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Alex Mendham and His Orchestra will return to the iconic hotel, after a sold out performance last weekend
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Sam Simon, the co-creator of The Simpsons, has a lot of money but he doesn't have a lot of time. The 58-year-old television writer-producer was diagnosed with colon cancer this year, and he told Marc Maron in May that doctors only gave him three to six months to live.
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Sailing smoothly into the festival's tenth anniversary, REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theater) presents its annual birthing of New Original Work by local artists in dance, music and multimedia genres. Selected from a highly competitive pool of regional talent, nine artists will showcase their current experiments in this three-weekend event.
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Chris Brown has pled not guilty to a hit-and-run stemming from a May car accident, but the additional misdemeanor charges—driving without a valid license and proof of insurance—were dismissed.
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LAist had a chance to meet actress Stana Katic, co-star of ABC-TV's Castle and the upcoming film CBGB, at last month's CicLAvia, the Iconic Wilshire Boulevard edition.
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Sacha Baron Cohen seemed like the perfect actor to play the late Freddie Mercury, but he's dropped out of a biopic about the Queen frontman over creative differences with the remaining band members.
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Here’s the short list of what’s happening in LA tonight. A vampire rock opera opens at King King; the World’s Greatest Tribute Bands AXS TV show honors the music of The Police; Film Independent presents screenings of NYT op-ed videos; there’s a hip-hop J.A.M. session; The Spare Room’s book club convenes and the Dustbowl Revival headline It’s a School Night. Read on for all the details.
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Mark Salling, who plays Puck on 'Glee,' is suing his insurance company because they won't cover his legal costs for sexual battery allegations.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, "Glee" gets pushed back, Nate Silver moves on and where did all the roly polies go? Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).
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In a moment of solitary reflection, have you ever asked yourself, I wonder who smokes more weed; Willie Nelson, or Snoop Dogg?
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It's been over four years since Michael Jackson died, and yet new details are still surfacing about the legendary pop star and the days and months leading up to his death.
