Music-on-TV, through Jan. 16th (lotsa good stuff!)...

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In addition to the current MUSIC NEWS edition, we have more for you.

Music on TV for the next week or so offers plenty worth finding. In addition to concerts, music documentaries with performances, and a few Hollywood musicals, there are some special themes.

√ ELVIS BIRTHDAY, JAN 8 BRINGS MOVIES & MORE
√ NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH BRINGS GOOD MUSIC, ARTS, STORYTELLING, FOLKCRAFT TV
√ SILENT MOVIES (WITH PERFECTLY ARRANGED / CHOREOGRAPHED MUSIC) AIR ALL-NIGHT THURSDAY

Maybe you're broke after the holidays. Maybe battling rain on the freeways has you ready to nest with a friend and a blanket. Or maybe you just want to know if there's anything out there worth recording. We've got you covered, and for a much longer stretch than our TV listings usually include. So enjoy.

Here ya go. Chronological 'n everything.

MUSIC on TV...

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Thu, Jan 7...
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Thu, Jan 7, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
7-8:30 pm "IL VOLVO: LIVE FROM POMPEII" is a performance by the Italian operatic trio.

Repeats 12:30-2 am Jan 9.

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Thu, Jan 7, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
8:30-10 pm "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 music bio of the hit '70s acoustic pop brother-sister duo.

Repeats 2-3:30 am Sat. Also airs twice on KCET Link TV on Sat, Jan 9, 5-6:30 pm & 10-11:30 pm.

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Thu, Jan 7, on TCM:
9:30 pm-12:15 am "THE THIEF OF BAGDAD" (1924) stars DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, SR., and is a silent — that is to say, a film with a closely choreographed musical soundtrack. Watch to learn how to write and arrange music for mood, emotion, and action, or watch simply to appreciate and be delighted by this art form.

TCM airs several great "silent" films tonight.

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Thu, Jan 7, on KLCS-4 TV:
10-11 pm "WALELA: LIVE IN CONCERT" is the trio of RITA COOLIDGE, her sister PRISCILLA, and niece LAURA SATTERFIELD, performing 11 songs.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

This show repeats 4-5 am Fri morning, 6-7 pm on Jan 15, and noon-1 pm on Jan 16, all on KLCS-4.

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Thu, Jan 7, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
10-11 pm "JAMES TAYLOR, PART 1" is a 2016 performance-interview session on "TAVIS SMILEY."

A shorter version airs midnight-12:30 pm.


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After midnight,
Thu, Jan 7 /
Fri, Jan 8, am
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Late Thu / early Fri, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
Midnight-12:30 am "JAMES TAYLOR, PART 1" is a 2016 performance-interview session on "TAVIS SMILEY."

This is a shorter version of the hour that aired 10-11 pm, and this version repeats 9-9:30 am and 11-11:30 pm on Jan 9. Also airs 1:30-2 am Jan 10; 9:30-10 am Jan 12 on PBS World.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on TCM:
12:15-1:45 am "HER NIGHT OF ROMANCE" (1924) stars CONSTANCE TALMADGE & JEAN HERSHOLT in a silent — that is to say, a film with a closely choreographed musical soundtrack. Watch to learn how to write and arrange music for mood, emotion, and action, or watch simply to appreciate and be delighted by this art form.

TCM airs several great "silent" films tonight.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
1:30-2 am "RINGO STARR PART 2" is the conclusion of a new 2016 interview on "TAVIS SMILEY."

Repeats 9:30-10 am Jan 8. Also airs 1:30-2 am Jan 9 on PBS World.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on TCM:
1:45-3:30 am "TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS" (1927) brings WILLIAM BOYD (who would later be "Hoppalong Cassiday") and MARY ASTOR in a silent comedy — that is to say, a film with a closely choreographed musical soundtrack. Watch to learn how to write and arrange music for mood, emotion, and action, or watch simply to appreciate and be delighted by this art form.

Here, our heroes escape from WWI German captivity by disguising themselves as Bedouins.

TCM airs several great "silent" films tonight.

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Late Thu / early Fri, Jan 8, on KCET TV:
2-3 am "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on TCM:
3:30-5:15 am "SADIE THOMPSON" (1928) is a silent — that is to say, a film with a closely choreographed musical soundtrack. Watch to learn how to write and arrange music for mood, emotion, and action, or watch simply to appreciate and be delighted by this art form.

