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Yucaipa High School Concert Choir, Madrigals and Symphonic bands wowed an audience of over 800 on Dec. 10 at Yucaipa Christian Church during its Holiday concert. Read More

Dec. 19 at Gumbo Ya Ya at Bar Lexington, 367 E. Main. $5. www.barlexington.com. The nearly clichéd axiom of "follow the leader" has long been an accepted band practice in jazz, even though the music almost always depends on the improvisatory input of each player. Read More

Minsk, "With Echoes in the Movement of Stone" (Relapse): Besides providing the year's coolest album title, this Chicago/Peoria quartet delivers a cerebral yet crushing mix of tribal drumming, astral guitar texture, monks-in-a-monastery vocals and progressive structure, topped with a sense of the epic. Read More

Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens The observant will note that the last time through the Fast Citizens flew under tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson's moniker. Read More

LeTourneau University 's December commencement ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, in the university's S. E. Belcher, Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 South Mobberly Ave. LETU President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford will officiate the ceremony awarding diplomas to about 150 graduates, including traditional college-age students and nontraditional, working adult undergraduate and graduate students. Read More