What am I supposed to get at the market?” At this point in the year, your roommate has bought everything he sees on the shelves at least once. Read more...

Teatro Revolver’s production, “Circuses without Bread,” features a giant, a hairy woman and a spoof of “American Idol.” Oh, and it also grapples with themes of racism, feminism and homosexuality. Read more...

Every time I come across the phrase “return to form” in an arts publication, my heart skips a beat. There are quite a few other things a critic can say to get me excited ““ such as “year’s best” and, my personal favorite adjectival turn-on, “intoxicating” ““ but nothing is as immediately loaded as those three magic words. Read more...

There are only 89 self-identified Native American students at UCLA ““ but that hasn’t stopped them from having a presence on campus and educating the community about their cultural heritage. Read more...

Dave Matthews Band “Stand Up” RCA Records In the summer of 2004, David J. Matthews was on the move. His band was on tour, unveiling four new songs, and in the tumultuous time just before the presidential election, it participated in the Vote For Change concerts along with artists like Bruce Springsteen. Read more...

Although “Applause” is named for a performer’s moment of ovation, when the musical ended Tuesday night, the audience’s reaction was merely mild clapping. “What is it we’re living for? Read more...

Weezer “Make Believe” Geffen Records The following are Pop Up Video-worthy factoids about Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo: “¢bull; After the initially panned album “Pinkerton,” Cuomo holed up in a Los Angeles apartment for a year, disconnecting the phone, painting the walls black, and putting black sheets and fiberglass insulation over the windows. Read more...