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murders of two Black Panther members and UCLA students Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Jerome Huggins Jr. on MESS WITH the steps of Campbell Hall, which has attracted major news attention till this day (most recently, an effort to memorialize the event with a plaque that was barred by the University). STUDENTS, In the 1980s, students at UCLA erected large tent cities across the north side of the campus in protest against Apartheid in South Africa, calling for divestment of UC

FACE A funds from companies that did business there. By 1985, Times/MCT Angeles Luis Sinco/Los about 55 universities had fully or partially divested from the Apartheid regime. UC Berkeley sent a particularly large UCLA students staged a sit-in to protest cuts last year. REVOLUTION message divesting $3 billion in stock holdings, one of the largest public institutions to make the message clear. This by students at UCLA throughout history, this does not mean by denise guerra prompted Nelson Mandela, upon his release from prison, to that any of these social movements is comparable to the ones recognize the event as a major catalyst to end white-minority happening in the Middle East. All social movements come With the historic events happening around rule in Africa. from different places, and the tactics and stakeholders are all the Middle East, there is one thing many have in common: By 1993, an old struggle with new direction began to different. But students have an exceptional role in the ways young people, especially students, leading the charge. circulate around UCLA’s Chicano Studies program. After progressive, even revolutionary ideas are spread, and that is Students from universities are taking their frustration and organizational efforts by students to recognize Chicano they are able to access untapped resources and collectively activism to the streets using the latest technology as their Studies as its own department failed with the administration, gather with like-minded people in their universities. weapon; and this new weapon, you guessed it, was Facebook students began a sit-in demonstration with over 200 students I remember it was at UCLA that I learned the loud chants and Twitter. What is happening in the Middle East right now walking across Westwood to the Faculty Center. Protests of “The people united will never be defeated” and “Ain’t no continues to be one of the most cataclysmic lessons of our began to turn violent, and 99 students were arrested. Fueled power like the power of the people and the power of the time about the power of students to create social change. by the recent death of workers’ rights leader Cesar Chavez, the people won’t stop.” I participated with other students from Even though we saw massive student protests over most dramatic form of activism came when eight students various universities and Cal States, even high school students, rising tuition fees at UCLA last year, the general public and one UCLA professor went on a hunger strike. This was in a fight to recognize Filipino World War II veterans as isn’t aware of the rich history of student activism and highly publicized and attracted support from government American citizens for fighting with the United States during highly controversial events that have taken place at UCLA’s representatives. The event became one of the largest student the war. As we marched across Los Angeles’ city streets, there campus. Since the 1960s, historic moments have included and community mobilizations in UCLA’s history and was a sense of nationalism and pride that I’d never felt before. the controversial firing of Professor Angela Davis, a radical brought to fruition a compromise with the administration A flood of emotion of both anger and excitement hung in the feminist with associations to the Black Panther Party and to create the Cesar Chavez Center for Interdisciplinary air as I marched with other supporters. I believe that sense of whose membership in the Communist Party had her Instruction in Chicana and Chicano Studies. purpose and anger, on a large or small scale, has been proven barred from teaching at any university. There were also the Even though I have described social movements anchored time and again to be a force to be reckoned with.

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by mike sebastian into your pocket, this app is for you. This little app has hidden depths to it that even seasoned Whirl Mini Notebook Laser Mouse musicians will really appreciate. After selecting your Nothing gets more annoying (or tiring) on a laptop than instrument, you can choose from dozens of alternate tunings. mousing around with your index finger on the trackpad. Tune up using the incredibly accurate automatic tuner. Then There are a lot of mini notebook mice out there, but the head over to the chord library to learn a chord fingering, Whirl (getsmartfish.com) is the most innovative. from the most basic major chord to an m7b5 chord. The first great thing about it is the ErgoMotion design. Don’t like that fingering? Choose from 20 inversions up The revolutionary pivot motion completely reinvents the and down the fretboard. Strum the virtual strings to hear mouse, doing away with the need for a flat, smooth surface to what it should sound like. put the mouse on, greatly increasing your mobility on your Alternately, say you stumble on a really pretty chord on laptop. your own and want to know what you’re playing. Key in the The Whirl remains stationary, stabilized by a small fingering on Chord Finder’s interactive fretboard and presto! platform at the bottom. Instead of tracking, you pivot the GuitarToolkit also includes a metronome and scales for mouse forward and back or laterally to move your cursor. countless modes, so you can bone up on your music theory It takes some getting used to, but once you do, you’ll find and work on your improvising. it infinitely more comfortable than a regular mouse. That’s Great for taking along to rehearsals, learning a TabToolkit is a great way to learn a song. because the ErgoMotion design is calibrated to adjust to your new instrument or sharpening your existing skills, this natural hand and wrist position. multifaceted app is a steal at $9.99. and contains all the key features. One such feature is the Another great perk of this wireless mouse is the Nano Anyone who has tried reading music in a digital tempo control, which is pretty much essential in learning a transceiver. Once it plugs into a USB port it’s barely visible. format knows it can be a bit of a hassle. Trying to scroll lead guitar part. No chords, no bulky accessories. down a webpage while playing is pretty near impossible. Sometimes while you’re busy trying to nail a solo’s The mouse has a four-way scroll wheel, ambidextrous Even turning pages in a book will break your stride. Enter correct fingering, the rhythm can become lost. By slowing design, 800dpi, 2.4 GHz wireless and an average battery life TabToolkit. Reading Guitar Pro, Power Tab, PDF and Text down the tempo on the guide track, it’s like having your own of 10 months. It is Mac and PC compatible and comes in formats, TabToolkit is a great way to learn a song. teacher right there with you keeping you in time while you several sleek colors: black, silver, white, blue, red and carbon. It automatically scrolls as you play while providing a learn the song. Gradually increase the speed as you grow multitrack rhythm section with customizable midi voices. more confident. GuitarToolkit/TabToolkit You can play along with a guide track or mute your part TabToolkit comes loaded with some classical song Agile Partners (agilepartners.com) has created a pair and jam with the backing band. TabToolkit displays both arrangements as well as practice exercises, a nice touch. of incredibly handy, ingenious apps for musicians. tablature and standard musical notation, as well as a graphic To add your own song files, you need a wireless Internet GuitarToolkit can be a lifesaver for anyone playing a fretted of a guitar neck or keyboard showing the location of notes connection. You can then upload files from your computer instrument, from guitar to bass, mandolin, banjo or ukulele. as they are played. to the app. TabToolkit also has a built-in Web browser so you Whether you need a tuner or quick chord guide you can slip TabToolkit is much cheaper than Guitar Pro software, can download files directly to your device.