This one is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain."

TCM airs several great "silent" films tonight.


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Fri, Jan 8...
Happy Birthday,
ELVIS
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Note that Turner Classic Movies (TCM) airs ELVIS MOVIES all day!

(Also see the Guide's events edition for the annual "Elvis Birthday Bash" coming two days late on Sunday, Jan. 10...)

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Early Fri, Jan 8, on TCM:
5:15-6:45 am "COQUETTE" (1929) stars MARY PICKFORD and JOHNNY MACK BROWN in a silent — that is to say, a film with a closely choreographed musical soundtrack. Watch to learn how to write and arrange music for mood, emotion, and action, or watch simply to appreciate and be delighted by this art form.

TCM airs several great "silent" films through the night, concluding with this one.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
6:45-8:15 am "LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE" (1968) with ELVIS PRESLEY & MICHELE CAREY kicks-off a full day of movies starring "the King" on his birthday.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
8:15-10 am "KISSIN' COUSINS" (1964) stars ELVIS PRESLEY and ARTHUR O'CONNELL (who are not the kissing cousins) in a tale set in Smoky Mountains. Elvis plays dual roles.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
10-11:45 am "JAILHOUSE ROCK" (1957) with ELVIS PRESLEY & JUDY TYLER is one of his best.

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Fri, Jan 8, on Palladia:
11 am-noon MUMFORD & SONS, JEFF LYNN, LISA MARIE PRESLEY, NEIL SEDAKA, and others perform on this edition of "LATER... WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" from 2012.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
11:45 am-1:15 pm "VIVA LAS VEGAS" (1964) is the romp with ELVIS PRESLEY & ANN-MARGARET.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
1:15-3 pm "ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS" (1970) is a documentary that brings ELVIS PRESLEY & CHARO in a record of interviews with fans, rehearsal scenes, and a Las Vegas show.

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Fri, Jan 8, ELVIS, on TCM:
3-5 pm "THIS IS ELVIS" (1981) is a documentary that recalls ELVIS PRESLEY four years after his death. It concludes the day of Elvis birthday tributes on TCM.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KCET Link TV:
8-10 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY" is the renowned Irish song-dance-fiddle troupe's 2013 special for American public TV that always airs when a station is begging for money.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KLCS TV:
8-8:30 pm "SUN STUDIO SESSIONS" airs a 2015 edition with THE LOCAL SAINTS.

Repeats 3-3:30 am.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KLCS-4 TV:
8-8:30 pm "THE AUX" is a weekly program on Native American / Indian reservation TV stations bringing music videos showcasing artists from Native American and indigenous cultures around the world.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Repeats — or another episode in the series runs — 2-2:30 am Sat, 8-8:30 pm Sun, 2-2:30 am Mon, 8-8:30 pm Jan 15, 2-2:30 am Jan 16, 8-8:30 pm Jan 17, 2-2:30 am Jan 18.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KLCS TV:
8:30-9 pm "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" surfaces with a 2015 edition withTHE the JERRY DOUGLAS-led band EARLS OF LEICESTER.

Repeats 3:30-4 am.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
8:30-9 pm "LAaRT" is a series profiling Southern California art, music, and culture. Airs at various times throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
9-10 pm "A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN CREATIVITY" is a new 2016 edition of "IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE" with performances by JAMES TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, QUEEN LATIFAH, KEB' MO', SMOKEY ROBINSON, TROMBONE SHORTY, ESPERANZA SPALDING, and more.

Repeats 7-8 pm Jan 14. Also airs on "PBS+" 4-5 am & 11 am-noon on Jan 15.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KLCS TV:
9-10 pm "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" airs a 2015 edition with ALABAMA SHAKES and VINTAGE TROUBLE.

Repeats 4-5 am.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KCET TV:
9-10 pm "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KLCS TV:
10-11 pm "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with THE RIDES, the blues-rock supergroup of STEPHEN STILLS, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, & BARRY GOLDBERG, at the Iridium in NYC.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
10-11 pm "FIRST YOU DREAM: KINDER & EBB" is a 2015 performance and profile of the songwriting team behind "Cabaret," "Chicago," "Woman of the Year," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and "The Act."

