Nothing says Hebrew like some good old (testament) Hip-Hop. Say what? The Israelity Tour, which is sponsored by Birthright Israel, is heading out on a West Coast tour, and will be hitting LA on February 16th for a night of music and comedy. Featured performers included Subliminal, Israel's #1 selling rap artist, and members of the T.A.C.T. Family (kind of like Subliminal's Wu-Tang Clan), as well as hip-hop/funk band Coolooloosh and singer-songwriter Michelle Citrin,......

CLASSICAL: There's other classical music about town tonight besides Chanticleer. The Calder Quartet is the Colburn Conservatory’s first quartet-in-residence, and these new faculty members will show their chops with a program that includes Philip Glass, Quartet No. 2 “Company” by Philip Glass; Quartet in A minor “Rosamunde” by Franz Schubert and Terry Riley's “Cadenza on the Night Plain.” 7:30 pm // The Colburn School: Zipper Hall // 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles //......

There's no such thing as a quiet Monday in this town. Here's a quick look at what's happening: FILM: If you're a historic film buff, then head over the Academy Linwood-Dunn Theatre for A Century Ago: The Films of 1907. The event celebrates the year 1907 and its developmental contributions to motion pictures with a program of selected films. The evening will present a partial survey of turn-of-the-20th-century international filmmaking with trick films, actualities, primitive......

Backbiter, The Bob Lee (Black Sabbath Christmas songs), Hot for Chocolate @ Mr. T's Bowl Kingdom of Ozzy, Seventh Son, Automatic Hotel, Compound X @ Paladino's Jews & Mexicans, Jet Fuel, Big Tone, Black Fuzz, Space Fuzz @ The Scene Scissors for Lefty, Last American Buffalo, The Bloody Heads @ Spaceland Gliss, The Oohlas, The Secret 6, Pop Levi @ The Knitting Factory The Reyes Brothers w/ Mellow Man Ace and Sen Dog @......

Peaches & Herm, Whitey, Jeffree Starr - she is the foul mouthed over-sexxed rappergrrl and Herm, her backing group consists of JD Samson (Le Tigre’s) and Samantha Maloney (Hole). Jeffree Starr is the transvestite who somehow became one of your Myspace friends @ Avalon The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, The Southland, and others perform as a benefit for the TunaHAKI foundation which helps AIDS orphans @ The Roxy Golem, Jill Soloway, DJ Anaan - Join......

Last spring LAist went to SXSW where there were 1,300 bands. Many were good, but a few rose to the top. Local trio Honky was one of the standouts. Dirty, sweaty, down home southern rock in the vein of all your favorites. Like if ZZ Top left behind some tattooed bastard sons out there in La Grange. Honky @ Little Pedro's Platinum Weird @ Roxy Josh Ritter @ Wiltern Shawn Colvin @ House of......

Rancid, Youth Brigade @ Henry Fonda Bob Dylan @ The Forum Johnny Vatos, X, Dramarama @ The Greek The Pogues @ Wiltern Michael Bolton @ Fred Kavli Theater Be Your Own Pet @ The Palace Theater RX Bandits @ Roxy India.Arie @ Wilshire Theatre Lee Rocker @ Vine Street Lounge Mickey Champion @ The Living Room Year Long Disaster, Lions @ Spaceland Puttanesca, Carolyn Edwards @ The Echo How to Win at Life @......

Roger Waters @ Hollywood Bowl Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes @ The Pond of Anaheim L.A. Guns, The Cauze @ Whisky Peter Tork @ The Coffee Gallery Backstage (Altadena) Mort Sahl @ McCabes The Black Seeds @ The Vine Street Lounge Two Ton Boa, Thrones, Bipolar Bear, Knight Rider @ The Smell Clear Static, Rome to Paris, Lylah @ Key Club Califone, The Heavenly States @ Spaceland Gil & Jer's Soul Explosion @ Liquid Kitty......

