Beating Silver by Titus Gee Flautists hold up your heads. The flute has a new champion dedicated to giving embouchure holes some mojo in the ‘hood.’ Greg Patillo polishes the image of one of the worlds oldest instruments by playing tunes like the Mario Brothers theme and “Flight of the Bumblebee” while simultaneously laying down […]
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Ask a Ninja Live by Titus Gee The El Rey Theatre on Wilshire is a few blocks south of the Hollywood strip — if ya know whatta mean. It’s a good spot to find bands like the Squirrel Nut Zippers, or throw a serious private party, if you have the cash. The exterior has what […]
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It Makes Me Feel Like Dancing by Jane McCurley What do you get when you take old jazz melodies, some classical and Latin melodies, and the occasional Asian melody and shake them all together? Pink Martini! This great group has kept people’s feet and hips a-movin’ since their debut album ‘Sympathetique’ in 1997. I discovered Pink […]
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Light in the Darkness by Titus Gee Fire artist Michael Stewart understands that flames dance best when surrounded by vacant night. His paintings capture this truth, both literally and symbolically, as he digitally manipulates photographs of fire into surreal and sometimes gruesome images. Stewart’s work began as a whim, but steadily grew into an obsession […]
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Hitting the Small Time by James Roland I’ve never been overly impressed with stardom. Except when Ben Affleck went to the bathroom. It was on the set of Project Greenlight. Ben arrived with Jennifer Lopez, encased in shiny steel and tinted windows. When they emerged from their BMW they were already wearing make-up, and they […]
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The Art of Living by James Roland If you’re ever cruising east on Highway 20 through Washington’s Cascade Mountains, try to keep it below 65 mph. Otherwise you might sail through the town of Twisp without seeing it, or worse, without stopping. Turn left at the Les Schwab tire store, park anywhere on Glover Street, […]
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We’re on a Bridge, Charlie! by Titus Gee Charlie the Unicorn is not funny. That is to say, no particular part of it is funny. Silly, maybe. And yet as I joined the more than 12 million viewers who have traveled with the surly Brooklyn unicorn and his annoyingly cheerful uni-friends on their Flash-animated adventure, […]
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Art in the Public Space by Evan Shultz There are many wonderful things about art. One of them is not how well it pays. Often the decision to pursue art as a career means the thankless act of creation, day in and day out, in the hope that one day someone will write you a […]
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Breaking Out by James Roland The greatest artists throughout history have been neurotic, sexually confused, and dirt poor. Based on these guidelines, the film Four Eyed Monsters should be a cinematic Sistine Chapel. The film was written and directed by Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, who also serve as the lead actors. It is a […]
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