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Three legendary California bands joined forces to bring a special holiday gift to fans at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, CA. War, Tower of Power and Poncho Sanchez have all had celebrated careers ...

Grammy-winning Latin jazz musician Poncho Sanchez will perform Oct. 12 at San Bernardino Valley College. The concert is at 6 p.m. in Valley College’s Greek Theatre. Seating is first come, first served ...

Growing up with 10 siblings in a Mexican-American family in Los Angeles, Poncho Sanchez had to work for everything he got starting from a young age. Music drew him from the time he was a small child, ...

That charisma is what makes a Poncho Sanchez show. This gray-bearded, slightly overweight guy tapes his hands and plays his drums like he was a chipper youth then stands up and sings, dances a little ...

If there was ever an LA Sound of the 1970s, it was the sound of WAR. The band that immortalized hits like Lowrider, Cisco Kid, The World Is A Ghetto and Spill The Wine will be united with Tower of ...