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Spoken Funk: Laughs Meet Enlightenment in LA
There are two types of big-city nights out: the kind where you want to let loose, and the more sophisticated kind. But what about those nights when you want to relax/laugh and do something cultural/intellectual?
LA’s “Spoken Funk” is the best of both worlds– the worlds of comedy and poetry, to be exact. The locally-touring show [...]
The Other Mardi Gras: Carnaval Goes Stateside
When most people think of Mardi Gras, a.k.a. “Fat Tuesday,” they inevitably think of booze and beads on the streets of New Orleans. But there’s a south-of-the-Equator party city whose pre-Lent debauchery easily puts the Big Easy to shame: Rio de Janeiro.
From breathtaking beaches to the skimpiest swimwear on the planet, Rio is known for [...]
Royal Crown Revue: Still Swingin’
Everyone was surprised when swing music, of all genres, saw a revival in the grunge-and-punk ’90s. Bands like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Brian Setzer suddenly dominated the airwaves with their infectious, brass instrument-dominated tunes. But by the time the swing revival was at its peak, one band had been shaping the scene for almost [...]
LIMP: iO West’s Crash Course in Filmmaking
In LA, catching a movie being filmed is nothing to bat an eye at, let alone pay for as a form of entertainment. But how many Angelenos can say that they’ve seen a film shot, scored and edited before their eyes in the span of a Saturday night out?
LA comedy landmark the iOWest’s the Live [...]
Off-Broadway Hit STOMPs Back to Houston
What began as two buskers performing on the streets of Brighton, England has become a global off-broadway sensation that is still going strong after a decade and a half. Now in its sixteenth year, touring percussion hit STOMP has performed in more than 350 cities and 36 countries around the world, continuing to be met [...]
Miranda Sings! at Birdland
Once the headquarters for jazz legends like Coltrane and Count Basie, NYC’s Birdland seems like the last place that would let a YouTube sensation showcase her shenanigans. But ‘Miranda Sings!‘ is just that, and she’s preparing to make her highly-anticipated return to the jazz landmark, having performed there several times in the past year to [...]
2010 L.A. Sake Fest: Not Your Parents’ Sake Tasting
Wine connoisseurs get all the glory for having the ultimate refined taste, but they’ll be given a run for their money next month, when another group of equally-discriminating alcoholic beverage-enthusiasts descend upon L.A. for the Los Angeles Sake Festival.
Southern California’s biggest sake tasting event, the L.A. Sake Fest is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the [...]
NYC Gets a Second Chance at Prom, ’80s Style
Some say that going to prom is more than a high school tradition; it’s a rite of passage– an invaluable life experience that, if missed, could have serious detrimental consequences on one’s life. Fortunately if this is true, New Yorkers who missed or opted not to attend their proms aren’t doomed to lead lives of [...]
Pavlov is Doggone Hilarious in Dallas
Who is “Pavlov?” To the psychology community (or anyone who took a basic psych course in college), Pavlov is the father of classic conditioning, whose experiments with salivating dogs earned him the Nobel Prize at the turn of the century. But to the Dallas-Fort Worth comedy scene, the name refers to four hilarious men who [...]
Afro Funke’ Marches Forth With Pato Banton
Every Thursday night for the past seven years, Afro Funke’ has transformed L.A.’s Zanzibar into an African oasis, overflowing with pulsating beats and positive vibes, and bringing Angelenos from all walks of life together for the sole purpose of enjoying great music. Next month will be no different, except that attendees will be united [...]
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