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Blues Concert to Benefit Youth Center

Juanito Ibarra has been pounding the pavements in his hometown of San Pedro for weeks promoting his July 9 blues…

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First Friday with Beth Nam, Somang Jeagal

ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 4 Beth Nam, Somang Jeagal Classical Crossroads Inc. presents First Fridays at First featuring Beth Nam and Somang…

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Trani Brings Back the Family Dining Tradition

By Katrina Guevara, Contributing Writer Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda once said the late Filippo Trani’s sports bar,…

9 years ago

Judy Wexler’s Jazz Infused Summer of Love

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist Culturally and politically, today has much in common with the Summer of Love 1967. The…

9 years ago

Judy Wexler’s Jazz Infused Summer of Love

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist Culturally and politically, today has much in common with the Summer of Love 1967. The…

9 years ago

SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT @ International City Theatre

With Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe may have invented the genre of "realistic fiction," wherein a fabricated author delivers his autobiography.…

9 years ago

Kahnweiler Finds the Humor in Heartache

Jessie Kahnweiler has some serious chutzpah. Or, as the goyim might call it: guts. The Los Angeles-based 30-year-old writes, directs…

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Markus Carlton Jams Jazz, Blues

ENTERTAINMENT Oct. 15 Markus Carlton Markus Carlton is a lifelong musician who has worn out many guitars playing gigs, writing…

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The New Gap Band Fills The Gap

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist For a couple generations of folk, it’s simply not a party—be it a birthday party,…

9 years ago

My Father’s BBQ is Where Alabama Meets Texas

It’s September, but it still feels like summer. On a recent Sunday evening, I had a hankering for some barbecue.…

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