Category Archives: Music

Uncover The Meaning Of Life House In The Ten-Disc Super Deluxe Edition of Who’s Next

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Bob Lee

What is Life House? Does Life House exist? If it does, what exactly is it? What is the meaning of Life House? These are questions that Who fans have asked since first hearing it described by Pete Townshend in interviews … Continue reading →

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Os Mutantes Bring The Psychedelic Psamba To the Ford

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Bob Lee

In the history of Great Second Acts for rock bands, one of the most rewarding returns to the stage has to be that of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes. Virtually unheard in the US from the time they started in … Continue reading →

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West Adams Block Party With Arrested Development, D Smoke, Surprise Hip Hop Legend & More

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Karin E. Baker

The West Adams Block Party returns to the vital West Adams neighborhood this Sunday, September 3! This free (with RSVP) event goes for nine hours, with live musical performances, art installations, local businesses, food trucks, a job fair, and a kids’ … Continue reading →

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Black Light and Blue Moon Party Tonight at MODA

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Elise Thompson
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2023 Tiki Oasis Weekend

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Elise Thompson

Written by Dave Arnson The cult of Tiki is an intriguing one, one of disposable income and alcoholic hedonism coupled with an artfully fantastical version of a faux- Polynesian paradise. These elements all come together once a year (for over … Continue reading →

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Tiki Oasis 2023: The Aloha Caftan Society Parade

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Elise Thompson

Saturday morning, a favorite event of Tiki Oasis, The Aloha Caftan Society Parade, strolled around the hotel grounds. The colorful group surrounded the pool and danced in all of their glory. Women and men of all types and ages were … Continue reading →

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DakhaBrakha At The Ford – Ukrainian Quartet Rakha Our Blakha Off

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Bob Lee

DakhaBrakha at the Ford. Photo by Bob Lee for the LA Beat. The Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha have a sound that is at once ancient and modern, unlike any other music in my collection but somehow familiar. They are drawing from … Continue reading →

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LA Beat Recommends: DakhaBrakha At The Ford This Friday

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Bob Lee

This Friday, the Ukrainian folk group DakhaBrakha will pay a visit to LA. Their endlessly inventive and stirring sound will inevitably take on a different resonance in the wake of the violence being directed at their homeland. There have been … Continue reading →

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‘Tiki Oasis’ Celebrates ‘The Enchanted Sea,’ by the Sea in San Diego

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

This year, Tiki Oasis will once again celebrate with “The Enchanted Sea”, August 2 – 6, 2023, at San Diego’s newly-renovated and elegant mid-century modern hotel, the Town and Country, in Hotel Circle. As “the original and largest Tiki event … Continue reading →

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Sparks Give “All That and More” to Finish Their World Tour at The Hollywood Bowl

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Bob Lee

Photo by Bob Lee for the Los Angeles Beat. In the fifty-odd years that they have been a band, Sparks have never been more widely loved by the public than they are at this moment. They haven’t even had a … Continue reading →

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