The celebs were out in full force last night for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards, which honored a handful of their 2011 winners in the second of a three-part, three city series. more ›

New Jersey singer/songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs (MySpace), whose song "Fuck Was I" was on , is arguably best known for her connection with the controversial and self-described "Queen of All Media" Perez Hilton, whose championing of her music led to visits on her MySpace page reportedly leaping from 2,000 plays a day to a whopping 60,000. more ›

Say goodbye to Joan Beamin and Barri Martin. After two seasons the genius programming execs at Oxygen have decided to cancel their best show (read: their only watchable show), Campus Ladies. more ›

The Gospel of Leonard Cohen Dave Alvin, Jackson Browne, Bill Frisell, Michael McDonald, Perla Batalla, Howard Tate, Kevin McCormick, Don Heffington. Dave Palmer, Robben Ford, Don Was and others give thanks to great songwriter @ Royce Hall Dark Side of the Moon Laser Show @ Van Nuys Cyber Studio of Laser Images, Inc. (email laserium@earthlink.net or call (818) 997-6611 for reservations James Taylor @ Wilshire Theatre Too $hort @ Viper Room Nudist Priest, Donita... more ›

Meg Tilly @ Book Soup (West Hollywood, book signing) more ›

For us there is no better LA street fair than the Sunset Junction annual event in the Silver Lake stretch of Sunset Blvd. One can enjoy eating chicken on a stick and drinking a beer while peoplewatching the hipsters, the kids, those of alternative lifestyles, and the random tourists who don't really know what they've stumbled into. The volunteer "donation" is now a hard $15 admission, but for all the good music, good food,... more ›

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More SAG Awards liveblogging. Watch out, Dakota is coming. more ›

Live television these days has pretty much been handed over to a select few veterans, like the morning shows, sports, and most awards extravaganzas. LAist was jazzed a couple of years back for the live broadcast of ER, and we were even more jazzed this week for (and, okay, in the dorkiest fashion, during the days leading up to) the live season premiere of NBC's Will & Grace. W&G is, in our humble opinion, the last of a dying breed. Sitcoms just don't seem to have the staying power, and comedy has found an edgier niche over on the cable channels, because four letter words and the occasional bared breast just seem to spell funny in a way the networks can't handle. But back in 1998, a little sitcom that could--and did--blur the boundaries made its debut, and now, in its eighth and final season, ventured into the rarely chartered waters of live television. more ›

There are hundreds of sketch comedy shows in LA, but this one is definitely not to be missed. Laist was lucky enough to catch a preview of at the ACME Comedy Theatre on La Brea this Sunday. ACME is famously known as the stage where comedians such as Adam Carolla, Wayne Brady, Alex Borstein, Sean Hayes and others perfected their comedic chops. It's refreshing to see that the comedians in its Bravo Company are still coming up with original material. more ›

• Spaceland Productions presents a special performance by Jolie Holland with guest Sean Hayes at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Park. The show begins at 7 PM; tickets are $13 advance and $15 at the door. more ›