Although this Sunday presents the Grammy Awards 2012 at the Staples Center for one great evening, another venue in downtown's Los Angeles' thriving entertainment complex called LA Live keeps the music going all year around.
Established as an educational museum devoted to Grammy Awards winners from ever era, this top-rate tourist site pours on all manner of ways in which to participate.
Call the Grammy Museum a music shrine with something for everyone.
Many visitors enjoy the ability to enjoy what top artists enjoy, like state-of-the-art recording booths operating at the three-year old museum. Meanwhile, others are entranced by the lobby installation of Janis Joplin's 1965 Porsche 356c Cabriolet, a wild looking vehicle the singer painted herself to appear as a rolling piece of psychedelic art that is parked indefinitely in this ever-so-appropriate institution.
Although always entertaining, at this time of the year, the Grammy Museum rocks more than usual.
The evening after the 2012 Grammy Awards airs, Public Enemy takes their brand of hip-hop to the 200-seat Clive Davis Theater. Then, on February 16, the focus shifts to Michelle Phillips of Mamas and Papas fame takes over the same venue.
Although both programs are sold out, this popularity only goes to show how effective the offerings at the Grammy Museum draws (it also shows that in order to get in on the action you must reserve well in advance).
Bob Santelli, the Grammy Museum's executive director once said, "Through the lens of the Grammy Awards show, taking place right across the street from our doors, the Grammy Museum tells the story of making music in an exciting way."
Santelli continues, "With the wide array of activity taking place during Grammy Week here at the L.A. Live district, Grammy Week is the perfect time to visit the Museum and celebrate the interconnected histories of all genres of music."
So true.
But any time is a good time to take in this very special space which takes up 30,000 square feet on four floors with more than two dozen music-related exhibits showcasing every genre, from rock and hip-hop to classical and Latin to country, R&B and jazz.
One special offering that has been ongoing at this one-of-a-kind museum since June of 2009 is the Michael Jackson exhibit, mounted on the third floor.
While no end to this carefully curated event is in sight, don't waste time. Instead, take in the amazing artifacts as you learn more about the life and work of the late, great King of Pop. You'll discover all sorts of the legend's familiar costumes, like his memorable Thriller suit to the ensemble worn when MJ was awarded his much-deserved Hollywood Walk of fame star.
Also on tap are two of Jackson's signature sequined gloves, one of his stage outfits that weights just less than 14 pounds, a number of costume sketches and the We Are The World sheet music.
But this is just one of the treasures to be found at The Grammy Museum, especially on show this particular week when the Grammy Awards 2012 come to town.
But a visit to this innovative facility is sure to be a memorable one--and anything but ordinary, just like Keith Moon of The Who's drum kit that sits near the entrance to this veritable musical nirvana, truly an inspiration to all who pass through these autistically inclined and extremely rarified halls.
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