For many classic rock bands, it’s better to keep touring than burn out or fade away. Third-year philosophy student Greg Katz has seen many classic rockers in the past couple of years, including Paul McCartney, Simon and Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Read more...

In the middle of “Open Window,” Susan, a psychology graduate student, quotes several lines from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”: “I pitied thee, / Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour / One thing or other: When thou didst not … know thine own meaning … I endow’d thy purposes / With words that made them known.” Such is the premise for the Pasadena Playhouse’s “Open Window,” a production that partners with Deaf West Theater to present an entirely deaf cast that communicates almost exclusively in sign language throughout the production. Read more...

“Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic” Directed by Liam Lynch Roadside Attractions With the flagrancy of an exclamation point and the finesse of a skilled ballerina, comedienne Sarah Silverman is, by all accounts, quite competent in performing in an area of entertainment usually predominated by men. Read more...

If a pair of aging bands from across the Atlantic are any indication, rock ‘n’ roll will never die. U2 and the Rolling Stones swept into the greater Los Angeles area last week, with U2 performing at Staples Center on Nov. Read more...

There are some bands who can do no wrong. Until recently, it appeared that Toronto collective Broken Social Scene was one of them. The band started as a side project, releasing the ambient “Feel Good Lost” in 2001 and became a musical force to be reckoned with the masterful “You Forgot It In People” in 2002. Read more...

What a harsh few weeks this has been. First, my beloved Houston Astros, in the most offensively inept performance I’ve ever seen, treated home plate as though it were covered with bird flu during the World Series. Read more...

Joan Didion has had an extraordinarily difficult past two years. While she was preparing dinner on Dec. 30, 2003, her husband of 40 years, John Gregory Dunne, suffered a heart attack that took his life almost instantly. Read more...