The Mamas and the Papas—the famed folk-rock group who helped to solidify the lush Laurel Canyon sound—only lasted a few years. They were major figures in the 1960s counterculture movement, but they ...

It's possible that we might one day reach Sia saturation, but that time is not now. As Fuse points out, the internet has yielded a cover of the Mamas & The Papas' classic 1965 feel-good hit ...

The Mamas And The Papa’s hit “California Dreamin'” remains one of the signature sonic offerings from the mid-1960s folk-rock scene percolating around Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon. It’s been covered by a ...

Kelly Clarkson brought all the cozy, haunting fall vibes to her latest Kellyoke performance on Wednesday (Nov. 9), this time opting for a cover of The Mamas & the Papas‘ 1965 track, “California ...

They took Australia by storm during their recent national tour, receiving standing ovations at every show and now it's Melbourne's turn to hear the unforgettable sounds and harmonies of California ...

Last summer, Japanese Breakfast released Soft Sounds From Another Planet, a shimmery and synthy reimagining of her old indie-pop sound that ranks among 2017’s best albums. And Japanese Breakfast’s ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

When members John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty — musicians who’d all played in other bands, sometimes with each other — formed their group in the mid 60s, they named themselves ...

Michelle Phillips still has warm memories of the Mamas & the Papas. While working as a model in San Francisco, the singer/songwriter met and married John Phillips in 1962. They co-founded the ‘60s ...

Michelle Phillips remembers 1963 as a year of bone-chill and profound homesickness. The Long Beach native, then 19, had married John Phillips in late 1962 and the two had shuttled off to New York to ...

Japanese Breakfast, the solo project of Oregon indie-pop singer-songwriter Michelle Zauner, had an impressive 2017 with the release of her critically acclaimed second album, Soft Sounds From Another ...