Rage Against the Machine
L.A. Rising
July 30
Watching Muse on stage at L.A. Rising, it is difficult to imagine any group of three people being more thrilled about making sound, not just music.
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_Muse rocks the Los Angeles Coliseum to headline L.A. Rising festival_
Muse
L.A. Rising
July 30
When reading the lyrics of most songs within the Muse catalog, it’s not difficult to see why the band was invited to this event.
_Lauryn Hill fails to entertain, while Rise Against revs up the audience_
Lauryn Hill and Rise Against
L.A. Rising
July 30
Lauryn Hill: 
Rise Against:
Compared with the throbbing fire of Immortal Technique, Lauryn Hill was a lovely, well-crafted scented candle.
_El Gran Silencio and Immortal Technique energetically open the festival_
El Gran Silencio and Immortal Technique
L.A. Rising
July 30
El Gran Silencio:
Immortal Technique:
The first act of the day was El Gran Silencio, an ensemble group from Mexico.
_Rage Against the Machine celebrates its homecoming with musical acts and activism at L.A. Rising_
There’s something special about a local band’s “homecoming,” especially when the atmosphere surrounding it is enhanced by a day-long festival.
July 30 was L.A. Rising, Rage Against the Machine’s combination of a homecoming celebration and vehicle for revolutionary activism.
Movie Review: The Change-Up
It’s understandable that a film documenting the exploits of two men who have physically switched bodies may take liberties with other elements of lifelike representation.
Theatre Review: You Make Me Physically Ill
One man’s revolting tale of incest and depravity is another man’s knee-slapping good time. At least, that’s what “You Make Me Physically Ill” might have someone believe.