Christoph Bull has the intriguing habit of playing an organ even during a conversation. For UCLA’s German-born organist, using notes rather than words as a form of expression has become routine since the age of 12, when he switched from playing piano to the organ. Read more...

I know I already wrote a column about “Joe Millionaire,” and I know that you’ll probably be reading a dozen similar pieces dedicated to Monday night’s final episode. Read more...

“Ansel Adams at 100″ Los Angeles County Museum of Art Through May 11 (323) 857-6000 You can’t walk through an office building or dormitory without seeing an Ansel Adams print or calendar adorning the wall. Read more...

It might surprise you to find a tent in the middle of an art gallery. Even more surprising may be the hoards of clutter that fill the small space. Read more...

Judging by his creative ambitions, Tre Hardson has no trouble ignoring boundaries. A veteran of the hip-hop scene, Hardson is performing with a live band in Westwood Plaza today at noon to promote his debut solo album, aptly titled “Liberation.” Hardson first introduced himself to the hip-hop scene as Slim Kid Tre of the influential group The Pharcyde, which made its landmark debut with 1992’s “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.” A mix of humorous rhymes and multi-layered production, the creative album took hip-hop to a level not seen since De La Soul’s “3 Feet High and Rising.” But those days are long gone, and Tre has moved on, grown up, and left the group, starting his own record label ““ Baboon Records ““ and releasing his solo debut late last year. Read more...

For costume designer Julie Weiss, “you are what you wear” is no mere adage; it’s a fact of life. “Look around. Some of us wear our families and our families’ past; some steal stories from other people and wear them as their own,” said Weiss, who designed the costumes for “Frida,” inspired by Frida Kahlo’s vivid paintings. Read more...

Sunday night’s show at The Fillmore was all business and all pleasure. For an hour, the New York rock quartet Interpol created an expansive, moody soundscape that was as atmospheric as it was cutting. Read more...