Music programming on PBS SoCal in June

June 2012 Programming Highlights on PBS SoCaL


Saturday, June 2, 7 p.m. – “The British Beat”

Petula Clark travels to London and around the U.K. to places where the British Beat was born.



Monday, June 4, 9 p.m. – “Chris Isaak Live!: Beyond the Sun” – PREMIERE

Chris Isaak and Wanda Jackson perform a special tribute to the glory days of the legendary Memphis Sun Studio.



Wednesday, June 6, 8:30 p.m. – “ Alfie Boe: Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London” – PREMIERE

This new special, filmed live at the Royal Festival Hall in London during Alfie Boe’s sold-out tour, showcases the much loved tenor’s mesmerizing and outstanding voice.



Tuesday, June 12, 7 p.m. – “The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute” – PREMIERE

“The Fab Four” is the ultimate Beatles tribute band, with uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of such classics as "Can't Buy Me Love," "Yesterday," "A Day In The Life," "Penny Lane," "Here Comes The Sun," "Hey Jude,” and many more.



Friday, June 15, 9 p.m. – “Love Never Dies” – PREMIERE

“Love Never Dies” continues the ultimate love story in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding follow-up musical to the phenomenal “Phantom of the Opera.”



Friday, June 22, 9 p.m. – “American Masters: Judy Garland: By Myself” – PREMIERE

This special tells the story of Judy Garland and includes vaulted screen tests and rehearsal footage.



Friday, June 29, 9 p.m. – “Mariachi High” – PREMIERE

PBS Arts Summer Festival kicks off its summer arts programming with the premiere of “Mariachi High” which spends a year in the life of the champion mariachi ensemble at Zapata High School on the Rio Grande in south Texas.



Friday, June 29, 10 p.m. – “One Voice” – PREMIERE

This special, follows student song directors as they experience the trials and tribulations of the Kamehameha Schools Song competition in Hawai’i.


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