For the second year in a row, Royce Hall donned the vibrant blue of the long-standing, popular reality television show “American Idol.” The blue carpet event featured an early screening of the first episode of “American Idol XIII” airing tonight at 8 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Audience members lined up outside Royce Hall Tuesday afternoon to gain entrance to the “American Idol XIII” season premiere screening.
Tuesday night found the seats of Royce Hall filled with fans of the popular TV show “American Idol XIII” for its premiere episode. Following the showing was a Q&A panel with host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and new addition Harry Connick Jr. Read more...
Photo: Before the “American Idol XIII” premiere, judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. and host Ryan Seacrest took to the blue carpet outside Royce Hall.
For the first time in Bruce Springsteen’s 45-year career,the Boss is taking a step forward by picking up missing pieces from the past. With Springsteen’s newest and 18th studio release, “High Hopes,”the famed New Jersey rock ‘n’ roll legend and his E Street Band are reaching into his songwriting grab bag of the last two decades, pulling out revamped recordings, never-before-released tracks and a few curiously chosen covers in a first-of-its-kind Springsteen album. Read more...
Napa Valley Grille: Bold flavors and personal flair As Taylor Boudreaux and Chad Cancelosi clink their glasses together for a midday toast, a waiter passing by laughs, hailing them as “The Kings of Westwood.” Both Executive Chef Boudreaux and General Manager Cancelosi said they believe Napa Valley Grille is one of Westwood’s more high-end dining venues, as it commonly plays host to star-studded film premiere parties and business dinners. Read more...
In the smoke-filled cafes situated along the Left Bank of the Seine river in Paris, a group of young film critics started talking. Their late-night conversations seeped into the early morning streets and spawned a new kind of cinema: one that was youthful and innovative, playful and rebellious. Read more...
Photo: Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s CONTEMPT (1963).
A band of San Diego reggae musicians wearing knotty dreadlocks upon their heads permeated the concrete jungles of Los Angeles last Friday night, led by two brothers, Steven and Tony-Ray Jacobo. Read more...
Photo: San Diego-based roots-reggae band Tribal Seeds performed its electronic take on their classic roots-reggae sound.
Fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin and her band Naomi and The Bandits, will be performing the second leg of tonight’s concert as part of the Monday Night concert series at Kerckhoff with the band’s folk-rock stylings. Read more...
Photo: (Clockwise) Alex Kish, Nick Velez, Nate Schwartz and Naomi Robin will be performing as Naomi and The Bandits at the Kerckhoff Coffee House with its folk-rock stylings.
