Rich Robinson The Viper Room Jan. 22, 8:30 p.m. Remember the Black Crowes? Not the crows who counted and sang about old man Mr. Jones, but those guys from Georgia who were big in the ’90s. Read more...

Despite having a career that has spanned over three decades and having recently had three of his albums make Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Randy Newman has never had a multi-artist tribute. Read more...

“The 2004 Golden Globe Awards” NBC Jan. 25, 7 p.m. Look! It’s a Dr. Evil punch line waiting to happen … the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual awards show is basically the margarine to the Emmy’s butter, the Diet Coke of the Oscar’s Coke Classic. Read more...

When the topic is an on-campus theater production with even a speck of hype, theater students are almost biologically inclined to put in their two cents. Read more...

Famous for making his plays available for the public to adapt, playwright Charles Mee is quickly becoming a household name. The saying that Mee’s plays are everywhere ““ not least at UCLA ““ is becoming a bit of a cliché. Read more...

“If music be the food of love, play on!” Shakespeare certainly knew what he was talking about when he penned those immortal lines. The latest in a long line of would-be inheritors to his playwriting throne, Charles Mee has seemingly taken those words to heart. Read more...

On Friday night, my dad, brother and I went out to dinner to a somewhat-expensive Italian restaurant in Brentwood. My dad was paying. As we began our meal, we noticed the restaurant’s staff working vigorously to prepare two tables near us. Read more...