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'Dulce Rosa': An Isabel Allende tale turns operatic
Composer Lee Holdridge says his new opera, "Dulce Rosa," hits "very close to home" for him in several ways. First, as a native Latin American. Second, as the son of a passionate, indomitable woman. And, third, as a lifelong aficionado of stage drama...
Tags: Mexico, Isabel Allende, Costa Rica
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Guitarist Jeff Parker leaves his comfort zone in relocating to L.A.
Los Angeles can be tough on newcomers, particularly among musicians. A key figure in the fertile Chicago jazz scene and member of the groundbreaking indie band Tortoise, guitarist Jeff Parker is midway through a relocation to L.A. that has found him...
Tags: Fred Anderson, Music, Tortoise (music group), Entertainment
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Jaron Lanier takes a hard look at the wired world
Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specfics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions. Lanier is a longtime Silicon Valley insider whose primary occupation has been to imagine, think and ask...
Tags: Nursing, Music, Amazon.com Inc., Skype, Entertainment
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Gustavo Dudamel: Through the lens of a Times photographer
Not many people who aren't musicians can say they’ve been within a few feet of Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director Gustavo Dudamel while he’s conducting a symphony. Over the last four years, Los Angeles Times staff photographer...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Music, Photography, Entertainment
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Solange announces her own label, Saint Records
After switching from a major label to go independent, Solange Knowles is returning to a traditional label -- sorta. The singer-songwriter-model has announced that she is starting her own imprint called Saint Records. It will be distributed through Sony....
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Sony Corp., Kendrick Lamar
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Space odyssey ends better for Chris Hadfield than for Major Tom
A Soyuz capsule has landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing to a safe end the space odyssey of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, whose video of David Bowie's "A Space Oddity" has gone viral. The capsule containing Hadfield, along with...
Tags: Music, Barenaked Ladies (music group), Space Programs, Apple iPad, Entertainment
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Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap
Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...
Tags: Skrillex (music group), Battles (music group), Apple Inc., Russia, Entertainment
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Chris Hadfield first in-space viral music video star with 'Space Oddity'
The cover of "A Space Oddity" by Chris Hadfield, International Space Station commander, is going galactically viral Monday. But it was a decidedly terrestrial affair. And it centered on a Silver Lake producer and a Canadian singer who once did vocals...
Tags: Music, Barenaked Ladies (music group), Space Programs, Apple iPad, Entertainment
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Album reviews: Vampire Weekend's captivating 'Modern Vampires of the City'
At some point, every enduring musician has to prove his or her worth and silence the doubters. The Beatles first succeeded with "Revolver," the Beastie Boys with "Paul's Boutique," Wilco on "Summer Teeth." Talking Heads raised the bar with "Fear of Music,...
Tags: Music, Vampires (supernatural entitiess), Beastie Boys (music group), Entertainment
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Richard Thompson's Trio headed to Ford Amphitheatre on May 17
Was there just a momentary reality check for English guitar hero, singer and songwriter Richard Thompson when he learned this week that he’s in the running for two major awards from the Americana Music Assn.? Is that tantamount to Jimi Hendrix being...
Tags: Genres, American Music Awards, Music, Lucinda Williams, Entertainment
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Justin Bieber looking at a big bill for leaving monkey in Germany
Justin Bieber may have left Mally the monkey behind in Germany, but the bill for Mally's care looks to be following him back to the States. Bieber will owe several thousand euros for food, care and vet visits over the two months since the capuchin...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Social Media, Germany, Jaden Smith
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Review: 'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea
Opera was born to be mad. The first great opera concerned the demented Roman emperor Nero. In the nearly three centuries since Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," mad scene has succeeded mad scene on the lyric stage. They still do, as Long Beach...
Tags: Music, Nero (music group), Edgar Allan Poe, Entertainment, Desperate Housewives (tv program)
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