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Critic's Notebook: Who really owns Gershwin?

Recent recordings of George Gershwin's concert works and 'Porgy and Bess' may not be Americans' idea of Gershwin — but is Gershwin, played with love and care and imagination.

"Who says that only Americans know how to play Gershwin?" asks Gramophone magazine this month as it hails a new Gershwin CD from the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the German orchestra that calls itself the world's oldest. "By this time possibly nobody," the British record guide answers its rhetorical self.

(Published: Sun, 1 May 2011)

Belle Brigade: A pop duo that's kin tight

Brother-and-sister pop duo the Belle Brigade seem born to perform together.

In an early homemade video made by the L.A. band the Belle Brigade for its song "Losers," from the sibling duo's self-titled debut, Barbara and Ethan Gruska, ages 28 and 21, respectively, sit holding acoustic guitars in an empty bathtub. They're wearing white robes and Barbara has a towel wrapped around her head, as though she's just gotten out of the shower.

(Published: Sat, 30 Apr 2011)

Stagecoach: Secret Sisters find that word travels fast

Laura and Lydia Rogers didn't stay secret for long — they quickly found themselves in the company of T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Elton John, Jack White and more.

Laura and Lydia Rogers didn't stay secret for long — they quickly found themselves in the company of T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Elton John, Jack White and more.

(Published: Fri, 29 Apr 2011)

Movie review: 'Making the Boys'

The documentary reveals just how bound up Mart Crowley's 1968 play 'The Boys in the Band' is with the history of the gay community.

It may be hard for those who grew up watching "Will & Grace" to imagine the shock and excitement when Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" caught fire off-Broadway in 1968, becoming one of the most discussed, derided and defended dramas of its era.

(Published: Fri, 29 Apr 2011)

72 Hours: Sean Rowe's stark storytelling, Beaches bring the noise and more

Don't be fooled by the quiet nature of Sean Rowe's music. These are songs that are unexpectedly disarming

Don't be fooled by the quiet nature of Sean Rowe's music. These are songs that are unexpectedly disarming

(Published: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:38:29 -0700)

Price war! Amazon launches 69-cent MP3 store for top-selling tunes

Amazon.com, which is a distant No. 2 to Apple Inc. as a retailer of downloadable music, has upped the ante or, rather, lowered its prices to compete with iTunes.

Amazon.com, which is a distant No. 2 to Apple Inc. as a retailer of downloadable music, has upped the ante or, rather, lowered its prices to compete with iTunes.

(Published: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:37:00 -0700)

Standing up for soft rock: Tim Heidecker and Davin Wood bring their smooth stylings to Largo

The music of Tim Heidecker and Davin Wood flows into your ears like a clump of lard melting in the iron skillet of your soul.

The music of Tim Heidecker and Davin Wood flows into your ears like a clump of lard melting in the iron skillet of your soul.

(Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:47:38 -0700)

Wedding music fit for a prince and his bride

William and Kate's wedding music is also being kept under wraps, which leaves us free to speculate. A little 'Water Music,' anybody?

Prince William and Catherine Middleton are stylish young Britons, well-placed to encourage the monarchy into the 21st century, beginning with their wedding Friday morning. Like the dress, the cake and the honeymoon, the details of the wedding music have been kept secret. William and Kate will no doubt have encountered a problem familiar to all engaged couples: balancing their taste with that of their respective families.

(Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2011)

Grand ambitions for the Airborne Toxic Event

With sophomore album 'All at Once' out this week and a new round of performances on the road up ahead, the Airborne is riding high.

In an empty bar in Hollywood, the members of the Airborne Toxic Event have come to jam. They're here with a small hi-def video crew to capture a live performance of the song "Changing," accompanied by a young group of step-dancers called the Strikers All-Stars. "We haven't actually practiced this yet," says singer Mikel Jollett with a smile, as he straps on an acoustic guitar, "so it will be real and not Memorex."

(Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2011)

Live review: The Airborne Toxic Event at the Satellite

The band clearly feels as if its authenticity is still under scrutiny today.

The band clearly feels as if its authenticity is still under scrutiny today.

(Published: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:55:21 -0700)

Comic-Con International: Scott Pilgrim is ready to put up a fight

The graphic novel character hits the big screen with 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World.' Michael Cera stars as Pilgrim, who must do battle with his the seven evil exes of his heart's desire.

