Amid the downtown cacophony of armored truck traffic, bustling pedestrians, coffee cups clinking against saucers, and an overheard gypsy curse, LAist talked to Short Eyes director and Artistic Director for Urban Theatre Movement, Julian Acosta. more ›

We talk with Evan Ziporyn of Bang on a Can All Stars about his 25 years with BoaC, Steve Reich's 75th birthday, and his experience with West Coast musicians. They're playing Disney Hall tonight. more ›

We talked with Sarah Williams of Fruit & Flour, a one-woman pie-making enterprise run from her Echo Park kitchen. (And pssst: We just might have found the secret to her delicious crust!) more ›

Updates on Bryan Stow have come in steadily since he was beaten at Dodger Stadium earlier this year, but so far we haven't heard from Stow himself. Next Monday, NBC will change that by airing the first interview with Stow himself, in which he can be heard having a brief conversation with reporter Nancy Snyderman. more ›

How does a tattered notebook crammed with doodles and poems, a prom picture, an essay written in penciled block letters, or an unsent love letter saved in a shoebox or album shape who we are today? We talk to David Nadelberg, host and creator of the new series "The Mortified Sessions" to find out. more ›

After 20+ years, the Boston Symphony finally makes its way back to Los Angeles, for a performance this Saturday night at the Disney Hall. We got to chat with Mark Volpe, the Managing Director of the BSO on the orchestra, the program, and on the LA music scene. more ›

Leeza Gibbons is co-host of "America Now," a daily newsmagazine that will inevitably be on air in Los Angeles. We had the chance to talk to Gibbons about this new show as well as her considerable career in entertainment news reporting. more ›

The LA Food Swap was launched in March 2011, and met with great success. Its founder, food writer Emily Ho, banded together with other swap organizers around the country and worked to put together an online portal for food swappers. The Food Swap Network launched Monday. more ›

News that actress Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning death case was being reopened sent a shockwave through the newswires last night. Wood, 43, died in the waters off Catalina after a day of boating--and drinking--with her husband, actor Robert Wagner, and their friend, actor Christopher Walken. Classified as an accident, new information could change the course of Hollywood history. more ›

What happens when a popular restaurant needs a new head chef? For some, the answer is to put in a call to Carrie McCully, a chef recruiter. Considering America's fascination with the restaurant biz, it's no surprise that what McCully does has become the focal point of a new Food Network show, "Chef Hunter." more ›

Before Conrad Murray was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of music legend Michael Jackson, he sat down for an interview with the "Today" show that TV Replay says "touched on many of the fundamental details presented at the trial." more ›

During strolls along Venice's trendy Abbot Kinney Boulevard or while visiting Post No Bills, you may have noticed a giant etching of a woman's face on the exterior wall of said gallery. After months of waiting for his jet setter pace to slacken, we finally caught up with Vhils to ask him about the process, which was captured on video, and his favorite street artists. more ›

When your duo gets mentioned in the same breath as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart, you're kind of a big deal. Katia and Marielle Labèque are no strangers to Los Angeles and have performed at every major venue in L.A. in the last 25 years. more ›

With the arrival of the Beach Boys’ Smile Sessions on Capitol Records today, rock’s most famous unfinished album is finally on shelves in close-to-complete condition. It’s an occasion that many feared would never come, due to the decidedly Bad Vibrations evoked in the mind of Brian Wilson every time he heard those tunes. more ›

Novelist Mark Z. Danielewski is frighteningly good at what he does. His books have imparted an international cult following for their courageous and mind-bending subjects, experimental typography, and innovative approaches to story-telling. more ›

Christine Marie's performance art has a way of eliciting wonder from children and adults alike. Though many of her tools are simple—lights, fabric and everyday objects—she's able to create entire worlds by blending ancient traditions with new ideas. This Halloween, she and her team will return to the REDCAT Theater for The Fifty Year Sword. more ›

Most recently, funny man Joe Hanson of Badge of Shame Comedy visited Occupy L.A.'s tent city last Thursday, interviewing (and hitting on) protestors. "I'm always down to protest politics," Joe says, introducing the video. more ›

Occupy Wall Street has beget Occupy L.A. has beget Occupy LAUSD. The movement states "This is a call out to the 99% in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is time we Reclaim Our Schools from the 1% wealthy." But what does "the man" have to do with huge class sizes, dirty classrooms, empty libraries, fallow gardens and laid off teachers? more ›

Sometimes you wanna spin where everybody knows your name. And you're always glad you came. This place is Revolution Fitness. With two locations - Santa Monica and Venice - the boutique style studios invite Angelenos, namely Westsiders, to spin, stretch and pump themselves fit in an embracing, community-focused atmosphere. more ›

Sure, a sunset happens every day, but that doesn't mean experiencing one can't be special. In fact, it can create an instant community. Just ask Nat Evans, a Seattle-based musician who has put together a unique national "event" that pairs his "site-specific" music with mother nature's evening gift, the sunset. more ›

We talked with Good Food Festival producer Jim Slama about what the event is and what you can experience at the various demos, talks, and gatherings that are part of a celebration of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market and a larger dialogue about improving L.A.'s foodscape. more ›

Nearly a decade ago, The Walkmen burst onto what was then a nascent indie-rock scene, sporting a wistful, moody and beautiful blend of piano, guitar, drums and bass. Their debut, Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone, was nearly universally lauded while their four albums since have each proved inventive and a study in creative composition that has the potential for widespread appeal. more ›

It's hard to imagine a band who plays their combo reggae-punk-electronic-pop music live wearing giant teddy bear heads to be anything but quirky when you talk to them about an upcoming gig. We had the chance to check in with The Teddybears' Patrik Arve via email about playing Los Angeles, the genesis of the band's remarkable musical collaborations, and what music they like to listen to lately. more ›

What we learned from Dead Milkmen at FYF Fest: Punk can't die, "it rebottles itself"; Rodney Anonymous is obsessed with MTV's "Teen Mom"; and... watch our interview with Milkmen Rodney Linderman and Dean Sabatino for more! more ›

Who's catering to the eco-conscious consumers who refrain from whipping out their plastic rectangles at the mention of any on-sale product? As of August 1, 2011, Los Angeles-based SaveGreenNow is. more ›

Anthony Pellicano, Detective to the Stars, agreed to his first sit-down interview since imprisoned in Texas in 2008. Name-dropping and exposing his previous celebrity clients, Pellicano hands over the dirt he dug to Newsweek. more ›

In Part One of our two-part interview with Chef Ludo Lefevbre and his wife Krissy about their new TV show Ludo Bites America, we talked logistics, and Hooters girls, foie gras, and "foodies." Now, in Part Two we talk food...and, okay, food bloggers. more ›

We were recently offered the chance to interview Chad Kultgen about his latest novel Men, Women and Children — a dystopian look at life in the suburbs. Sex, technology and more sex are front-and-center for the junior high kids and their parents in this to sometimes devastating consequences. more ›

The dynamic duo of Chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife Krissy took their act on the road for a new series on the Sundance Channel called Ludo Bites America. With the series debuting on Tuesday July 19th, we had the chance to ask the Lefebvres a few questions about the show, the food, and life in front of--and behind--the cameras. Here's Part One of our two-part interview. more ›