CITY COUNCIL: Hyperion Outfall Serenaders honored, 50 years as City of MB’s official bandÂ

by Mark McDermott At the beginning of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Amy Howorth recalled the moment she first heard the official band of Manhattan Beach. Twenty-eight years ago, the Howorth family had newly arrived in town. It was a Saturday morning in October, and Howorth was exhausted. She and her husband and two […]
South Bay musicians lend support to Cooper Fest

Photos by Chris Miller The Second Annual Cooper Fest, in Redondo Beach last Saturday, raised over $30,000 for The Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA. Pennywise’s Jim Lindberg, who mentored Cooper Jones on songwriting throughout the pandemic, performed songs from his soon to be released, new album. Jones also performed a new song, “Hollow,” […]