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Sean O'Connell

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    March 7, 2013

    The Definitive Guide to the Music of The Big Lebowski

    L.A. Weekly is celebrating The Big Lebowski's 15th anniversary with a massive cover story tribute! Check out our other Lebowski-themed stories. Not doing so would be very un-Dude. The Dude's identity is strongly informed by music. As a former Metallica roadie and free love-era denizen still trying ... More >>

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    February 22, 2013

    Ryan Quincy Talks About Transforming From Reluctant Voiceover Actor to Creator of the New IFC Show Out There

    Emmy-winning animator Ryan Quincy has always dreamed of having his own show. During the decade and a half he spent working his way up to animation director for South Park, he spent his hiatuses creating a world entirely his own, inhabited by hairy but harmless creatures just trying to sort out the d ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2013

    The Mystery of Shuggie Otis

    Gone for nearly four decades, the celebrated singer-songwriter is back. But where has he been?

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    October 23, 2012

    MOCA's 'Blues for Smoke' Exhibit Raises the Question: What Does 'the Blues' Even Mean?

    Music scholars, art curators and grumpy old men playing chess in the park have long debated the definition of "the blues." They will never reach a consensus. There are many irrefutable images of the blues: juke joints, a roadside chain gang, Son House's metal-clad ring finger. But it is also the bed ... More >>

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    July 31, 2012

    Grand Park's New 'Membrane Pool,' a Watery Playpen for Kids, Dogs and Billionaires

    Fountains can be found almost everywhere in downtown Los Angeles. The Department of Water and Power fortress has a sizable moat with eight sparkling backlit blasts. The pool in front of the public library has a lizard skeleton coming up for air. Even the Bunker Hill steps have a trickle of water mo ... More >>

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    July 9, 2012

    Body Art Expo: At the World's Biggest Tattoo Convention, Roving Artists Charge by the Limb

    See also: 10 Awesome Tattoo Artists in L.A. Welcome to my life, tattoo I'm a man now, thanks to you I expect I'll regret you But the skin graft man won't get you You'll be there when I die -"Tattoo" by The Who People with tattoos are sentimental. Most of them, anyway. No one gets a ... More >>

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    June 12, 2012

    Les Paul's Watch -- the One He Got From Sinatra -- Goes For $20,000 at Auction

    See Also: Only in LA: Les Paul, W.C. Fields, Groucho Marx and the Invention of Multi-Track Recording Les Paul died about three years ago. He was 94 and still gigging every Monday night in Manhattan. If you don't know much about him other than the guitars that bear his name, know that he was "withou ... More >>

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    April 25, 2012

    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 >>

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    February 1, 2012

    Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List

    Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

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    February 1, 2012

    Merry Clayton - The Mint - 1/31/12

    Merry Clayton The Mint 1-31-12 Better than...getting stomped at Altamont. Merry Clayton is a soul legend. With over 40 years since her appearance on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" Clayton has solidified herself as a top-notch belter, tackling anything and everything in between. Last night bef ... More >>

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    January 30, 2012

    Top Ten Best Live Music Venues in L.A.: #10 - #6

    Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

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    January 18, 2012

    Portlandia: The Tour - Echoplex - 1/17/12

    Sean J. O'Connell ​See also: Portlandia Was Partly Inspired by Los Angeles Portlandia: The Tour The Echoplex 1-17-12 Portlandia, the Pacific Northwest-skewering IFC comedy show now in its second season, has run less than ten episodes. But SNL'er Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney rocker Carrie ... More >>

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    December 30, 2011

    Top Books We Read in 2011, by L.A. Weekly Writers

    Yes, bookstores are closing all around us, from the giant Borders to the tiny Village Books. But Angelenos still read, and to prove it, we asked LA Weekly's staff writers, editors and freelance contributors to tell us their favorite book they read this year, and why. Answers after the jump. What's ... More >>

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    December 23, 2011

    The Best Los Angeles Jazz Concerts of 2011

    Blue Whale​Walter Smith III Blue Whale, December 17 Joon Lee, the modest personality behind Little Tokyo's Blue Whale, is an indispensible part of the local jazz community who books some of the most daring acts in Los Angeles. Saxophonist Walter Smith III, a hard-swinging transplant, was one ... More >>

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    November 18, 2011

    Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch - Blue Whale - 11-17-11

    Sean J. O'Connell​See also: Lisa Mezzacappa Does Not Make Dinner Party Music Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch Blue Whale 11-17-11 Better than...trying to play those tunes myself. Last night, long after many of Little Tokyo's residents had gone to sleep, bassist LIsa Mezzacappa presented her ... More >>

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    November 4, 2011

    Best Posts Of The Week

    Jena Ardell​"It's fucking Halloween, do you know where your skull is?" Glenn Danzig asked the crowd at Gibson Amphitheater on Monday night. Actually, it was his skull that was showing up in strange places this week, as Jena Ardell imagined what scenes from famous movies would look like if Danz ... More >>

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    November 1, 2011

    A Tour Of Beach Boys' Haunts In Their Hometown Of Hawthorne, California - With Pictures!

    Sean J. O'Connell​Today Capitol Records releases one of the greatest lost albums of all time -- the Beach Boys' Smile. Brian Wilson intended this "teenage symphony to God" as a follow-up to Pet Sounds and countless tapes were recorded. But owing to a hazy blitz of paranoia and group in-fightin ... More >>

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    October 18, 2011

    Alex Acuña, Barbara Morrison, Marcus Miller - Catalina Bar & Grill's 25th Anniversary - October 17, 2011

    Sean J. O'ConnellLeft to right: Patrice Rushen, Hubert Laws, Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller​Alex Acuña, Barbara Morrison, Marcus Miller, and many others Catalina Bar & Grill's 25th Anniversary 10-17-11 Better than...watching half of Ken Burns' Jazz in one sitting. Even in the heyday of jazz c ... More >>

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    September 21, 2011

    Pictures Of Jazz Players With Presidents!

    Duke Ellington and Richard Nixon spend some QT​By Sean J. O'Connell Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest living jazz musicians. Since his first recording session with trombonist J.J. Johnson in 1949, he has relentlessly dedicated himself to discovering the limits of the honking beast. This Th ... More >>

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    August 12, 2011

    Top Five Most Embarrassing Early-'80s Soul Sell-Outs

    Larry Graham​By Sean O'Connell This Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl you'll be able to catch Larry Graham, wedged between performances by sand-swept Spyro Gyra and saxophone loverboy Dave Koz. But, Graham is a pioneering funk bassist, so why the heck is he a part of the Bowl's Smooth Summer Jazz ... More >>

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