Jeremy Oberstein

Nearly a decade ago, The Walkmen burst onto what was then a nascent indie-rock scene, sporting a wistful, moody and beautiful blend of piano, guitar, drums and bass. Their debut, Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone, was nearly universally lauded while their four albums since have each proved inventive and a study in creative composition that has the potential for widespread appeal.

End of the Day Links: More on the earthquake, immigrant rights, eating Chinese food, an arrest in the UCLA assault, the school districts of Glendale and Burbank, Steve Cooley,

The epicenter of the quake was in Lennox, 10 miles from Downtown Los Angeles Now, hasn't it just been too quiet in Southern California? Were you not just asking about when the next earthquake was going to hit? We have our answer. A 4.7 (originally estimated by sensors as 5.0) struck at 8:39 p.m., 10 miles SSW of Downtown L.A. in Lennox, a suburb just feet from Inglewood. We are getting reports that people...