Kinky in Los Angeles; The Unsung Pelon; Armenian Melodies; Re-Gifting Sound; Cello Fellow; A Little Night Music; Rock En Spanglish; These Kids are Alright; Harper Woods
Kinky in Los Angeles
Laurel Canyon was immortalized in the '60s as the home of legendary musicians like Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa.
And now the Mexican band Kinky lives there, too. John Rabe interviews Kinky members Gilbert Cerezo and Ulises Lozano on the back patio of the bungalow where they worked on their newest album, Reina.
The Unsung Pelon
Kenny Lyon is an unlikely pioneer of Chicano Gangster Rap. He's not Chicano or a rapper. But from his studio apartment at the Gaylord, Lyon produces some of the biggest names in LA's Chicano Gangster Rap Scene.
Armenian Melodies
Queena Kim tells us about Parseghian Records, the world's biggest Armenian music distributor and label.
Re-Gifting Sound
Commentator Mimi Pond discovers the relics of her youth are the birthday gifts of the present.
Cello Fellow
If you live in Los Angeles, you might have seen the L.A. Philharmonic's banners around town. They read: 106 strong.
Cellist Ben Hong is one of those members and what's more, he races motorbikes. Queena Kim met Hong at Disney Hall.
A Little Night Music
Meet Nathaniel Ayers, LA's most famous homeless man. He trained at Julliard before succumbing to mental illness. John talks to LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, who chronicled Ayers' struggle.
Rock En Spanglish
Los Abandoned switches seamlessly from English to Spanish in their music, and their break-out song "Van Nuys es Very Nice" resonates with a growing number of music fans: the kids of Spanish-speaking immigrants. Queena Kim meets the band.
These Kids are Alright
Off-Ramp contributor Christina Huh introduces us to Jack Bambi, a Silver Lake band whose oldest member is 13 years.
Harper Woods
Silvia Woods' Harp Center is a Glendale fixture. Woods is one of the nation's foremost writer's of harp instructional books.