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Johnny Taylor (comedian)
Johnny Taylor, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster from Sacramento, California. Taylor has released two comedy albums and a charity single on Stand Up! Records. His debut, 2014's ''Tangled Up in Plaid'', reached No. 7 on the iTunes comedy chart. His 2018 followup album and video ''Bummin' with the Devil'' reached No. 1 on both the Amazon and iTunes comedy charts. Early life Taylor was born March 5, 1977, in Riverside, California. He has called his childhood "rocky"; his family moved several dozen times before settling in Sacramento. He was an amateur boxer from 13 to 19, and competed in Police Athletic League and Golden Gloves tournaments in Sacramento and Reno, Nevada. He hoped to turn professional, but a detached retina forced his retirement. He became a boxing trainer and co-owned a gym before becoming a comedian full-time. Career Taylor began performing stand-up in May 2011, at age 33. Taylor's work ethic helped fuel his rise in the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County, and is about southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 61st-most-populous city in the United States and 12th-most-populous city in California. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 314,998. Along with San Bernardino, Riverside is a principal city in the nation's 13th-largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (pop. 4,599,839) ranks in population just below San Francisco (4,749,008) and above Detroit (4,392,041). Riverside was founded in the early 1870s. It is the birthplace of the California citrus industry and home of the Mission Inn, the nation's largest Mission Revival Style building. It is also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KUTX
KUTX (98.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Leander, Texas and serving the greater Austin, Texas area with an Adult album alternative format. The station is owned by University of Texas at Austin with headquarters at the Belo Center for New Media (A0704) on the University of Texas at Austin campus. History 98.9 signed on in 1988 at 99.1 FM as KLTD, "Kool 99 FM" with the Satellite Music Network's "Kool Gold" format by Adams Broadcasting, which eventually spun off the Kool Gold format to Dial Global. On July 3, 1993, KLTD changed calls to KUTZ and format to hard rock as part of the Satellite Music Network-Z Rock Network. In 1996, 98.9 FM changed to news/talk as KJFK, which lasted until September 2000 when Border Media Partners acquired the station and changed formats to Rock AC as "The Hill", KHHL. Later, 98.9 FM became Spanish CHR, "Exitos 98.9", and then "La Ley 98.9" with a Regional Mexican format. The Regional Mexican format lasted until November 29, 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McSweeneys
McSweeney's Publishing is an American non-profit publishing, publishing house founded by Dave Eggers in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco. Initially publishing the literary journal'' Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'', the company has moved to novels, books of poetry, and other periodicals. Company history Since 2002 Advanced Marketing Services had been the parent company of McSweeney's distributor Publishers Group West (PGW), but in 2006 they declared bankruptcy. At the time of the filing, PGW owed McSweeney's about $600,000. McSweeney's eventually accepted an offer from Perseus Books Group to take over distribution; the deal paid McSweeney's 70 percent of the money owed by PGW. In June 2007, McSweeney's held a successful sale and eBay auction which helped make up the difference. As of 2013, the company's archives, including rare material from its founding and its early history, are held in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas. In October 2014, Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Humbarger
Daniel Humbarger is an American stand-up comedian from Sacramento, California. Humbarger's 2018 Stand Up! Records album ''Funny Bones'' reached No. 1 on Amazon's comedy chart and No. 2 on the iTunes comedy chart. Early life Humbarger was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His family moved frequently; he lived in six states and attended 11 schools before his family settled during his teen years in Washington state. His father, a truck driver, died when Humbarger was 13; Humbarger told Capital Public Radio that the event brought a dark edge to his comedy. Humbarger was a rave DJ for two years before joining the United States Air Force to fund his college studies, eventually settling in Sacramento. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of California, San Diego, then went to the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law. He worked as an attorney in corporate bankruptcy for several years. Career Stand-up comedy Humbarger began performing at open mics in 2002, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacramento Bee
''The Sacramento Bee'' is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, ''The Bee'' has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 27th largest paper in the U.S. It is distributed in the upper Sacramento Valley, with a total circulation area that spans about : south to Stockton, California, north to the Oregon border, east to Reno, Nevada, and west to the San Francisco Bay Area.History of ''The Sacramento Bee'' from the newspaper's website ''The Bee'' is the flagship of the nationwide . Its "Scoopy Bee" mascot, created by |
Dwarves (band)
The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.Gentile, John (2009)Interview: Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, ''The A.V. Club'', April 13, 2009, retrieved February 7, 2010 Formed as a garage punk band under the name Suburban Nightmare, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock sound emphasizing intentionally shocking lyrics. They have been described as "one of the last true bastions of punk rock ideology in the contemporary musical age".The Dwarves ", '''', 2009, retrieved February 7, 2010 Histo ...
