Culture & Humanities

Lori Myren-Manbeck (CEO of Inclusivi-tee) Affecting Global Change

April 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the [...]

The concert got rained out but we took a great tequila tour.

November 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

We got rained out of a private Day of the Dead concert that was going to be the subject of this week’s LA LA Land, so I am writing a [...]

Boleros de Noche. A night of pure magic in DTLA

April 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Boleros de Noche, a magic night in an island of music in downtown Los Angeles [...]

Doo-Wop Mariachis, an indoor carwash, and the Electric Slide: it’s 3 am at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is LA’s version of New York’s famed Lincoln Performing Arts Center. Part of the LA [...]

PBS SoCal/Independent Lens “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” is a must-see for music lovers

January 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, If you ask most Americans about Indians in rock music they will usually point to “Cherokee Nation”, the John D. [...]

Nancy Sanchez’s Angel Baby video: a musical touchstone for America

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nancy Sanchez’s “Angel Baby” is far more than a beautiful work of emotion and music; it is a brilliant work of cultural communication that delivers a message desperately needed in our country today. It is not only Grammy-worthy but Pulitzer-worthy. [...]