The best way to incite a riot at a rock club? Start talking about when — exactly — the style of music was born. The same holds doubly true for punk. The hectic, electrified, primal scream of a genre can be traced to the 1960s, but really came alive in the ‘70s. Some fans say … Read more
It is not just any Tuesday. It is 9 p.m. on a dreary night in Shadow Hills, just miles away from the lush foothills of the Verdugo Mountains. The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach … Read more
After watching his mother perform in a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” at Compton Community College when he was 9 years old, Anthony Anderson knew appearing on stage would be his life’s work. Over the next handful of years, he enrolled in programs across Los Angeles to achieve that dream. Then, one morning … Read more