Midnight-1:30 am “OPEN CALL” is a series showcasing performances by Southern Cal arts institutions and schools. On KCET.
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Wed night / Thu AM, Feb 27 / 28, on TV:
1-4 am BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND in a 2001 film of their June 29 and July 1, 2000 concerts at Madison Square Garden. On VHCRW.
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Wed night / Thu AM, Feb 27 / 28, not music, but cool, on TV:
1-3 am “LIFE OF HENRY VIII” (1933) won an Oscar for CHARLES LAUGHTON in the title role. On TCM
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Wed night / Thu AM, Feb 27 / 28, not music, but cool, on TV:
2-3 am “INDEPENDENT LENS” airs a 2010 edition, “DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART” that tells the story of Russian archaeologist (and frustrated artist) IGOR SAVITSKY (1915-1984) who singlehandedly saved over 40,000 pieces of art by artists who had been banned by the Soviet Government during the Stalin era. On PBS World.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
8:15-8:30 am “ELECTRIC NOISE” is a 2013 music documentary short that looks at the music scene in Portland, Oregon. On Sundance West.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
9-10 am “PAUL McCARTNEY: BBC ELECTRIC” is a 2007 concert from London’s Roundhouse, with lots of BEATLES songs. On Palladia.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
10 am-2 pm “WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC” the 1994 Director’s Cut version of the 1970 Oscar-winning film about the legendary music festival on Yasger’s Farm. On Palladia.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
4-6:30 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. On VH1 Classic Rewind (VHCRW).
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
5-7 pm “THE GRADUATE” (1967) won Oscars and contains plenty of SIMON & GARFUNKLE music. Considered a classic about generation gaps and seduction by what we now call “leopards” – older women going after young men. It is odd in the context of its time, because DUSTIN HOFFMAN – the graduate – does not face a single word about the draft or the possibility he may be sent to Vietnam, and those were the real worries of that time. On TCM.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
7-8:45 pm “THE PRODUCERS” (1968) won an Oscar for writer-producer MEL BROOKS in one of the cinema’s greatest comedies. It’s about a producer and an accountant who scheme to create a sure flop on Broadway. The songs are a scream! With GENE WILDER and ZERO MOSTEL. On TCM.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
8-9 pm GRACE POTTER is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” (Repeats at 11 pm.) On Palladia.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
9-10 pm “STORYTELLERS” is an excellent 2012 edition with NORAH JONES. On Palladia.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
9-10:30 pm “BONAMASSA AT THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE” is an acoustic concert by the famous bluesman at the famous European venue, On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
9 pm-midnight “GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET” is a new 2013 edition with “OTELLO,” the VERDI opera. (Repeats Fri at 6 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
9-10:30 pm “OPEN CALL” is a series showcasing performances by Southern Cal arts institutions and schools. On KCET.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
10-10:30 pm “ROADTRIP NATION” airs a 2012 edition that features childrfen’s folksinger ELLA JENKINS in Chicago. (Repeats 4-4:30 am.) On KLCS.
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Thu, Feb 28, on TV:
11 pm-midnight GRACE POTTER is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Feb 28 / Mar 1, on TV:
Midnight-3 am “GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET” is a 2012 production of “MANON,” the JULES MASSENET opera, with soprano ANNA NETREBKO. (Repeats Fri at 9 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Feb 28 / Mar 1, on TV:
3-4:30 am “THE CIRCUS” (1928) is a CHARLES CHAPLIN classic that he wrote, produced, and directed. One of those “silent” films that isn’t, since it’s accompanied by carefully choreographed music. On TCM.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Feb 28 / Mar 1, on TV:
4-4:30 am “ROADTRIP NATION” airs a 2012 edition that features childrfen’s folksinger ELLA JENKINS in Chicago. On KLCS.
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