Foo Fighters Announce More Artists for Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in L.A.

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

In June, Foo Fighters announced that they’d be performing tribute shows in London and Los Angeles to honor Taylor Hawkins. After sharing the first wave of artists performing at the September 27 show at Inglewood’s […]

With Kendrick Lamar, Blxst has become the sound of L.A. hip-hop

A man performing onstage.

On a suffocating afternoon in early September, the cavernous Hollywood Palladium was unnaturally empty. Inside, the South-Central hip-hop artist Blxst (pronounced “Blast”) ran through a soundcheck before his second sold-out show at the 4,000 capacity […]

With a new bronze bust, L.A. honors Peruvian singer Yma Sumac

Martín Espinoza Grajeda works on a bronze bust.

She is no longer physically with us, but Yma Sumac will again be present in Southern California through the unveiling of a bust, a film projection and a concert. The most enduring of these tributes […]

Nipsey Hussle Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, Special Day in L.A.

Nipsey Hussle Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, Special Day in L.A.

On what would have been his 37th birthday, Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Additionally, a proclamation was announced making Aug. 15 Nipsey Hussle Day in the […]

How to get free broadband in L.A. if you’re a lower-income resident

How to get free broadband in L.A. if you're a lower-income resident

Tim Hebb lives in one of more than 1.6 million households in Los Angeles that qualify for a new federal subsidy program for high-speed internet service. And according to the Biden administration, he ought to […]