“Black People Are Not Allowed In China”
After five Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China, the government ordered all residents of African descent to quarantine for 14 days, a move that led to businesses and landlords to issue evictions and bans that many in the African community said were based on discrimination….
Russell Houghten’s ‘Urban Isolation’ Imagines Skateboarding During a Pandemic
Lucha VaVOOM – Pin-Ups & Pin-Downs Valentine’s shows at the Mayan
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s hard to imagine anything that captures the soul of Los Angeles better than Lucha VaVoom. Hosted in a venue that started life as a 1920s movie palace/recreation of a Mayan temple that then evolved into an adult film theater and now lives…
Cirque Du Soleil’s VOLTA Hit Their 1000th Performance In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s been over 10 years since the last time I attended a Cirque Du Soleil production, so my memories of that show have somewhat faded. Sure, I remember being amazed during the performance, amazed by the set designs, costumes and amazing…
New Amy Winehouse Exhibit Honors an Artistic Icon, and a Remarkable Person
LOS ANGELES, CA- Close your eyes and think of Amy Winehouse. What do you conjure first? The beehive? The winged eyeliner? The fitted dresses? The tattoos? Or just that remarkable voice, gone far too soon? The Grammy Museum honors everything about the unmistakable impact she…
CATS Is So Bad … It’s Good
HOLLYWOOD, CA- I feel the need to start out by saying that I did not pay to see Cats. Well, not money at any rate. I managed to dig up some ancient passes for a theater nowhere near my home, but my friend and I…
Blood is Thicker Than Mud: Earl Sweatshirt and Cheryl Harris at the MOCA
LOS ANGELES, CA- When you’re around the dinner table with family this holiday season, passing steaming sides of sweet potatoes and asparagus, you might be inclined to strike up a conversation. You could discuss the latest miscues at work, the dog’s upcoming appointments, Uncle Danny’s…
Capitol Records: Music and Technology Come Together at Capitol Royale in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- “Artists reveal. Musicians reveal to technologists what technology is for. It is not the other way around, no matter how much technologists want to say it’s the other way. I can tell you this because I’m one of the people who writes…
D’Addario Foundation Presents Star-Studded “Back 2 School” Benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA- “Music is the one thing that is truly universally moving and that can break down so many barriers,” Suzanne D’Addario Brouder said. “In terms of education, unlike any other form, it has a trifecta of impacts,” she continued. “Cognitive, social/emotional and communal….
Time Is Tight: The Memoir of Booker T. Jones
LOS ANGELES, CA- “Life was meant to be lived in the key of C. It was the simplest, least complex key. It had no sharps or flats and was beautiful and pleasing to the ear…I believed that C was the natural key for the earth,…
