As hazy as it is energetic, Mac DeMarco’s faded, whiny voice accompanies the typical slacker-rock sound that he extends to his new album “Salad Days.” Formerly part of the band known as Makeout Videotape, the solo artist, who now goes by Mac DeMarco, released two albums produced by Captured Tracks prior to his newest disc release. Read more...
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For those music aficionados who are already stuck in a spring quarter slump on the first day or whose well-deserved Coachella wristbands will be noticeably absent from their wrists come mid-April, this season’s new releases will keep their disgruntled feelings at bay. Read more...
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Kids, it was almost 10 years ago when the cast of “How I Met Your Mother” took its first seat in that booth at MacLaren’s pub, ordered its usual and won over the hearts and funny bones of audiences around the world. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “How I Met Your Mother” will share its “last call” Monday night with the airing of the series finale. The ninth and final season focuses on Robin and Barney’s wedding weekend, and reveals the conclusive answer to the show’s titular quest. (Courtesy of CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
Three years ago, Daniel Kultran sat in a Class 302 Cafe in Rowland Heights and experienced his first bite of what he considers frozen dessert’s newest sensation: shaved snow. Read more...
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Another excuse to eat more pie just hit Westwood. Focused on a comfortable family atmosphere and simple healthy food, simplethings, located just off of Westwood Boulevard on Kinross Avenue, offers a wide range of salads, sandwiches and “cutie pies.” This is the second location for simplethings. Read more...
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High redwood panels and cozy lighting illuminate the bustling cafe on Westwood Boulevard. Mary and Robbs Westwood Cafe is a regular location for business luncheons for some, and for others, it’s a place to get together with the family for a dinner of all-American cuisine. Read more...
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The title track on Sarah Summers’ debut album, “Lovely Little Things,” was almost relegated to the same forlorn fate as the archaic flip phone she originally recorded it on. Read more...
Photo: Second-year dance student Sarah Summers will release her debut album, “Lovely Little Things,” on March 24. The 11-track album is comprised of tracks Summers wrote both in high school and at UCLA. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)
