ElyseGlickman
"Ladies of the Canyon" picks up in 1998, almost a year after "Daisy Jones and the Six" leaves off. The next chapter is seen through the eyes of Julia Dunne, a talented photographer and filmmaker, and Simone Jackson, a 70s singer who pivoted to club ownership and promoter to maintain control over her life. The title is not only inspired by the Joni Mitchell classic, but reflects most of the characters live on or near the "canyon roads" spilling out into the San Fernando Valley. "Solstice," meanwhile, is a fitting name for Daisy Jones and the Six's new album, as everybody involved wants to achieve balance in their personal and professional lives.
Julia's life changes when her documentary, originally intended as a final project for USC's film school, is set to be nationally televised on a major music channel in July 1998, thanks to her dad/lead singer Billy Dunne submitting it without her knowledge to network heads. The show ignites a nostalgia wave, introducing the band to a new generation and opening doors to her own successful career. It also has a major impact on her friends, who end up working behind the scenes of the reunion tour, the "Aurora" album remaster, "Solstice" (an album of new material), and other projects.
Simone Jackson returns to Los Angeles to open a second branch of "Haven." She asks her favorite niece, Olivia, a budding recording engineer, and Julia to introduce her to their friends, Rochelle (an ambitious entertainment lawyer starting her career at a major record label), and Jessica (Rochelle's cousin, an aspiring journalist who has a strong understanding of "new media"). While Simone plots her next moves in the changing music industry, she helps Olivia get ahead in an industry that's still male-dominated. She also feels that Julia and her friends can help her reach a new generation of music fans, ensuring bicoastal success in her endeavors.