The Killers @ The Wiltern Mariah Carey @ Staples Center Roger Waters @ Hollywood Bowl Country Joe McDonald @ McCabe's Jonny Lang @ House of Blues Mere Mortals @ the Hear Gallery Killola, 8mm, It’s Revenge @ Safari Sam's MC Chris, The Hairbrain Scheme @ The Roxy Riverboat Gamblers, Dead to Me @ Alex's Bar Dirty Sweet, Nico Vega @ Viper Room Courtney Jaye @ Amoeba (free) 8 Bit @ Mr. T's Bowl Una,......

Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Muse, Papa Roach @ Inland Invasion Human League, Psychedelic Furs, ABC @ Hollywood Bowl Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Asia @ The Canyon Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Safari Sam's Golden State, The Shore @ Viper Room Hed PE, Mower, The STD’s @ Key Club The Morlocks @ Little Pedro's The Section Quartet @ Largo Thee Mad Lovers, The Motives @ Mr. T's Bowl Sophie B. Hawkins @ The Vine......

Ben Kweller @ Avalon The Bondage Fairies @ Mr. T's Bowl Mission of Burma @ The Troubadour George Thorogood, Dr. John, Buddy Guy @ The Greek Quetzal @ The Echo Dumbluck @ The Vine Street Lounge Older Than Your Parents, Pillow Fist @ Whisky Slant, Scarred Sanity, Death Punch @ Roxy Oh No Not Stereo, Numchuk @ Viper Room Pomegranate, Slow Car Crash @ Hotel Cafe Maze, Frankie Beverly @ Gibson Arena Mort Sahl......

Asia @ Vault 350 Veruca Salt @ Key Club Vast, Buckfast @ Viper Room Candlebox, Driveblind, Whitestarr @ House of Blues Ratatat, Envelopes, Panther @ The Troubadour Hard Again @ The Vine Street Lounge Lloyd Kaufman @ Borders Books, Hollywood Michelle Featherstone, Freeman, Sterling Witt @ The Mint Chuck Ragan, Rebecca Pidgeon, The Breakups @ Silverlake Lounge After Midnight Project, DDJ @ Whisky Warlords of Rock & Roll Thunder & Lightning @ Mr. T's......

AFI @ Long Beach Arena Y&T @ Vine Street Banyan @ The Mint Etta James @ The Canyon Spoken Gun @ Malibu Inn Neighborhood Bullies @ Taix Kottonmouth Kings @ Vault 350 Ladykillers, Kleveland @ The Scene Toshi Reagon, Blackcast @ On the Rox Aisle 4, Dead City Sunday @ The Roxy Have Another Monkey @ Lighthouse Cafe Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands @ McCabe's Tortoise, Saccharine Trust @ The Troubadour Greg Laswell,......

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,......

There's only one band that matters in rock today. Their music is loud and offensive. They appear to be murdering cartoon characters. They appear to be invading the planet. They're funny and fast and have horrible songs, but you will never go to a Gwar show and come out of the pit unscathed without a smile on your face. Pearl Jam doesn't have the balls to let them open for them which is another......

There comes a time in most diner's lives when clearly the palate should be expanded. Sometimes this means heading into unchartered waters. It helps to have a guide along for trip; at the very least in dining out it is nice to be taken somewhere new to you by someone who's been there before. That is precisely how this LAist was introduced to Peruvian seafood at Los Balcones Del Peru. Los Balcones has taken......

LAist is going on a delicious spree from A to Z, and we've been frolicking this Spring through H. This week, The Hungry Cat in Hollywood is the cat's meow. And don't worry, we have a whole litterbox of cliche-kitty-isms.... The Hungry Cat is located on the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Street, right in the heart of Hollywood, but as we round the corner to the parking structure, we are a little......

LAist isn't entirely the type to go for the mega-trendy, super-chic, or slightly exclusive. However, when we get invited out on the town, we are more than happy to oblige. So when so recent adventuring led us to the very new and very hidden late night eatery called Honey, we caught the buzz and thought we'd pass it on. Honey is, to say the least, tucked out of sight--it's attached to the Avalon club,......