Email Author Rebecca Haithcoat

2012 Stories by Rebecca Haithcoat

• The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever!

  published December 13, 2012

  That this campy romp falls apart in Act 2 and still gets a "Go" says plenty about Joe Marshall's knack for comedic dialogue and director Paul... More >>

• In the Heights

  published December 20, 2012

  It's July 3 in the Dominican-American New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights, and the air is sticky with more than just humidity. Nina,... More >>

• The Five Best Los Angeles Rap Albums of 2012

  published Dec 25, 2012

  As Max Bell noted in his round-up of L.A. rap earlier this month, it was a very good year for hip-hop in our city, with all corners of the varied scene -- from Open Mike Eagle's smart 4NML HSPTL to O... More >>

• Power 106 Cali Christmas Concert - Gibson Amphitheatre - 12/14/12

  published Dec 15, 2012

  Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar Power 106 Cali Christmas Gibson Amphitheatre 12/14/12 Ah, the holiday season in L.A. -- a crisp chill is in the air, every twinkly light insta... More >>

• Tea, With Music

  published November 29, 2012

  When one of the characters in Velina Hasu Houston's stirring, surprisingly fiery world-premiere musical, Tea, With Music, mentions an... More >>

• Hunter Beard Is a 14-Time Felon From Arkansas Trying to Make It in L.A.

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Hunter Beard is a born hustler. By the time he was 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas, he was selling drugs. When he was sentenced to adult prison at 17 for robbery, he spent his time recording songs off the... More >>

• Clyde Carson Finally Has a Big Hit with "Slow Down"

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Last December, Bay Area rapper Clyde Carson recorded "Slow Down." Within a couple months, a DJ named J-12 had invented a dance specifically for the song, inspiring dozens of kids to upload their own v... More >>

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  Jhene Aiko Wins With the Hand She's Dealt

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Singer Jhene Aiko has had more than her share of setbacks and misfortune. When she was in second grade, her family's house in South L.A. burned down. She says that as a preteen no cliques accepted her... More >>

• The Book of Mormon

  published September 20, 2012

  That Broadway might have found its salvation in a religious satire written by some of the raunchiest theater creators of the past 15 years is... More >>

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  The Identity of the Mysterious Captain Murphy Was Revealed Last Night

  published Nov 29, 2012

  Captain Murphy, Pac Div The Airliner 11/28/12 Earlier this week, a local mystery rapper calling himself Captain Murphy announced that he'd be performing at Low End Theory last night. See also: Mor... More >>

• Scoop DeVille: The Son of Kid Frost Blows Up

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Reclining on the patio of the Rainbow Bar and Grill, producer Scoop DeVille is the picture of calm. Eyes already half-lowered, he pulls from a blunt and gently scrapes the whipped cream off his hot ch... More >>

• Greydon Square Is the Atheist Rapper

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Midway through an interview with Greydon Square, I sneeze. "Bless you," the 31-year-old rapper born Eddie Collins says instinctively. He catches himself. "I know, an atheist that says, 'Bless you.' Ha... More >>

• Wiz Khalifa on Becoming a Daddy: "It's Made Me Calm Down a Bunch of Notches"

  published Nov 13, 2012

  When Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa released the song "Black and Yellow" two years ago, he and his team figured at most, it would be a regional hit. Instead, it ricocheted the artist to mainstream pop ... More >>

• Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: New York City Is a Helluva a Town

  published Nov 09, 2012

  KCRW Broadcast #189 for Saturday, November 10, 2012 See also: *The American People Kicked Your Ass, Republicans *Henry Rollins: Sandy, the Incredible Mood Swing of Mother Nature Fanatics! Tonight i... More >>

• Rapper Jonathon Marcou Lives Out of His Car. No, Literally

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Standing outside his champagne-colored Saturn wearing a USC sweatshirt, Jonathon Marcou looks like just another good-looking frat boy. His khakis are pressed and cuffed, he wears Vans boat shoes with ... More >>

• Waka Flocka Flame - Club Nokia - 11/4/12

  published Nov 05, 2012

  Waka Flocka Flame Club Nokia 11/4/12 There's this great moment midway through rapper MGK's video for "Wild Boy," on which Waka Flocka Flame is featured. "You think you're a good rapperr" MGK asks Wak... More >>

• Bach at Leipzig

  published October 4, 2012

  Risky gamble, trusting a contemporary audience accustomed to being spoon-fed sitcom jokes to engage in an intellectual comedy about classical... More >>

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  His Father Suffering From Early-Onset Alzheimer's, Intuition Makes the Video of the Year

  published Oct 25, 2012

  When his father was diagnosed three years ago with early onset Alzheimer's disease at age 55, local rapper Lee Shaner dealt with it the way most people deal with traumatic experiences -- by internaliz... More >>

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  Kendrick Lamar's Mood Music

  published October 25, 2012

  See also: Our review of Lamar's... More >>

• William Close's "Earth Harp" Is Pretty Neat

  published Oct 23, 2012

  Five years ago, William Close's house in Malibu caught fire and burned to the ground. This was even more devastating because his life's work -- a collection of giant, almost sculptural instruments, in... More >>

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  My Brother Got Married. The Theme of the Wedding Was Widespread Panic

  published Oct 19, 2012

  This weekend my little brother got married. Now, in and of itself, nothing about this is newsworthy to anyone outside my family. People get married all the time. But in those weddings, was the bri... More >>

• Kendrick Lamar - Club Nokia - 10/17/12

  published Oct 18, 2012

  Kendrick Lamar Club Nokia October 17, 2012 From a distance, it looked like a lazy protest was being staged at L.A. Live last night -- a handful of people dressed alike in baggy white t-shirts wander... More >>

• Playwright Charles Mee Wants You to Steal From Him, Because He Will Steal From You

  published Oct 08, 2012

  See also: *Our Latest Theater Reviews In Under Construction, a 2009 work by endlessly curious playwright Charles Mee, a character says, "If I understand something, I have no further use for it." Co... More >>

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  What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)r

  published Oct 04, 2012

  You may have heard the term "trap music." You may even realize that what people are calling "trap music" today (which sounds a whole lot like dubstep) is not necessarily what people were calling "trap... More >>

• Murs and Fashawn On Their Kinship and Their New Album

  published Sep 25, 2012

  California-bred rappers Murs and Fashawn have much in common. They're both former graffiti writers, skateboarders and independent-minded rappers who have affinities for collaborating with one specific... More >>