At 28, Chris Thile has already had a long and storied career. Read more...
Photo: Mandolinist Chris Thile, front man of the Punch Brothers, will be performing with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Sunday.
Arts, Film & TV
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January 21, 10:36 pm
As NBC ‘Tonight Show’ ditches Conan O’Brien for Jay Leno, all is not lost for beloved Coco
Have the comedy gods been crying this week, shedding El Niño tears for the departure of Conan O'Brien from "The Tonight Show"? Or have they, as Quentin Tarantino suggested on Tuesday night, been "dancing an Irish jig"? Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 20, 10:38 pm
Behind the scenes of the fashion industry
There's a sense of delirium when setting foot into a Forever 21. Read more...
Photo: Buffalo Exchange, founded in 1974, is a secondhand clothing store with locations throughout the nation, including this store on 10914 Kinross Ave. in Westwood. The store, along with discount clothing stores such as Forever 21 and H&M, offers affordable fashion options for cost-conscious consumers.
Arts, Music
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January 20, 10:38 pm
L.A. band the Standing Shadows go from TV to EP
Progressive, alternative, indie, electro-obscura-rock may sound like a complicated genre of music, but the Standing Shadows' songs have gained familiarity with a wide enough audience to be featured on television shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "The Cleaner" and "Harper's Island." Read more...
Photo: Indie and electro band Standing Shadows have released their debut EP, “High Rise,” and will perform today at the Good Hurt in Los Angeles.
Arts, Music
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January 20, 10:34 pm
Bob Harp to bring authentic American roots music to L.A.
If you like your songs served up with a twist of heartache and a whole lot of Americana soul, Bob Harp is your bartender. The San Franciscan musician is making his way down to Culver City on Saturday to play at the Cinema Bar. Read more...
Photo: Alternative and country solo artist Bob Harp will perform at the Cinema Bar in Culver City at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Arts, Film & TV
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January 20, 10:33 pm
Film society to take moviegoers back into the past
During this winter quarter, UCLA students can take European and American film history courses to bone up on influential films, directors, film movements and filmmaking techniques. Read more...
Photo: The Crank Film Society, a graduate student organization, puts on free screenings of films from the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Thursdays.
Arts, Film & TV
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January 19, 9:18 pm
Sundance Film Festival to screen UCLA-affiliated films
For 10 days every January, a small skiing town in the Rockies opens itself up to thousands of film-loving pilgrims seeking new and compelling movies. The ski slopes step out of the limelight as the town transforms itself into one of the largest cinema meccas of North America. Read more...
Photo: Cast and crew members work on a scene from the film “Southern District” featured in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film, which takes place in La Paz, Bolivia, depicts the lives of families in a well-to-do suburb called Zona Sur.