Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar’s Encinitas home lies nestled in between narrow and winding streets, but the towering residence provides a beautiful view of Northern San Diego’s rolling hills, allowing the perfect combination of intimacy and expansiveness. Read more...

While the sky is definitely the limit in the world of theater, the Geffen Playhouse’s “Under the Blue Sky” flies high, but fails to soar. Geffen’s opening show of the season is directed by Gilbert Cates, former dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...

It is once again that time to combat boredom and bad entertainment blues with everyone’s (soon-to-be) favorite superheroes. Last time we saw our dynamic duo, Donald and Double, they were busy getting into film premieres and wasting their summer away. Read more...

Beck “Sea Change” Geffen Records This album, “Sea Change,” is Beck’s masterpiece. It’s introspective, emotional and brilliant. At least that’s what everyone was saying even before the album came out. Read more...

UCLA Radio hasn’t had a true radio signal since its inception in 1963. With the recent ability to stream music over the internet a viable alternative had been found. Read more...

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...

Few people would deny music can be a spiritual experience, and for Roberto Miranda jazz is the best way to see the light. Miranda, an adjunct assistant professor in jazz studies in the ethnomusicology department at UCLA, is a jazz musician who has played bass with everyone from world-class jazz musicians to members of the local hip-hop scene Jurassic 5. Read more...