Sunday, April 12

Kronos Quartet breaks from usual sound

Having spent almost thirty years of his life in the Kronos Quartet, David Harrington talks about the feelings and intentions of “Kronos” as if he is on a first-name basis with the musical entity he founded. Read more...



A capella groups blend talent with camaraderie

The crowd hushes to an overwhelming silence. The performers warm up their vocal cords while the background music “¦ wait, there is no background music. While most artists use the accompaniment of instrumental music during performances, a capella groups base their performance solely on the human voice and the sounds it can make. Read more...


Groening to curate All Tomorrow's Parties

The man who revolutionized prime-time TV by bestowing Bart and Homer Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Groundskeeper Willie and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon upon the world is the same man who will handpick the cast of characters for Los Angeles’ second edition of All Tomorrow’s Parties, scheduled for June of 2003. Read more...




UCLA alumnus pulled in by poetry

Never overlook a janitor as a prodigy. Before you start getting images of Will Hunting secretly scrawling answers to advanced fourier systems across a dimly-lit chalkboard, it should be said that janitors can make great poets, too. Read more...