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Donald Vincent: Ice Skating Coach Suspected Of Molestation Worked Throughout SoCal

An ice-skating coach who has worked at rinks in Culver City, Anaheim, Riverside and more, was charged this week with lewd acts on a minor. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced that 29-year-old Donald Vincent was jailed in lieu of $1 million bail after a 17-year-old boy came forward and cl ... More >>

A Movie About Reddit, and More: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Thursday, Jan. 10 The Egyptian Theatre holds its 8th Annual Focus on Female Directors at 7:30 p.m., showcasing short films from a wide range of talents, including Academy Award nominee Julie Delpy and the new-to-directing trio of Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos and Jessie Ennis. One of the most intriguing ... More >>

Last Chance to See 'Ends of the Earth,' MOCA's Landmark Land Art Show

"Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974," a historical re-examination of the land art movement that closes Sunday, comes at a perfect time. It provides some thoughtful background information as we indulge in the large-scale public spectacle that is the unveiling of Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass at LA ... More >>

Embarrassment of Riches

Music Picks: The Descendents, Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Show,, Princess Pangolin, Brian Setzer

Also, Guns N' Roses, Weingart, Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys, and others

Inni: Sigus Ros' Second Movie

Anna Bjorn, Miss Iceland 1974 and Hollywood B-Lister, Outed Whitey Bulger for $2 Million

Oh, Santa Monica -- where former Boston mobsters and Iceland beauty queens go to co-retire in the lovely sea breeze. The Boston Globe is reporting that Anna Bjornsdottir, Miss Iceland 1974 turned graphic designer and yoga instructor (so Santa Monica), was neighbors with most-wanted crime boss James ... More >>

Pasadena Pageantry, Geek-Style

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/6-12/10

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When you see how they react to the live octopus tentacles at Masan or the pig ear chicharrones at Lazy Ox Canteen, you may have a better idea of how they might handle the idea of babysitting triplets or a sudden move to Icel ... More >>

Rehearsal-Dinner Dining

Get a taste of your relatives-to-be at Tavern

Ask Mr. Gold: Wedding Bell Bonding, or Places to Eat For Pre-flight Consideration

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I'm getting married and in dire need of a legit rehearsal-dinner spot. My fiancée and I would gladly eat anywhere you recommend, but our families' tastes are a bit more conservative than bossam or pig ear. Any ideas for a spot (ideally W ... More >>

Live Review: Seabear and Grandchildren at The Troubadour

Glorioso T. FajardoSeabear​ Last night Iceland's latest musical import, Seabear, finally made it to Los Angeles headlining a gig at the Troubadour. The seven-piece indie-folk band stood on the stage beaming, ready to win the hearts and minds of the small crowd that had gathered on a Tuesday ni ... More >>

INHALE

Inside Job: Greed, Interrupted

Part meltdown memoir, part essential finger-pointing, Charles Ferguson's latest will make you seethe

Across the Universe: Tupac Film Gets Fuqua'ed, LCD Will Record Again, 50 Cent Crazies Up Twitter

Across the Universe: Tupac Film Gets Fuqua'ed, LCD Will Record Again, 50 Cent Crazies Up Twitter

Cookbook Review: The Boreal Gourmet, Or How To Cook Your Way To A Cool Summer

​While we're sweating out the heat wave, rest assured that in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon in Northern Canada, the weather is absolutely lovely. This time of year, longtime resident Michele Genest -- author of The Boreal Gourmet: Adventures in Northern Cooking cookbook -- is hiking amo ... More >>

Live in L.A.: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Stars, Peggy Sue, Gogol Bordello, Blue Rodeo, Seasons

Brian Jonestown Massacre, making friends in Australia​The Brian Jonestown Massacre got a little bit of that dance-music religion on its latest album, and why not? You can only drone for so long, right? BJM's latest album Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (recorded last year in Iceland and Berlin, relea ... More >>

Nightranger: Supermassive Black Hell

Desert Decisions: Splashy bashes vs. Corinne Bailey Rae, MGMT, DEVO, Little Boots, Spoon, Julian Casablancas

Parties or performances? We've come to the unfortunate conclusion that you really can't have it both ways when it comes to the merciless monster that is Coachella weekend. Every year we've managed to hit a couple soirees before attacking the field around sunset, but things were different for the 201 ... More >>

BREAKING: Will Airport Delays Make British Bands Miss Coachella?

