A Cambodian psychedelic rock band: Sounds like a hoax, but the Los Angeles-based Dengue Fever is anything but a joke. After winning Best New Artist at the L.A. Read more...

It takes a visionary with an ambitious agenda to invent an entire genre of music. Or maybe it just takes a self-indulgent art-school graduate with an intelligent sense of humor. Read more...

Let me get this straight: On May 25, MTV announced it will launch a new cable station that will show programming aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. Read more...

With “Made in Mexico,” UCLA Hammer Museum’s latest art exhibition, curator Gilbert Vicario poses the question “What Makes Art Mexican?” with no clear-cut answer in mind. Read more...

When it comes to labels, artists are no different from actors or musicians in that they all become a tad defensive. Their reputations are at stake, and creative minds tend to feel caged when their work is pigeonholed, especially according to their ethnic identities. Read more...

Tara Donovan Hammer Museum Today, 7 p.m. Donovan, who transforms everyday material into works of art, gives a gallery talk about her current project at the museum. Read more...

The sweet-country-bumpkin-trying-to-make-it-in-the-big-city story is told all over again, but it’s actually fun. Although utterly predictable, “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” now running at the Ahmanson Theatre, takes audiences back to the Roaring ’20s with great choreography, perfect costume styling, and a few amazing talents. Read more...