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May 8, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
The conductor is mighty formidable as he makes his last tour with the group.
May 6, 2008
By Richard S. Ginell
MUSIC REVIEW
May 5, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Throat singer Tanya Tagaq mesmerizes in her L.A. debut with the Kronos Quartet.
POP MUSIC:
The veteran thrash metal band is to be announced as a co-headliner at the KROQ event.
May 4, 2008
By Paul Lieberman
The juggernaut musical, now reaching Las Vegas, has rejuvenated Frankie Valli and his bandmates. So don't go crying for these guys.
By David Mermelstein
The North Carolina native is lyrical and mild-mannered -- not what you might have expected.
April 27, 2008
By Richard S. Ginell
CLASSICAL MUSIC:
The baby-faced pianist was 23 when he beat out an international field in Moscow in 1958 and became a U.S. hero. That was a different era from today.
April 24, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
Choreographer Mark Morris brings his once taboo-breaking, now classic interpretation of Purcell's opera to Irvine.
By Josef Woodard
MUSIC REVIEW:
Alone onstage, the harp shatters its clichés at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Westwood.
By Randy Lewis
The disc sells 463,000, the year's highest first-week figure.
April 22, 2008
By Robert Hilburn
BACKTRACKING:
The 1971 album is paired with a series of live recordings for a full appreciation of the groundbreaking project.
RECORD RACK:
Also: Billy Bragg's 'Mr. Love & Justice,' Tokyo Police Club's 'Elephant Shell.'
By David Bauder
The fastest-growing cable network makes its mark by embracing all forms of the music. Loyal fans say amen.
By Randy Lewis
Guitarist Robin Finck leaves for a Nine Inch Nails tour, and Guns N' Roses signs with new management.
April 21, 2008
By Edward Humes
BOOK REVIEW:
The L.A.Times columnist becomes an unlikely advocate and friend to a mentally ill homeless man who was once a musical prodigy.
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Tenor marks 40 years on the Dorothy Chandler stage in gala fashion.
By Steve Appleford
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The long-lost club is remembered with an all-star show.
By Diane Haithman
OPERA:
Landmark Theatres will show a recording of the L.A. Opera production in L.A., New York, Chicago and other key U.S. cities May 11.
April 20, 2008
By Constance Meyer
CLASSICAL MUSIC:
A key player in orchestras outside the U.S., the instrument's profile is tended to by Nick Ariondo, Samuel Zyman and others.
By Ann Powers
A bullet in Iraq put Tomas Young in a wheelchair. But with a documentary film and its double-CD music compilation, his story of resolve and redemption has taken wing.
By Robert Hilburn
BOOK REVIEW:
How the boy from a hardscrabble Texas town became a country music icon.
April 17, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW
By Melinda Newman
An eclectic lineup including Cypress Hill, Shooter Jennings and MC5's Wayne Kramer blends music and volunteer work. In L.A., People Assisting the Homeless is the benefactor.
April 16, 2008
By Mark Swed
MUSIC REVIEW:
Visiting Los Angeles, the German avant-gardist revisits several of his studies in sound.
By Don Heckman
JAZZ REVIEW
April 15, 2008
RECORD RACK:
Also: The Kooks, Brian Jonestown Massacre
By Geoff Boucher
The tech-savvy musician is launching a website that helps viewers sift through recommendations.
April 14, 2008
By Mark Swed
OPERA REVIEW:
The Metropolitan takes Philip Glass' work on Gandhi to exalted levels.
By Chris Pasles
DANCE REVIEW:
Dwight Rhoden offers a vibrant Chopin as part of Complexions' sensational program.
By Richard S. Ginell
MUSIC REVIEW:
The Phil and conductor Ivan Fischer give a new take on an old specialty, Strauss' 'Also Sprach Zarathustra.'
By Rick Schultz
MUSIC REVIEW:
The period music ensemble does Vivaldi proud at Royce Hall.
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Its Saturday Explorer Series probes the connection between theater and music in works for the family featuring such artists as Sandra Tsing Loh and Ayana Hampton.
By Richard S. Ginell
MUSIC REVIEW:
Leading the Seattle Symphony at UCLA's Royce Hall, conductor Gerard Schwarz offers his take on the composer.
April 13, 2008
By Rick Schultz
THE COMPOSER:
German avant-gardist Helmut Lachenmann sometimes finds himself asking performers to bear with him. Yes, his work can be demanding, but often it's beautifully transcendent. So pay attention, America.
HOT TIP:
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present sound artist Leif Inge's 24-hour version of the Ninth Symphony.
April 9, 2008
By Paul Brownfield
Documentaries show the music's power in tough circumstances.
By Chris Pasles
The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts.
By Paul Brownfield
John Lassiter announces the slate of Disney and Pixar films at an NYU conference. He also says new films will all be in 3-D, starting with 'Up.'
April 7, 2008
By Mark Swed
DANCE REVIEW:
Édouard Lock's Montreal company rethinks Tchaikovsky with 'Amjad' at Royce Hall.
October 17, 2007
By Robert Hilburn
BACKTRACKING:
New DVDs show Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix performances that changed the course of pop music.
September 16, 2007
By Ann Powers
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT:
"All the Lost Souls" (Atlantic Records)
"Playlist" (Mercury Records)
By August Brown
FAST TRACKS:
The Toronto Maple Leaves center joins a pal from Reprise Records in service of hyper-obscure noise-rock.
August 23, 2007
By Chris Pasles
MUSIC REVIEW:
In debut, Sergey Khachatryan, 22, displays passion, virtuosity that won him awards.
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