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U sually when I tell my friends I’m going to a bar full of dolls it means I’m going to a bar full of beautiful women (and that I’m once again spearheading the crusade to bring back ’50s slang). But this week the dolls were of the creepy puppet variety, and are just one of many diverse elements that combine to create Santa Monica’s epitome of alcoholic amalgam: Renee’s Courtyard Cafe. Located on 6th Street and Wilshire Boulevard, Renee’s looks and feels like the setting of a Tim Burton wet dream, replete with the aforementioned marionettes, a labyrinthine floor plan and just barely enough lighting. But the cast is just as divergent as the setting, packing this people-sized camera obscura with Gen Y hipsters, romantic trysters, wedding parties, geriatrics and a veritable potpourri of SaMo nightlife drifters all looking for respite from normalcy. The bar is just a short walk from anything you’ve been doing on the Third Street Promenade, but is worlds away from anything you’d expect to find there. Boasting three full bars and a hearty menu that’s available until 10 p.m., Renee’s also plays host to weeklong happy hours from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a Two-fer Tuesday special where drinks are two-for-one from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. But Renee’s wouldn’t be a 30-year-old Santa Monica institution if all it offered were drinks and drink specials. Most of its patrons attribute Renee’s allure to the environment, which they describe using words like “dungeon,” “maze” and “creepy,” but only through mischievous grins – as if it were everyone’s secret hiding spot in a citywide game of hide-and-seek. In fact, the bar is lit almost entirely by a dim kaleidoscope of Christmas lights and has so many nooks and crannies that it would feel like the ruins of a ghost town funhouse even if its exposed stone walls weren’t adorned with an overabundance of full-length mirrors and myriads of watching dolls. And yet, the diverse clusters of unique individuals tucked into hidden pockets throughout the bar exude a collective ambiance that is more cheery than FOOD LOVERS DELIGHT eerie, with every single group I talk to professing that they frequent Renee’s “because my friends love it here.” • Medium 2 Topping Pizza According to veteran manager Darian Parcley, this unique atmosphere is exactly why the bar stays packed seven days a week. “We’re laid-back,” he says. “We’re not trying to be • Spaghetti Marinara anything. Shorts, suits, dressed all crazy – it’s just a crazy mix of people.” In other words, • Romano Bread Puffs $21.95 Renee’s is fat city, daddy-o. For more information, visit reneescourtyardcafe.com. Agoura Hills (818) 707-2121 • Camarillo (805) 389-4700 • Culver City (323) 296-1543 • Encino (818) 990-8820 Glendale (818) 247-1946 • Granada Hills (818) 831-1245 • Hollywood (323) 467-5791 • Huntington Beach (714) 964-5926 Koreatown (213) 386-6884 • Lawndale (310) 214-8704 • Mar Vista (310) 398-0180 • North Hollywood (818) 766-7184 Pacoima (818) 890-5515 • Palmdale (661) 947-4545 • Pasadena (626) 577-1723 • Saugus (661) 259-3895 • Simi Valley (805) 522-2586 Torrance (310) 792-4604 • Van Nuys (818) 786-3204 • Wilshire/Highland (323) 939-7661 • Winnetka (818) 700-0509 Expires 12/31/11 PASTA FEAST Buy a Pasta Dish and Get a Second Pasta of Equal or Lesser Value for… FREE

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“I was trying to get an agent and a manager, and in the midst of all that, I was able to get into some pretty good yara auditions. I got to audition for James L. Brooks, and he was really complimentary of my skills, even though I didn’t get the part. And then I was actually flown out to test for this Martinez pilot in Los Angeles, and when I was here I just realized how much more work was out here, and how much faster it “ Breakout” Queen moved along. I just moved here, and it felt right.” Once on the West Coast, sans an agent or manager, by drew vaeth Martinez busied herself knocking on the door of L.A.’s TV industry. She had heard accounts of how actors typically A rmed with a good education and powered got their starts out here, but decided to do things a little by sheer drive to make it, Yara Martinez has put herself differently.

on the map in popular TV shows like “Chase,” “CSI: NY,” “Instead of doing this mass mail-out [of headshots and Svenson Peter “Southland” and now, “Breakout Kings.” resumes], I looked up on IMDbPro, even though people say Cuban by blood (She was born in Puerto Rico and raised not to do this, it actually worked for me! I looked up certain in Miami.), Martinez grew up by the beach and attended a actors that I liked. Their managers had their e-mail address drama “Southland.” In the series, she plays Mariella Moretta, traditional Catholic girls’ school. During the summers, she for contacting them, so I e-mailed their managers.” wife of Detective Nate Moretta (played by Kevin Alejandro). traveled to New York to study theater. After graduating, she Martinez also dropped some names on the 10 or so Martinez has worked with Alejandro and Shawn Hatosy, who moved to Manhattan and earned her acting chops the hard managers she had picked and let them know she was here plays Detective Sammy Bryant, on previous productions. way: doing theater while doubling as a cocktail waitress in and ready to work. She was surprised to receive some She’s a fan of both actors’ work and attributes this to their a bar catering to Wall Street businessmen. Martinez has no callbacks shortly after. great dynamic when working together. fond memories of waiting tables for New York’s banking “That’s how I got my manager,” she states, “and through “When I work with [Shawn], he lifts it to another level. elite, but does admit it had its benefits. her, I started auditioning.” I was really happy to go to ‘Southland’ and be able to work “I hated waiting tables! But it was good for the money,” After that, Martinez auditioned for a pilot with Sean with Kevin again and Shawn, because they’re honestly two of she admits. “It was good because it definitely gave me a thick Bean. The pilot was ultimately unsuccessful, but her career my favorite actors.” skin for [the film] industry. I feel like going to New York was began to take off. Although “Southland” has a reputation of being a very good for that, plus I got to do theater, so that was really cool.” “It went really well and because of that, I was lucky technical production, Martinez says it’s actually more of an Martinez literally pounded the pavement, some days enough,” she starts. “You know once someone takes the risk improvised show. strapping on a backpack full of different looks and hiking with you, then everyone else won’t be as apprehensive to do “Which is what I love about it,” she says. “They let the throughout the city to various auditions. Feeling her way so. You kind of need a few people to just take that chance.” actors kind of just be free.” around the acting world and auditioning in New York Martinez has found a few of the right people to take eventually brought her to Los Angeles. a risk on her, because she’s found success on TNT’s police “Breakout Kings” premieres March 6 at 10 p.m. on A&E.

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I Saw the Devil Grade: B (Magnet Releasing) —Sasha Perl-Raver Perhaps it’s the softly fluttering snow and chilling feeling of I Saw the Devil releases in select theaters March 4. impending doom at the start of I Saw the Devil that calls to mind the great horror movie, Let the Right One In. Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune Then, before you can settle into your popcorn and (First Run Features) Whoppers, any flicker of that tale of unlikely preteen friendship In Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, folk music legend Pete is blown away as the story twists into a disturbing portrait that Seeger calls Phil Ochs one of the two best songwriters in shares more in common with The Killer Inside Me and Se7en. America along with Bob Dylan. Director Kenneth Bowser But when those are the films you’re reminded of, you know (Easy Riders, Raging Bulls) enlists a number of Ochs’ friends, you’re in good horror hands. including Joan Baez, Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) and If you’re an aspiring filmmaker, go ahead and bump Christopher Hitchens, to attest to the claim. Citizen Kane from the top of your Netflix queue and replace it Speaking of the perceived rivalry between Ochs and with everything Kim Ji-woon has ever directed. Dylan, one talking head remarks that “Blowin’ in the Wind” A master of genre pictures that range from family dramas is much more vague (and therefore inferior) to Ochs’ protest like A Tale of Two Sisters to his brilliant slapstick spaghetti songs. What this critic forgets is that Dylan was speaking of western, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, the Korean director’s the spirit of the age, not writing a diatribe. latest film is visceral, blood splattered and pulse quickening, Of course, Dylan also had his mouthpiece songs, but he One of America’s great songwriters: Phil Ochs but still gloriously shot and an exceptional example of what quickly outgrew them after a couple albums. Ochs, however, can be done with classic horror/thriller elements like murder, remained dedicated to the protest song form. It’s hard not Bowser’s devotion to this rehashed meta-narrative means torture and revenge. to attribute at least some of the glowing praise from Ochs’ Ochs never really comes into focus as a person or artist. Folk The film follows a special government agent (Byung-hun Greenwich cohorts to this fact. While Dylan evolved and grew music is about telling stories, but Ochs’ songs aren’t allowed Lee, known to American audiences as Storm Shadow from G.I. as an artist, turning his back on the folk scene, Ochs’ own to speak for themselves. Joe) as he exacts vigilante justice and revenge on the serial killer progress was apparently limited to adorning his songs with The viewer barely gets a sense of them. Archival footage (Oldboy star Choi Min-sik returning to the big screen after a orchestral arrangements. shows Ochs as an affable, well-meaning man, while those who self-imposed hiatus) who viciously murdered his wife. This adherence to the protest form speaks of Ochs’ rigid knew him make vague allusions to his ego. But this isn’t a cat-and-mouse game that spins along until commitment to the spirit of the ’60s, at least as told by Bowser, By the end of the film, Ochs, apparently meant to be the last 10 minutes. who is intent on casting Ochs as the personification of the seen as a casualty of innocence, seems more a causality of his Both men are the hunters and the prey, equally hell-bent decade. own self-importance, drinking to excess, suicidal, a would-be on a campaign of retribution. Unfortunately for the film, it’s a story we’ve already messiah who has been rudely slapped with reality. I Saw the Devil is shockingly violent, drawing gasps from heard countless times. In depicting the road from Kennedy’s Grade: C+ the audience and quickly alienating any viewers who are faint galvanizing inaugural speech to the disillusionment of the —Mike Sebastian of heart, but the magnitude of depravity is what makes it nail- ’70s, all the usual points are touched on: the assassinations, Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune releases in select theaters biting, heart-pounding experiential cinema. the ’68 convention, Vietnam, Nixon. March 4.

