Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra plays numerous classical and pop music concertsthroughout the year. The symphony plays at the Terrace Theater in the Long BeachConvention and Entertainment Center. [8]KJAZZ 88.1 FM (KKJZ) broadcasts from California State University, Long Beach. Thestation features jazz and blues music exclusively and can also be listened to over theInternet. [9]Long Beach is the host to a number of long-running music festivals. They include theBob Marley Reggae Festival (February), the Cajun & Zydeco Festival (May), the AlohaConcert Jam (Hawaiian music, June), the Long Beach Jazz Festival (August), the LongBeach Blues Festival (September, since 1980), and the Brazilian Street Carnaval(Brazilian music, September).The bands Sublime, the Long Beach Dub Allstars (formed by the members of Sublimeafter their lead singer Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose) and Long Beach Shortbus(formed after the break-up of the Allstars) are from Long Beach.New-wave punk band Le Shok hailed from Long Beach.Rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Zack de la Rocha were born and raised in LongBeach. The city is also home to the VIP Records store which has been featured in musicvideos by Snoop Dogg and other rap music artists. (The corner of "21 and Lewis" thatWarren G mentions in "Regulate" is very close to VIP Records.)Melissa Etheridge got her start performing at Que Sera, a former lesbian bar in LongBeach.The Carpenters, a pop group from the 1960s and 1970s, consisted of musicians who wereall students and Calfornia State University, Long Beach. The Richard and KarenCarpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB is named in honor of these famous alums ofthe Music Department.The Long Beach Municipal Band, founded in 1909 is the longest running, municipallysupported band in the country. In 2005, the band played 24 concerts in various parksaround Long Beach. [10]The Long Beach Community Band, including the Shoreline Concert Band and the BluePacific Swing Band, is an all volunteer group of musicians that's been performingconcerts in the Long Beach area since 1947. [11]The Vault 350, a music performance nightclub, is one of several bars and nightclubslocated on Pine Avenue in Downtown Long Beach. The popular Blues Cafe is locatednearby.Sports