Three Finalists are set to compete at Concerts in the Park in July to determine who will represent Santa Clarita regionally in America’s Country Showdown. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Country Showdown is the nation’s longest running country contest, giving stars such as Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, and Toby Keith ...

Fresh off their butt-rockin’ set at last Thursday night’s “Senses on Main” block party on, local punkabilly ravers and SCVTV “House Blend” stars Hard Six are among the local Santa Clarita-Ventura bands ripping it up this first weekend of summer 2016 at the 8th Roadshow Revival American roots music festival in Ventura. By Stephen K. Peeples Hard Six – featuring ...

SCV Rock Beat – June 16, 2016 – Stars of SCVTV’s “House Blend” music and interview show will shine from the mountains to the sea this weekend. By Stephen K. Peeples Thursday night, bad-ass local punkabilly blues-rock band Hard Six opens for L.A. rockapunkers Three Bad Jacks at this month’s “Senses on Main” block party on Main Street in Old ...

In partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission is set to host a town hall meeting to discuss the county’s cultural equity and inclusion initiative at the Centre in Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Set for June 22 at 7 p.m. at the ...

Officials from the Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series announced an exciting new lineup of music for the 2016 summer season on Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. For the 17th year, the sounds of live jazz and blues bands will once again fill Town Center Drive in Valencia, featuring regional, ...

Two productions were filming in downtown Newhall on Monday, including a brand new USA cable network series starring Ryan Phillippe based on the 2007 film “Shooter,” as well as a made-for-TV feature film called “Once Upon A Date.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Dozens of Paramount Pictures trucks, trailers and tents ...

Family, Friends, Students & Bandmates Flood Social Media with Tributes and Memories By Stephen K. Peeples Ed. Note: This article was first published at StephenKPeeples.com. Reposted with permission. Longtime Santa Clarita resident and Arroyo Seco Junior High School band director Rod Bennett’s tragic death late Wednesday afternoon, May 25, while on a routine (for him) cycle ride, has hit the ...

A 2007 Canyon High School grad and longtime musician embarked on pop star Selena Gomez’s “Revival” tour earlier this month as her drummer, according to family members. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita native Steven J. Robinson performed his first show alongside the singer in Las Vegas, Nevada on May ...

By Stephen K. Peeples College of the Canyons music students have spent the semester prepping for this weekend’s spring finales at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC. The Jazz Department’s annual “POPS!” concert featuring the award-winning Studio Jazz Ensemble and the Lab Band is Friday night starting at 7:30. Director KC Manji will lead the bands through sets ...

Yesterday at FASTFRAME Valencia, the judges for the Congressional Art Competition, a contest for high school artists, picked the winning artwork, with the first place artist to travel to Washington D.C. to tour the city and see their piece displayed in the nation’s capitol. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Qianjing Ma ...