Also airs on "PBS+" 8-9 pm on Jan 14; 5-6 am and noon-1 pm on Jan 15.

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Fri, Jan 8, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
11-11:30 pm "JAMES TAYLOR PART 2" is the conclusion of a new 2016 performance-interview session on "TAVIS SMILEY."

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Fri, Jan 8, on KCET TV:
11 pm-midnight "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.


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After midnight,
Fri, Jan 8 /
Sat, Jan 9, am
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Late Fri / early Sat, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
12:30-2 am "IL VOLVO: LIVE FROM POMPEII" is a performance by the Italian operatic trio.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
2-3:30 am "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 music bio of the hit '70s acoustic pop brother-sister duo.

Also airs twice today on KCET Link TV, 5-6:30 pm & 10-11:30 pm.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
3-3:30 am "SUN STUDIO SESSIONS" airs a 2015 edition with THE LOCAL SAINTS.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
3:30-4 am "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" surfaces with a 2015 edition withTHE the JERRY DOUGLAS-led band EARLS OF LEICESTER.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
4-5 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" airs a 2015 edition with ALABAMA SHAKES and VINTAGE TROUBLE.


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Sat, Jan 9...
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Sat, Jan 9, on KLCS TV:
5-6 am "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with LITTLE BIG TOWN joined by a slew of Nashville pop-country performers.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
9-9:30 am "IRELAND: THE WEST IS BEST" is a 2011 episode of "TRAVELSCOPE" that visits the "Puck Festival" in Killorglin and teaches you to speak a little Gaelic "without getting tongue-tied."

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
10-10-30 am "MUSIC VOYAGER" airs "NEW ORLEANS: THE PERFECT MUSICAL STORM" from 2011. Features a Mardi Gras morning BBQ, a session in Preservation Hall, Trombone Shorty, Cyril Neville, and more.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
10 am-noon "SONGBOOK STANDARDS - AS TIME GOES BY" is a 2015 tour of the American songbook of a bygone era, with performances of hits by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis, and Patti Page.

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Sat, Jan 9, on VHCRW:
2:30-4 pm "THE DOORS: LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL" is a concert doc of the 1968 show that features "When the Music's Over," "Five to One," "Back Door Man," and "Moonlight Drive."

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Sat, Jan 9, on KLCS-4 TV:
3-3:30 pm "MAKING REGALIA" looks at how clothing for traditional dances and powwows is conceived and constructed.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Repeats 5:30-6 pm Jan 13, 3-3:30 pm Jan 16.

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Sat, Jan 9, on TCM:
5-7:30 pm "YANKEE DOODLE DANDY" (1942) is a ★★★★ wartime classic musical starring JAMES CAGNEY as GEORGE M. COHAN.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
5-6:30 pm "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 music bio of the hit '70s acoustic pop brother-sister duo.

Repeats 10-11:30 pm.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
5-5:30 pm "LAaRT" is a series profiling Southern California artists and musicians. It repeats and airs additional episodes throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KLCS-4 TV:
6-6:30 pm "OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE" is a storytelling special illustrating aspects of Cherokee Nation culture.
Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Repeats Noon-12:30 Jan 10, 8-8:30 pm Jan 11, 2-2:30 am Jan 12, 6-6:30 pm Jan 16, noon-12:30 pm Jan 17.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
6-7 pm "THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW" airs a compilation made in 2008 titled "Pleasant Dreams" and comprised of performances from long before that, with THE LENNON SISTERS, DICK DALE, and BIG TINY LITTLE.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
7-8 pm "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with country band LITTLE BIG TOWN joined by a slew of Nashville pop-country performers.

Repeats tonight, 2-3 am.

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Sat, Jan 9, on TCM:
9:30-11:15 pm "THE SKY'S THE LIMIT" (1943) is a musical with FRED ASTAIRE & JOAN LESLIE about a pilot and a photographer and love.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
10-11:30 pm "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 music bio of the hit '70s acoustic pop brother-sister duo.

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Sat, Jan 9, on KCET Link TV:
11:30 pm-1 am "JESSE COOK LIVE FROM BATHURST" is a 2013 concert performance by the famous Flamenco guitarist.


