Imagine a piercing falsetto, bordering on the edge of freakish, singing about naughty children being blown to bloody bits while accompanied by carnival-like accordions, toy drum solos and even screeching cats. Read more...

I think I may be the only person over the age of, say, 7 to be excited for the release of “Brother Bear,” the newest animated film from Disney. Read more...

If you want an easy job, you can apply to pretend to hang out in a café for AMC’s new show “Sunday Morning Shootout.” The show, which has aired twice, is set in a coffee shop complete with anonymous coffee drinkers to add to the authenticity. Read more...

By Jake Tracer dB MAGAZINE SENIOR STAFF [email protected] At 6613 1/2 Hollywood Blvd., among the sex and novelty shops, east of the wax museum and tourist traps, there exists, well, a boarded up building with a big “For Lease” sign posted on it. Read more...

FILM&TV: “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Oct. 23-24, 7 & 9:30 p.m. The family hit of the summer wasn’t only a hit with families. Read more...

Sounding so good never looked so easy. Sunday night at Schoenberg Hall, the Takács Quartet performed the second in an ambitious series of six concerts dedicated to completing the Beethoven string quartet cycle. Read more...

Picture a Broadway musical starring nine distinctive personalities and talents. Take away the melodrama, and then add some high-end hip-hop and original poetry. The result is the “Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam.” In essence, “Def Poetry Jam” is a presentation of performance poetry inspired by current events. Read more...