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Awards Season: James Franco is having a career year in part to his Oscar-nominated performance in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). Franco single-handedly carries the film as real-life adventure junkie Aron Ralston who was trapped under a boulder in the Utah wilderness and had to cut off his own arm. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway rekindle their on-screen chemistry in Love & Other Drugs. Edward Zwick (Defiance) directs this tale of a commitment-shy free spirit (Hathaway) and the charming pharmaceutical salesman who wins her heart. Christina Aguilera and Cher fight to keep alive a modern-day L.A. burlesque lounge in Burlesque. Kristen Bell and Eric Dane co-star.

Action! Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson finally returns to what he does best in Faster, a high-octane revenge flick. After getting out of prison, Johnson sets out to get justice from the men responsible for his brother’s death. But a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hit man aren’t making matters easy. Also available: Bollywood thriller Kites: The Remix, vampire hunting flick The Bleeding with Vinnie Jones and Michael Madsen

The Idiotbox: The first computer-animated TV series, ReBoot: Seasons 1 & 2 comes to DVD. The beloved Saturday morning cartoon follows the residents of Mainframe, personified versions of computer software that fend off malicious virus villains bent on destruction. When the seal between Earth and Hell is breached, professional exorcists have to do battle with the forces of evil in Chrono Crusade: The Complete Series, from the creators of “Afro Samurai.” Also available: The Guild: Season Four

Blu Notes: Jim Carrey caught audiences off guard in 1996 with the pitch-black comedy The Cable Guy. Ben Stiller directed the film about a lonely, disturbed cable repairman who latches onto one of his customers (Matthew Broderick). But things turn dark when he is rejected. The 15th Anniversary Blu-ray includes new commentary by Carrey, Stiller and producer Judd Apatow. Michael Jordan is one of the most dominant athletes to ever play professional sports. Michael Jordan to the Max captured the master on and off the court for IMAX in his pre-comeback final season leading the Bulls to their sixth championship. Weighing in are Phil Jackson, Doug Collins and Bob Costas.

Under the Radar: Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (After Life) crafted his most personal film yet with Still Walking (Criterion), a closely observed, naturalistic look at family. Taking place over a single day, the film follows a brother and sister, now with their own families, who reunite with their parents to commemorate the drowning of their brother. Also available: Road, Movie

Stranger Than Fiction: Eyes of the Mothman examines the 45-year-old mystery surrounding an event in which several eye witnesses claim to have seen a huge, winged man in West Virginia, just prior to a series of bizarre occurrences and deaths. Along the way, the documentary filmmakers find that they themselves might be falling victim to “The Cornstalk Curse.” Waiting for Hockney is a portrait of Maryland artist Billy Pappas, who developed a new, microscopic approach to art, spending five months on a single Marilyn Monroe WEDNESDAY: 3/2 WEDNESDAY: portrait. He attempts to contact well-known artist David Hockney for validation. Tilda Swinton narrates Climate of Change, a poetic and inspiring look at individuals CAMPUS CIRCLE LTLT LH LH ALL.RGO-A1.0302.CAM around the globe who are acting locally to fight climate change. Also available: “Last Comic Standing” winner Alonzo Bodden’s first stand-up special Who’s Paying Attention? Starts Friday, March 4 At Theatres Everywhere CHECK DIRECTORIES FOR THEATRES AND SHOWTIMES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT TICKETS ACCEPTED PARAMOUNT PICTURES 4.875” X 12”

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“Literally imperative,” Grace replies. “It’s like oxygen. It was really important to us because we wanted to go for a really TAKE ME HOME hard R [rating], mostly because that’s what real life feels like. It’s one thing if you’re making Up and you’re experiencing it through that kid’s point of view. That’s the right rating for TONIGHT that movie. But for something like this, if you’re in your 20s in the mid-1980s, it wouldn’t be realistic [to leave those things T opher Grace’s Excellent out.] We can’t do the Prohibition without showing people

drinking.” Ron Batzdorff/SMPSP Adventure Rather than ape the ’80s, Grace wanted Take Me Home Tonight to pay homage to an era that’s easily caricaturized. Topher Grace and Teresa Palmer in Take Me Home Tonight by sasha perl-raver “We wanted to make sure we didn’t spoof it,” Grace explains. “That means the first couple of things that have to throughout my entire life, pretty much until I was 15,” she H iking up Castle Place, a nearly vertical go are saying, ‘Check out this tiny cell phone!’ or ‘The CD will reveals. “His name was Hugh Gilchrist, and he ended up being hill in Beverly Hills studded with multimillion-dollar estates, never take off!’” the first boy that I ever kissed, and he ignored me throughout I stop to catch my breath outside of the modern mansion Instead, the film is liberally sprinkled with pop culture the whole of primary school because I was such a loser. I was housing the Take Me Home Tonight press day, promised to references lifted from films from the decade, ones you can see a socks-and-sandals girl, and I got teased awfully.” be the “Best. Junket. Ever.” After four years in cold storage, in the background at the start of the movie when Grace is “Wait, that’s not Australian for something? You just wore it seems the filmmakers were ready to celebrate their movie’s shown working as a clerk at a Suncoast video store, something socks and sandals?” Grace asks. long-delayed release. he was very familiar with. “Yes. I just wore socks and sandals. That’s what people Starring Topher Grace, I am Number Four’s Teresa Palmer, “I worked at the Stanford Mall Suncoast for two summers,” would chant at me when I was in primary school. Kind of Anna Faris and Dan Fogler (Fanboys), the film, previously he cringes. “My theory was that I would watch movies all embarrassing,” she blushes. “After I came to America and titled Kids in America, follows the foursome on one wild summer long. That’s what I was going to do anyway; I wasn’t started working in film I saw him again, and he said, ‘I always night over Labor Day weekend in 1988. Conceived by Grace that social at that time. Then I got there and they played one knew [you’d be famous].’” and penned by Jeff and Jackie Filgo, who wrote Grace’s star- movie all day long: Space Jam. Space Jam, as you know, is one “Yeah, that’s why he ignored you for all those years,” making sitcom, “That 70’s Show,” the film was shot in 2007 of the finest films ever made, so I was lucky to be able to watch Grace scoffs. but shelved by Universal who, Grace believes, didn’t know that over 3,000 times,” he deadpans. But what about Grace? Did he have any longstanding how to handle a young adult comedy that heavily features Playing Grace’s high school crush, the ultimate ’80s unrequited loves? drug use and partial nudity. It wasn’t until Relativity stepped dream girl, is Palmer, who admits her allure wasn’t always “Oh, I had many, and I did not kiss any of them. But I in to distribute that it was given a second life. as potent as it appears on screen (or off – the Aussie actress did get a sitcom around when I was 19, so that changed the Sitting down with Grace, who also served as an executive dated Grace for several years after filming wrapped). playing field a little bit,” he smirks. producer, it seems logical to ask; how important is it to have “I had a crush on a boy – it started pretty young – I was boobies and cocaine in a comedy looking to emulate the ’80s? crushing on him in grade two, and I had a crush on him Take Me Home Tonight releases in theaters March 4.

