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    5 best Los Angeles Dodgers catchers of all-time

    Roy Campanella It seems almost greedy to say that a person “just” played ten years in the majors – most people would consider themselves extremely lucky to play a full decade of professional baseball, yet with Campanella there’s a real sense that his already great career could have been, if not...
    By David Sharp AXS Contributor Jul 16, 2016
  • Directed by Michael Wilson, "Grey Gardens" plays at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre through August 14, 2016.

    'Grey Gardens The Musical' shines in act 2 when it brings the 1975 film to life

    "Grey Gardens" may seem like an odd choice to base a musical on. The 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles explores the lives of mother and daughter recluses "Big" and "Little" Edith Beale, former upper class relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who ended up living in poverty in their East...
    By Michael Cooper AXS Contributor Jul 15, 2016
  • Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival expands to two days for 2016

    Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival expands to two days for 2016

    Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will return to Los Angeles this November and unlike years past, the festival will be spread across an entire weekend. Camp Flog Gnaw will take place on Nov. 12-13 at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Although no on sale date has been announced, you can get...
    By Mark Schiff AXS Contributor Jul 15, 2016
  • We Are Scientists explain the fabric of reality in video for 'In My Head'

    We Are Scientists explain the fabric of reality in video for 'In My Head'

    It’s taken a couple of millennia but the fabric of reality has finally been explained by scientists. Specifically, We Are Scientists. That’s what the dance-rock band claimed in a Facebook post announcing their new video for “In My Head,” a standout track off their recent album Helter Seltzer. And...
    By Mark Schiff AXS Contributor Jul 13, 2016
  • Tyga, Christina Milian, and Rae Sremmurd join Kylie Jenner at the PLTxUSA launch

    Tyga, Christina Milian, and Rae Sremmurd join Kylie Jenner at the PLTxUSA launch

    Fans of music and fashion alike were treated to an extra special show last Thursday as Kylie Jenner hosted a chic LA mansion pool party to celebrate the US launch for the UK fashion brand, PrettyLittleThing.com. The event drew in artists like Tyga, Christina Milian, actress Karrueche Tran, Chantal...
    By Sari Cohen AXS Contributor Jul 12, 2016
  • Brian Wilson

    Brian Wilson performs 'Pet Sounds' in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl

    The last time Brian Wilson had performed at the Hollywood Bowl was on the Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary tour in 2012 and the last solo performance of Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl was September 2008. The most significant thing this time around is that the tour is for the 50th Anniversary of an album...
    By Alex Kluft AXS Music Jul 12, 2016
  • Halsey leads the best concerts in Los Angeles for the week of July 11

    Halsey leads the best concerts in Los Angeles for the week of July 11

    The best concerts this week (for ticket information, click artist name): Monday, July 11 What if we told you, that Azealia Banks actually makes music, and that it’s pretty damn good? Catch the polemic house-rapper at the El Rey. The Echo takes a break from its usual Monday residency programming to...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 11, 2016
  • In this first ever nationwide rap battle of its kind, five finalists will get to perform onstage at the Microsoft Theater and one lucky winn

    ‘Testify to Hip Hop’ brings freestyle rap battling back to its roots

    “Testify to Hip Hop,” the one-of-a-kind competition and live music event, is raising the stakes for rap artists across the country and challenging them to bring their unique voices to the forefront. This groundbreaking platform is the first ever nationwide rap battle of its kind and its producers...
    By Sari Cohen AXS Contributor Jul 10, 2016
  • Snoop Dogg and The Game take action to end violence in Los Angeles

    Snoop Dogg and The Game take action to end violence in Los Angeles

    Music moguls Snoop Dogg and The Game have used their celebrity power to take real action in stopping the violence that has again plagued the nation and become the top story making international headlines. Just hours after five Dallas police officers were shot dead by a sniper retaliating against the...
    By Jana Ritter AXS Contributor Jul 9, 2016
  • Garrison Keillor ends his run hosting 'A Prairie Home Companion'

    Garrison Keillor ends his run hosting 'A Prairie Home Companion'

