Category Archives: Music

Review: LA Opera’s La Bohème

There is no plot more elemental than “boy meets girl-boy loses girl-boy regains girl,” and there is no more perennial opera than La Bohème, which follows this formula for both its main and secondary storylines. Paring easily relatable characters and … Continue reading

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Rod Stewart with Jeff Beck at The Hollywood Bowl

Last night, two of the heaviest of heavyweights reunited at The Hollywood Bowl, where Jeff Beck performed a set with old bandmate and vocalist, Rod Stewart. Billed by the announcer as, “The first reunion of these legends in thirty-five years,” … Continue reading

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Adam Ant Announces 2020 “Friend or Foe” US Tour

It has become a custom for classic musicians to perform one of their albums in its entirety, like the Stiff Little Fingers’ current Inflammable Material tour. 80s New Wave star and pioneer of the “New Romantic” style, Adam Ant, has … Continue reading

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The Intown Report’s Gig Picks of the Week 9/26/19 – 10/2/19

Looking for cool live music this week? Here’s some show recommendations: Thursday 9/26 Alex’s Bar – Lamps, Prissy Whip, Shark Toys + DMBQ The Doll Hut – Carpit, Alter Boys, VFMS, Kamikaze Co-Pilot + The Pawns The Regent – Gold … Continue reading

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LA Through a Cracked Lens: The Beatles

One of several murals on The Harvey Apartments painted in 2001 by Hector Ponce.

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Memories of Cafe NELA from Hope Urban and The LA Beat Photographers

For six long years, my Saturdays followed a quixotic routine: a 2-3 – ‘disco’ nap, only to awake from my peaceful cocoon to fancy up for a night bartending as some of the most relevant underground musical performers in Los … Continue reading

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Earth, Wind & Fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl

Earth, Wind & Fire are one of the longest running and most successful groups in R&B history, and their performance last Friday, September 13th, at the Hollywood Bowl showed that their musical powers remain elemental. Now in their fiftieth year, … Continue reading

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Rude Boy: A Conversation with Ray Gange

Ray Gange starred in a movie called Rude Boy. It is a grand film following the Clash that humanized the London punk scene. Ray played himself–a tough punk who called a cunt a cunt and fought like a hooligan. In … Continue reading

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The Intown Report’s Gig Picks of the Week 9/19/19 – 9/25/19

Looking for cool live music this week? Here’s some show recommendations: Thursday 9/19 Cafe Nela – Mormons, Exploding Pintos + Turds of Misery House of Machines – Veneer, Dancing Tongues + Exploding Flowers PhotoLab (835 N.La Brea Ave) – Jagged … Continue reading

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Hollie Cook: The Young Queen of Reggae and Lovers Rock Takes Over the Santa Monica Pier

Hollie Cook is a Phenomenon. She is unaffected and unflinchingly natural. She sings love songs. Here’s the secret–her father is the coolest Sex Pistol–Paul Cook. Why the coolest ? Well, he’s a drummer for fucks sake! Never a breath of … Continue reading

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