The guy-girl duo Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo comprises the band honeyhoney that defies a strict genre while creating foot-stomping music from an era long ago. Honeyhoney is in the midst of month-long a residency at the Bootleg Theater, located at 2220 Beverly Boulevard. Every Monday in March the two grace the stage with a full band, offering a free show, you heard me right…free. more ›

When it rains, it pours. And don’t we know it. Lotta good dance going on this week. The first Bootleg Dance Festival opens this Friday and runs through the weekend, presenting the choreography of seven intrepid local dancemakers. more ›

Two things writer/performer Heather Woodbury doesn’t lack are talent and ambition. Her 1996 solo play What Ever was ten hours long and featured 100 characters, all of which she performed (often as several characters in conversation with each other), and it was described by the New York Times as “a masterwork of the solo form.” Her ensemble... more ›

Ken Roht's 99 Cent Only holiday show at the Bootleg Theater has become something of a legend. Fans of the yearly holiday spectacle wouldn't miss it. If you are reading this from a far away place, book a plane ticket for LA and come see this show. more ›

Natalie Angier, New York Times reporter and author of Woman: An Intimate Geography, has written foreword to Full Body Project, the recently published book of photographs by Leonard Nimoy (yes Trekkies, Spock). The two will focus their Hammer Conversation on the concepts of beauty and sexuality. more ›

It may be a tad chilly outside -- it's 68 degrees, break out those parkas! -- but LA's theatre scene is heating up. Here are LAist's five theatre picks for the week: Evil Knievel, the Rock Opera Yes, the stunt-daredevil motorcycle master now has a rock opera tribute. The music has a decidedly 70s sound. Bootleg Theatre. 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-389-3856. Tickets are $25-$30. Opens Saturday at 8 pm and runs Thursdays and... more ›

Last night's 365 Days/365 Plays at the Bootleg Theatre was one of those nights full of intoxicated magnetism. About a hundred or so people pack rat-ed into the theatre lobby to begin the first play... in the dark. To say the least, it was thrilling, as the whole night was. Tonight's 10:30 p.m. performance of 365 will be their last for this week's set of plays. Like Bootleg, another troupe to keep tabs with... more ›