FOR THOSE IN NEED

FOR THOSE IN NEED The Mammoth book of Best New Erotica volume six is one to read in bed.  Technically, this is the 13th edition of the book, as earlier compilations ... Continue Reading →

RANDOM BREEZES OF HOPE

RANDOM BREEZES OF HOPE KIMBERLY AKIMBO AT VICTORY THEATRE CENTER David Lindsay-Abaire takes us on another bizarrely inappropriate detour into the Jerry Springer challenge ... Continue Reading →

FEEDING THE MONKEY IN HOLLYWOOD…

DUDE, JUST CHILL FEEDING THE MONKEY IN HOLLYWOOD AT GARDNER STAGES As a quartet of Hollywood hopefuls vegetate in their small Beachwood Canyon-adjacent apartments, perpetually ... Continue Reading →

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY BLOW YOU AWAY Explosions in the Sky are not an easy band to review, as the all-instrumental quartet plays mood music that moves in stages like the ... Continue Reading →

A TASTE OF AMERICAN PIE

A TASTE OF AMERICAN PIE  THE TROJAN PIE AT LILLIAN THEATER ****EXTENDING performances through Saturday, March 31, 2007  The Trojans had their sacred horse as ... Continue Reading →

KODO-CHROME

KODO-CHROME THE KODO DRUMMERS COME TO UCLA The Kodo Drummers have been touring and performing around the world for a number of years, and every time I had the opportunity ... Continue Reading →

LOVE TO HATE THOSE HEROES

LOVE TO HATE THOSE HEROES With searing guitar riffs and pounding drums, Lovehatehero steps to the forefront of pussy whiney emo rock with their latest Ferret Records release ... Continue Reading →

COPING WITH COPELAND

COPING WITH COPELAND COPELAND AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES Normally when you go to see a band of a younger generation, there is usually the ever-wonderful problem of stage volume ... Continue Reading →