“TOM PAINE WITH A GUITAR.” FILMINTERVIEWS -THE NEW YORK TIMES “TERRIFIC.” “A MUST-SEE.” -THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER -ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY RANGO “REVEALS HIS J ohnny Depp is a chameleon. SWEET GENIUS.” by sasha perl-raver -PAPER MAGAZINE Johnny Depp is an actor so talented, Rango (Johnny Depp) he’s as believable playing a lovestruck, lonely scissor- handed teenager as he is a wily pirate. Perhaps that’s why he slips so effortlessly into the role of Rango, a chameleon in the midst of an existential crisis when his terrarium home is shattered and he finds himself in an old western town called Dirt. Directed by Gore Verbinski, whom Depp previously collaborated with on the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, it’s a more mature animated comedy that earned a PG rating from the MPAA. With a tip of the 10-gallon hat to Sergio Leone and a brief appearance by Hunter S. Thompson, this isn’t your usual kids’ flick, which makes sense given Depp and Verbinski’s creative point of view. and more... “Early on, some of the talks that Gore and I had about the character – I mean, two grown, middle-aged men discussing the possibility of one of them being a lizard – it starts off on a surreal kind of note,” Depp laughs. Having worked together on four projects, the actor and director joke that their working relationship is based on the simplest things. Joan Baez Billy Bragg Tom HaydenKENNETH BOWSER “I like the way he smells,” Verbinski kids. “I’ve been told I smell good; I don’t look like I smell good, but I do,” Depp riffs. Joking aside, both agree they have a shorthand that allows them to speak primarily A Film by Featuring: ChristopherPete Hitchens Seeger Sean Peter Penn Yarrow in “sound effects and unfinished sentences,” which makes direction like “more fuzz” or KenneTH BoWseR & MicHaeL ocHs in PeRson MicHaeL ocHs in PeRson “more stink” make sense. Depp feels that working with Verbinski allows him to “arrive Fri 3/4 & Sat 3/5: 7:10 & 9:40PM shows at the Monica Sun 3/6: 7:10PM show at the Monica at some [creative] place that no one has ever been to before. And Gore welcomes it and STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 4th creates an atmosphere that allows you to just essentially go ape. It’s a blast.” SANTA MONICA PASADeNA eNCINO CLAreMONT Although he will admit that when strapped into a motion-capture suit on the sets LaeMMLe’s Monica 4 LAeMMLe’S PLAyhOuSe 7 LAeMMLe’S TOwN CeNTer 5 LAeMMLe’S CLAreMONT 5 Verbinski created to give Rango and more organic feel, at times things were “really, truly 1332 2nd St. • (310) 478-3836 673 East Colorado Blvd. • (626) 844-6500 17200 Ventura Blvd. • (818) 981-9811 450 W. 2nd St. • (909) 621-5500 ludicrous; I mean, just ridiculous. It was like just regional theater at its worst.” FOR SHOWTIMES & TICKETS: WWW.LAEMMLE.COM Rango releases in theaters March 4. For Trailer & More: www.firstrunfeatures.com/philochs

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E very awards ceremony has its moments. This year, there was no Kanye West-like interruption to watch over and over on YouTube, but other surprises unfolded on the screen at the Grammys. Much uproar ensued when Album of the Year was announced. When Justin Bieber lost to Esperanza Spalding for Best New Artist, the feelings were similar. Who? Those drooling at the over-the-top antics of Lady Gaga (who showed up in an egg that night) and the twinkling eyes of Katy Perry were shocked to see their nominated starlets miss the Album of the Year prize. Even well-known rapper Eminem was left to sit in the audience and watch as indie band Arcade Fire made its way to the stage to receive its award for the album The Suburbs. For many Top 40 fans and Tweeters, the idea of someone besides their usually adored musicians taking such a big award was nothing short of heartbreaking and angering. Yet the point of the Grammy awards, as many seem to forget, is not to yield awards to those artists with the biggest following, but those with the best musical chops. This is no high school prom election, and in their most genuine, these categories should be followed according to their original intent. That’s not to say the Grammys are always accurate – but the hard part is that this accuracy is in the eye of the beholder. Arcade Fire is the first band to win a Grammy that produced its album with an indie label attached to it, something that breaks through the mainstream barrier in which music fans know all the greatest producers’ names. Gaga’s tracks paid big bucks to Akon, who first signed her on as a young musician. Now she’s strutting around in strange but expensive clothing from any and every designer, and that gets her even more attention. But what Arcade Fire can present in its lack of elite clothing and fancy producing is a raw identity. The band recently even had an intimate show for 500 lucky fans in Los Angeles; something it is difficult to see Gaga or Perry doing. For alternative music fans, the win means not only that an underdog got to rise to the top, but that the rock world is not as forgotten as it might seem. When a band like Arcade Fire trumps the highly produced, effects-happy work of other mainstream artists, it goes to prove that sometimes all you need for good music is a lot less than what others expect. So who is the band? They are a group of seven musicians from Montreal who stand up for Haiti and have no problem using their own means to get the word out about who they are. What might have gotten them the Grammy could have been their commitment to their music and also their ability to step back from the mainstream and construct something novel. The band is elusive at times, difficult to fully understand and has no glitter strewn over the covers of its albums. Their obsession with the suburbs and their childhoods only adds to the feeling that they are attempting to analyze what has happened to them in the past, and what is going on in the world, which transcends the recycled pop messages of most mainstream songs today. Yet, the win cannot be boiled down to a mainstream versus indie tiff. The talent of the other nominees cannot be denied. There is something distinctly representative of each musician who took over the minds of music fans and made them type angry questions and hurl digital insults at both Spalding and Arcade Fire – and which navigated those same individuals to the Arcade Fire Web site. For those not invested in hardcore fanaticism, curiosity might, and Arcade Fire might, garner new fans. The music scene as a whole, however, will not change with one win, though it might momentarily point music fans in a new direction. But what those new fans will find is a band very unlike their more mainstream contemporaries, something that can either change a music fan’s view of the music world or just turn them back to the more well- known names they were initially comfortable with. The Grammy committee has a tough decision in its hands – they need the hot musicians performing for the sake of ratings to keep the audience pleased but also have the responsibility of making the correct decisions about winners. It seems this time they took the risk of pleasing a distinctly different group. For those who listened to Spalding and Arcade Fire years before this win, the right decision might have finally come.

