Author Archives: David Greenwald

Romancing Ryan Atwood. Sidling up to Seth Cohen.

You may or may not be familiar with the National’s “Alligator.”

“Mr. Punch” Theatre/Theater April 27 ““ May 27 (Out Of 5) The works of genre-spanning author Neil Gaiman are journeys into the abyss, internal voyages that draw on dream and memory as well as the far reaches of the imagination. The author of novels such as “American Gods” and “Stardust” and the award-winning comic book […]

First rule of epic film trilogies: End with a big finish. Second rule: Don’t screw it up.

On two critically acclaimed albums and a new EP, the Hamilton, Ontario, based Junior Boys have proven themselves masters of the electro-croon. Now, they’re transferring their cool, studio-based textures to the sunburned fields of Indio at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this Sunday.

The One AM Radio and Ola Podrida Tangier April 13, 2007 Bars are noisy. I go to college; I get it. But somebody should tell this to the booking agent at Tangier, a restaurant/bar/concert space that on Friday played host to the quiet sounds of The One AM Radio and Ola Podrida. With its damped-down […]

Saddle Ranch Chop House 1000 Universal Studies Blvd. When I was in fifth grade, going to Universal Studios was the most exciting thing ever. (OK, not as cool as the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland, but pretty awesome.) The studio tour where we were attacked by Jaws and drove by the Bates Motel was drop-dead […]