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The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, September 6 Anticon 15th-Anniversary Party featuring Baths, Daedelus, Doseone, et al. ECHOPLEX Tip your hat to 15 years of Anticon greatness: The label/collective founded by Oakland's Adam "Doseone" Drucker has champ ... More >>

Deap Vally Is Bad For Your Body

Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards met at a crocheting class in Silver Lake in 2011. From there, the duo has emerged as a sort of rock 'n' roll Thelma and Louise; hitting the road at a relentless pace and proving that you don't need a bass player or a pair of testicles to reclaim the spirit of '70s-styl ... More >>

Sex, Drugs and Pop Culture Riffs

10 Best Ways to Get in Shape in L.A.

See also: *Our Best of L.A. issue and our Best of L.A. app *Top 10 Gyms in L.A. *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. You see the flab. You want the flab gone. You want it gone now. There's no New Year's resolution. There's no wedding dress to fit into. It's just getting in shape time. Becau ... More >>

Music Picks: Rome, The xx, Aretha Franklin

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

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: One of the Greatest Radio Shows Ever

KCRW Broadcast #170 for Saturday, June 23, 2012 Henry Rollins: The Column! I Love it When the Young Enrage Their Elders Rollins Announces "Capitalism" Tour, Will Hit Each State Capital Fanatics! I think this is one of the greatest radio shows ever constructed! Ok, it is really good and I can't wa ... More >>

A Fashion Show That Jazzes Up Conservative Clothing For Muslim Women

Marwa Atik needs five pieces of trim, the kind embellished with pearls and black jewels. At a store in downtown L.A.'s Fashion District, boxes of trimmings line the walls from floor to ceiling, but Atik scans quickly and zeroes in on what she wants. At her direction, a clerk climbs a tall, wooden la ... More >>

Christiane Lange, Clark Gable Jr.'s Girlfriend and Celebrity Makeup Artist, Found Dead in Malibu Mansion

Updated at the bottom with more on the glamorous Lange. Originally posted April 11 at 5:35 p.m. Clark Gable Jr.'s live-in girlfriend died mysteriously this morning at the couple's mansion in Malibu. (Yes, Clark Gable Jr., the son of the Hollywood legend. No, not Clark Gable III, the grandson of th ... More >>

2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest

Rebecca HaithcoatDrake's after-party​See also: *Why The Grammys Stink *Deadmau5, Rihanna - House of Blues - 2/13/12 *Dan Wilson: From "Closing Time" to Adele's "Someone Like You" Adele won everything. Kanye didn't show. Nicki Minaj out-Gaga'ed Gaga by showing up with a Pope imitator as her e ... More >>

The Sorry Ms. Jackson

Johnny Otis Is Dead: R&B Godfather Was 90

By Kirk Silsbee Rhythm and blues giant Johnny Otis passed away on Tuesday in Altadena. He was 90. At times a bandleader, talent scout, club owner, and broadcaster, among other titles, his caravan tours in the 1950s helped popularize R&B throughout the country. His influence on the genre is incalcul ... More >>

Dr. Dre Tribute Album: We Tear It A New One

Now I need a doctor​Seeing as Detox still shows no signs of life -- seriously, another couple years of this and we're going to get angry -- what's a real G supposed to do? For that matter, what are we supposed to do? Well, there certainly is plenty of prime Dr. Dre material ripe for re-purpo ... More >>

The Lighter Side of Modern Dance

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Staples Center - 12/28/11

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Staples Center 12/28/11 Known for his blend of heartland rock and old school R&B, Bob Seger has a fairly-staggering catalog of classic rock staples. Touring behind the release of yet another Greatest Hits package -- this time a 26-song, double disc set -- and with ... More >>

Whole Lotta Lens

Animal Control Shenanigans

Golden State Funk

A new generation rediscovers the lost singles of California's "Right On" era. Plus: a real soul survivor speaks

Fitz and the Tantrums Sign to Dangerbird, Tour with Dap-Kings, Plan Spaceland Residency