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Dropkick poets, but in the case of 40-year-old Polly Jean “PJ” Harvey, it’s also Murphys the delightful muse behind one of the most celebrated releases to Going Out In Style date. (Born & Bred) Harvey’s eighth studio album, Let England Shake, isn’t the The force behind familiar, furious sounds of a singer ready to explode from angst. Boston’s most Harvey does channel her dark side, but in this case, she takes cue notorious band has from the current troubling times. “Take me back to beautiful just been doubled with England,” she chants in “The Last Living Rose,” as if she’s crying out this new CD hitting for salvation among the ruins of a once glorious kingdom. stores just in time for Let England Shake plays like a Victorian funeral march filled St. Patty’s Day. The with grand organ ballads, battle trumpets and heavy autoharps, songs on this album creating a rich, melodious soundtrack for a grim present. “Hanging tell stories that some in the Wire” reveals a doomed solider waiting for his bloody fate, of us can relate to and whereas “Bitter Branches” fires thunderous drums as Harvey howls others that just make for the poor young wives waving goodbye to their fallen men. you want to slam a Let England Shake is a haunting marriage of modern folk and Guinness and jump in the pit. welcoming rage. There is no one else who can make carnage sound Musically, the use of accordion and banjo has never had a more so sweet. harmonious marriage than on this album. Each song really pulls Grade: A together the Murphys’ use of nontraditional instrumentation. Take —Stephanie Nolasco the track “Memorial Day” – it’s still a driving one, but its use of flute Let England Shake is currently available. and high-strung instruments really gives it a rare musical feel. Don’t think that the lyrics have taken a softer side since the Middle Brother distortion has been turned down on this album. The vocals are still Self-titled as poignant as ever, and the feel is very reminiscent of an old pub (Partisan) basement in Ireland. In Nashville, 2009, the super trio Middle Brother – composed of As far as what this band has done in the past, this album seems John McCauley (Deer Tick), Matt Vasquez (Delta Spirit) and Taylor like it might just be that one that stands out from the rest. Goldsmith (Dawes) – came together to record 12 songs. These Grade: A 12 songs are now being released on Middle Brother’s eponymous —David Tobin debut album. The album is an adroit collaboration of the three Going Out In Style is currently available. songwriters that engenders nostalgic musical sounds and styles, like honky-tonk piano, soulful guitar riffs and coarse Dylan-esque Easter Island vocals. Better Things In Middle Brother, McCauley, Vasquez and Goldsmith show (Self-released) off their respective songwriting, instrumental and vocal talents, Easter Island offers a new album that is very somber and moody highlighted by songs like “Daydreaming,” “Middle Brother” and entitled Better Things. A follow-up to their Sneaking EP, the disc “Million Dollar Bill.” The last mentioned is the grand finale of the captures beautiful piano, guitar, bass, drums and lyrics, creating a record, and an exemplary track that could serve as the synopsis of delicately balanced collection of songs. the album – as it has each member of the trio singing genuinely Produced by Five-Eight drummer Patrick Ferguson, straight passionate, sentimental lyrics, supported by their retro-rock sound. from Athens, Ga.’s 1093 Boulevard Studio, the album sounds very Middle Brother is an album that will take the listener back stripped and raw, only demonstrating exactly what you’d expect with the super trio’s retrospective creativity and homage, but is from the band on stage, which is something very live and pure. nonetheless a relevant journey to be enjoyed by all. Check out “Proud,” “Into Bedrooms” and the title track for a Grade: A- taste of what they’ve dished up for this year. —Sean Fitz-Gerald Grade: B Middle Brother is currently available. —Mary Broadbent Better Things is currently available. Lucinda Williams Rachel Goodrich Blessed Self-titled (Lost Highway) (Yellow Bear) Lucinda Williams Rachel Goodrich’s self-titled second album has a childlike nature has put together a with a mature overtone. While the lyrics contain depth, the collection of songs instrumentals and vocals are exceptionally playful. that is perfect for a “Na Na Na” is the best example of this Miami native’s eclectic Sunday afternoon. spirit. This track and “Morning Light” and “Walk Away” are not to Put this album on be skipped. and just sit back and Her sophomore effort proves to be enjoyable and an extremely enjoy. fun album for listeners. It will definitely have you singing – and likely The first track, even dancing – along. “But–tercup,” is Goodrich’s voice is rich, and while it’s not her vocal range probably as lively that is necessarily impressive, her offbeat stylings will impress you. as things are going to get and really, that’s just fine. The opening Goodrich’s songs are reminiscent of Zooey Deschanel’s unique style song showcases a really nice use of guitar. The rest of the songs slide paired with Lily Allen’s sass, minus the vulgarity. down and keep things mellow with that jazzy, bluesy sound that Grade: B+ Williams has been known to make all her own. —Stephanie Forshee The fifth track, “Seeing Black,” is a nice turn on things. It gets Rachel Goodrich is currently available. a bit darker and the pace picks up, but still keeps things in a very palatable place. The song is a little angry, but offers some really nice PJ Harvey spots for the band to come alive again and not just back up her Let England Shake classic vocals. (Vagrant) Grade: B Murders, hangings and sad circuses. —David Tobin There’s no doubt that England is the dark mistress of melancholy Blessed is currently available.

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by myself. I enjoy being independent, and even at that age, But I didn’t want I wanted to be self-sufficient. I started writing immediately that feeling to limit KATIE after that.” myself. I took that As a result, she became very disciplined, making sure to feeling and used it to constantly practice the piano, which means she “writes a song challenge myself.” COSTELLO nearly everyday.” She dropped out of high school at 17 and Costello is not moved to New York so she could write and play music full afraid to be open S hines a Lamplight time. and vulnerable with “I ended up finishing high school online, which is about people who listen to byl pricil a andrade the creepiest thing anyone could do,” jokes Costello. her music. It’s the At 18, she caught her big break when she won best way anyone can I n a world where young adult icons are Sennheiser’s first songwriting competition, and six months get to know her. What caught up in a whirlwind of drug rehab, salvia mishaps and later she released her first album, Kaleidoscope Machine. is so refreshing about nude photo scandals, it is a relief to hear how grounded Katie Now that Costello is releasing her second full-length album, talking to Costello is Costello is. She is dedicated to creating quality music. She isn’t Lamplight (following last year’s EP release The City in Me), how enthusiastic and caught up in the hype of Auto-tune, an overpowering bass or she has become more accustomed to the hustle and bustle of self-assured she is

trying to guise a lack of talent with over-the-top sex appeal. the music business. Her songs have been featured in shows and how determined Deborah Lopez Instead, she understands music from a human perspective and like “Private Practice,” “One Tree Hill” and “90210,” and she she is to never take believes that, “records should change people’s lives.” (Some of performed at NAMM on the John Lennon Educational Tour any negative thought her life-changing albums include Fiona Apple’s Tidal and the Bus stage. Any other young adult might find the increasing too seriously. She’s someone who had a dream and is thankful Beatles’ White Album.) This very mature insight is coming momentum of success overwhelming, but Costello guides all for every moment she’s living it. from a girl who grew up not knowing anything about music; those negative emotions straight into her music. “I get to play my music live and travel around and have a girl who is actually the first musician in her family. Lamplight is filled with vocal harmonies that create music be my priority, which was the goal, which was my “I don’t think I’m a natural musician. I didn’t grow up an eclectic sense of time and instruments that keep true to dream,” shares Costello. being exposed to music. I’ve always been a natural writer. their oaky sound. It’s bluesy, it’s honest, it’s playful and fresh. She still hopes to continue her education one day, stating, When I found music, it gave me the best platform to write the It doesn’t stray too far from her first album, but we are able “I actually love school. It was really heartbreaking to leave things I wanted to write,” says Costello. to get to know her better and watch her grow as a writer. school and pursue music.” Costello actually had no idea she wanted to sing until Songwriting is her therapy, and Lamplight is an album that Does that mean she’ll be studying music in the future? she was 13, when a friend begged her to go to a performing communicates her very private emotions about loneliness in “I don’t like music in an educational environment. It just arts camp and dance. Knowing there was no way she could a strange city, her attempts at finding herself and her struggle takes the creativity and fun out of it.” ever be a dancer, Costello tried singing and began taking with feeling inadequate. singing lessons soon after. She then began learning to play the “There were definitely times when I didn’t feel good Lamplight is currently available. Katie Costello performs March 8 piano because “I wanted to practice songs we were learning enough. Listen to ‘Ashes Ashes.’ That’s what that song’s about. at Hotel Café. For more information, visit katiecostellomusic.com.

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Generationals her for her connection to Johnny Depp (Yes, he was there Feb. 16 @ Hotel Café and seemed to be having a great time watching her hold the It was a rainy night as the Hotel Café welcomed Generationals spotlight.), anyone would feel lucky to have the opportunity to the stage. Hailing from the lovely city of New Orleans, to see her live. —Tamea Agle and composed of Ted Joyner, Grand Widmer, Brett Jones, Michael Libramento and Juston Stens, the band upped the Vanity Theft ante with electric grooves and synth beats that kept all eyes, Feb. 19 @ The Roxy and ears, on them. They performed songs from their new Indie pop rock band Vanity Theft energized the Roxy as record, Actor-Caster (out March 29 on Park the Van Records), they promoted their album Get What You Came For. Based a mix of echoing vocals, militant drumbeats and time-warped in Dayton, Ohio, these four girls played with intensity and sounds of the ’60s. The five-piece band kept up an energetic passion that electrified the crowd across the floor. While

