In the arena of comedy, he is regarded as the go-to guy for physicality. His bragging rights extend to being chosen as the “Coolest Comic of 2003″ by Stuff Magazine. Read more...

“Please do not clean this room!!! Or throw anything away. Thank you.” Scrawled on a small scrap of paper and taped onto a wall of his exhibition room, 31-year-old Edgar Arceneaux’s note to the Hammer Museum’s cleaning crew shows that he is cautious about how others perceive his space, which will serve as his exhibit and personal studio until the end of February. Read more...

In “Drawings of Removal,” the artist is actually part of the exhibit. That is if Edgar Arceneaux refrains from removing himself from the art space where he occasionally drops by on a whim to add more sketches to the unfinished canvas. Read more...

There’s no reason children’s music can’t rock, at least in Dan Zanes’ opinion. Zanes, his bandmates and friends will be performing their brand of folksy rock music for kids this Saturday and Sunday at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall. Read more...

Each year thousands of students come to UCLA to advance their education, but education isn’t the university’s only attraction. Los Angeles is home to one of the world’s largest entertainment industries, and for some students, homework isn’t the only thing on their mind. Read more...

A Sounds Eclectic Evening, KCRW’s third annual benefit concert, was held Saturday at the Universal Amphitheatre. The show was a shining example of how the Santa Monica-based National Public Radio affiliate, once undeniably at the forefront of cutting-edge music from around the world, has settled into a complacent role as a purveyor of conventional music and uninspired emerging artists. Read more...

A mountain of a songwriter came to UCLA last Thursday. Phil Elvrum, playing under the new moniker Mt. Eerie, strummed and sang his way through a warm, intimate performance at Kerckhoff Grand Salon in the early afternoon. Read more...