The misunderstood teenage girl longing for an escape from her unfulfilling and drab life rears her head yet again in Elgin James' directorial debut, "Little Birds." Read more...
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September 17, 7:36 am
Aram Shelton performs with friends in quartet as part of Hammer Museum’s JazzPOP series
In 1999, jazz musician Aram Shelton drove from Florida to Illinois in his brother's orange Trans-Am, a bird with blazing wings adorning the hood. He came with a singular purpose: to seek jazz. Read more...
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Jazz musician Aram Shelton will perform as part of the Aram Shelton Quartet in the Hammer Museum’s JazzPOP series this Friday. (Courtesy of Peter Gannushkin)
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September 10, 3:49 am
Soundbite: Coexist
While discussing the xx's upcoming sound in a December 2011 interview with Digital Spy, producer Jamie Smith said that club music had a major influence on their next album. Read more...
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September 10, 3:46 am
Concert Review: Bach-BQ
Sneakers, sunshine, bratwurst and beer. It's a seemingly impossible wish list for curious college students looking for a classical concert to attend. Add not having to worry about applauding in the wrong spot to the list and you're practically looking at a distant dream for most. Read more...
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Wild Up tackles a Brandenburg Cycle, taking something old and making it new. The group offers a vision of the future of classical music.
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September 10, 3:42 am
FYF fest draws standout artists and dedicated fans despite heat, dust of LA setting
Since its inception in 2004, FYF Fest has made quite a change. The brainchild of then 18-year-old L.A. native Sean Carlson, FYF Fest has gone from an Echo Park, local-band music party to a full-on, two-day event whose roster reaches well beyond the borders of Los Angeles to include the likes of seminal Swedish hardcore band Refused and the U.K.'s electronic prodigy James Blake. Read more...
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The godfathers of alternative rock Dinosaur Jr. arguably put on one of the loudest performances of the entire weekend.
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September 10, 3:39 am
Bacchae reinvented: Group uses Greek tragedy to spark discussion on substance abuse
A couple of young recovering addicts, an actor dealing with the pressures of success and a mother who vowed to abstain from drug use to save her children make up a small part of the audience. Read more...
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The Dionysus Project is a “town hall” panel discussion that uses content from Euripides’ Bacchae and relates it to modern-day addiction.
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September 4, 12:44 am
New bakery in Westwood offers savory concoctions to satisfy salty and sweet cravings
A stroll down Gayley Avenue in search of sweet treats may have gotten a little more fruitful these days. Read more...
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Located on Gayley Avenue, Eat Sweets Pastry is a new pastry shop in Westwood, specializing in custom orders and decadent confections.