The 1980s were a time of experimentation and excess that saw the birth of hair metal, thrash metal, alternative rock, new wave, and other new genres. Solo artists and pop excluded, here are the 20 ...

The Best Is Yet To Come; Sophisticated Lady ... You Ain't Had The Blues; When He Makes Music; (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over; When Did You Leave Heaven?; You Don't Know What Love Is; Satin Doll; ...

Nocturne hosts live music five nights a week with some of the best in local jazz talent, who sometimes play monthly residencies; nationally known jazz musicians like Jeff Hamilton play there ...

Louder Than Hell @ Metro Music Hall 1/2, Frontiers of Jazz @ Fountain Records 1/2, Nora en Pure @ The Marquis 1/3, and more.

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.