When I began writing "Artscapes" in September, it was a personal challenge to see at least one Los Angeles landmark a week. Read more...
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Musso & Frank Grill, which opened in 1919, is the oldest restaurant in Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe were among some of its popular celebrity diners.
The stereotypical "geek" usually brings to mind glasses, suspenders and pocket protectors. Less frequently mentioned are the Star Trek obsessions, Batman zeal and comic book collections, but when these interests convene in "Geeks! The Musical!," an explanation for what it means to be a true geek becomes apparent and works to bring out the audience's own dorky affections. Read more...
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WRITE ACT REPERTORY
Redetha Deason plays Kerry and Jonathan Brett plays Jordan in “Geeks! The Musical!” at Write Act Repertory Theatre.
The days of the $3 grilled cheese are over. Read more...
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The new South Campus Student Center offers a variety of cuisines.
Each year The Paley Center for Media, located in Beverly Hills, invites a dozen or so popular television shows to participate in a week of television appreciation. Read more...
"The Clearing" is an album that was preceded by a series of ill-fated events, including a car crash, the extreme illness of a band-member and the temporary breakup of two other romantically involved band members. Read more...
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DEAD OCEANS
The cover for Balkan Beat Box's newest album, "Give," features a subtle visual portmanteau of a megaphone and an assault rifle. It's an image that takes a little while to sink in, but it ultimately fits the sound of the album very well. Read more...
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NAT GEO MUSIC
The Coachella and Sasquatch festivals are like jewels. They are small, taking place in a single venue located out in the middle of nowhere (Indio in California for Coachella, The Gorge in Washington for Sasquatch) and are singularly devoted to one thing: music. Read more...
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Courtesy of Extreme Air Shots
South by Southwest (also known as SXSW) is a three-part music, film and interactive festival which takes over the entire city of Austin, Texas, from March 9 to 18.
