Bentley’s Bandstand: John Hiatt, Texas Tornados, Lightspeed Champion
March 9, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
John Hiatt, The Open Road, New West Records
In the golden realm of modern songwriters, John Hiatt surely sits in the inner sanctum. His work defies the odds, with every album containing gems that can bring us to our…
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March 4, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Genuine Negro Jig, Nonesuch Records
For those who are fans of deep folk music from the 1930s, the Carolina Chocolate Drops might be déjà vu in an almost mind-warping way. These young musicians have totally taken…
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BY AMY LYONS
She’s a poor, pitiable scrap of a woman turned sinister, revenge-seeking spinster: the title character in Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Honore de Balzac’s “Cousin Bette” at the Deaf West Theatre is a conniving force to be reckoned with,…
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BY SANDI STEINBERG
Four orchestras and over 300 musicans will join together on Sunday, February 28 at Pasadena City College to mark the first Youth Orchestra Day as appointed by the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Bill Bogaard of Pasadena.
The…
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February 24, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
Soul Jazz Orchestra, Rising Sun, Strut Records
When groups work like crazy, playing live shows constantly, rehearsing because they love the joy of creating and camaraderie combined, writing original songs that sometimes seem to come from the air itself,…
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February 23, 2010 by Karen
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BY AMY LYONS
Two sets of siblings become entangled in a web of violence and grief in Ann Noble’s new play, “Sidhe” (pronounced “shee”) at The Road Theatre Company. Communication from otherworldly spirits might only be the voices inside a deeply…
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February 17, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
Tim Buckley, Live At The Folklore Center, NYC – March 6, 1967, Tompkins Square Records
When a young Tim Buckley taped these 16 songs on a reel-to-reel tape recorder during the spring of 1967, he had already released his…
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BY ATINA HARTUNIAN
San Fernando Valley resident and Harvard-Westlake student Melissa Gertler, 16, stood before a group of a people at Barnes and Noble Encino late last month, speaking about writing her first novel, The Champion of Valens.
Harvard-Westlake student, Melissa Gertler, 16.
The Champion…
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February 9, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
The Sojourners, The Sojourners, Black Hen Music
Gospel music will always shine. A centerpiece of American sounds, it carries the ability to inspire all those within its sweep. Even for listeners beyond the beliefs at gospel’s rousing center, the…
“How I Learned to Drive” is a gem of a production at The Chandler Studio Center
February 2, 2010 by Karen
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BY AMY LYONS
Yet another show shines in the capable hands of The Production Company, the ambitious theatre group that doesn’t let their shoebox-sized playing space at The Chandler Studio Theatre inhibit their finely crafted work. Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to…
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