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After midnight,
Sat, Jan 9 /
Sun, Jan 10, am
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Late Sat / early Sun, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
Midnight-1 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" airs a 2015 edition with KENDRICK LAMAR.

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Late Sat / early Sun, on KLCS TV:
1:30-2 am "RHYTHM ABROAD" is a documentary series exploring "the language of dance and music."


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Sun, Jan 10...
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Late Sat / early Sun, Jan 10, on KCET Link TV:
1-2 am "SHARON ISBIN: TROUBADOUR" is a 2014 profile of the classical guitarist who created the first Guitar Department at Julliard. Includes Joan Baez, Garrison Keillor, Leslie Gore, Janis Ian, and Steve Vai.

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Late Sat / early Sun, Jan 10, on KCET Link TV:
2-3 am  "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with country band LITTLE BIG TOWN joined by a slew of Nashville pop-country performers.

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Late Sat / early Sun, Jan 10, on KCET Link TV:
3-4 am "VAMOS AL BAILE" from 2013 features performances by Mexican-American musicians including RUBEN RAMOS & THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION, LITTLE JOE Y LA FAMILIA,  JOEL GUZMAN and SARAH FOX.

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Late Sat / early Sun, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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Sun, Jan 10...
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Early Sun, Jan 10, on KCET Link TV:
6-7 am "GREAT MUSEUMS: SOUNDTRACKS" features THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM in Cleveland. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, it opened in 1995.

Repeats 2-3 pm.

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Sun, Jan 10, on TCM:
7-9 am "THE SINGING NUN" (1966) brought DEBBIE REYNOLDS in a fun role before the image of the Catholic church became dark with abusive priests and conspiracies to hide them.

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Sun, Jan 10, on KCET TV:
7-7:30 am "WUNDERKIND: LITTLE AMADEUS" is a 2009 music series about the Mozart family.

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Sun, Jan 10, on KCET TV:
1-3 pm "SOULFUL SYMPHONY WITH D. ATWATER" is a 2009 production profiling an 85-member African-American orchestra.

Repeats noon-2 pm Jan 16.

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Sun, Jan 10, on TCM:
1-3 pm "BYE BYE BIRDIE" (1963) is a ★★★ musical with DICK VAN DYKE & JANET LEIGH involving an Elvis-esque rock star.

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Sun, Jan 10, on KCET Link TV:
2-3 pm "GREAT MUSEUMS: SOUNDTRACKS" features THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM in Cleveland. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, it opened in 1995.

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Sun, Jan 10, on KCET TV:
5:30-6:30 pm "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Sun, Jan 10, on KCET TV:
7-8 pm "VISITING... WITH HUELL HOWSER" airs a 2007 edition from "San Sylmar," the Nethercutt Museum, which mixes one of the world's best collections of mechanical musical instruments with vintage automobiles, an 1890s railway "land yacht" and a gleaming Canadian steam locomotive.

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Sun, Jan 10, on Palladia:
8-9 pm "THE PRETENDERS: LIVE IN LONDON" is the band's set from the 2010 "O2 Festival" in London.

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Sun, Jan 10, on Palladia:
9-10:30 pm "HEART: DREAMBOAT ANNIE" is a 2007 concert of the Seattle-based sisters and their band doing the entire classic album from the '70s, including its landmark all-acoustic tracks.

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Sun, Jan 10, on VHCRW:
10:30 pm-1 am "LYNYRD SKYNYRD: PRONOUNCED..." is a rock doc of a 2015 Florida performance.


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After midnight,
Sun, Jan 10 /
Mon, Jan 11, am
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Late Sun / early Mon, on VHCRW:
1-3 am "KANSAS: MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE" is a wonderful 2015 documentary about the band from Kansas, called Kansas, and their journey through the twists and turns of the music industry. Contains some fine performances.

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Late Sun / early Mon, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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Mon, Jan 11...
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Late Sun / early Mon on KCET Link TV:
1-2 am BEN TAYLOR is featured in an edition of "INFINITY HALL LIVE" from 2013.

Also airs on KLCS: 7-8 pm Jan 11, 2-3 am Jan 12.

