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September 26, 4:26 pm

Concert review: Usher leads audiences through triumphant ‘Past Present Future’ celebration of R&B

This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:08 p.m. Thirty years into his career, Usher proves that his impact will continue into R&B’s future. The singer-songwriter electrified his last of four sold-out shows at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome on Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: Usher wears a red fur coat while performing at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome on Saturday. The R&B singer-songwriter played four shows at the venue, including a show Wednesday, as part of his ongoing “USHER: Past Present Future” tour. (Courtesy of Emma McIntyre for Getty Images and Live Nation Entertainment)

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September 26, 12:48 pm

Theater review: ‘Dragon Lady’ lights up stage with expressive multi-generational tale

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 8:39 p.m. With “Dragon Lady,” Sara Porkalob has created a fiery theatrical supernova. The one-woman show is the first of three plays in “The Dragon Cycle,” a series that also includes “Dragon Mama” and the upcoming “Dragon Baby,” all written and performed by the Filipina American playwright. Read more...

Photo: Sara Porkalob stands below a scaled red arch on the stage of “Dragon Lady.” The one-woman show is running at the Geffen Playhouse’s Gil Cates Theater through Oct. 6. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)

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September 13, 2:38 pm

Album review: Miranda Lambert’s ‘Postcards From Texas’ blurs together in underwhelming result

Miranda Lambert tried to return to her Texas roots in her latest album and regrettably wandered down the wrong path. The country singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner released her 10th studio album “Postcards From Texas” on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Miranda Lambert wears a yellow shirt, cowboy hat and turquoise jewelry as cattle graze behind her on the cover of her new album “Postcards From Texas.” The LP is the three-time Grammy winner’s 10th studio effort and follow’s 2022’s “Palomino.” (Courtesy of Vanner Records, LLC, under an exclusive license to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)


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