Category Archives: Music

The Dream Syndicate’s First Year Feels Like The End Of The World On New 4-Disc Deluxe Edition

This new four-CD collection from the Dream Syndicate, History Kinda Pales When It And You Are Aligned (Fire Records) is what you might call a throwback. It completely reminds me what it was like to find a new band back … Continue reading

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The Beach Boys At The Bowl With the LA Phil And Fireworks – California F@$k Yeah

As we gather together with family and friends this 4th of July, despite concerning recent events, there’s a lot to be thankful for in America, and in California. And if we are to celebrate where we are at, just for … Continue reading

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4th of July Fireworks and Drone Shows this Tuesday

Fireworks shows at the Rose Bowl, in Redondo Beach, Pacific Palisades and Malibu have been canceled this year, primarily due to new environmental rules regarding plastics falling into the ocean. Speaking of the environment, please don’t light illegal fireworks, instead check … Continue reading

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Where to Celebrate 4th of July Weekend, 2023

Fireworks shows at the Rose Bowl, in Redondo Beach, Pacific Palisades and Malibu have been canceled this year due to new environmental rules regarding plastics falling into the ocean. Speaking of the environment, please don’t light illegal fireworks, instead check out … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Here and There, Then and Now

* indicates that the film is also available for digital sale or rental on various platforms. “The Worst Ones” (2022, Kino Lorber*) A filmmaker (Johan Heldenberg) and his crew seek an authentic tone to their socially conscious drama by casting … Continue reading

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Opening this week: High Heels on Wheels – The Musical!

Leslie Sloan presents High Heels on Wheels – the Musical where “‘Hairspray’ meets  ‘A League of their Own’ – when roller derby was one of the few places women could compete as professional athletes. A lesbian love story, roller derby … Continue reading

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NELAFEST At The Offbeat Lounge Is Already Happening – Don’t Miss It

Friends and relatives of the beloved Cafe Nela have a weekend of fun ahead of them, as a number of acts from that scene take over the Offbeat Lounge in Highland Park. It promises to be an intimate, yet expansive, … Continue reading

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Break-A-Way TONIGHT with DJ JD Samson!

DJ JD Samson of Le Tigre, MEN and Crickets spins tonight! With Senior (Junior Senior) and Rudy Bleu (La Polla Loca)

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“I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear” Book Launch this Thursday!!!

Stories Bookstore and The Wrinkle Room host the book launch of “I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear” this Thursday, June 1. The long anticipated and just released explicit diaries of our homegrown punk, queer, … Continue reading

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The Revivify Tour: Fanny’s 50th Anniversary Show at the Whisky a Go Go!

“If I can just make it to the show on time,” I told myself as I got ready this past Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, “if I can just make it to the show on time!” I charged my batteries … Continue reading

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