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It's 9:15 a.m. on a Monday morning on Stage 46 at CBS Television City. Harold Wheeler, music director for ABC's hit "Dancing With the Stars," is already well into rehearsal with his 17-piece band and quartet of singers for that night's live, two-hour show. baton while actress Melissa Joan Hart and her pro partner Mark Ballas waltz around the floor while the stage's mirrored ball spins slowly, showering the room with points of light. Read More

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating the career of Janis Joplin as part of the 14th Annual American Music Masters Series. Read More

Jazz and swing-era music are two types of genres to be offered on Sunday, Nov. 8. Read More

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Asleep at the Wheel concert originally scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Babcock Theatre has been moved to Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Babcock. Read More

In the late '90s, a singer by the name of Ellis James used to croon Elvis tunes during annual concerts at the Monticello Opera House. Read More

The Radiators play two nights of early blues at Tipitina's this weekend. Read More

For 50 years, musical hipsters have been talking about Mose Allison's boogie-woogie piano and the way he sings, in a sort of scatting jazz, be-bop style. Read More

HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 'Theatre Speaks' series with a men's forum, Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4:30PM. Read More

Jazz fans serious and jazz fans casual converged on Travis Park Saturday for day one of the 26th annual edition of the Jazz'SAlive festival. Read More