CalArts and USC have a joint program at REDCAT tonight titled, “Listen Again: Music You Should Change Your Mind About Right Now.” A great panel of writers, musicians and scholars discuss the current state of pop music and celebrate the release of the latest scholarly writings on music issued by the Experience Music Project. Panelists include Neal Pollack (alternadad.com), Ann Powers (Los Angeles Times), R.J. Smith (Los Angeles magazine), Oliver Wang (Soul-sides.com, CSU-Long Beach) and Ernest Hardy (L.A. Weekly). more ›

Yesterday in Extra, Extra, we brought you the story of the Pleasures Gentlemen's Club in Pasadena getting cited for excessive nudity and illegal contact with patrons. A savvy commenter linked us to an oldie, but goodie Best of Craigslist posting from three years ago featuring a guy with some supposed political connections: Fellow CLers take notice because this is going to blow you away! I just landed a job that you won't fucking believe.... more ›

There are countless reasons to love the Hollywood Bowl: the outdoor ambience tucked in the so-close-yet-so-far-away Hollywood Hills; bring your own... whatever you want; great sound and big screens that you can see no matter where you're seated. Best of all, if you act quickly you'll get to many more shows for far less money. Here's how: You can purchase tickets RIGHT NOW (as long as you purchase for at least 5 events). General... more ›

One of the best things about Van Halen reuniting is that finally the legend of Eddie Van Halen can go back to being praised. It's not like Sammy stole any thunder from Ed, he just never added to the two guitar attack that was promised. If anything, Sammy's influence only watered-down the high-flying rock gods. Sure "Right Now" and "Dreams" were acceptable songs to see your little sister singing along to, but they weren't... more ›

In celebration of the mere Rumor (sorry Blabbermouth we need to at least read it on Guitar World), LAist will be dancing the night away to all the classic Van Halen tunes today because of word that David Lee Roth might be rejoining the band. In our iTunes mix will be the classic Nerf Herder tune "Van Halen" which encapsulates how we felt about the original lineup, the break-up, and the Sammy Hagar years... more ›

And let LAist take you skating! The bike path in Hermosa Beach has got to be better than whatever cramped, stuffy room you are sitting in RIGHT NOW. Thank us later. more ›

LAist's Single in the City cannot masquerade as someone who has all the answers. After all, if we had all the answers to life's burning questions we would be spending our time trying to profit from our wisdom and maybe doing a guest stint on the Dr. Phil show. But this isn't the case. And we don't like Dr. Phil. We've digressed. The fact remains that this is a hard city in which to find yourelf dateless. And it's a hard city in which to find yourself searching for a date. So we'd like to offer you a sampling of ways in which you might encounter Mr. or Ms. Right (or Right Now, since we know how these things go) in this jungle of singlehood called LA. more ›