vibe while cooing to the audience with their sound and witty beginning their setlist, a wave of cheers flooded the venue as Jacob Gaitan banter to add charm and character, cheering up the cold and they embraced the reactions. rainy evening. —Mary Broadbent Lead singer and keyboardist Alicia Grodecki bounced Sick of Sarah were a strong force at the Roxy. around the stage while screaming her lungs out. Although Vanessa Paradis she appeared shy and timid with her hair covering her face, The all-girl quintet received loud screams of excitement as Feb. 18 @ The Orpheum Grodecki made the night her own by stomping across the everyone pressed towards the stage upon arrival. Walking into the Orpheum was like walking into a theater floor and facing off with drummer Elyse Driskill and guitarist Lead singer Abisha Uhl quickly delivered vocals that in France. The atmosphere and the audience itself were Brittany Hill. Bassist Lalaine Paras performed with a plastered caused the audience to melt. Their pop rock beats made transformative, and the vibe was amazing. Vanessa Paradis smile as she fed off the live energy. Hill showcased her talents everyone in attendance dance and shake left and right on commanded the stage with a very sensual and confident as a guitarist multiple times throughout the night by adding the floor. Uhl appeared confident and secure on stage as she presence. Along with her accompanying band, Paradis played addicting riffs and switching the rhythms with each song. released screams into the audience. Guitarists Jessie Farmer music beautifully and made sure each of her band members Vanity Theft’s flirtatious attitude worked well with the and Katie Murphy stood at opposite ends providing backup had their moment to shine. audience as they won everyone over. Their lyrics described vocals throughout the evening. Jamie Holm danced about the While I only wish I spoke enough French to have been personal experiences about past relationships that revealed stage with her bass while often visiting Uhl and Murphy for able to sing along, the feel and the mood of the music was giggles and smiles. Still, the young group played with talent musical face-offs. universal. Language barrier or not, the messages of the songs and heart that earned respect. Expect these tough girls to Besides being a talented group, Sick of Sarah also revealed were clear. She did cover some classics in English, including explode across the indie pop scene. —Jacob Gaitan a hysterical side as they joked with the audience. Their wild “Wonderful World” and one of my favorites, Jeff Buckley’s and quirky attitude perfectly showcased their charisma. Uhl “Hallelujah.” Her cover of the song was a quietly somber part Sick of Sarah repeatedly passed the microphone to fans standing up front of the night, but with the help of not one but two encores, Feb. 22 @ The Roxy as they nervously sang the words. The five-piece is much the mood was lifted as the show ended. For the people who From Minneapolis, power rock group Sick of Sarah continue more than their stunning looks, they are a strong force that have not had the pleasure of hearing Paradis play but know their national tour in support of 2205, their sophomore record. perform at an awesome level. —Jacob Gaitan

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TruckIt Fest Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown; truckitfest.com This new monthly event features 40 of Los Angeles’ best food trucks, 200 local designers and artisans and live bands and DJs. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $5, $4 with valid metro pass. Claudia Kay ALEXANDER E dward Sharpe’s Alexander Ebert releases WEDNESDAYMARCH 2 SATURDAYMARCH 5 Pac-10 Men’s Swimming Cham– The Edwardian Ball solo album. pionship The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, 4000 E. Angeles; edwardianball.com by james violette Olympic Plaza, Long Beach; pac-10.org An elegant, turn-of-the-century cele– Can anyone stop Stanford’s run of 29 bration of music, theater, circus arts, DJs, T he free-spirited, foot-stomping, fun-loving frontman of consecutive conference championships? ballroom dance, fashion, technology and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Ima Robot has returned; this time with a solo Runs through Saturday. the ominous art and stories of beloved album, and Alexander Ebert is taking chances. author Edward Gorey, noted for his “Taking chances and doing what you feel is correct and right is so rewarding even if THURSDAYMARCH 3 macabre illustrated books such as The outside people are saying it’s the wrong choice or you’re going to get in trouble for it. The College Night at Mountain High Doubtful Guest. 8 p.m. Tix start at $28. rewards of doing what you feel is right are so giant,” says Ebert. Mountain High Resort, 24510 State Hwy Ebert’s music just feels right. This time around Ebert does without an alter ego and 2, Wrightwood; mthigh.com SATURDAYMARCH 5 assume the moniker ‘Alexander’ for his appropriately self-titled album that releases this Ride for only $20 from 5 p.m. to 10 Tron (1982) week. Alexander is replete with a thematic polarity that offers listeners both serious p.m. with a college ID, plus live demos from Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa messages and serious fun. In his lyrics, Ebert explores night versus day, love versus hate 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tent city at the Bullwheel Monica; americancinematheque.com and up versus down; the only constant throughout the album seems simply to be great from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and party at the The original movie, Tron, screens with music. Bullwheel from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with DJs, a panel to follow featuring the filmmakers “For me, these ups and downs are the ride of the album. If someone is going to listen to Monster drink specials, $1 hot dogs, 1/2 off and VFX technicians . 7:30 p.m. $11, $9 w/ the album in its entirety, I would expect that some of these ups and downs are experienced draft beer and more. student ID. in their own way and that the resounding quality that anyone leaves with from listening to it is a can-do attitude and a heightened feeling of elation,” says Ebert. THURSDAYMARCH 3 MONDAYMARCH 7 The album opens with an upbeat sing-along track titled “Let’s Win!” where Ebert is “Tosh.0” Live Taping Toshiba Classic searching for the key to life. Hayden Studios, 3555 Hayden Ave., Culver Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 East “I think that you’re winning regardless if your learning while you’re losing or if you’re City; danieltosh.com Coast Highway; toshibaclassic.com learning while you’re winning. If you’re learning I think that you’re winning in any case. Daniel Tosh stars in Comedy Central’s Some of the biggest legends in golf are Ideally you somehow relax enough or tap in enough [to yourself] or have the courage to topical weekly series that takes on competing, including Paul Azinger, Mark do what you deep down know is the thing to do.” everything the Internet has to offer and Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, The album only gets better as it progresses. “Awake My Body” is a prayer while “Truth” is currently one of the most requested Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Mark O’Meara, Nick is a dose of reality: the second and third tracks respectively. headliners in the country. He has quickly Price, Curtis Strange, Tom Watson and “[Hip-hop has] maintained a thread for me throughout all this time even though I’ve evolved into one of the most popular and many more. Runs through March 13. taken major departures from it. A song like ‘Truth’ on the Alexander album is me basically successful college acts, having performed rapping. I think it qualifies. The track is basically a backpack hip-hop experimental pop at more than 700 campuses in his career. TUESDAYMARCH 8 track,” says Ebert. Also March 10. Big West Men’s & Women’s The fourth track of the album, “In the Twilight” is undeniably catchy and sure to be Basketball replayed. FRIDAYMARCH 4 Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim; “‘In the Twilight’ is just the notion of, what if it’s neither really day or night? It’s all Bootleg Dance Festival bigwest.org sort of bleeding into each other. Day doesn’t just switch to night and the night doesn’t Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Cal Poly, CSU Fullerton, CSU just switch to day. Einstein was really trying to figure out the theory of everything. He was Angeles; bootlegtheater.org Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Davis, calling it the M-theory. Scientists have been desperately trying to figure out the theory of The work of seven exciting choreographers UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara everything, the one formula for everything in the world, but they haven’t been able to find from all parts of L.A. County features a full and Pacific will hit the boards to see who it yet. That’s the point of the song,” says Ebert. range of styles, cultures and approaches that goes to the NCAA tournaments. The Ebert is wholly invested in self-discovery with Alexander, an aspect of life he feels he represent contemporary dance in the world women’s first round plays today on campus has improved on since the release of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ freshman LP. today. Runs through Sunday. sites, with the rest of the games being played “When I started Edward Sharpe, I was coming back to myself. It’s not that I feel like at the Honda Center March 10-12. I’ve reached the summit, I just feel like I’m on the mountain. With Edward Sharpe I was FRIDAYMARCH 4 sort of envisioning the mountain. I wasn’t quite even on it yet when I started writing PaleyFest 2011 the music. It was sort of hopeful. It was hopeful for myself and for everything. I wasn’t Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., necessarily speaking from experience; I was speaking from a will to go there,” says Ebert. Beverly Hills; paleycenter.org Ebert is definitely on his way to the summit with Alexander, and it will be interesting “True Blood,” “Community,” “The to see what happens when he gets there. Walking Dead” and “Parks and Recreation” For more events, visit “It’s just fun to do, is the bottom line. But as it progressed, some of these songs I was are just a few of the programs that are campuscircle.com/calendar. really falling in love with. I just felt like it was time to have my own avenue … and an represented with screenings and panel To submit an event for album started developing. It was very fun, but it was very hard work.” discussions from cast and crew members consideration, e-mail Whether you’re looking for something profound or just something good for the ears, of 12 hit television shows. Runs through [email protected]. you won’t be disappointed by Alexander. March 17. Tix start at $15. Alexander is currently available. For more information, visit alexanderebert.com.