Fitz and the O-Face​Busy, busy bees are the boys and girls of throwback soul here in Los Angeles. Mayer Hawthorne has had an incredibly kind past 8 months (or so), and it now looks like the surname-lacking, stripey-haired Fitz is bound for similar success. A handful of late-in-the-day announ ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Here, There and Way Out There

Manimal Festival Fights Through Bitter Cold to Triumph (Mostly)

"It's a little Beyond Thunderdome out here, isn't it?" So spaketh Ivory "Black Powder" Lee of WEAVE!, bedecked in strange spandex and looking not unlike Tina Turner's Aunty Entity. Her band's performance -- a percussive mix of African rhythms, post-punk basslines, and shouted or shrugged-off vocals ... More >>

Remembering Tom Wilkes, Album Cover Designer

The eye behind classic album art

Tom Wilkes: Ten Classic LP Covers from a Master of the Genre (and Ten Others That Are Just as Great)

The great Southern California based art director, designer and photographer Tom Wilkes, who died on June 28, left a lasting impact on the Los Angeles music scene. His covers, some of the most iconic of the LP era, presented the area's music with striking images presented in vivid color . He took ful ... More >>

Separating Phil Spector the Producer from Phil Spector the Murderer

No, it's not possible, nor should it be. But while we're talking about Phil Spector, it's important to at least acknowledge the frantic, manic mind that imagined a Wall of Sound and then executed it. Spector murdered someone, and is going to jail. Before that happened, he recorded many exuberant pop ... More >>

GO LA: Louis C.K., Cupcakes for AIDS Research and Jokes for Old Jews

Plus various other events to help you forget this cruel world, March 27-April 2

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

By Julienne Gage Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled ... More >>

WORN OUT: The Hollywood Life Style Awards

Planning outfits for a night on the town can tough, but during Fashion Week in LA, it's especially treacherous. You wanna look good and somewhat "on-trend," but not like you're trying too hard. If you do go for the gold -i.e. glam it out and stand out- ya better make sure you're pulling off whatever ... More >>

Rock Picks: Tegan & Sara, Patti Smith, Stereolab

Also, Pinback, the Quarrymen, Kris Kristofferson and more

Rock Picks: Antony & the Johnsons, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z

Also, Joan Osborne, Earl Zero, Petra Haden and more

Outside Lands Day 3-We Have a Winner

Ted DiBiase knows a winner when he sees one. That's how he earned the nickname "The Million Dollar Man" when those Cash Money clowns were still learning to ice their first teeth. And rest assured, Teddy B. would've inevitably proclaimed Day 3 of Outside Lands, the winner of the match, even if he wo ... More >>

Ill-Thought Out Observations From This Year's Grammy's

Because Live Blogging is so gauche. Occasionally the Grammy Committee's old fogey sensibility yields huge dividends. See the inclusion of Morris Day and the motherfucking Time. As far as I know, only two people have paid much attention to Morris Day and the Time post "Jerk Out:" the illustrious ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Beneath an Amber Moon

Seven days of solid jazz, plus the sounds of Brazil

What Super Bowl? Let's Go Whale Watching!

What to do in L.A., Feb. 1-7

Green Rhythms

Fall Harvest

While the media was examining a fake beef, a bounty of music dropped

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Fall Harvest While the media was examining a fake beef, a bounty of music dropped

Master Mizoguchi

Life, love and loss in the films of a cinematic giant

Coachella And the Cure for the Common Festivalitis

Sexy Beast

GODDOLLARS goes for the jugular

Theater Reviews

Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

Rock Picks

For Sept. 28 – Oct. 5

Sweatin' Safari

Garth Trinidad & Friends

GARTH TRINIDAD & FRIENDS “Chocolate City” birthday at The Roxy, February 10

Live in LA

Shopping the ’Bank

Bring your own parking meter

The Lady at the Bottom of the Groove

Unaborted

Love and crap from the Sex Pistols

A Little Faith

Howls of love from the BellRays

Declaration of Independence

Patti Smith speaks

Changing Colors

The BellRays' Maximum Rock & Soul

School's Out