Positive results for those with high risk for breast or ovarian cancer
March 16, 2010 by Karen
Filed under Arts & Culture, Literary Corner, spotlight
BY AMANDA TRAXLER
To Joi Morris, co-author of Positive Results (co-written by Tarzana native Dr. Ora Gordon), knowledge doesn’t just give you power, it gives you options.
And for someone who has a genetic mutation linked to a raised risk…
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March 16, 2010 by Karen
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BY BILL BENTLEY
Patsy Cline, Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Masters 1960-1963, Hip-O Select Records
Lock up all the firearms in the house, hide the sleeping pills, cut up the ropes, throw away the knives and razor blades and…
...Continue reading Bentley’s Bandstand: Patsy Cline, John PizzarelliWomen of a Certain Age Shine in “Broads!” at the El Portal Forum
BY AMY LYONS
They’re not dead yet. That seems to be the overarching message in “Broads!” a musical about four female senior citizens who sing, dance and stare down old age with sass.
The story surrounds Nilda (Ivonne…
...Continue reading Women of a Certain Age Shine in “Broads!” at the El Portal ForumBentley’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…
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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…
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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…
...Continue reading The Relative You Don’t Want on Your Bad Side: ‘Cousin Bette’Celebrate the first Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Day this Sunday
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…
...Continue reading Celebrate the first Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Day this SundayBentley’s Bandstand: Soul Jazz Orchestra, Marley’s Ghost, Re-Delux
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…
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February 23, 2010 by Karen
Filed under Arts & Culture, Featured, Theater, spotlight
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…
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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…
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