If a geek-chic lifestyle came with a primer, it might read something like Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels. A six-part series influenced equally by rock 'n' roll and old Nintendo games, O'Malley's tale of one hopeless romantic's quest to win the girl of his dreams is filled with relationship-challenged characters who come of age the same way Mario and Luigi battle pixilated turtles — with a kick, a jump and a prayer for a second chance. Now, five years after writer-director Edgar Wright phoned the then-Toronto-based artist to option his work, "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World" is poised to become a breakout sensation at Comic-Con International. The film, helmed by the fan favorite behind the cult comedy sendups "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," stars indie-film heartthrob Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, an insecure musician forced to battle the seven evil exes of the object of his obsession, Ramona Flowers ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead). She's out of his league, and to win her he has to fight for her — literally.

(Published: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Musical acts' summer tours encounter heavy weather

With CD sales diving, top artists are seeking to recoup lost revenue with tours, creating a glut at a time of economic contraction. 'It's brutal out there,' says one manager of alternative music acts.

This summer, the music industry has been repeatedly rocked — not by big beats, keening vocals and loud guitars, but by lackluster ticket sales and concerts canceled by a growing list of major artists.

(Published: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

California median home sale price slides in June

The 2.9% drop from May to $270,000 reflects a shift to sales in less expensive markets and is still a 9.8% increase from a year earlier, housing data firm says.

California's median home sale price fell 2.9% in June compared with May even as sales picked up with buyers closing on purchases made during a spring season fueled by state and federal tax credits.

(Published: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Hollywood Bowl's Bugs Bunny, movie magic

The Bowl's tradition of pairing classic movies and orchestral performances is a salute to the Hollywood legacy.

Bugs Bunny will return to the Hollywood Bowl this week to help carry on two traditions — a tribute to Looney Tunes and other classic cartoons and the Bowl's efforts to showcase movie music and the artists who create it.

(Published: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Pop music: The Swell Season, She & Him and the Bird and the Bee at the Hollywood Bowl

POP MUSIC

(Published: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Pop music: MGMT at the Greek Theatre

POP MUSIC

(Published: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

'Bugs Bunny at the Symphony' info

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Who: 'Bugs Bunny at the Symphony'

(Published: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

La Roux takes its best shot

With hits such as 'Bulletproof,' the British duo fronted by Elly Jackson is being embraced in the U.S. It'll play sold-out Club Nokia in L.A.

Elly Jackson has never felt comfortable in girly clothing. In a pop world of in-your-face sexuality and scantily clad stars tiptoeing around in high heels, the singer for British synth-pop duo La Roux would rather wear flats. But when she explains this to photo-shoot stylists, they seem baffled, says Jackson. "They don't think you're serious. Like, 'Seriously, you don't want these Jimmy Choos?' No, you could give me a room of them and I wouldn't care. But if you put me in a room of Gucci loafers, I'd live in there."

(Published: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Opera is Rufus Wainwright's 'main squeeze'

The creator of 'Prima Donna' is not one himself when it comes to his varied musical career.

Classical music is often maligned for its apparent insistence that aspiring acolytes display proper credentials before becoming a true follower. Once admitted to the fold, you must bow to the altar of knowledge and denounce uncomplicated pleasure as the ultimate blasphemy. No matter what denomination you choose (chamber music, new music, opera, orchestra), you can be sure the repertoire is studded with landmines, the detonation of which will instantly out you as a Philistine or worse: not serious.

(Published: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Harvey Fuqua dies at 80; singer, songwriter, producer and record executive

He co-founded the R&B-doo-wop group the Moonglows, whose first single was the 1954 hit 'Sincerely,' and was an early mentor of Marvin Gaye.

Harvey Fuqua, a musical multi-tasker whose career with the prominent 1950s vocal group the Moonglows was a prelude to his association with Marvin Gaye, the Spinners and other R&B stars in the 1960s and '70s, died of a heart attack Tuesday in a Detroit hospital, a family spokeswoman said. He was 80.

(Published: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700)

Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducts Los Angeles Philharmonic

For all its fascination with youth, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, while Gustavo Dudamel is away, has hardly become no country for old men. Last month, Lorin Maazel (79) spent two weeks at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Last weekend, Rafael Fr�hbeck de Burgos (76) was on the podium; he was preceded the previous week by Herbert Blomstedt (82) and will be followed by Charles Dutoit (73).

(Published: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Doug Fieger dies at 57; leader of the L.A. band the Knack sang 'My Sharona'

The Knack was formed in 1978 and soon signed with Capitol Records. Fieger co-wrote 'My Sharona,' which was a No. 1 hit for six weeks in 1979. The tune was inspired by a former girlfriend.

Doug Fieger, leader of the Los Angeles-based power pop band the Knack who co-wrote and sang on the 1979 No. 1 hit "My Sharona," has died. He was 57.