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Blag Dahlia
Paul Cafaro (born May 8, 1966), known professionally as Blag Dahlia, is an American singer and record producer, best known as the vocalist for punk band Dwarves.Ritchie, Ryan (2007)Locals Only – Blood, Guts and Literacy: Blag Dahlia steps out from behind the Dwarves to wax hysterical", ''OC Weekly'', July 12, 2007, retrieved February 7, 2010 Career Music Dahlia is best known as the frontman of Dwarves, a punk rock band, which he founded while attending Highland Park High School in suburban Chicago in the mid-1980s. With the Dwarves, he has written and produced nearly a dozen studio records over a span of over 30 years. He has produced albums by Mondo Generator, Dwarves, F.Y.P, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, Swingin' Utters, and The God Awfuls. He also released solo material as Blag Dahlia and under one of his other aliases, Earl Lee Grace. '' Blackgrass'' (1995), a 13-song LP of bluegrass songs, was released on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label using a backin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Benson
Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released eight solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs. Recording career ''One Mississippi'' Benson was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His debut album, '' One Mississippi'', was released in 1996 on Virgin Records. The album, which features several contributions from Jason Falkner, failed to sell in sufficient numbers and Benson was subsequently dropped by Virgin. ''Lapalco'' In 2002, the follow-up to ''One Mississippi'' was released, '' Lapalco''. Again, the critical plaudits poured in, but this time the record enjoyed a certain degree of commercial success, selling more than three times as many copies as ''One Mississippi''. The song "Good To Me" from this album appeared on the British show ''Teachers'' during series three and was included on the series soundtrack; it was also covered by The White Stripes for the B-side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Times
''The Hard Times'' is a satirical website with a focus on punk (especially hardcore punk and first wave screamo), alt music, and millennial culture founded in 2014 by former ''SF Weekly'' music editor Matt Saincome, his brother Ed Saincome, and comedian Bill Conway. It has been compared to '' The Onion'', ''ClickHole'', and ''Reductress'' in style, and has received praise for its specificity and niche appeal. ''The Hard Times'' also publishes ''Hard Drive'', a satirical video game vertical, hosts stand-up comedy shows at music festivals, and produces podcasts. As of 2021, the Hard Times podcast network included: *''The Hard Times Podcast'', hosted by co-founders Bill Conway and Matt Saincome *''The Hard Drive Podcast'', hosted by Hard Drive co-creators Jeremy Kaplowitz and Mark Roebuck *''Hard Money’s Million Dollar Podcast'' *''The First Ever Podcast'', hosted by Jeremy Bolm, vocalist of Touché Amoré *''Fanboys'' *''Up the Blunx'' *''Coward Hour'', hosted by comedians B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Posehn
Brian Edmund Posehn (; born July 6, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role in HBO's ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998). He is known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB's '' Mission Hill'' and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's ''The Sarah Silverman Program''. Posehn had a recurring role on ''The Big Bang Theory'' as geologist Bert Kibbler. As a stand-up comedian, Posehn has released four comedy albums and one standalone music album. He has hosted the online ''Dungeons & Dragons'' podcast ''Nerd Poker'' since 2012. He has also done voice work for video games such as ''Halo 2'', ''FusionFall'', ''Brütal Legend'', and '' Minecraft: Story Mode''. Posehn received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for his work on ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico, California
Chico ( ; Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, reflecting an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 Census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the largest city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world. History The first known inhabitants of the area now known as Chico—a Spanish word meaning "little"—were the Mechoopda Maidu Native Americans. The City of Chico was founded in 1860 by John Bidwell, a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California in 1843. During the American Civil War, Camp Bidwell (named for John Bidwell, by then a brigadier general of the California Militia), was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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