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Casey Spooner confides that he doesn’t know what day it is, where he is, or what’s going on as he’s talking on the phone. On his first major set of dates with the performance art duo Fischerspooner, the singer is reveling in the adrenaline rush of a wild and successful tour. Read more...

Mobs of screaming fans, paparazzi following your every move and a complete loss of privacy might be the accepted reality for the typical celebrity. But what about authors, people like Sandra Cisneros or Amy Tan, whose names you’ve grown up with but whose faces you don’t recognize?  Authors are a different breed of celebrity, walking the streets everyday completely anonymous to the general population. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, coming to Royce Quad on April 26 and 27, will play host to an astonishing number of these mostly faceless superstars as they sign books and chat with the thousands who flock to this annual literary Lollapalooza. Read more...

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Audiences of Rennie Harris’ “Facing Mekka” can expect one thing plain and simple from the eclectic dance performance: an experience. Harris, whose company, Puremovement, is performing this week at Freud Playhouse through April 27, sets out to remove labels surrounding the dance world, rather than fitting into them. Read more...

The retail music industry’s misfortunes have claimed another victim. Mojo Records, the used and new music store located on the A-level of Ackerman Union, is closing its doors. Read more...

When everyone who knows him adoringly sings his praises, piano professor Vitaly Margulis can’t help but crack a sly smile and reveal the secret to his long-standing success as a piano teacher. Read more...