In the three years since her last studio album, singer and songwriter Rachael Yamagata has contributed to albums by Katharine McPhee, Terra Naomi and even the Muppets. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 11, 1:06 am
Soundbites: "Ashes & Fire"
The soulful acoustic strumming of opening track "Dirty Rain," sets the tone for Ryan Adams' 13th studio album "Ashes & Fire" "“ one that's a little more tender, a little less gritty and a lot more reflective. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 11, 1:03 am
UCLA Philharmonia, led by Neal Stulberg, opens the season with Shakespeare-inspired performance, “Orchestral Music from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17″
The domino effect that has befallen the world of classical music conductors started when James Levine, music director of the Metropolitan Opera, damaged a vertebra last month. Read more...
Arts
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October 9, 11:20 pm
Out of obscurity
Only a few decades ago, works of art by now-renowned black artists were relegated to the basement of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art without being reviewed at all. Read more...
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Hammer Museum
Arts, Music
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October 9, 11:18 pm
Le Salon de Musiques musicians perform without a stage, connect with audience at floor level
Julius Reder Carlson, a current UCLA research and teaching assistant in musicology, said he has always enjoyed both playing music and learning about a piece's composer. Read more...
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Violinist Phillip Levy will perform Sunday in a Le Salon de Musiques concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (courtesy of Carole Sternicha)
Arts, Music
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October 9, 11:17 pm
Musicians’ tour schedules are too demanding and exhausting
Any child preparing to sing in an elementary school talent show has heard it. Any member of a choir preparing to perform in a competition has heard it. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 7, 12:12 am
Revolutionary theater
Together, science and religion have endured a long, messy history. Read more...
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