Elton John

The Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week

Monday, March 25 Corima, Upsalon Acrux PEHRSPACE There are, in fact, thriving musical styles that have blessedly little to do with the latest pop trends. Roughly intersecting prog-rock and art-jazz is a thing called Zeuhl Music, a very heavy, propulsive sonic form whose roaring rhythm sections and ... More >>

Music Picks: Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge, and Anthrax

Classic Rock Is a Cancer on Our Society

There's a disease spreading through our generation of 20- and 30-year-olds. We inherited this malady from our parents, and it's rendering us culturally stagnant. It's sapping our identity. Perhaps most tragically, we are welcoming this plague into our homes, cars, and phones -- even into our kar ... More >>

Q & A With Bill Owens: The American Distilling Institute Founder's Cross-Country Road Trip, Industry Trends His Favorite Spirit Stops

If you want to know what's really going on in the craft distilling industry, 74-year-old Bill Owens, president of the Hayward-based American Distilling Institute, is your (always chatty) man. He also happens to be quite an accomplished photojournalist, a skill that he says doesn't always work in h ... More >>

Music Picks: Rome, The xx, Aretha Franklin

Also, Cannibal Corpse, I See Hawks in L.A., Smokey Robinson and others

Top Ten Best Historic Rock Clubs in L.A.

For all the best of L.A. music, download our free Best Of Mobile app. See also: Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List L.A. has some of the best rock n' roll venues in the country. From the sparkly glam rock of the Sunset Strip to the grimy punk of dim little clubs in questionable ar ... More >>

Billy Elliot, In Paris and Waiting for Godot

Dancing off the blues

Music Picks: Shelby Lynne, Marsha Ambrosius, John Scofield Quartet, Wiz Khalifa

Also, Leon Russell, Chris Brown, Azar Lawrence Quintet and others

Chef Q & A, Part 2: Paul Hibler & David Sanfield of Pitfire Pizza, the Velvet Underground and Reclaimed Wood

A. FrougPitfire Artisan Pizza owners David Sanfield and Paul Hibler at their Culver City location​ "Radiohead!" "U2!" "Peter Frampton!" Owners Paul Hibler and David Sanfield are arguing about how to explain the difference between their Pitfire Artisan Pizza company and California Pizza Kitchen ... More >>

Adam Chester's S'Mother and the Lessons He Learned from His Mom

Adam Chester with Elton John​ -Please don't eat sushi. Love, Mom -Grapes are good for your bowel movements. Love, Mom -Don't have anything to do with your paternal grandmother. -There's a resistant form of gonorrhea going around...use a condom. -Don't drink rainwater. -Make sure it's childre ... More >>

Gnomeo & Juliet

Troubadours

Nightranger: The Bitch Is Back

Unbelievably Offensive Taiwanese TV Animation of Elton John and His Partner Welcoming their New Baby

So, so, so deeply wrong: Taiwanese TV's horribly homophobic animation about Elton John's recent fatherhood​ Every time some worldwide newsworthy event makes it to Taiwan, a certain Taiwanese TV show does a creepy computer animation illustrating in a sort-of comedic way such event. They first c ... More >>

Music Picks: Dum Dum Girls, Tricky, Leon Russell, OFF!

Also, Peaches, Killing Joke, Albert Lee and others

Music Picks: Ornette Coleman, Gary Numan, Natacha Atlas

Also, Marnie Stern, Kristian Hoffman, Elton John & Leon Russell

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 >>

Elton John Played Rush Limbaugh's Wedding for $1M

​We're a little late on this one, but, seriously, we couldn't pass this up. Rush Limbaugh got married for the 4th time last week and Elton John was his Wedding Singer. For 1 million dollars (who was Rush's Wedding Planner? Dr Evil?). From The Guardian: On Saturday, Elton John performed at ... More >>

Nightranger: Boogie Wonderland

It's a Beautiful World

YO YAMAHA

Sweet Jane O' Mine?: GnR's Duff McKagan Rumored to Be Joining Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction's (Perhaps) New Bassist Duff McKagan and Significant Others​The Jane's Addiction fan community -- a dedicated lot if there's one -- is trying to digest a persistent rumor that has emerged from Perryland this past weeked: bassist Eric Avery is out and (shocker!) Guns n Roses' D ... More >>

José Andrés Is Your Guest DJ: Molecular Gastronomy to Elton John

Ever wonder what's on José Andrés' playlist? You figure he must be listening to something cutting edge while he's thinking up cotton candy foie gras and playing with the nitro canisters at The Bazaar, right? Try Elton John's Daniel. We know this because the Spanish chef shares his personal soundtr ... More >>

Stage Raw: Rachel Rosenthal at 83

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Poland, where theater is hipRACHEL ROSENTHAL AT 83 ​The Rachel Rosenthal Company (founded in 1989) is throwing a fundraiser to help celebrate the performance artist's 83rd birthday, past achievements and the upcoming publication o ... More >>

Stage Raw: L.A. shows NYC-bound

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsL.A. SHOWS HEADING EAST ​SoulArt Productions presentation of Alex Lyras' The Common Air - a nominee in last year's L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards solo performance award for its 2008 run at the Asylu ... More >>

Savin' Up for Saturday Night

Theater Reviews: Sock & Shoe, Children of a Lesser God, Art, Savin’ Up for Saturday Night

Also, Three Sisters, Painting Churches and more

JOURNEY BACK TO 40 YEARS C.D.

Today in Pictures: December 19, 1974

Eric Burdon Band drummer Alvin Taylor kicks back with a copy of the L.A. Times in Ikoyi, a  black hair salon on Wilshire Boulevard.  "Red" Taylor also performed with Elton John, America and others. (Photo: L.A. Times/UCLA Digital Collection.)

Oscar Shoe Ins/Outs

Missed the Red Carpet pre-Oscars coverage this year (think we may have still been in bed when E! started airing its tedious fawning sessions with Ryan Seacrest) so we actually had to watch the show itself for a fashion fix. There sure was lots of eye candy. Maybe it was just our new hi-def TV, but ... More >>

¡Ask a Mexican! Catholic Distastes

Dear Mexican: I’m sad that there aren’t more Mexicans here in the Detroit area.

Love Each Other So, Androgynous

Mika, Superhero in Red Levis

EARLIER IN THE EVENING I caught an exuberant, colorful, hooky, melodic, absolutely flat-out life-affirming set by Mika, a glam-piano man who approximates a marriage of Queen, Elton John and Erasure. Mike is my new hero, and I will do my best to make sure the world hears his message of fun and passio ... More >>

It's Two Thousand What??????

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Toppled Tower

Get Your Cover On

On rock-tribute albums by Nouvelle Vague and Susanna & the Magical Orchestra, old is the new new...

Smokey and the Bandit: Special Edition

What a Fool Believes

Chapter and Verse

Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem and John Darnielle on the crossbreeding of literature and pop

Sex and the City

Christmas Music for People Who Like Music

Immigrant Women Speak About Leaving the Church

American Idolatry

Future Sounds

Curtain Calls, Stage Frights

The year in theater

Up the Nile Without a Paddle

Don’t cry for me, ancient Egypt . . .

Heaven on Earth: The Seminar

Techno Prisoners

I Can Dig It, You Can Dig It, We Can Dig It

Glam Flock

Return of the sweet art of pre-Spice, post-Glitter rock & roll