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The Darkness Envelops The Wiltern For Its 20th Anniversary

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Bob Lee

Justin Hawkins rocking the Wiltern. Photo by Bob Lee for the LA Beat.  It’s a strange thing, watching the Darkness play a full show in celebration of a twenty -year-old record with a fifty-year-old sound. Their appeal is easy to … Continue reading →

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Rachel Fuller’s Animal Requiem: Live Review

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Bob Lee

Composer Rachel Fuller gave the American premiere of her Animal Requiem at UCLA’s Center For The Art of Performance on Saturday, a novel work combining segments of the traditional form – “Kyrie Eleison”, “Pie Jesu” et al – with novel … Continue reading →

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Chrissie Hynde at Hollywood Bowl – Live Review

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Bob Lee

Although her new album of jazz-infused cover songs, Valve Bone Woe, won’t be released for another couple of months, a balmy summer night was the perfect opportunity for Chrissie Hynde to take the Hollywood Bowl stage, with the LA Phil … Continue reading →

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Flesh Eaters & Mudhoney at The Echoplex 1.19.19

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Deb Frazin

In case you haven’t heard the big news, the original line-up of L.A. punk legends The Flesh Eaters have reunited and recorded their first album together since their 1981 masterpiece “A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die”.  The new … Continue reading →

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Live Review: The Specials At Arroyo Seco Weekend

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Bob Lee

Perhaps one of the Arroyo Seco Weekend festival’s best and most overlooked aspects was the opportunity to see The Specials up close without having to put up with their usual audience. Just weeks before this concert, some friends of mine … Continue reading →

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LA 92: A Transformative Documentary about the 1992 LA Riots

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Billy Bennight

The synopsis of “LA 92” references the Rodney King verdict that sparked the 1992 riots, the protests, violence, lootings, and arson that followed. It continues, “Twenty-five years later, the documentary “LA 92,” from directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin explores … Continue reading →

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Redd Kross and The Side Eyes at The Echoplex

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Deb Frazin

It was Father’s Day, and I had nothing to do, so I decided to head down to The Echoplex and check out the “Punk is Dad” show featuring The Side Eyes and Redd Kross. When I walked into The Echoplex, … Continue reading →

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Jesus And Mary Chain At The Wiltern- Live Review

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Bob Lee

When Jesus And Mary Chain appeared in 1985, they had the look of something revolutionary but unsustainable. Their first album Psychocandy showed a knack for simple. effective hooks buried in frightening layers of blank-faced noise, but reports of this band … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Sensitivity Training” at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Billy Bennight

Serena, played byAnna Lise Phillips, is a high energy research microbiologist with a no fuss unsentimental personality who heads the research at a microbiology lab to find cures for diseases. This story arises out of a conflict that between Serena and … Continue reading →

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“Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World” Presents Atomic Cinema Festival

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Billy Bennight

“Atomic Cinema Fest”, is part of the International Uranium Film Festival, and was a one day film festival presented by “Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World”, held at Raleigh Studios to bring movies and documentaries dedicated to educating people on the risks … Continue reading →

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