The week ahead: John Lennon's infamous night at the Troubadour remembered

Concerts:

The Beatles LOVE, Cirque du Soleil, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas. Performances: Thursdays through Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. No performances on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tickets.
1964: The Tribute: March 15: Fairfield, Conn. March 16: Lima, Ohio. More info: www.1964thetribute.com.
The Fab Four: March 30: Tokyo, Japan. More info: www.thefabfour.com.
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles: March 12: Durham, N.C. March 14: Syracuse, N.Y. March 15: Waterbury, Conn. Info: www.raintribute.com.
Laurence Juber: April 9-10: Tokyo, Japan. April 12: Osaka, Japan. April 13: Kyoto, Japan. More info: www.laurencejuber.com.
The Fab Faux: March 23: Glenside, PA. More info: www.thefabfaux.com.
Beatles Brunch, 12 p.m. Saturday, B.B. King's, New York City.
“Made In Liverpool Sunday Show,” Beatles tribute, 14:30 UK Time, The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: www.cavernclub.org.
“The Two of Us Monday Show,” weekly tribute to Lennon & McCartney, 18:00 Mondays, the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: www.cavernclub.org.
“Saturday With the Beatles,” weekly Beatles tribute show with the Cavern Club Beatles, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: www.cavernclub.org.
Beatleshow, 5:30 p.m. nightly, Saxe Theater, Las Vegas. Tickets available here.

Beatles history:

March 12, 1974: John Lennon is thrown out of the Troubadour in Los Angeles for remarks during a concert by the Smothers Brothers.
March 16, 1966: The Beatles, nominated for 10 Grammy Awards from recordings released the previous year, win none.

On radio:

“Things We Said Today”: Each week, myself and Ken Michaels of “Every Little Thing” discuss the latest Beatles news topics. The latest show features an interview with Dave Humphries about his good friend Tony Sheridan. A new show will be available Monday. The show is available on iTunes (where you can subscribe to us) and http://Fab4Radio.com on the weekends. You can also subscribe to the show's RSS feed or write to us at thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com.
“Every Little Thing”: On March 13, the show will feature a thematic set of songs the Beatles wrote/gave away to other artists. Also, an interview with Jim Berkenstadt, author of "The Beatle Who Vanished," Airs from 8 to 10 p.m. EST. The show can be streamed at www.wnhu.net. More info at www.kenmichaelsradio.com. The syndicated version can be heard on both Fab4Radio.com and Beatles-A-Rama.
“Fab 4 Free 4 All”: Latest show: A review of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Available on iTunes and at www.Fab4Free4all.com.
“Beatle Brunch”: March 10: Paul McCartney on writing with John Lennon. Show website.
“The John Lennon Hour”: Weekly hour of John Lennon music and history hosted by Jude Southerland Kessler. 8 p.m. ET Sunday at Beatles-A-Rama. Available through iTunes.
“Bertone Beatle Bonanza”: Episode 19: Part 1 of an interview with Henry McCullough. Website: http://bertonebeatle.libsyn.com/
“Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast With the Beatles”: March 9-10: Happy Nat of "The Beatles Rarity website with some rare outtakes. Also, an all-live set lined up and songs John & Paul actually had trouble giving away in the early days. . On radio stations in the U.S., Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, U.K. and Germany and online on MaccaRadio, Fab4Radio and Beatles-A-Rama and LV Classic Rock. Show website.
“Chris Carter's Breakfast With the Beatles”: March 10: On Sirius/XM: An all-Lennon-McCartney edition. On both Sirius/XM satellite radio and KLOS-FM (95.5). The Sirius show repeats at midnight ET. Website.
“The Beatledd Fab Four Hour”: Guest: Ron Dante, RON DANTE, the voice of The Archies (“Sugar Sugar”) and The Cuff Links (“Tracy”), and producer of many of Barry Manilow’s mega hits, will be a guest on “The Beatledd Fab Four Hour” March 15. The program, hosted by Edd Raineri, airs live on Friday nights, 7-8 PM ET on WRKC-FM in Wilkes-Barre, PA. It also streams live online at: http://wrkc.kings.edu. It's on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beatleddfabfourhour.
“I've Got a Beatles Podcast”: “Agree To Disagree.” Information: http://ivegotabeatlespodcast.podbean.com/
Breakfast With The Beatles hosted by Cha-Chi Loprete: 8 a.m. ET Sundays, WZLX-FM (100.7 FM) in Boston or streaming at www.WZLX.com (Click on Listen Live).
“Breakfast With the Beatles": 8 to 10 a.m. CT Sundays, WXRT in Chicago. Also streamed at http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/show/breakfast-with-the-beatles/.
“On the Beat”: Hosted by Beatles author Spencer Leigh on BBC Radio Merseyside, not primarily a Beatles show, but a lot of the discussion focuses on the Liverpool music scene in the '60s, often with those who were there. Airs Saturdays at 17:30 (5:30 p.m.) in the UK and archived online for a week after at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7sj.
"Sounds of the Sixties": Brian Matthews, who interviewed the Beatles on the BBC in the '60s, hosts this weekly show featuring music by the Beatles and others from that decade. Programs air Saturdays and stay online for a week at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqlv.
"Beatlesongs": Hosted by Rob Leonard airs 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET Friday on 90.3 FM WHPC and streaming at www.ncc.edu/whpc.
“Breakfast With the Beatles With Andre Gardner”: The show airs from 7 to 9 a.m. ET Sundays on WMGK-FM 102.9 and 7-9 a.m. PT on KSLX-FM 100.7 in Phoenix.
“Just Four Guys”: New shows available at 4 p.m. ET Tuesdays at www.mvyradio.com.
"Dinner Specials With May Pang and Cynthia Nielsen": More info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/maypang.
“Mid-Evening With the Beatles,” from the Philippines, 5 to 9 a.m. Saturday morning Eastern time, at their website http://www.pbs.gov.ph/dzsr.
“Across the Universe,” hosted by Glenn Calderone from 8-10 p.m. EST Tuesdays on Inravio.com. http://www.inravio.com/batu.html
“Beatles and Beyond”: Hosted by Pete Dicks. Available at http://www.quaywestonline.co.uk/.

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