We partook this year of the fireworks event at the Rose Bowl, and got a little more of a blaze than we bargained for when some trees behind the stadium caught on fire. The Star-News reports that the blaze was caused by illegal fireworks, rather than the official ones.... continue reading on LAist
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The Hammer Museum has free admission all summer. And it's air conditioned. Of course, the galleries are organized around a central courtyard, but last weekend, when the rest of the city was as scorching as it was today, that little courtyard felt like an oasis of shade and calm.... continue reading on LAist
LAist favorites Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins returned to LA and Spaceland on Thursday night. The show consisted basically of the songs from their album Rabbit Fur Coat. We decided to go after having the album on rotation for weeks, and liking each more each time. The songs... continue reading on LAist
We caught the June 8 performance of Grendel at the Los Angeles Opera, which, due to some previous technical setbacks, turned out to be the world premiere. The opera tells the story of Beowulf, a human epic of a battle against a monster, from the point of view of... continue reading on LAist
Tuesday, 6/6/06 is Election Day again in California. You can download a voter guide and find your polling place here. You wouldn't know it from the recent run of attack ads, but the two frontrunning Democratic candidates Phil Angelides and Steve Westly have in the past seemed like fairly... continue reading on LAist

