Playwright Henry Ong’s piece “˜Fabric,’ the story of 72 Thai garment workers enslaved in El Monte, comes to the Company of Angels Theatre at The Alexandria

Fifteen years ago, 30 miles east of Westwood, the first widely known case of slavery in the U.S. since the end of the Civil War was uncovered in Los Angeles County’s city of El Monte.

The Thermals to heat up the L.A. music scene with Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

The Thermals, who turn out the kind of tight, high-energy songs you can jump around to, first met label mates and fellow indie pop-rockers Thao with the Get Down Stay Down in 2008. That’s when, after six years at Sub Pop Records, they found a new label to call home at home in Portland, Oregon, with Kill Rock Stars.