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AMC Marina 6 Now Serves You Food As You Watch a Movie. L.A. Weekly Reviews the Experience

See also: *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage The latest theater chain to throw its hat in the increasingly crowded luxury-moviegoing ring, multiplex titan AMC officially re-opened its Marina 6 branch as a dine-in theater last Monday. Wher ... More >>

Everybody's a Critic: Readers Respond to Our Food, Movie and Music Critics

The Best Concerts To See in L.A. This Week: Nov 12-15

Monday, November 12 In The Valley Below BOOTLEG BAR Looking like Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman walk-ons, and with an eye-contact connection to rival Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in their good times, Echo Park hubby-and-wife Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob patchwork together love-in-ready bluesy ro ... More >>

The Best Parties in L.A., 2012

Our Best Of issue just hit stands! We found our fairy tale, and now we present it to you: 435 of the most fabulous things in all of Los Angeles. From the city's most amazing restaurants to its tawdriest dive bars, from its edgiest art exhibits to the top spots for live music, we've got it all covere ... More >>

Worst Foot Forward: When Comedy Goes Wrong

Which One's Beth?

L.A.'s Top Five Actors-Turned-Rappers, Including Warren Beatty

See also: *Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List *Here Are Pictures of Dr. Dre's New $13 Million House Only a decade ago everyone was complaining about how the rappers were taking all of the acting roles in Hollywood. But nowadays the pendulum has swung in the other direct ... More >>

Food Network Alumni Bruce Seidel and Duff Goldman to Launch YouTube Channel HUNGRY

July 2 will mark a the emergence of a new platform for food television, thanks to former Food Network and Cooking Channel veteran Bruce Seidel. The Associated Press reports that Seidel, the creator of Food Network Star and Iron Chef America, will spearhead the launch of HUNGRY, a specialized YouTube ... More >>

More Fun With Dario Cecchini: His Dinner at Nancy Silverton's House

It was at the thirty year anniversary of Chez Pannisse where Nancy Silverton first met Dario Cecchini. At the time, Silverton only knew him as the famed Dante-reciting butcher of Chianti, but since then an international culinary friendship has been forged. Every year when Silverton visits Italy, she ... More >>

L.A. Punk Rock History Class Is Now in Session

Renegade Craft Fair: Ten Things That Made Us Want to Take Up Knitting (Again)

Handmade cards speak truth to power at this year's Renegade Craft Fair​ Did you leave town this weekend to avoid Carmageddon? Haha, sucker. Those of us not afraid of a little gridlock spent Saturday weaving through the sunny maze of booths at downtown's Renegade Craft Fair, the indie pop-up fe ... More >>

Your Face Becomes the Art Show

Neon Indian Release New "Mind, Drips" Video With LZX Visionary Analog Video Synthesizer

Psychedelic new Neon Indian video by Lars Larson​Neon Indian brought in electronics wizards Lars Larson and Edward Leckie to construct their trippy new video for "Mind Drips" in which a girl is swallowed whole by her bed with a gigantic teddy bear and falls through ceilings.

Os Mutantes Ariel Pink: Return of the Weird

Os Mutantes​That Os Mutantes' edgy brand of psychedelia and Tropicalia continues to get big ups from today's hipster nation (after being championed for years by everybody from Kurt Cobain to Beck to David Byrne) is testimony to the unbending passion in their music. The seminal Brazilian band, ... More >>

Tonight: Greg Dulli, the Thermals, Blonde Redhead, Legendary Pink Dots, Street Drum Corps, Har Mar Superstar, Oh No Oh My

Sam HoldenGreg Dulli​Greg Dulli's estimable swagger and charm have been playing awfully well on his first-ever solo tour. The former Afghan Whigs and current Twilight Singers frontman (and one of Los Angeles' favorite saloonkeepers) is winding down a five-country, 29-stop tour on which he's p ... More >>

BOXING GYM

Tonight: Lady Gaga, B.B. King & Buddy Guy, Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys, Frazey Ford, Empire of the Sun, RUSH

​"If it's true that 'Alejandro' represents Lady Gaga's super-obvious bid at her own 'La Isla Bonita'--and there's no doubting that it does--then consider this: Where Madonna took four years to go from her first big hit to her Latin-crossover jam, Gaga's only taken two; that's a remarkably spee ... More >>

It's a Beautiful World

Dave Alvin Leads Tribute to Amy Farris at McCabe's (11/08)

Rick Braverman via FacebookAmy Farris at McCabe's​Next Sunday at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica a veritable constellation of roots music stars will be paying tribute to one of their own: much-beloved fiddler, all-around strings virtuosa, singer and songwriter Amy Farris, who passed away ... More >>

Pablove to Throw Benefit Show in Honor of Founder's Cross-Country Ride: Tom Morello, BRMC, Others Confirmed

Back in September we announced the then-pending cross-country bike trek of Dangerbird co-owner Jeff Castelaz, riding from the far end of Florida to our own Hollywood Hills in 30 days to raise money for The Pablove Foundation. Castelaz founded that non-profit in honor of his late 6-year-old son -- Pa ... More >>

Stage Raw: Clowntown City Limits

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK CLOWNTOWN CITY LIMITSPhoto by Ed RachlesImagine a personable, grimy, makeup-smeared, cigar-chomping guy in a tank top, not unlike Tommy Lee Jones, playing cards outdoors on the porch of some tra ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Cinderella the Musical, Equus, Eternal Equinox, Monkey Madness

Also, True West, My Three Sisters, Death, Lies & Alibis and more

Stage Raw: Mr. Merkin Misses His First Deadline!

