Music
Mickey Katz, whose Yiddish parodies of popular songs once made him a fashionable recording artist, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home.
May 1, 1985
Entertainment & Arts
How gross to see a cat prominent in a feature picture on the cover page of Home Design (April 10) to introduce the topic of “preparation of food grown at the ecologically integrated Sprout Acres in Laguna Beach,” and comfortably beside the product on the counter for food preparation!
April 24, 1993
A few weeks ago, at the suggestion of Mort Sahl, I went by Donte’s jazz club in North Hollywood to hear a big band led by a trumpet player named Paul Cacia.
March 26, 1988
Movies
A night of Vitaphone shorts at the Wilder
Aug. 18, 2010
Bandleader Alvino Rey, a guitar virtuoso whose big-band-era orchestra is best known for its No. 1 hit “Deep in the Heart of Texas” and a string of novelty tunes, has died.
Feb. 28, 2004
Music: The New Age artist, whose yuletide albums are staples, is branching out into books, tours and TV productions.
Dec. 17, 1998
This may be the ‘90s, but it’s the same old scene for females trying to cut it in the jazz world. For a genre that thrives on unbridled improvisation, some things are stuck in a rut.
Aug. 24, 1997
Real Estate
Off Bluebird Canyon in Laguna Beach, there is an 800-square-foot house that is made primarily from recycled materials.
April 10, 1993
Archives
Its symptoms are many, but there’s only one cure. Senioritis, as a disease, knows no discrimination.
May 4, 1990
World & Nation
Punxsutawney Phil forecasted an early spring from the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States.
Feb. 2, 2024