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explore a variety of subjects. Two dance companies outside of California that have been applauded for their outstanding CELEBRATE pieces join the program this year: Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, directed by Jamel Gaines, who also has choreographed for the hit TV show, “So You Think You Can DANCE 2011 Dance,” and Malashock Dance from San Diego, directed by John Malashock, who is finally making his comeback to Los M arch 12 @ Alex Theatre Angeles after several years of abscence. Six other companies will also contribute to this dreamy experience: BARE Dance

BY cindy kyungah lee Company, Deborah Rosen and Dancers, Monat Dance, Regina Joe Lambie Klenjoski Dance Company, Terri Best Dance and Visions H ave you ever wondered how dancers Dance Theatre. T erri Best Dance will take the stage for Celebrate Dance 2011. choreograph those pieces that so amaze an audience? I Fortunately, I was able to connect with the artistic director remember when I took ballet lessons at school as a child. It was of Deborah Rosen and Dancers and Regina Klenjoski Dance with something to ponder. always fun, but I never really liked the work that it required. So, Company for a sneak peak into their pieces. The piece by Overseeing this vivid experience of dance is Jamie Nichols I quit. But now I regret it, because whenever I see photographs, Deborah Rosen, titled “The Space Between, Before & After,” (executive producer), a former dancer who meticulously and movies or performances related to dance, it drives me crazy – is specifically structured to explore and “create a sense of single-handedly organizes the event, from the selection of how much have I missed out by quitting? place, emotion, arrival, searching and coming together” that companies all the way to marketing. As always, she is more Celebrate Dance is one extraordinary stage of dance filled is moved by a need for recognition and connection. Rosen than excited to introduce to the public a brand new collection with vitality and passion that reminds us of how dance not employs the use of negative space and movements hugging of amazing dramatic pieces of choreography. Jamie Nichols is only requires great physicality, but also passion and intense into and pulling away from areas of space to establish the sense truly a woman of passion. She pours her energy into the annual work. Having previously won the Lester Horton Dance Award of avoidance, while incorporating movements folding into nonprofit event to see the positive reactions of her audience. for Outstanding Achievement for Festival for the performances space to communicate a sense of connection to one another. She knows her job is successfully done when she sees that the in 2007, 2008 and 2009, this year’s Celebrate Dance will be its Very different, yet a bit similar in the themes they audience has enjoyed the event and is moved by it in some way. sixth annual, reminding us of how dance is truly a form of art explore, is a piece by the Regina Klenjoski Dance Compnay, I’m pretty sure, after having the opportunity to talk with that has the power to influence the audience and leave them directed by Regina Klenjoski. Her piece comments on our fast the executive director and two of the artistic directors, this with a feeling of warm energy and a series of questions, long advancement in technology, providing us with a reflection on year’s Celebrate Dance will be another successful event in the after the show has ended. On March 12, for one night only whether it hampers or enables our ability to connect with each history of dance. I don’t think Jamie Nichols will be the only (as always), Celebrate Dance will seduce us into the world other. She builds the piece with movements not only from person feeling the joy and excitement when the doors close of modern contemporary ballet and jazz dance through its her creative genius, but also with some of the movements and the theater goes dark. storytelling and the dancers’ technique. individual dancers came up with during a reactionary In this year’s Celebrate Dance, eight dance companies improvisation to a piece of music. Both pieces will for sure, Alex Theatre is located at 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. For more come together with pieces, very different from each other, to like all the others, tap into our emotional senses and leave us information, visit alextheatre.org or celebratedance.org.

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Carolina’s, Tennessee’s, etc., and Western Avenue’s soul food joints follow similarly. I find Aunt Rosa Lee’s dishes to be aunt rOSA slightly more approachable for first-timers to soul food. Think of them as the gateway, where the spices are lighter and the sauces slightly sweeter than the more heavy-handed lee’s approaches of some of the nearby restaurants. The first item that comes to the table is a plate of corn muffins. This staple of Southern cuisine is eaten with mississippi everything. Sometimes it feels like if the cornbread is missing, you’re not having an authentic Southern soul food meal. And no soul food place should be without it, nor should they be soul food missing fried catfish. Across the board, fried catfish should always be uniformly breaded and quickly fried so that it’s 2781 S. Western Ave., Los crispy, pepper flavored and light. It should never be greasy, as that means it has sat in the batter too long or the oil is not Angeles hot enough. Aunt Rosa Lee’s version excels in its rendition, served alongside tart collard greens and black-eyed peas. Dig into Aunt Rosa Lee’s Mississippi Soul Food. by erica carter I can’t say the same about fried chicken. I think the point is chicken should be greasy and finger-lickin’ good. I haven’t version of ribs. Decidedly, I may be a little biased on the ribs I wasn’t sure if many college students tried the chicken here, but I will say the pieces were huge and discussion. Nevertheless, the cheddar macaroni and cheese think of a soul food joint when it comes to deciding what the fried coating nice and thick. I can only hope that when next to the hearty portion of ribs matched well against the to eat on a regular basis, but from the looks of the crowd in biting into the breast, it bursts with tender juices. barbecue flavor. Aunt Rosa Lee’s Mississippi Soul Food, quite a few do! I guess You can interchange the sides, including French fries, Ribs aside, I enjoy almost everything else they serve up. I shouldn’t be so surprised because of its proximity to USC. mashed potatoes, corn and green beans amongst others. One Aunt Rosa Lee’s service is top-notch. My glass of delicious This area is also prime for finding soul food cuisine. What of my favorite meals is a hunk of corn served alongside a sweet tea was never empty, the condiments always readily make Aunt Rosa Lee’s better than the rest is the friendly spicy hot link with cornbread. available and the genuine smiles from the staff endless. service, the good-for-groups atmosphere and the menu. I tried the pork spareribs, and sadly, I was kind of Customer service is a huge part of going out; it can decide Just like the name states, this is Mississippi cooking. disappointed. The meat was a little too soft for my taste. whether you will overlook a few missteps in food or walk out You’ve got the obligatory sides and entrees like creamy mac Usually soft, completely falling off the bone ribs signal that feeling disappointed. and cheese, barbecued slathered ribs and fried chicken. If they have been overcooked. A small tug on a bone should Aunt Rosa Lee’s is definitely a well-rounded dining there’s one thing I’ve learned about soul food, the dishes yield a small amount of meat, not the entire section. I also experience. may all look the same, but they certainly don’t taste that found the sauce to be a little too tangy, but I think that’s way. Georgia soul food has a different flavor, as does North because I prefer the heavy smokiness that surrounds my own For more information, call (323) 733-8586.

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by kevin wierzbicki

The Doggumentary Snoop Dogg has continuously proven why he remains King of West Coast hip-hop. In a genre where age can come as a disadvantage and sound and fashion rapidly changes, Snoop without a doubt remains relevant. Eighteen years deep in the game, Snoop is releasing his 11th album, Doggumentary, March 29.

