Balancing The Arts And The Deficit

The city, facing a $200 million deficit this year, will seek cuts and layoffs in many departments, including the $9.6 million arts agency responsible for funding arts in L.A.

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Arrest, Anger And Action At Pershing Square Rally

WATCH: Vignettes from the March 4 demonstration at Fifth and Hill Streets.

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Preview: Indie-Pop Band Hits The Echo

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Q&A: Glacier Hiking rocker and frontman Ross Golan talks about honest songwriting for his band and other artists.

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Do The Reggae

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Hepcat, Dengue Fever, The Lions and more perform at the El Rey Theatre to raise money for Operation USA's disaster relief efforts in Haiti

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Scene and Heard: Oscar Predictions 2010

Katie Evarts, Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Senior Arts and Culture Editor, Staff Reporter, Senior Music Editor
PODCAST: Tired of hearing about Avatar? So are we. Here are some other Academy Award and Red Carpet musings.

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Spoon's Latest Album Shows Less Is More

Spoon's latest release cuts down on the crowd-pleasing sounds of their last record and returns to familiar minimalist tunes.

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TV On The Radio's Malone Releases Uneven Solo Debut

Kyp Malone combines rock 'n roll, jazz, funk and even bluegrass in his solo debut album, but the vibe gets repetitive as the tracks play on.

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Secrecy About Swine Flu Deaths Breaks State Law, Experts Say

Many counties across California and the nation are refusing to grant public records requests for death certificates of H1N1 victims.

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Gossip Lets Loose At The Music Box

Gossip brought their brand of punk rock blues to L.A. Monday night.

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Girls Release Debut LP On Matador Records

Girls' new album shows how much the band has grown musically.

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60 Watt Kid Brings Psychedlic Rock To Lincoln Heights

The three piece band played a crowd-pleasing gig at HM157 Friday night.

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Lost In The Crowd: Newcomer Anna Rose

Singer/songwriter Anna Rose delivers soothing - though familiar - sounds on her self-titled debut.

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The Black Lips Rock The FYF Fest

The Atlanta rock group brought a "flower punk" flavor to the L.A. State Historic Park on Saturday.

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