(Published: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

American musicians bond with Vietnamese counterparts

Southwest Chamber Music's exchange program will introduce Asians to contemporary classical works.

When Southwest Chamber Music became the first American ensemble since the Vietnam War to set up a musical residency in Vietnam in 2006, artistic director Jeff von der Schmidt had high hopes that the two countries -- forever tied through history and war -- would forge lasting bonds in music.

(Published: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Ascending Dragon Music Festival

Ascending Dragon Music Festival What: 17 concerts performed by Southwest Chamber Music and musicians from the Vietnam National Academy of Music Where: Pasadena, Los Angeles, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

(Published: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

'The Wolfman' finally gets a chance to howl

'Wolfman' was a monster project, but director Joe Johnston wasn't scared.

Forget silver bullets, blooming wolf's bane and full-moon fever -- the real curse of "The Wolfman" was all the hard luck that the Universal Pictures release had to claw through to reach the screen Friday.

(Published: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

John Dankworth dies at 82; British jazz musician

Husband of singer Cleo Laine was a sax player, bandleader and composer. Together they founded a musical education charity and a theater near London.

Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and bandleader and husband of jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, has died. He was 82.

(Published: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Rhett Miller to perform at Troubadour

Rhett Miller's latest self-titled album is another shiny entry into his solo catalog of well-tailored guitar-pop that's like a martini to the whiskey-and-Bud of his day job in the Old 97's. But come early for the rising folk-pop band Leslie and the Badgers, who play a swell take on L.A. canyon country with huge harmonies and effortless writing. Fri. 10 p.m. Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. $20. www.troubadour.com .

(Published: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Chief Executive Tim Leiweke sees a place for AEG in the concert business

He believes the company, which developed the L.A. Live entertainment complex, can go up against the juggernaut that will be created by the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger.

Tim Leiweke is used to being the man behind the scenes.

(Published: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:45:00 -0800)

Best original song nominee list missing a few songs of note

U2, Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige are among those who miss out on the short list.

By most criteria, Paul McCartney and U2 have little reason to regard French composers Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas with envy.

(Published: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

An all-star 'We Are the World' remake for Haiti relief

Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Kanye West and Keith Urban join an all-star chorus at the Los Angeles studio where the dozens had gathered in 1985 to sing for famine relief in Africa.

Twenty-five years after the all-star recording of "We Are the World" became a signature moment in celebrity altruism and pop-music history, a new collective of stars came together Monday at the same Hollywood recording studio to record a new version for Haiti earthquake relief.

(Published: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Rock Band gives Beatles and garage bands a gaming stage

Up-and-coming bands can make their music available for users.

The makers of the game system that brought the Beatles to a younger generation of fans and has popularized any number of other veteran acts now hopes to do the same thing for up and coming artists.

(Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

The sweet Smell of success

Downtown L.A.'s all-ages venue comes of age, with a weekend of what it does best -- avant-garde noise -- planned for its 12th anniversary celebration.

Freedom has a price, and for L.A.'s all-ages music venue, the Smell , the freedom to present new and inexpensive shows has meant surviving as a lonely downtown outpost. Ensconced in a nondescript building in one of the city's less-frequented corners, the Smell has redeemed its geographical undesirability by championing hordes of up-and-coming punk and avant bands, noise artists and other acts just too plain bizarre to categorize.

(Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Kate McGarrigle dies at 63; Canadian folk singer and songwriter

Songs that she and her sister Anna wrote were recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Maria Muldaur. She's also the mother of singer-songwriters Rufus and Martha Wainwright.

Kate McGarrigle, the Canadian singer and songwriter who, with her sister Anna, recorded a string of critically acclaimed albums of literate and wistfully romantic homespun songs and then became the proud matriarch of an extended folk-rock-pop musical family, died Monday after battling cancer in recent years. She was 63.

(Published: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Looks count on TV dance shows

Costumes are character-driven on 'So You Think You Can Dance.' On 'Dancing With the Stars,' it's all about the glitz. Designers share their secrets.

Right about now, in January, as the holiday glow fades and winter boredom sets in, die-hard fans of ballroom, hip-hop, tango and salsa may have a dawning realization: "So You Think You Can Dance" had its season finale the week before Christmas.

(Published: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800)

Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59; quintessential R&B boudoir crooner

Soul singer combined romantic love songs with a sexy stage presence. Left paralyzed by a 1982 car crash, he established a group for people with spinal cord injuries that focuses on quality of life.

Teddy Pendergrass, the soul singer who combined hyper-romantic love songs with a virile, sexy stage presence to become the quintessential R&B boudoir crooner before a 1982 car accident left him paralyzed, died Wednesday in his native Philadelphia. He was 59.