We had the privilege to attend Snoop’s Cheryl Fox listening party for the new album at Capital Records. In an orchestra-style recording studio Snoop is still king of the West Coast. stood Snoop on a stage with his entourage. There he sat lighting a marathon of blunts while answering questions and flipping between tracks from his new album. It was a great event full of eccentric tunes and chill vibes. From banging 808s to acoustic guitar riffs, Doggumentary is guaranteed be a classic. —Da Ron Jackson Lamb of God Hits the Wall If you’ve recently purchased Lamb of God’s Hourglass anthology you probably think you have all of the band’s output. You do, with one exception, and that would be the track “Hit the Wall,” which has previously only been available on the “Iron Man 2” video game. Now you can download the full version of the song, with vocals, at lamb-of-god.com. And if you want to keep your LOG collection completely current, you’ll need to pick up a copy of the April edition of Decibel Magazine, on stands now, where “Hit the Wall” is featured on the issue’s included Flexidisc. Slash For Sale Julien’s Auctions has announced the sale of exclusive property from legendary guitarist and musician Slash. Included in the auction sale are some of the iconic, Grammy-winning artist’s guitars, vehicles, personal furniture and décor from his Hollywood Hills home. Guitars are expected to go in the thousands of dollars but some of the home furnishing items and things like sunglasses and performance-worn T-shirts are expected to command amounts in the low hundreds. Fans and potential buyers can view the items free of charge March 7 to 25 at Julien’s (9665 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 150). If you intend to bid on an item, you must register on the auction house’s Web site or call (310) 836-1818. Slash will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Los Angeles Youth Network. Mayhem Festival Lineup The lineup for the local stop of the Fourth Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has been announced. Disturbed, Godsmack and Dethklok headline the main stage, where rotating slots have also been allocated to Testament, Machine Head and Trivium. The event’s Jägermeister stage hosts Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow, Red Fang and the still-to- be-announced winners of Jäger’s battle of the bands. The Extreme stage spotlights Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish and Straight Line Stitch. This lineup is for the festival’s opening day, July 9, at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino only. rockstarmayhemfest. com One Bite at a Time for Umphrey’s McGee Umphrey’s McGee plan to release a collection of new music soon, but not as an album. Instead, the band will offer up the new material via a series of digital EPs. Visit umphreys. com for news of the bite-size music portions from the band’s perspective as well as full details of the upcoming releases and a free mp3 download of the new song “Wellwishers.” Umphrey’s will be in town March 17; their St. Patrick’s Day show takes place at the Hollywood House of Blues. Uh Huh Her: Nocturnes Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey, aka L.A. duo Uh Huh Her, have opted to eschew glossy production and tap into old rock influences instead for their new release,Nocturnes . “Back then, the music I gravitated towards had a pulse and was mysterious and seductive,” says Grey. “I wanted to bring some of that to the table because I feel these days everyone has their cards on the table.” The electro-indie act’s “Same High” appeared in the film The Kids Are All Right and is included on Nocturnes, which is set to drop in late spring. In the meantime, Uh Huh Her appear at the El Rey April 1. Against All Will Climbing the Charts Los Angeles-based Against All Will has rocketed into the Top 15 of Sirius XM’s Octane chart with their hit single “The Drug I Need.” From the band’s current album A Rhyme & Reason, “The Drug I Need” was written by AAW’s guitarist Jimmy Allen, who knows a little bit about writing hits. Allen is the former lead guitarist for Puddle of Mudd, for whom he co-wrote biggies “Blurry,” “She Hates Me” and “Drift and Die.”

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Orleans into a cruise to Mexico is easier than you might think. Carnival Cruises offer a five-day jaunt that departs the FROM MARDI Saturday after Mardi Gras from a pier that’s only minutes away from the French Quarter and Bourbon Street and returns there on Wednesday. The ship then sails for Progreso, on the GRAS TO very northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, and later to the party-hardy island of Cozumel. But first there’s a full day at sea, and that gives you time to enjoy all the amenities of what MEXICO Carnival calls their “fun ship.” Slosh down the giant Twister water slide a few times before heading to an awesome all-you- ( By Sea!) can-eat buffet lunch, sip on a Coco Loco Monkey Head or two and stop by the sushi bar on the way to the casino. When it by kevin wierzbicki gets late the disco opens, and it won’t close until you’ve worn yourself out dancing. Just make sure you save a little energy Y ou can climb the ancient pyramids at Dzibilchaltún. I f you’d like to party with, oh, say a quar– for Mexico! ter million of your closest friends, then New Orleans during lost, so if exploration is your thing, just get off the ship and Mardi Gras is the place to be. Moderation and bashfulness Progreso: Progreso is one of the lesser-visited ports in see where the day leads you. Right near the pier there’s a seem to go right out the window in the city’s French Quarter Mexico, and because of that you can find whatever type of shopping area loaded with places to drink and eat, you will and particularly on Bourbon Street as big-ass beers are beach experience you might desire, from active to quiet. A find colorful characters here too in full Mayan garb who will guzzled in the middle of the closed-off street, girls flash and full range of diving, snorkeling and other water activities are pose for pictures for just a small tip. If you want to stay on otherwise go wild and everyone scrambles for the ubiquitous on tap, or if you’d like to do a more touristy thing, there’s a land you can rent a bike, scooter or ATV and head out as trinket bead necklaces that are tossed from parade floats. good excursion that combines a visit to the Mayan ruins at part of a group or on your own, and if you want to play in Mix in nonstop music of all sorts being played on the street Dzibilchaltún with a Mexican buffet and Charros show at the the water all the common options are available, as are more and in dozens of bars, Cajun food to die for and oh yeah, the Tierra Bonita Ranch. At Dzibilchaltún you can actually climb unusual adventures like riding underwater scooters, riding costumes, and it’s no wonder that people come from all over on the ancient pyramids, and the show and lunch at Tierra in a submarine or putting on a space-age diving helmet for a the world to let their hair down for this unique event. Bonita features lots of traditional singing and dancing and walk on the ocean floor. Swim with rays, go deep-sea fishing, There’s such a whirlwind of activity during Mardi Gras horseback riding and roping demonstrations from Mexican kayak, snuba or just attend the Corona beach party. Then it’s that it’s a little mind-boggling, but eventually the celebration cowboys. Lunch includes a free margarita, and additional back on the ship and a return to New Orleans and Bourbon wraps up and people start heading home. That doesn’t mean liquor purchases afterward are very cheap. Street – I’m beginning to see a pattern here! the fun has to end though; keep the good times rolling all the These short cruises are not expensive, and your favorite travel way to Mexico! Cozumel: The entire island of Cozumel is geared toward agent can generally get you the best deal. tourism, and that means there are endless opportunities Aboard the Fun Ship: Extending a Mardi Gras visit to New for fun. Here, it is easy to get around and impossible to get For more information, visit carnival.com.

L.A.HOOPLA LAKERS ARE ON FIRE by marvin vasquez

F our games. Four wins. The Lakers Times/MCT Angeles Schaben/Los Allen J. are back on track after a much-needed All-Star break. Los Angeles’ current four-game winning Pau Gasol and the Lakers win four. streak has been no easy task, however, especially with their respective victories at Portland (106-101) and Sunday’s win over the Thunder in Oklahoma City (90-87). “The rest did the guys some good. It was a chance to kind of recover, regroup and focus on the opportunity that we have ahead of ourselves,” Kobe Bryant tells reporters after L.A.’s big win in Oklahoma. Bryant collected 17 points on a poor day’s work of shooting eight-of-22 field goals, but dished out seven assists and a critical fade-away shot in the closing seconds. Also, he moved past Elvin Hayes for seventh on the NBA All-Time scoring list. Led by Pau Gasol’s double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, the Lakers managed to penetrate the paint a lot against the Thunder. Center Andrew Bynum also recorded a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with his five blocked shots. Ron Artest added 10 points, while Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown each had nine. Artest also shut down the NBA’s leading scorer Kevin Durant, who only posted 21 points on eight-of-20 shooting. Both Durant and James Harden had open three-pointer looks to send the game into overtime, but both attempts did not go through. “We were fortunate to come away with that win,” head coach Phil Jackson remarks. “Two shots like they had at the end of the game were good looks. But we did the job in the second half defensively.” The Lakers (42-19) face the Bobcats March 4 at home before heading out on a four- game road trip beginning March 6 in San Antonio.

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