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Vista Strawberry Festival May 26, 2013 The one-time "Strawberry Capital of the World" brings in vendors, carnival rides, music, food and, of course, pie.  42 other Special Events events on Sunday, May 26
 
Check 1, Check 2 | Music & nightlife
New club, a branch of Avalon Hollywood, will do business under the name Avalon
Arts & Culture Features
Organizer of May 17 exhibition in East Village fends off criticism
Last Blog on Earth | News
Website switches to national focus, lists string of upcoming fundraisers
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Stricken with terminal cancer, Robin Reid languishes in county jail
Cocktail Tales
Five bars serving up season-appropriate libations

 

 
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Wednesday, May 30,2012
Seen Local

For Scott Saw, art is a matter of life and death

Hearts, veins, trees, rivers, love, family: Cardiff painter is obsessed with how things work

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Hearts—which crop up frequently in Scott Saw's work—represent “life and love and vitality,” he says. That’s accurate both biologically and metaphorically. He often mixes hearts with skulls, sometimes seamlessly so that they appear to be a united form.
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Wednesday, January 18,2012
The Body Art Issue

Justin Hudnall's fishhook roundabout tattoo

How the 'most poetic of road signs' ended up on this guy's arm

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Justin Hudnall had just driven 18 straight hours to the South by Southwest music festival to write about local label Volar Records when he passed the sign. “I recognized this fishhook
Wednesday, June 1,2011
Music Feature

Motor City pride

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. love NASCAR, Motown and good pop music

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Early accolades usually included an asterisk, though. What’s with all the silly stuff ? The truth is, the fun-loving Dale Jr. Jr. boys take a few things very seriously. Like Detroit.
Wednesday, May 11,2011
Music Feature

Honest expressions

Joan of Arc forgo experimentalism for rock arrangements

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Life Like reflects this shift, from its title to songs that bear only passing resemblance to the chaotic experimentation on earlier Joan of Arc albums
Wednesday, April 27,2011
Music Feature

Cambodia rocks

Singing in Khmer and English, Dengue Fever channel retro Cambodian pop music

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Members of Dengue Fever—a sextet that includes bassist Senon Williams, drummer Paul Smith and saxophonist David Ralicke—hate being pigeonholed.
Wednesday, March 9,2011
Music Feature

A personal touch

Yann Tiersen might be known for Amélie, but he’s no soundtrack writer

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Yann Tiersen’s name may be synonymous with the hit 2001 French film Amélie, but don’t go suggesting he wrote the score.
Wednesday, February 2,2011
Music Feature

Lovers at sea

Indie duo Tennis wrote their debut album after sailing the Eastern Seaboard

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Wednesday, December 29,2010
Music Feature

Populist punks

No Age came of age at the all-age Smell scene

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Wednesday, December 15,2010
Music Feature

Fortunate artist

Decades into a successful career, jazz improv vet Oliver Lake keeps it real

By AnnaMaria Stephens
Wednesday, November 10,2010
Music Feature

Coming home

Lila Downs has an exquisite voice and unique heritage

By AnnaMaria Stephens
When Lila Downs takes the stage, her audience has to catch its breath. She’s an arresting sight. With her onyx-black braids, sharp cheekbones and vibrant garb, she looks like she just stepped out of a Frida Kahlo painting.
 
 
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