    Garrison Keillor ended his run hosting 'A Prairie Home Companion' on a high note with one last hurrah at the Hollywood Bowl on July 2. All of his singing partners this beautiful Southern California evening (comprised of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donavan, Heather Masse and Christine...
    By Dan MacIntosh AXS Contributor Jul 8, 2016
  • "Stages" producers, Terrie Marroquin and Anthony Mora, bring a new live theater experience to Los Angeles

    'Stages' sets the stage for a new live theater experience in Los Angeles

    Los Angeles is about to get a new kind of live theater experience ideally suited for the entertainment capital’s ripe talent pool of actors and writers. “Stages” is an ongoing live performance series described as a hybrid experience of a traditional theater production and a traditional staged...
    By Jana Ritter AXS Contributor Jul 7, 2016
  • Cyndi Lauper

    Watch: 5 surprising things you didn't know about Cyndi Lauper

    Cyndi Lauper’s career is full of surprises. Even before “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Lauper was a renowned singer on the New York City bar circuit, gaining traction as a member of a rockabilly band. When she broke out into a solo career, Lauper’s accomplishments and hits went from strength to...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 7, 2016
  • Steve Miller Band's top-tier musicianship coming to LA's Greek Theatre in August

    Steve Miller Band's top-tier musicianship coming to LA's Greek Theatre in August

    When he’s not launching investigations and waging one-man intifadas against the dubious awards body that is the, uhh, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you can usually find Steve Miller busy on tour where he cuts a much more relaxed figure. His current North American tour has taken the Band through venues...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 7, 2016
  • Snoop Dogg gifts Kobe Bryant an insanely personalized car

    Snoop gives Kobe Bryant extremely personal gift

    It’s no secret that Snoop Dogg loves his home state of California, and he shows his support to its sports teams, namely the Lakers on a regular basis. When Kobe Bryant retired after 20 years in the game, Snoop marked the occasion with a personal (and personalized gift) that really cannot be...
    By Nicole Cormier AXS Contributor Jul 7, 2016
  • Photo used with permission of Christophe Piallat

    ‘What Lies Inside, Stays Inside’: Christophe Piallat debuts in Los Angeles

    “The first job of an artist is to take risks. If you don’t, you’re not an artist.” - Christophe Piallat. On July 7th one of LA’s iconic and last remaining vinyl stores, Canterbury Records Cornerstore, will be transformed into a first of its kind, multimedia live art experience featuring works by...
    By Jana Ritter AXS Contributor Jul 6, 2016
  • Catch The Piano Guys' perfect blend of classical and pop at the Greek in August

    Catch The Piano Guys' perfect blend of classical and pop at the Greek in August

    The history of combining classical with elements of popular music is a bumpy one. Rap music has frequently incorporated strings and pianos together to sometimes uneven effect. And if you hark back to the strange days of disco, producers mined classical vaults to create music that may or may not have...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 6, 2016
  • LA Galaxy

    LA Galaxy Academy celebrates first-ever graduating class

    Intensive soccer academies in the United States are a relatively new development in U.S. soccer, and it is one that has been a long time coming. But now, year-round academies have sprouted up around the nation, and MLS teams have gotten in on the action with academy programs that look to mirror...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 5, 2016
  • Gio Dos Santos

    Three Galaxy players poised for spots on the 2016 MLS All-Star squad

    With fan voting officially closed and the 2016 MLS All-Star game right around the corner, it looks like three Galaxy players have made the final cut. Midfielders Giovani Dos Santos and Steven Gerrard, and left back Ashley Cole are among those who will make the squad that faces Arsenal on July 2...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 5, 2016
  • LA Galaxy

    Galaxy and Sounders to face-off at StubHub Center for US Open Cup quarterfinals

    After a one-nil win over Portland Timbers in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, the L.A. Galaxy will now host the Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinals. The match will take place on July 20 at the StubHub Center, and the match finds both clubs in a period where both are looking to regain something of a...
    By William Pankey AXS Contributor Jul 5, 2016
  • The Strokes to perform benefit concert in Los Angeles on July 25

    The Strokes to perform benefit concert in Los Angeles on July 25

    Later this month The Strokes are putting their star power to good use by performing at the first ever City of Angels Benefit Concert. Their performance was announced today (July 5) in a press release, and it'll take place July 25 in Los Angeles at The Wiltern. According to the press release, this...
    By Natalie Kuchik AXS Contributor Jul 5, 2016
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