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Way Down

THURSDAY
• At the Knitting Factory, check out Red Sparowes (members of Isis, Neurosis, Pleasure Forever, Angel Hair and Halifax Pier) with Darker My Love, Skull Sküll (members of Liars and Young People), DJ Travis Keller and DJ Sam Velde at 8 PM. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door.
• The Raveonettes wrap up their last night at Spaceland with She Wants Revenge and Be Your Own Pet. Doors open at 9 PM.
• At The Echo, see Apostle of Hustle with Idaho Falls and Pink Mochi at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+]
• Little Pedro's features La Polla Loca with the Gay-Gays, resident DJs Senior and Rudy Bleu and a Butt Magazine butt contest hosted by Vaginal Davis tonight at 10 PM.
• Author Nick Hornby is at Dutton's Beverly Hills tonight at 7 PM signing his new book, A Long Way Down.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.