On Aug. 22, 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers were playing the San Francisco Giants. Sandy Koufax threw for the Dodgers and Juan Marichal threw for the Giants.
Author Archives: Andrew Bain
Newcomers join returning performers for solo, duet acts for Spring Sing 2011
The acoustic guitar and the piano are two staples of solo performance. Though the basic sounds of these instruments are always the same, a great solo performer can bring something entirely new to the instruments when he or she is alone on stage.
Mighty Mic’s fifth-annual awareness concert will raise support for the fight against sex trafficking
The banjo is not typically associated with popular music in Southern California. Neither is the mandolin, accordion or electric blues harmonica.
UCLA's Hawai'i Club, Hui O 'Imiloa, set to throw 26th Annual Luau with authentic dancing, dishes from the island
If the average tourist were to go on a vacation to Hawaii, he or she would no doubt be tempted to attend a luau for a night of food and entertainment provided by men in Hawaiian shirts and khaki pants and by women in leaf skirts and coconut bikinis.
Spring sprigs
Let’s face it: Food is expensive, and when students are forced to clamp down on finances, one of the first areas to be cut is nutrition.
Concert review: The Airborne Toxic Event rocks with The Calder Quartet in final L.A. show of Origins Tour
The Airborne Toxic Event with The Calder Quartet
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Friday, April 29
I walked through one of the double doors into the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre and found myself in a little Eden: a beautiful outdoor amphitheatre backed by lush foliage and hillside.
Sound Bite: _The Airborne Toxic Event_
The Airborne Toxic Event burst onto the alternative music scene in 2008 with its eponymous debut album, which featured the oft-played “Sometime Around Midnight.” That album was outstanding.