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Kelly Jones of Stereophonics’ new band Far From Saints has been announced as special guests for Kings of Leon’s upcoming May Bank Holiday shows.The band, which features Jones and Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and The Wave, will join the rock legends for two huge outdoor shows taking. place at the iconic Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham AFC, on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May 2023.The first show sold out instantly. Local Wrexham-based indie band The Declan Swans will also be joining the bill.Far From Saints…

Over a decade before he died, Leon Russell began writing a never-completed memoir that highlighted a story of deep humiliation. Upon noticing, at age 4, that his genitals looked different from those of his female cousin, the two began to examine each other in a secluded playhouse. That is, until a stern aunt discovered them and, instead of recognizing their play as innocent exploration, proceeded to parade Russell in front of his entire family while accusing him of any number of high crimes and heinous acts. “That…

Kings of Leon will play two huge outdoor shows at Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham AFC, on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May 2023.Taking place over the Bank Holiday weekend, the shows follow the band’s massive UK arena tour in 2022. That run included two shows at The O2 in London and it was the band’s first UK shows since headlining Reading and Leeds Festival in 2018.The Racecourse Ground is the world’s oldest international stadium that still continues to host international games. Formed in 1864, Wrexham AFC are the…

Laventille, high in the hills above Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, may be a poor part of Trinidad but it has historic cultural riches. Chief among them is Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, a name that speaks of a community battling extreme disadvantage. Active since the mid-1940s, the group is known for electrifying performances and the unwavering loyalty of its players. Some sign up for life.“One of the members just celebrated his 81st birthday, and he’s been in the band since he was a little kid,” Leon…

If you were ever lucky enough to visit Richard Swift’s recording studio in Cottage Grove, Oregon, you would have found a private kingdom hidden in the back yard behind his family home: keyboards triple-stacked among thrift-store finds, a sea of vintage guitars, a custom-made drum kit, plumes of palo santo half-covering the scent of weed.“It was basically his art space,” says Dan Auerbach, usually of the Black Keys. “He modelled it after the videos of Lee Perry and his studio.” Here, Swift would spend his days honing the…

On Tuesday morning, embattled L.A. Councilmember Kevin de León appeared on CNN and reiterated that he had no plans of resigning in the wake of a leaked audio tape that rocked city hall two months ago.Calls for De León’s resignation have come from all sides — from his colleagues and mine, activist groups, and even President Biden. Still, the council member said that he would not step down.“Tens of millions of Americans go to work every single day with folks that they don’t like,” De León told anchor Kate Bolduan. “You know…

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León showed up for Tuesday’s council meeting nearly two hours into the proceedings, prompting council President Paul Krekorian to immediately call a recess.Council members walked out of the chamber as competing groups of spectators screamed, with protesters angrily yelling for De León to leave and supporters of the council member chanting his name and “Sí, se puede.”As De León entered the room, Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez quickly headed for the exit and…

Since mid-November, Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León has been gallivanting around his Eastside district as if the past few months never happened.Instead of going on the citywide apology tour he vowed to do after a leaked racist tape upended L.A. City Hall like few scandals have, his Instagram account has promoted nonstop videos of him spreading holiday cheer. Free toys in Eagle Rock! Free turkeys in Boyle Heights! Free Christmas trees! A mariachi serenade for his birthday in Highland Park!Each reel features a…

The fight between embattled Councilman Kevin de León and an activist Friday night has heightened the simmering tensions in L.A. politics over the leak of racist audio that has rocked City Hall.De León — the only of the three council members on the recording to still be in office — has sparked protests outside his home and at City Hall. What happened Friday night at a holiday gift giveaway in Lincoln Heights took matters to another level.It occurred in front of neighborhood children who gathered for what was supposed to be…

Hours after drawing protesters’ ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night, in an altercation at least partially caught on video. The council member said in a statement that he was assaulted. Activists said De León was the aggressor. De León was at Lincoln Park for a toy giveaway and holiday tree lighting when the incident occurred, his office told The Times. A video posted to Twitter by two local activist…