In the 1960s our parents listened to The Beatles and their parents could not understand how the music was deemed listenable. Strangely, it was easy to feel like one of those stodgy middle-aged parents circa 1965 at Clinic’s performance at the Palace on Friday night. Read more...

During the Cultural Revolution in China, Liu Shi Kun was placed in prison for playing piano (a Western instrument). After seven years without touching a piano, Liu Shi Kun still played like a master, because he practiced in his head if not with his fingers. Read more...

Sometimes it’s good to live in Los Angeles. Forget the traffic on the 405 Freeway, forget the air perpetually brown with smog, and follow the music. Read more...

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Step aside, Adam and Eve, here comes a new version of creation. Romeo Castellucci directs the Societas Raffaello Sanzio group’s “Genesi: From the Museum of Sleep,” loosely based on the biblical book of Genesis, which reveals a different view of creation. Read more...

Joy Harjo’s right hand is more than just a body part. It’s the instrument she’s used to write volumes of poetry, the tool she uses to play the saxophone, and the canvas she’s used for exotic tattoo art. Read more...

The Carl Wilson Foundation, founded by Beach Boy member Wilson’s sons Jonah and Justin after their father died of cancer, is having its annual benefit this weekend. Read more...