Contest: Win Tickets to Brandt Brauer Frick at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Nov. 12, 2011

German trio, Brandt Brauer Frick are bringing their eclectic mix of drums, strings, and pianos to the Luckman Fine Arts Complex this Saturday, Nov. 12. These guys are straight up original and precise in their carefully tailored live slaying of beats — and it’s all done with real instruments! Need to see it to believe it? […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Tinariwen with Sophie Hunger at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Photos (Oct. 29, 2011)

The spectacular and unique African orchestrations of Tinariwen graced the Luckman Fine Arts Complex this past Saturday, Oct. 29 with support from  Sophie Hunger. Creating a sweet gumbo of world music with an array of exotic instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, drums, and gnarled picking patterns from West African lutes—it was truly a majestic evening that can not […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Contest: Win Tickets to Tinariwen at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex (Oct. 29, 2011)

If you have yet to bless your ears with the spectacular African orchestrations of Tinariwen, I highly suggest you enter this contest to win a free pair of tickets to Tinariwen this Saturday, Oct. 29 (8pm) at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. They’ve done two Los Angeles shows in the past few months and this may […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
India.Arie with Idan Raichel at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Photos (October 13, 2011)

Grammy Award winner, India.Arie brought her gorgeous neo soul to the Luckman Fine Arts Complex this past Thursday, October 13 with Israeli singer-songwriter, Idan Raichel. It was an evening of beautiful world music at a very awesome venue. If you have yet to visit a show at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex, we highly reccommend […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Contest: Win Tickets to Macadâmes at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex (Sept. 17, 2011)

There are a lot of spectacular concerts and theatrical presentations going on this year (and 2012) at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex and it all kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 17. with the French theatre collective, Macadâmes. Using elements of mime, clowning, acrobatics, object manipulation, theatre, music, and dance the group presents Chaussée Interdite Aux Piétons. […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Contest: Choose Your Own Luckman Fine Arts Complex Concert

The Luckman Fine Arts Complex is rolling out their 2011/2012 season and my-oh-my have they assembled an eclectic line-up of upcoming world music acts including some amazing dance presentations. From India.Arie + Idan Raichel, CocoRosie, Tinariwen, Jane Birkin and many more, we want to offer you the chance to pick your own show! We’ll be […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Contest: Win Tickets to Keren Ann & Chris Garneau at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex (June 25, 2011)

The Luckman Fine Arts Complex has just rolled out their new concert series and it is looking all sorts of hot. To celebrate their new concerts schedule, we have an awesome ticket give-away to the gorgeous French pop-folk artist, Keren Ann. Ann’s music is as sultry as it is poetic and bustles with life. With […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex Concert Schedule: Jane Birkin, CocoRosie, India.Arie & More

Delivering cutting edge music, dance, and visual arts from all over the globe, the Luckman Fine Arts Complex has rolled out their upcoming concert schedule and it’s looking oh-so-appealing! The Luckman concert season will feature hot International acts such as Jane Birkin, CocoRosie, India.Arie, Nikka Costa and many more! Check out the full line-up below […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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We Highly Recommend These Los Angeles Concerts Happening in February

Looking for concerts in L.A. this January? From cool indie and underground shows at Redwood Bar and the Lodge Room, to sold-out shows at the Crypto.com Arena and the Wiltern, the variety you seek is here. We sift through the mass invites and press releases from our inbox to curate a list of concerts you’ll […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Canto en resistencia Returns to the Walt Disney Concert Hall with Dudamel, Lila Downs, Ana Tijoux and more

Lila Downs, Catalina García, Goyo, Ely Guerra, and Ana Tijoux join Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil to celebrate iconic protest music from Latin artists.

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Nikka Costa at the Starlight Bowl by Steven Ward
The Starlight Bowl in Burbank hosted a night of stellar energy featuring Common, Nikka Costa, Lettuce and more

Atop a hill in Burbank, hip hop icon Common descended backed by Double G and his 50-piece Stardust Symphony, incandescent and bombastic. Though much of the atmosphere was owed to the Starlight Bowl itself — a kind of shrunk-down Hollywood Bowl, complete with a grassy knoll from which to picnic and watch the show. But […]

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Smokin Grooves sparks up a fiery force of eclectic sounds and timeless grooves

Saturday was a spiritual reset for the 80’s and 90’s babies. For eleven hours, fans from around the globe came together on the vast greenery at the Los Angeles State Historic Park to relish in all the groovealicous offerings at Smokin Grooves music festival. Nothing else mattered but enjoying 38 of the world’s most talented […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Witch Camp (Ghana) Release New Single Focused on Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

Everyone, no matter where they come from, knows cultural sounds of love and hate. We all have within us to rise to beautiful heights and fall to devastating lows. Understanding this makes choosing which we represent ever more important. For Grammy Award-winning producer and author Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Zomba Prison Project) and his wife, Italian-Rwandan […]

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Patricia Sanchez
misfits
The Best Concerts in Los Angeles feat. Leon Bridges, Peaches, Lagwagon

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles feature some heavy hitters as well as some of our favorite underground/indie acts. Kendrick Lamar takes the Wiltern while rising star Leon Bridges schedules two nights at Fonda Theatre. Other standouts include: The Briefs at Echoplex, In The Valley Below at El Rey Theatre, Flume with Rivers Tiber […]

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Brissa Sanchez
Cocorosie serves up a delicious dose of Heartache City at The Belasco

One of the greatest things about Los Angeles is without a doubt, the live music. Downtown Los Angeles is bursting with live music venues of the late. It seems like every month a new one opens up. And one of the many venues that constantly delivers top-notch acts in a cozy atmosphere is the The Belasco. […]

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A place to bury strangers
The Best Concerts in Los Angeles feat. Grace Jones, Future Islands, Shamir and more

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles are priming Rocktober very nicely. From big name acts like Grace Jones with Future Islands at the Hollywood Bowl, Foo Fighters at The Forum and Chris Cornell at the Walt Disney Concert Hall—you also mustn’t skip out on the lesser known, indie acts. Our top selection this week […]

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