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He set up a website where people who lost instruments in the Eaton and Palisades fires can register and people can provide donations. https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/altadena-musicians-website-instrument-donations

Brian May said "it's a good riff":

Musicians lost not only their homes - also their instruments. https://symphony.org/features/music-musicians-and-the-la-wildfires/

From Smithsonian: Estoy Aquí: Music of the Chicano Movement (6-8) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Cajun and Zydeco Music: Flavors of Southwest Louisiana (6-8) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings I hope the weblinks work.

Yes, I remember when I could hear "Mirage" on AM radio - it was another world

Marianne Faithfull's 1979 album Broken English is unforgettable for me. RIP.

I know of two ladies who sat in the last rows (cheapest seats) to see Aerosmith - but just before the concert began, a band representative walked up to them and asked if they would like to sit on the front row for free. They happily moved to the front row – but then they had to watch out for the saliva and sweat that came from the stage.

More on Schoenberg: The composer’s son stored over 100,000 of his father’s scores at Belmont. The scores were held in a digital back-up, but this was also destroyed in the fire. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/arnold-schoenberg-scores-destroyed-la-fires/

The Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-01-15/fires-la-music-jake-viator-bob-clearmountain-poolside-musicares

Speaking of Schoenberg, the fire has done some damage: https://www.ludwig-van.com/main/2025/01/13/schoenberg-archive-incinerated-historic-blaze/

Yes. Right now I am listening to the Boulez piece, Le Marteau Sans Maître

Composer, conductor, polemicist and iconoclast Pierre Boulez was born 100 years ago and, on his death in 2016, left classical music utterly changed. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/08/pierre-boulez-centenary--he-jolted-us-out-of-our-comfort-zone-antonio-pappano-martyn-brabbins-and-more-on-the-composer

I believe several people on this forum have lived in Austin, TX. They might remember Waterloo Records - here is some recent news: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2025-01-03/waterloo-records-owner-john-kunz-saves-his-42-year-old-baby-by-selling-it/

For those who have not yet seen this blog: Charles Mingus’ final public appearance took place on June 18, 1978 when he was invited to participate in the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival that took place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., organized by President Jimmy Carter’s office and George Wein, the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival. https://www.charlesmingus.com/blog/farewell-president-jimmy-carter?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=677ca01e5990f33c21180de7&ss_email_id=677caae6a0cdf81e577e54cf&ss_campaign_name=Farewell+Jimmy+Carter%2C+Mingus+anniversary%2C+shows%2C+festival&ss_campaign_sent_date=2025-01-07T04%3A18%3A09Z

It is located outside the venue where Gallagher played regularly throughout the Troubles in Northern Ireland. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced8jpdevjeo