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2 February 2012

Hey! You up there, in the rafters, stop chewing gum! Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Eighth Symphony at the Shrine Auditorium

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This Saturday night, February 8, 2012, the expansive Mahler symphony #8 gets room to move. [...]

1 February 2012

Talent! Joy! Pure pleasure! Thank you Don Cornelius.

The Jackson Five, lip-syncing, hoof it on on Soul Train. [...]

12 January 2012

Spend a sexy evening at an Eagle Rock motel …

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The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound transforms Eagle Rock’s Welcome Inn into a venue for live performances creating a six-hour event featuring experimental music originating in Southern California from 1949 to 1977. [...]

24 December 2011

Balanchine invites you to a ball

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In keeping with tradition, we listen to Vienna waltzes at year end. And we get to watch them too. [...]

23 December 2011

L.A. traffic jam inside Caroline Graham’s home

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It was an L.A. traffic jam of a good sort, Caroline Graham’s Christmas party, packed with people. [...]

4 December 2011

Michael Jackson could only spin to the right, says Donald McKayle

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The great film, stage and concert dance choreographer Donald McKayle shares memories of working with Michael Jackson. [...]

2 December 2011

Janet Jackson, queen of the desert, thrills fans @ McCallum Theatre gala

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Janet Jackson’s much anticipated “Numbers Ones: Up Close and Personal” performance Thursday night at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California, rocked the house pleasing an audience spanning the age and socioeconomic spectrum. [...]

1 December 2011

To Palm Desert to see Janet Jackson

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To the desert to see Janet Jackson. [...]

23 November 2011

On Thanksgiving weekend, love for Lydia the Tattooed Lady

Groucho loved Lydia first. Guitarist Gary Lucas gives the lady more love. [...]

22 November 2011

Go south, PST people — to Long Beach and Orange County

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Trying to get your arms around Pacific Standard Time is daunting for us all. But here’s a way to not miss the great regional events that are going on south of L.A. proper. [...]