Sparks at Royce Hall, Valentine's Day

Sparks at Royce Hall, Valentine’s Day

Going to concerts at Royce Hall always feels like going to a football game: you park in a random UCLA lot, then walk half a…

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ADULT. at the Silent Movie Theater - live DECAMPMENT

ADULT. at the Silent Movie Theater – live DECAMPMENT

Tuesday night’s first filmic performance by the band ADULT. (for there were two back-to-back performances) was full of familiar faces as well as just plain full. …

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Head: Monkees Movie Comes Home Again

Head: Monkees Movie Comes Home Again

Forty years ago, Jack Nicholson and a bunch of dudes who would go on to do Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces co-wrote their first…

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Interview: Inara George on An Invitation

Interview: Inara George on An Invitation

An Invitation, by Inara George and Van Dyke Parks, is a truly welcoming and rewarding album. Since she’s performing songs from the album at Largo…

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Review: Inara George with Van Dyke Parks, An Invitation

Review: Inara George with Van Dyke Parks, An Invitation

The Inara George/Van Dyke Parks partnership on An Invitation is a wonderful symbiosis, an amphibian that treads through two almost opposing elements, one stark and…

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