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Jonny Cournoyer Monk Turner

Old War Shirt's Jonny Cournoyer

By Monk Turner — September 01, 2009 — 3 Comments

These days, the Downtown Art Walk is the place to be every second Thursday of the month. When things start to wind down on Gallery Row, the night owls flock to the...


Glorious Excess Dies

By Ed Fuentes — August 28, 2009 — 3 Comments

In his second installation of Glorious Excess, artist Mike Shinoda -- best known as part of the band Linkin Park -- surveys fame from the other side of the looking...


2009 04 14 - 4350 - Washington DC - 930 Club - The Faint

By Eric Richardson — August 27, 2009 — 23 Comments

Indie rockers The Faint headline a bill with Moving Units and AutoErotique at Club Nokia on Sunday, August 30, and we've got tickets for you to see the show courtesy...


The Dead Weather Andrew Gombert / EPA

Dead Weather Shows Rock and Roll is Alive

By Daniel Maddox — August 26, 2009 — 15 Comments

Rock N Roll is alive and well thanks to Jack White and his band of misfits.

White’s most recent band “The Dead Weather” played a 30-minute show to open the pop...


Terence Blanchard Group

By Eric Richardson — August 24, 2009 — 10 Comments

The GRAMMY Museum hosts "An Evening With Terence Blanchard" on Thursday, August 27, offering an on-stage interview, audience Q&A and a performance by the GRAMMY...


Ondo Sunset

By Ed Fuentes — August 24, 2009

The nine days of Nisei Week closed Sunday in Little Tokyo, capped off by the annual Ondo Community Dance and Closing Ceremonies. Dancers wearing traditional – and...


Third Man Records Eric Richardson

Regent Theater Hosting Pop-Up Record Store by White Stripes' Jack White

By Eric Richardson — August 24, 2009 — 3 Comments

Main street's Regent Theater is sporting a distinctly different look this week, but it's only temporary.

The venue at 448 S. Main will act as a three-day pop-up...


Regent_2

By Ed Fuentes — August 20, 2009 — 9 Comments

It was bound to happen sometime.

My temporary mural "Main Street Recovery" will be taken down next week, according to Tom Gilmore. For the last 18 months, the piece...


The Motels_1

By Ed Fuentes — August 19, 2009 — 2 Comments

Fans of Martha Davis and The Motels filled the lawn of Pershing Square Saturday night, and Davis instantly connected the evening as an embrace of Downtown, not just...


Bill Withers in his studio

By Ed Fuentes — August 18, 2009

The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live is the spot for musically-themed documentaries this week, as the venue hosts a film per night as part of the Downtown Film Festival...


William Richter

By Monk Turner — August 17, 2009

I hadn't expected to hear any Tuvan throat singing when I sat down to interview composer William Richter. But sure enough, halfway through our interview I found...



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