Tag Archives: KUSC

Laurie Anderson: Goddess of Greenwich Village

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf We’ve seen Laurie Anderson, performance artist/storyteller nonpareil over the years, and, like a fine wine, she, too, gets better with age. And so we were thrilled to catch her latest, much-acclaimed work, Dirtday! at UCLA’s Royce Hall … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole & Needing Dramamine

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Having been a fan of Christopher Wheeldon’s work over the years, as well as having interviewed him in person (click here for our Kings of The Dance story for the L.A. Times), we were, like Alice, curious … Continue reading →

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The (Erstwhile) Queen of Versailles

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Building the largest house in America – 90,000 square feet – sounds absurd (and it even topped the Spelling residence…). What’s more ludicrous are the folks behind this American Versailles (named for the French chateau and Vegas’ … Continue reading →

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Bring On The Baritone: Simon Boccanegra

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf He may be in the twilight/autumn of his years, but at 71, megatenor-turned-baritone Plácido Domingo, still has it going on. Tackling the title role of Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, Domingo rocked the rafters of the Dorothy Chandler … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Amy Winehouse; Adieu Milly Del Rubio

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Another day, another death. I don’t like to check email on the weekends, just crank out articles. But my iPhone and iPad were chirping incessantly last Saturday as I was writing my first script for the Los … Continue reading →

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