For 40 short minutes, the Chicago natives charmed a crowd of dusty, sweaty Angelenos with gleaming pop numbers that recalled '70s glam rock and Beach Boys-style melodies. Read more...
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Courtesy of Alyssa Stanley
Arts, Music
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September 6, 1:14 am
Soundbite: "In the Grace of Your Love"
For the first time in five years, seasoned dance-punk veterans The Rapture have returned to the musical sphere with a new album and an evolved sound. Read more...
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Credit: DFA Records
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 6, 1:10 am
Theater Review: "Comedy of Errors"
For what may be their final performance as the main theater troupe of Santa Monica's Powerhouse Theater, the Los Angeles Theater Ensemble is putting on a free production of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." Read more...
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From left to right, Jesse Sharp, Roger Kuch and Justin Gordon perform in the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble’s “Comedy of Errors.”
Courtesy of Seth Miller
Arts, Film & TV
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September 6, 1:06 am
Speaks Out: Best movies of summer 2011
Arts, Film & TV
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August 29, 1:19 am
UCLA graduate directing students codirect full-length feature film, an L.A.-based relationship drama, for thesis project
Directing a full-length feature film is not normally in the repertoire of a graduate film student. However, graduate directing students Kyle Laursen and Eric F. Martin are clambering above university standards and jumping into a realm typically tackled by large-scale Hollywood production studios. Read more...
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UCLA graduate directing students Kyle Laursen, left, and Eric Martin, right, are the co-writers, directors and producers of their full-length feature film “Acting Like Adults.”
Arts, Music
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August 29, 1:14 am
The Head and the Heart's drummer Tyler Williams discusses the 'insane' past year and the band's group dynamic
The Head and the Heart drummer Tyler Williams spoke with Daily Bruin's Madeleine Flynn about the festival, the band's successful year and the group's democratic songwriting process. Read more...
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The Head and The Heart will be one of many bands performing at FYF Fest on Saturday.
Courtesy of Justin Little
Arts, Music
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August 29, 1:10 am
Soundbite: "I'm With You"
When John Frusciante quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers for good, fans of the band were nervous, and understandably so. Frusciante played with a fire that would no doubt be hard to replace. Fans need not worry. The band's new album, "I'm With You," is one of the band's best to date and will leave listeners satisfied and wanting more. Read more...
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Credit: Warner Bros.