Sunday, July 26

Jamming at the Westwood Music store

Back in the early 1970s, Billboard Magazine called Fred Walecki, owner of Westwood Music, asking him if he wanted to buy a one-page advertisement thanking the Beach Boys for all the business they had given his guitar and amplifier store. Read more...

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Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements will be the first musical group to play at the new performance space in Fred Walecki’s Westwood Music store.

Courtesy of TRACY NEWMAN


Theater Review

On Wednesday, the Mark Taper Forum downtown dimmed its lights to welcome a nearly full house to the L.A. opening of "Stories by Heart," which continues through Feb. 13. John Lithgow's impressive one-man performance, which pays tribute to favorite short stories from Lithgow's childhood and the parents who first introduced them to him, is a celebration of storytelling, acting and family. Read more...

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Courtesy of CRAIG SCHWARTZ






Fashion Review: Superdry

When I walked into the new Superdry at the Beverly Center, I felt like I'd been in one before, or in a store just like it. Read more...

Photo: Superdry USA, a college attire company, opened at the Beverly Center. It offers casual dresses and boots.