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Early Mon on KCET Link TV:
3-5 am "BECOMING CALIFORNIA" uses a PAT METHANY soundtrack to tell the geologic history of the Golden State.

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Mon, Jan 11, on KCET Link TV:
10-10:30 am "ART WOLFE: TRAVELS TO THE EDGE" from 2008 highlights contemporary Maori artists in New Zealand.

Repeats 3-3:30 pm; twice a day on Jan 13 & Jan 15: 10-10:30 am & 3-3:30 pm.

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Mon, Jan 11, on KCET TV:
2:30-4 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE" is the renowned Irish song-dance-fiddle troupe's 2011 annual special for American public TV that always airs when a station is begging for money.

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Mon, Jan 11, on KLCS TV:
7-8 pm "INFINITY HALL LIVE" from 2015 brings a performance by TOAD THE WET SPROCKET.

Repeats 2-3 am.

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Mon, Jan 11, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
7-7:30 pm "LAaRT" is a series profiling Southern California artists and musicians. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Mon, Jan 11, on KLCS TV:
9-10 pm "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" airs the 2015 season premiere show with THE ZAC BROWN BAND.

Repeats 4-5 am.


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After midnight,
Mon, Jan 11 /
Tue, Jan 12, am
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Late Mon / early Tue, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
1:30-2 am "LAaRT" is a series profiling Southern California artists and musicians. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Late Mon / early Tue, on KLCS TV:
2-3 am "INFINITY HALL LIVE" from 2015 brings a performance by TOAD THE WET SPROCKET.

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Late Mon / early Tue, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.

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Late Mon / early Tue, on KLCS TV:
4-5 am "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" airs the 2015 season premiere show with THE ZAC BROWN BAND.


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Tue, Jan 12...
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Tue, Jan 12, on Palladia:
8:30-9 am "UNPLUGGED" from 2009 brings SILVERSUN PUCKUPS playing all-acoustic.

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★ A Guide "SHOW-of-the-WEEK" pick...
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Tue, Jan 12, on Palladia:
11:30 am-1 pm "BIG EASY EXPRESS" (2012) is the documentary of the chartered train of cars from the classic "name trains" and the way it figured integrally with the concert tour by MUMFORD & SONS,  OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, and EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS from Oakland to New Orleans.

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Tue, Jan 12, on Palladia:
3-4 pm ADELE performs for the 2012 season opener of "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" shot in Santa Monica, CA.

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Tue, Jan 12, on KCET TV:
8-9 pm "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Tue, Jan 12, on KCET TV:
10-10:30 pm "STUDIO A" is a weekly music series profiling Southern California musicians and bands, across all genres. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Tue, Jan 12, on KCET TV:
11 pm-midnight "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.


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After midnight,
Tue, Jan 12 /
Wed, Jan 13, am
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Late Tue / early Wed, Jan 13, on KCET TV:
2:30-3 pm "STUDIO A" is a weekly music series profiling Southern California musicians and bands, across all genres. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Late Tue / early Wed, on KCET TV:
3:30-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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Wed, Jan 13...
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Wed, Jan 13, on KCET TV:
5-6 am "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Wed, Jan 13, on KCET TV:
2:30-4 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE" is the renowned Irish song-dance-fiddle troupe's 2011 annual special for American public TV that always airs when a station is begging for money.

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Wed, Jan 13, on KLCS-4 TV:
9-10 pm "SPIRITS FOR SALE" (2007) examines Native American responses to the commercialization of their traditional rituals and practices.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Repeats 3-4 am Jan 14.

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Wed, Jan 13, on KLCS TV:
9:30-10 pm "COMPOSERS ON COMPOSING" is a documentary series that focuses on the artists who create musical scores for TV shows.

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Wed, Jan 13, on KLCS-4 TV:
10-11 pm "FOR THE GENERATIONS" profiles Native American performance artists, including Grammy winners Robert Mirabal and Bill Miller, pop diva Jana Mashonee, ballet dancers Michael Greyeyes and Santee Smith, and R&B songstress Martha Redbone.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

Repeats 4-5 am Jan 14.


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After midnight,
Wed, Jan 13 /
Thu, Jan 14, am
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Late Wed / early Thu, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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Thu, Jan 14...
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Thu, Jan 14, on KLCS-4 TV:
8-8:30 am "TANSI NEHIYAWETAN" airs a 2010 episode titled "MUSIC" in which its kid cast members visit a music store to try their hands at various instruments.

