February 29 Very Be Careful, Umoverde @ Temple Bar Supermusicvision @ Air Conditioned (SM) John-Kevin Hilbert @ Westwood Presbyterian Church  March 1 Aceyalone, Crown City Rockers, Speech Impediments @ Temple Bar Pigeon John @ Malibu […]

“I bill myself as a consulting musician and these are my office hours on Sunday, and the people who come and join me are my clients, who consult at the public’s expense,” says pianist Brad […]

Gunnar Ahmer, Horses, through March 20, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.0211. Charles Arnoldi: Wood, through March 30, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 25255 PCH, Malibu, 310.506.7257. Michael Asher, through April 12, […]

Los Angeles Marathon Kids March 1 The regular Los Angeles Marathon happens on Sunday, but on Saturday there’s a chance to see thousands of kids who have been walking or running for the last six […]

Last Chance The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity, new comedy by Annie Hendy, through March 1, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, $17.50-$20, Pico Playhouse, 10508 W. Pico Blvd., WLA, 866.811.4111. Mike Disfarmer: Rare Vintage Photographs, through […]

The Ditty Bops March 1, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $20 McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Boulevard, 310.828.4497 Between May and September of 2006, the Ditty Bops opted to tour the country by bicycle, riding over 4,500 […]

The Writers Strike did one interesting thing to awards season this year; it made it about the movies. Because the publicity machine leading up to the Oscars was virtually shut down by the strike, the […]

Almost 30 years after the enactment of rent control in April 1979, many Santa Monica tenants have questions about how rent control works. Some of these questions were addressed at a recent seminar on rent […]

Santa Monica Museum of Art is presenting a series of education workshops that combine art making with social activism. The series, called Cause for Creativity, included a “Resolution in the Bag” workshop at SMMoA on […]

Bad movies can be a lot of fun, and the annual Golden Raspberry Awards (“The Razzies”) celebrate the very worst the film biz has to offer.  For 28 years The Razzies, the brainchild of one […]