There is something undeniably magnetic about watching bad singers perform. “American Idol,” for example, is a perennial hit because audiences like to see the comical dreamers of the early episodes croon their way to television infamy. Read more...

Beirut The Troubadour Saturday, Oct. 21 Few members of the audience waiting in the crowd for Beirut knew exactly what the night had in store for them. Read more...

You could barely hear yourself think with all the crowing. “Four stars!” raved USA Today. “Fearlessly funny and introspective!” declared The Miami Herald. “The potential to be a small screen classic!” screamed the Chicago Tribune. Read more...

It probably isn’t a good idea to go to a Barghest show unless you plan on dancing. A lot. “You should dance because that’s what the point of all this music is.” That’s what Ian Martyn says to audiences whenever Barghest, a band consisting of five third-year UCLA students who play traditional Irish music, performs. Read more...

Giving people advice they don’t want to hear can be hard, or worse, awkward. But now, the Internet is making it easy. Thanks to “How Do I Say This?”, the brainchild of David Harris, a fourth-year graduate student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, anxious participants can worry no more about those viciously awkward moments. Read more...

Despite the implications of its name, the Lyon Opera Ballet’s performances are missing all of the standard ballet accoutrements. There are no princesses in tutus and tiaras, pirouettes in pointe shoes or a corps de ballet of swans. Read more...

“Driving Lessons” Director Jeremy Brock Sony Pictures Classics (Out of 5) The most important lesson we learn while growing up is arguably that, no matter how mature or experienced we may seem, we’ll always be learning lessons. Read more...