Part of the month-long special programming for Native American month on various PBS stations.

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Thu, Jan 14, on Palladia:
9-10 am "JOE BONAMASSA: LIVE AT RED ROCKS" is a 2015 concert by the guitar master at Denver's spectacular amphitheatre.

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Thu, Jan 14, on KCET TV:
9:30-10 am "TRAVEL WITH KIDS" attends "a children's musical concert" during a visit to Venice, Italy in 2014.

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Thu, Jan 14, on KCET TV:
10-10:30 am "RICK STEVE'S EUROPE" features the music, art, and gardens of "Vienna & the Danube," from 2008.

Repeats 7:30-8 pm.

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Thu, Jan 14, on Palladia:
10 am-noon "THE DOORS: WHEN YOU'RE STRANGE" (2008) is an insightful documentary with never-before-seen footage.

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Thu, Jan 14, on Palladia:
1:30-3 pm "PLANES, TRAINS, AND ERIC CLAPTON" is a 2014 music doc of his Far & Middle East tour.

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Thu, Jan 14, on Palladia:
4:30-6 pm "DOLLY PARTON: LIVE" is her set from the 2014 "Glastonbury Festival."

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Thu, Jan 14, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
7-8 pm "A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN CREATIVITY" is a new 2016 edition of "IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE" with performances by JAMES TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, QUEEN LATIFAH, KEB' MO', SMOKEY ROBINSON, TROMBONE SHORTY, ESPERANZA SPALDING, and more.

Also airs on "PBS+" 4-5 am & 11 am-noon on Jan 15.

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Thu, Jan 14, on KCET TV:
7:30-8 am "RICK STEVE'S EUROPE" features the music, art, and gardens of "Vienna & the Danube," from 2008.

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Thu, Jan 14, on KLCS TV:
10:30-11 pm "GLOBE TREKKER" brings a 2013 edition from "AROUND THE WORLD: ACROSS AMERICA" that includes some good Americana-roots music.


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Late Thu / early Fri, Jan 15, on KCET TV:
2-3 am "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Late Thu / early Fri, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.

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Early Fri, Jan 15, on "PBS+":
4-5 am "A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN CREATIVITY" is a new 2016 edition of "IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE" with performances by JAMES TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, QUEEN LATIFAH, KEB' MO', SMOKEY ROBINSON, TROMBONE SHORTY, ESPERANZA SPALDING, and more.

Also airs on "PBS+" 4-5 am & 11 am-noon on Jan 15.


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Fri, Jan 15, on "PBS+":
11 am-noon "A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN CREATIVITY" is a new 2016 edition of "IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE" with performances by JAMES TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, QUEEN LATIFAH, KEB' MO', SMOKEY ROBINSON, TROMBONE SHORTY, ESPERANZA SPALDING, and more.

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Fri, Jan 15, on VHCRW:
6:30-8 pm "HEART: DREAMBOAT ANNIE" is a 2007 concert of the Seattle-based sisters and their band doing the entire classic album from the '70s, including its landmark all-acoustic tracks.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KLCS TV:
8-8:30 pm "SUN STUDIO SESSIONS" airs a 2015 edition with BILLY WOODWARD.

Repeats 3-3:30 am.

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Fri, Jan 15, on VHCRW:
8-11 pm "PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCK ON" (2013) is compiled from the 1976 US tour.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KLCS TV:
8:30-9 pm "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" repeats a 2015 edition with AMOS LEE.

Repeats 3:30-4 am.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
8:30-9 pm "LAaRT" is a series profiling Southern California artists and musicians. Repeats and other episodes appear throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KLCS TV:
9-10 pm "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" airs a 2015 edition with KENDRICK LAMAR.

Repeats 4-5 am.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KCET TV:
9-10 pm "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KLCS TV:
10-11 pm "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with the TREY ANASTASIO BAND at the Brooklyn Bowl.

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Fri, Jan 15, on KCET TV:
11 pm-midnight "ARTBOUND" is the weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. Repeats, and other episodes appear, throughout the Guide's TV schedules.