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSBREAKING NEWS: The entire staff of Stage Raw was disappointed that Mr. Merkin missed the filing deadline for his first column: a review of Spamalot at the Ahmanson. Mr. Merkin apologized profusely, but explained that it was impossible to file electronically from the pol ... More >>

Weekend Report: Mia Doi Todd, Carlos Nino, Gaby Hernandez, Grace Woodroofe and More Cram an Office Space with Music

Randall Robertsif you look closely, you can see a reflection of the party in the curve of the balloon. (not really.) We've just got one decent snapshot of Saturday night's party in Hancock Park at the offices of the Masses (or at least one that's not dark and blurry), and it was taken as we were si ... More >>

PJ Harvey and John Parish Interviewed: The Pair Discuss Collaboration, the Art of Staging, and Echo and the Bunnymen

View more photos in the PJ Harvey and John Parish @ El Rey slideshow. Timothy NorrisPolly Jean Harvey and guitarist Giovanni Ferrario at the El Rey on Monday This past Monday night PJ Harvey and John Parish introduced California to songs from their incredible new collection, A Man A Woman Walked B ... More >>

SxSW Live: A Bizarro Night of Metallica and Devo

View live photos in the "Metallica Thrashes Stubb's" slideshow.On Friday night in Austin, something very weird, maybe even life altering, happened: Metallica and Devo played inspired concerts in the same Texas town, only a 15-minute walk apart, and almost perfectly back to back. Devo's Booji Boy It ... More >>

SXSW Day 3: On Rap's "Little Emperor" Phase and Showing and Proving

Maybe we ought to blame Kanye--even though this trend started well before him, and will likely persist long after he retires to pursue French anime interior spaceship design. Like it or not, 'Ye's massive success re-removed a lot of barriers into the major label rap game. No longer did you need st ... More >>

SXSW Questionable Marketing Ideas #1: 'Affliction' Pillow Case

Randall RobertsWaking up with Affliction We don't know whether this was a Hilton Hotel exclusive or not, but everyone checking in received a special gift when they got their (Island/Def Jam/Mercury) keycard: a black and brown pillowcase with a screaming, crazy-looking eagle with its evil tongue sti ... More >>

SXSW Snapshot: Kosha Dillz Choked by Boa Constrictor

Last night I posted a "SXSW Notes from the Road" update courtesy of rappers Yak Ballz and Kosha Dillz who are keeping me updated on their SXSW experience via e-mail. Today Dillz sent in this SXSW snapshot of him walking down what appears to be 6th Street with a boa constrictor around his neck. Yes, ... More >>

Hell's Belles: Sexy Speedsters and Mayhem on Wheels @ Derby Dolls Bout

L.A. Derby Dolls inflict sexy mayhem on wheels.

Last Night: Tech Industry Geeks Barrage Knitting Factory for Digg.com Meetup L.A.

Hundreds of Diggnation fans, Diggers and general tech industry geeks barraged the Knitting Factory last night for the Digg.com Meetup L.A. -- the crowd on Hollywood Boulevard started lining up at 8 a.m. with attendees setting up folding chairs, the general vibe reminiscent of a Star Wars or LOR prem ... More >>

Love, Janis: Looking for Janis Joplin

The meteoric rock star, as remembered by her sister Laura

Marfa Film Fest Dispatch: World Premiere of Heath Ledger-directed music video

(photo by Randall Roberts) Today's a travel day for me, having just experienced the best little festival I've ever attended, the first annual Marfa Film Festival, in Marfa, Texas. The second annual one is already on my calendar for next year (and in the interim I'll be trying to convince my bosses ... More >>

SXSW Flashback: Interview With Del Tha Funky Homosapien

It was my third night in Austin. Devin had just blazed through an epic set that had been celebrated in the appropriate fashion , El-P was currently on-stage and I was wandering around the Def Jux party with four cups of Jack in my stomach, a head full of smoke and the strange desire to approach p ... More >>

Bonded by the Beats

Fonda the dance; Metromixin' it up; more of Morganne

Pucker Up: Best and Worst of Sex 2007

Tristan's annual roundup of toothbrush vibrators, anti-porn ribbons, and a kinky kingdom

Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators

Going up?

Rock Picks: Finland Station, M.I.A., Feist, Suzanne Vega

For the week of Nov. 9-15

Michelle Biloon: Dives, Darts and Hecklers

A few laughs with a standup soldier

Theater Reviews

August Wilson's Fences, Buddy and this week's pick, Because They Have No Words

Microsoft Wants to Kill Your iPod, Summer Goes Pop!

Flaming Tits

Nothing About Sunset Junction!

Hank Hill Rules!

Double Trouble

Tom DeLay and his bid to buy the Texas Legislature

Lonely Pioneers

Bush gives the boot to two of his richest pals in Texas

Exiled in Texas

Bush turns on the Democrat who introduced him to the nation

L.A. Rising

The five best new buildings

ASK Theater Projects' 1998 Common Ground Festival