Dana “Aldo” Castaldo, the founder and the musical heart of Los Angeles rock band Red Light Go, talked to our music blogger Dan Rickabus about his music. And don’t miss his recent performance with his wife, Claudia, on Music In Our House!
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July 23, 2010, at 12:07 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | Interviews | Music — band / Dana Castaldo / hard rock / interview / Music / musician / Red Light Go / rock / rock'n'roll / singer
July 20, 2010, at 5:24 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | audio podcast | Interviews | Music — Adjoa Skinner / Artist In Residence / interview / Music / musician
May 25, 2010, at 6:17 pm — Arts and Culture | Music — Animaniacs / Art / big / concept / Emilee Petersmark / Music / musician / song / tiny
Playing with the scope and scale of the music as a whole vs. the actual message of the song is quite fascinating to me – especially when huge songs deal with tiny momentary topics, or tiny songs deal with massive truths. May 20, 2010, at 12:16 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Music | music tracks — Adjoa Skinner / Artist In Residence / Music / musician / singer
The Avocado Jungle is proud to welcome our new Artist In Residence, Adjoa Skinner, and to present a track from her EP Nothin More To Say. This is “Never”. Never by Adjoa Skinner. April 15, 2010, at 6:42 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Music | music tracks — classical music / Derek Polischuk / Music / musician / orchestra / pianist / piano / piano concerto / Shostakovich / strings / trumpet
The Avocado Jungle is excited to share with you an excellent performance of the Shostakovich Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35. Pianist Derek Polischuk is on the stage with Richard Illman on trumpet and the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 – I. Allegretto April 15, 2010, at 6:38 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | Interviews | Music — classical music / Derek Polischuk / interview / Mozart / Music / musician / pianist / piano / Shostakovich
I had the pleasure of an interview with concert pianist, educator, and great guy Derek Polischuk. This is the second part of two. Listen to part two of the interview. Or go to part one. April 14, 2010, at 6:17 pm — Art | Arts and Culture | Music | Photography — Aldo / alternative rock / Angela Richelle / Artist In Residence / Claudia Castaldo / Dan Rickabus / Dana Castaldo / David P. Kronmiller / Jeremy Olsen / Kevin Kubota / Music / musician / Pasadena Rehearsal Studios / Photography / recording / Red Light Go / rock / rock'n'roll / Stephen Puella
Last month, Dana Castaldo, aka Aldo—guitarist, lead singer, and creator of rock band Red Light Go—brought one of his songs to the recording studio for a collaborative recording session exclusively for the Avocado Jungle. I took some shots of the occasion. April 10, 2010, at 11:00 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Music | music tracks — classical music / Derek Polischuk / Mozart / Music / musician / orchestra / pianist / piano
The Avocado Jungle is thrilled to share with you a very fine performance by pianist Derek Polischuk and the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D Minor. April 10, 2010, at 9:00 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | Interviews | Music — classical music / Derek Polischuk / interview / Mozart / Music / musician / pianist / piano / Shostakovich
Teaching at Michigan State University’s College of Music in East Lansing is an incredible pianist and teacher with a sharp mind and an infectiously positive outlook, Derek Polischuk. I had the pleasure of an interview with him. This is part 1 of 2. Listen to the interview. |
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