The Barbadian pop rebel joins forces with musical cohorts Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, Illy Da King and A$AP Rocky for the Los Angeles stop of her Diamonds World Tour. Although recently panned by some critics and fans for a very public reunion with former abuser Chris Brown, she remains... More >>

Fight Club is so passe; these days, even word lovers hold clandestine get-togethers for the sake of a good (literary) fight. Celebrating a year going strong, Write Club Los Angeles tonight hosts another unique showdown where brave souls put their writing chops to the test. Two writers get two... More >>

Groundislava is one of those guys who makes music like Tao Lin writes — minimal and atmospheric at the same time. You can focus on each little tiny part or just let yourself dissolve completely. Yes, his recent Katy Perry remix is a bit of a departure, but not as much as you’d... More >>

Though allegedly influenced by club music, any party-hearty echoes on The xx’s 2012 sophomore album, Coexist, are almost literally that. Even when Jamie Smith’s beats get bulbous (and the kick drum certainly is cranium-cracking in places), their humble place in the mix makes them... More >>

Even if Public Enemy had never existed in the late 1980s and early ’90s, when the New York rappers released their most famous albums, they’d still have to be considered one of the most important hip-hop (and rock) groups of all time. How is that possible? While critics and fans seem... More >>

Amid the cold-ass, high-style world of electro-pop, there’s something refreshingly real and warm about La Roux. When the English duo, singer Elly Jackson and co-writer/producer Ben Langmaid, debuted with their eponymous 2009 album, it was hailed for the supple, soulful athletics of... More >>

Pianist-composer Chick Corea’s 59 Grammy nominations are the third most of any artist in the history of the awards, and his 20 wins tie him with guitarist Pat Metheny for the most by a jazz musician. Bassist Stanley Clarke has been with Corea off and on since Corea’s first award for... More >>

Whether scaly, one-eyed, furry, slimy, winged, shambling or even undead, monsters are a near-universal fascination. Yet lurking among us are a cult of zealots for whom they have almost religious significance. For that sickly sect, Monsterpalooza is like a three-day Christmas in Hades.... More >>

Against all odds, there is yet another reason to frequent Eagle Rock's All Star Lanes. If glow-in-the-dark bowling, embarrassment-indifferent karaoke and recession-friendly drinks aren't enough to tempt, here's another delight: novice comedy. The 4 & 20 is a weekly selection of four of the... More >>

"It seems like you love [paint] more than anybody I know," Dennis Szakacs, the Orange County Museum of Art's director, said to artist Richard Jackson a few years ago. "I buy more of it than anybody I know!" Jackson replied. Szakacs has curated a Jackson retrospective at OCMA, "Ain't Painting a... More >>

"Non Piu Mesta" ("No Longer Sad") is a little aria in Rossini's comic opera La Cenerentola -- Cinderella, in inglese -- that's the bane and bounty of all coloraturas. Its difficulty is so legendary that only the brave should attempt it, and only the greatest mezzo sopranos will pull it off. If... More >>

Comedian Melinda Hill and writer Eve Sturges' "experimental hour of storytelling with their fancy, famous friends and exciting newcomers." This week: Anna David and Jillian Lauren. More >>

Pull your chair up to the comedic campfire and enjoy a great (free!) show featuring top comics and maybe a famous drop-in. Maria Bamford and Melinda Hill bring excellent standups every week — really, like Blaine Capatch, Patton Oswalt, Matt Besser -- you get the idea. More >>