​The NME reports that volcanic ash has delayed many flights from Heathrow Airport near London, which could make UK bands miss their Coachella slots. [UPDATE 12:00pm: Now it seems Gary Numan joins the Cribs, Bad Lieutenant and the other bands who might have to cancel their Coachella appearanc ... More >>

Photography Exhibit

Villaraigosa Tours Like A Rock Star

If you were surprised to read that City Hall has once again put off the issue of whether to ask the owners of Staples Center to reimburse taxpayers for its ​Michael Jackson memorial show, or if you're angered after finding out that after two years of deliberations at least one City Council mem ... More >>

Iceland's Steed Lord Reign Over the Wiltern Exclusive MP3 Remix

Iceland's Steed Lord Reign Over the Wiltern Exclusive MP3 Remix

Villaraigosa Staff Shakeup: Now His Chief of Staff, Robin Kramer, Is Bolting

This cannot be good news for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. As reported in extensive detail this morning by Ron Kaye, former editor of the Daily News, Villaraigosa's Chief of Staff Robin Kramer, the woman some view as the most rational adult at City Hall, is jumping ship amidst a series of resignation ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Land of the Lost, My Life in Ruins, Pressure Cooker

Also, Corked!, Downloading Nancy and more

Stage Raw: The Post-Play Discussion

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS(THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LISTINGS)Also, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergFOOD FOR HEARTBURN: THE POST PLAY DISCUSSIONAfter watching the opening night production of Vern Thiessen's Apple at Th ... More >>

Top 10 Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category.Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

Last Night: Sweet Silence with Sigur Ros at the Greek Theatre

Last night, October 2nd, was a beautiful, refreshing night at the Greek with Sigur Ros taking the stage.   Nothing could have been sweeter than the silence of the crowd mid-set during a break in the intro to "Festival" from the band's latest release Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.  Silen ... More >>

Los Angeles Film Festival Guide 2008

Newsflash: Iceland is not as unbearably cool as one imagines

Icelandic innovation includes the "bumper dumper," a flip-down toilet seat on trucks' rear end for use in the wild.

Theater Reviews: Closer, Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Also, The Violet Hour, Mr. Marmalade

“My Megalomania”: Phil Elverum (aka The Microphones aka Mt. Eerie) Interviewed: Part 2 of 4

Elverum on Elverum: "I think I'm trying to one-up my megalomania [pauses] -- or however you pronounce that" - "I am trying to get old people interested in my music." -- "If you like my stuff you're going to have to go very deep."

“Cold Desolate Places”: Phil Elverum (aka The Microphones aka Mt. Eerie) Interviewed: Part 1 of 4

Phil Elverum: "It's so weird here right now. It's snowing but the sky is blue and it's not really that cold. I don't know where the flakes are coming from. I'm sitting here by the firepit and there's sun shining on me and snow falling on me."

It's Wonderful to Be Here

What to do in Los Angeles this week

William Langewiesche on The Atomic Bazaar and Facing our Worst Fear

The eventualist

Leaving Home

In defense of secession

This Is Monkey Music

Weird wonderful artist alert: Mugison has arrived!

How Am I Not Myself

Welcome to AFI Fest 2005 � all of them

Don�t Go Away Mad, Just Go Away

Leaving Home

In defense of secession

Viva Lost Innocence

The Girl Next Door and Nói

The Raw and the Cooked

Edited by Kateri Butler

A Bowed Guitar Runs Through It

Sigur Rós come in (through the out door) from the cold

Melting the Ice

Icelandic Blues

The War Over Your Personal Privacy Is Over.
You Lost.

The top five ways the technological revolution has been a war against you

An Old Time in the Hot Town

Notes on the Palm Springs Film Festival

A Day in the Life