I. in my mist-swathed dreams, i am driving, blindfolded by horizontal gravity to the glow of my sputnik’s disparate love and though i am pulled headlong ““ i feel at once the swarming rushes of air falling towards the surface, abandoning me, leaving me behind. Read more...

I. pre-morning, a prologue the bag in my hand splatters, the bottle breaks. I wait for the familiar aroma of whiskey to wind its way up, rise and I know that it will lie there, an irregular pool, hoping never to be mopped. Read more...

Every January, a growing horde ventures into the ice and snow of Salt Lake City and beyond, in hopes of catching sight of the glitterati meant to be roaming the streets like regular folk. Read more...

Some still think learning to “play the game” is that sad day we put on the suit and mind our p’s and q’s to the corporate guy whose house we used to toilet paper in our idealistic and spirited teens. Read more...

Cat Power “The Greatest” Matador Records On her seventh album, Cat Power’s Chan Marshall returns to her roots. In “The Greatest,” Marshall sheds the anthem-like qualities of 1998’s “Moon Pix” and slumps deeper into emotional complexity than in her 2003 release “You Are Free.” But she does so this time by digging deep for the gold of the Memphis soul sound. Read more...

Beginning Jan. 31, the recently renovated Geffen Playhouse in Westwood will provide its audiences with a rare opportunity. The L.A. premiere of “Boston Marriage,” written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, will feature three critically acclaimed actresses known principally for their work on film who are taking a turn on the stage ““ Rebecca Pidgeon, Alicia Silverstone and Mary Steenburgen. Read more...

Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins “Rabbit Fur Coat” Team Love Records It seems when people who have a self-proclaimed “eclectic” taste in music are asked what they listen to regularly, they often respond with something like, “Oh, I listen to everything ““ except country.” But that may change with Jenny Lewis’ twangy solo album “Rabbit Fur Coat.” Lewis has temporarily stepped away from her three male counterparts who make up the indie-pop powerhouse Rilo Kiley, and teamed up with gospel singers The Watson Twins to produce a set of songs that resembles what one might imagine singing along to with a group of friends after church ““ intimately sad, sardonically playful, and simple, catchy melodies to carry it all through. Read more...