Stein Scores Grammy

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on March 3, 2005

In the midst of all of the glamour of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, one could easily miss the hurrahs of one local cantor. But it was a proud moment for Chazzan Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, one of a group of musicians honored Feb. 13 with an award in the Best Children's Music category for ""cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins."

Spend Chanukah Barenaked

By Keren Engelberg
Published on December 2, 2004

While naming your holiday album "Barenaked for the Holidays" is a pretty catchy way to get some attention, for the quirky pop band that calls itself the Barenaked Ladies, it made sense -- about as much sense as getting naked on "The Sharon Osbourne Show" last year, anyway. Apparently, stripping down's just part of the offbeat Canadians' sense of fun. So it follows that anyone expecting the Ladies' holiday album to be anything less than silly would be, well, silly.

The new CD offers up revamped Christmas, Chanukah and New Year's classics, as well as a few original tunes, including one called "Hanukkah Blessings," written by Jewish band member Steven Page. The reinterpreted songs include a version of "Jingle Bells" that has "the extra lines you remember from being a kid," Page recently told rollingstone.com.

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Long-Hair Music Gets Kid’sBuzz Cut in ‘Beethoven’s Wig’

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on April 22, 2004

Move over Baby Mozart and Baby Bach. If you really want your children to learn the classics -- and know the composer's name to boot -- check out "Beethoven's Wig, Sing Along Symphonies."

The Music Men

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 14, 2002

Move over Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.

The Three Jewish Tenors are coming to the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa next month, accompanied by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.