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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 evaluating and taking notes, and going home to bed instead of sweating over a keyboard till 4 a.m. More imp...

HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, JONI!Her BD was Tuesday, 11/7, a lucky number. She suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015, that left her unable to walk or talk. Or know how to play guitar. Miraculously, and after much hard recovery work, she made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival last year, and again at Hollywood Bowl last summer at the Wayne Shorter tribute (he was a friend), with a touching rendition of her "Circle Game," a few registers lower but full of emotion. She got a standing O, as soon as she came on stage. An astounding assemblage of jazz greats, a concert for the ages, b...

Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen We all know the 80s show “Miami Vice”: John Diehl played Detective Larry Zito. He played an artist in Friday Night Lights but in real life John is an artist too. He is a theatre actor who performed on stage many times. Currently he is filming the show “Dark Wi

A newly released documentary tells the life story of Joseph Papp and the storied producer's legacy in the arts, on Broadway and beyond.

Complete Information About Three Tables in Los Angeles at Zephyr Theatre. Padua Playwrights presents the world premiere of Three Tables, the newest work from legendary poet/playwright Murray Mednick, a pioneer of New Yorks off-off-Broadway movement in the 60s. Mednicks tra...