It’s hard to classify Bombay Bicycle Club given its penchant for continuously altering its musical style. The band’s catalogue, spanning four albums, already contains a guitar-heavy indie rock album, “I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose,” a folk-inspired acoustic record, “Flaws,” and the up-tempo “A Different Kind of Fix.” Whether or not the radical change from album to album is a testament to the band’s versatility or an indictment of its lack of identity, Bombay Bicycle Club nonetheless continues the trend with “So Long, See You Tomorrow,” an album that clearly finds its inspiration in electronic music. Read more...
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February 4, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘After the Disco’
Electro-pop, slow, sad ballads and existential lyrics combine together to create the typical Broken Bells sound. Although the tracks are seemingly disconnected, Broken Bells still manages to make space rock sound original. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 4, 12:00 am
Flavors of Westwood: Tanino Ristorante blends authentic Italian, modern flair
As Tanino Drago descends the stairs wearing a white chef‘s coat with two small Italian flags on both sides of the collar, he is greeted by excited shouts of “Tanino!” and hugs a longtime customer. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 3, 11:46 pm
Out of Focus: Mexican film traverses social commentary, coming-of-age
Long, black roads of tar and gasoline, visions of Jack Kerouac, greasy-spoon diners and desolate fill-up stations. Seedy motels, hitchhikers thumbing for rides and broken-down metal machines along the highway. Read more...
Photo: Mexican romantic drama “Y Tu Mamá También” will be playing at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Saturday.
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February 3, 12:03 am
Student and alumnus singer-songwriters to perform in Kerckhoff
The original version of this article and the headline that accompanied it both contained errors. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The music from singer-songwriters will fill the air in Kerckhoff Coffee House on Monday night with acoustic sounds off their newest material. Read more...
Photo: Spring Sing alumni Josef Gordon (pictured) and James Bunning will perform Monday night as part of CAC’s Kerckhoff Coffee House concert series.
Arts, Film & TV
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February 3, 12:00 am
Royce Hall hosts Annie Awards, celebrates animation
The air was alive with animated chatter. All around, men were spruced up in pressed suits, and women dazzled in evening gowns as soundtracks from Disney films played in the background.The house lights dimmed, and the audience fell to a muted hush. Read more...
Photo: The 41st Annie Awards honored the last year’s best work in the field of animation in mediums that include both film and television. Disney’s “Frozen” won five out of its 10 nominated categories, including the award for best animated feature.
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February 2, 11:57 pm
Mixology: Whiskey
There are loads of trendy and diverse cocktails out there with complex and confusing flavors. Sometimes, though, it’s great to sip on a classic drink that’ll never quite go out of style. Read more...