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Fri, Jan 15 /
Sat, Jan 16, am
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Late Fri / early Sat, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
3:30-4 am "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" repeats a 2015 edition with AMOS LEE.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
4-5 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" airs a 2015 edition with KENDRICK LAMAR.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on "PBS+":
4:30-5 am "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACKS" brings a concert or festival set by an Americana band, ensemble, or artist.

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Late Fri / early Sat, on KLCS TV:
5-6 am "FRONT & CENTER" repeats a 2015 edition with ZAKK WYLDE & BLACK LABEL SOCIETY at the Iridium in NYC.


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Sat, Jan 16, on KCET TV:
7-7:30 am "WUNDERKIND: LITTLE AMADEUS" is a 2009 animated music series about the Mozart family.

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Sat, Jan 16, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
10-11:30 am "GREAT PERFORMANCES," the PBS signature performing arts series, re-airs a recent edition.

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Sat, Jan 16, on KCET TV:
Noon-2 pm "SOULFUL SYMPHONY WITH D. ATWATER" is a 2009 production profiling an 85-member African-American orchestra.

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Sat, Jan 16, on VHCRW:
1-6 pm "CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL '04" includes performances by B.B. KING, BUDDY GUY, ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND, JOE WALSH, and ZZ TOP.

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Sat, Jan 16, on KCET TV:
7-8 pm "VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER" airs a 2007 edition from "San Sylmar," the Nethercutt Museum, which mixes one of the world's best collections of mechanical musical instruments with vintage automobiles, a railroad "land yacht" passenger car, and a gleaming Canadian steam locomotive.

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Sat, Jan 16, on KCET TV:
11 pm-1 am "MOTOWN 25" is a 1983 salute to the record label on its silver anniversary.


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Sat, Jan 16 /
Sun, Jan 17, am
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Late Sat / early Sun, on VHCRW:
Midnight-1 am WEIRD AL YANKOVIC is profiled in a 2012 edition of "BEHIND THE MUSIC: REMASTERED."

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Late Sat / early Sun, on KCET TV:
1-2:30 am "HE TOUCHED ME: ELVIS PRESLEY" is a 1999 show exploring Elvis' love for performing gospel music.

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Late Sat / early Sun, on KLCS TV:
1:30-2 am "RHYTHM ABROAD" is a series exploring the language of dance and music. This episode is "Spain," and in it, host BRITTANY PIERCE learns flamenco.

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Late Sat / early Sun, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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Sun, Jan 17, on KCET Link TV:
6-7 am "COLORED FRAMES" (2007) is "a history of African-American art from the Civil Rights era to the present."

Repeats 2-3 pm.

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Sun, Jan 17, on KCET TV:
7-7:30 am "WUNDERKIND: LITTLE AMADEUS" is a 2009 animated music series about the Mozart family.

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Sun, Jan 17, on KCET TV:
Noon-2 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY" is the renowned Irish song-dance-fiddle troupe's 2013 special for American public TV that always airs when a station is begging for money.

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Sun, Jan 17, on KCET TV:
2-3:30 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE" is the renowned Irish song-dance-fiddle troupe's 2011 annual special for American public TV that always airs when a station is begging for money.

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Sun, Jan 17, on KCET TV:
5:30-6:30 pm "ARTBOUND" is a weekly series exploring the arts in Southern California. It repeats and airs additional episodes throughout the Guide's TV schedules.

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Sun, Jan 17, on KOCE aka PBS SoCal:
7-9 pm "GREAT PERFORMANCES," the PBS signature performing arts series, airs a new or re-airs a recent edition.

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Sun, Jan 17, on Palladia:
10-11:30 pm "KANSAS: MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE" is a wonderful 2015 documentary about the band from Kansas, named Kansas, and their journey through the twists and turns of the music industry. Features some fine performances.

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Thu, Jan 14, on Palladia:
11:30 pm-2 am "TOTO - 35th ANNIVERSARY LIVE" is the band's 2015 concert in Lodz, Poland.


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Sun, Jan 17 /
Mon, Jan 18, am
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Late Sun / early Mon, on KCET TV:
3-5 am "CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE" is mostly classical music, theatre, ballet, and clips of classic films, all packaged as music videos, airing nightly. Great for relaxing insomniacs.


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