Afro-Caribbean music by Daymé Arocena graces the Grand Performances stage
Daymé Arocena's distinctive Caribbean style drew concertgoers of all ages to downtown Los Angeles' California Plaza over the weekend. To…
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Bill Viola was known as a video artist, but music was his muse.
On a stormy, humid summer day in 2003, as I approached the Oberhausen Gasometer, which the Third Reich used to…
Missy Elliott, rap's most flamboyant visionary, has never toured before. Until now.
When rapper Missy Elliott embarked on her first headlining tour, she turned heads for the alien brilliance of her music.…
Iron and Wine's Sam Beam Talks Los Angeles, Fatherhood, and 'Light Verse'
While riding down Highway 101 in the backseat of his manager's pickup truck on a recent rainy afternoon, Sam Beam…
Odesza takes victory lap in Los Angeles for 'Last Goodbye Finale' tour
Odesza will bring the curtain down on its final cycle when “The Last Goodbye Finale” tour kicks off with two…
Los Angeles instrumental band La Lom to open Vampire Weekend
The historic Roosevelt Hotel, dating back to 1927, still maintains its old Hollywood charm. An antique-looking chandelier hangs from the…
'Praises of the accordion' by Noé Álvarez is a working-class odyssey in the desert
Book Review Praise of the accordion: a memoir of music, migration and Mexico By Noé ÁlvarezCatapult: 208 pages, $26If you…
Why Ernest is reviving the sound of classic country music
The country artist known simply as Ernest is sipping a couple of cocktails on a recent afternoon on the rooftop…
What did the ocean sound like before humans?
Imagine it's the early 20th century and you're a giant blue whale sunbathing in the warm waters of the Santa…
Jessica Pratt, outside the underworld of Los Angeles and inside a (soft) wall of sound
Walking south on Vine Street past the Capitol Records building, musician Jessica Pratt recalled the first time she visited her…