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To solve. Love triangle . Thats what we thought. The obvious suspect, the missing man. The obvious problem, no one could find him. This guy is potentially very dangerous. But what was real . And what was pretend . This is as diabolical as any case ive ever seen. Enter the actors. Theyre trying to say im somebody that im not. Was the killer really missing . Or was he hiding In Plain Sight . I said, this Son Of A Bitch is dirty. Somebody knew the truth. Dont, dont, that cant be found. And this fat...

missing man. the obvious problem, no one could find him. >> this guy is potentially very dangerous. >> but what was real? and what was pretend? >> this is as diabolical as any case ive ever seen. >> enter the actors. >> theyre trying to say im somebody that im not. >> was the killer really missing? or was he hiding in plain sight? >> i said, this son of a bitch is dirty. >> somebody knew the truth. >> dont, dont, that cant be found. >> and this father refused to give up until he knew i...

a body was found in one of their apartments. how am i doing right now? i had to put it into one word? numb would be the closest. >> it was a mystery where nothing was as it seemed. except for the body. >> its so hard, you know. she was 23. >> she was a dancer. he was a veteran. shed been murdered. >> theres a body in my sons apartment. >> he had disappeared. >> does your son know who it is? >> hes not here. >> now police had two mysteries to solve. love triangle? >> thats what we thoug...

WHERE’S WALDO?Where’s JACK NEWORTH? Beats me. What day is it? For a guy facing some  health issues that are no LAUGHING MATTERS, he sure does bounce around a lot. Not his choice, of course. He would much rather be back in his own bed, and let’s hope that comes about soon.

"JACARANDA, SHAWN PHILLIPS!" – was the headline I chose for my previous NOTEWORTHY column.

MAVIS STAPLES – is truly all those words of high praise that are so often thrown about too lightly: she is unique, a legend, a civil rights pioneer, a national treasure, a singer who says more with what she leaves out than others can put across with an entire aria. And she’s turning 85, and still touring.

Live jazz is rare and getting rarer in Los Angeles. But there are still spots to savor the rhythms. Here are

"It’s no news flash that The Wailers in their prime period under Bob Marley, were an outstanding musical aggregation..."

LA-based pianist plays modernised hard bop and some Mary Poppins with, among others, saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Larry Koonse

LIBRARY GIRL LANDMARK PERFORMANCEAfter a lifetime of writing reviews as a music journalist, I finally got smart (accidentally) and decided to use all that experience, more than 3,000 live shows (and counting), across all genres, to alert readers to can’t-miss shows coming up. In LA, that’s a ton. Sometimes more than one a night. The advantages for me were great: not having to beg promoters for a ticket so I could do my job, being able to relax and enjoy the show instead of constantly evaluat...