Happy Mardi Gras, everyone! Check out LAist's suggestions on where and how to celebrate tonight before Lent starts tomorrow. more ›

Tonight at 6 pm, the Santa Monica Museum of Art hosts "Not Your Typical Political Animal Book Launch, Signing, & Holiday Party" to celebrate the launch of Robbie Conal's new book Not Your Typical Political Animal. The book includes a combination of paintings and drawings that illustrate Conal's sharp, satirical takes on past and current events with subtle and often acutely personal portraits of his own pet cats, dogs, exotic frogs, fish and birds. Conal will be on-site and available for signing. Enjoy a shopping with themed refreshments and music by DJ BBRAVE - hosted by GRACIE, SMMoA's retail shop. more ›

And who said culture doesn’t exist in Los Angeles? Check out these events for a little learning, a little entertainment – or both. more ›

From writing to recording and producing, Joe Henry knows how to keep himself busy. This year he released his CD "Civilians", wrote the music for "Knocked Up" with Loudon Wainwright III, and produced several tracks for Todd Hayne's Bob Dylan film "I'm Not There". In 2003 he won a Grammy for producing Solomon Burke's "Don't Give Up On Me". Burke has said about Joe Henry, "He's an exciting young man, a talented gentleman, he... more ›

Volume at the Los Angeles port, the biggest in the U.S., is expected to drop for the first time in four years. Experts attributed the decline to the slumping housing market and continued loss of confidence in imported goods. I don't pretend to be an expert, but we'll cheer up when they stop putting plastic in their toys. A woman was arrested and charged with murder, stemming from an incident in which she allegedly... more ›

It was a hell of a thing to see Dweezil Zappa onstage at the Wiltern last night, jamming with his pop, who of course passed away fourteen years ago. You can thank modern technology. Frank was projected on a large screen behind the actual living musicians, who played along to his vocal and guitar tracks. Of course we’ve seen this kind of thing before, Natalie Cole’s sentimental duet with her father being the first... more ›

Tuesday, as always, is new release day. Scroll down to see what's new on CD and DVD for your listening and viewing pleasure. more ›