Articles by Richard Cromelin

877 articles since 1997

Scars on Broadway’s Daron Malakian takes a read of the times

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | July 28, 2008
I DON’T get it when people complain that baseball games are too long,” says Daron Malakian, watching the action from a seat behind home plate at Dodger Stadium during one of the team’s recent home games. Read more
 

Devanda Banhart in tune with Gilberto Gil

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 28, 2008
Gilberto Gil has released more than 50 albums in his career – the latest is “Banda Larga Cordel,” which came out this month. Read more
 

Live: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 25, 2008
The genre of pop standards is a bit out of bounds for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, whose high-profile collaboration excavates a more traditional sector of America’s musical geography. Read more
 

A curious night at ‘Largo’

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 24, 2008
Largo” the movie is a lot like Largo the club. Read more
 

She oughta know

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 10, 2008
ALANIS MORISSETTE has felt heartbreak before, as anyone who’s listened to her ripped-from-life songs knows. Read more
 

Even more Largo

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 9, 2008
One big difference between the Largo nightclub’s new location on La Cienega Boulevard and its longtime home on Fairfax was illustrated during Jon Brion’s late show on Friday. Read more
 

CD: Walter Becker’s ‘Circus Money’

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | June 8, 2008
Walter Becker Circus Money” (Mailboat) *** THEN YOU find you’re back in Vegas with a handle in your hand” goes a memorable line from Steely Dan’s debut hit, “Do It Again.” Read more
 

Live: R.E.M. at Hollywood Bowl

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | May 31, 2008
THE CHANT from the audience at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday welled up after R.E.M. had played seven songs. Read more
 

An ‘Invitation’ long in coming

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | May 24, 2008
Mike Andrews, the producer of Inara George’s new album, “An Invitation,” calls it “the father-and-daughter record she never got to make.” Read more
 

Metallica reigns supreme at the Weenie Roast

Entertainment | By Richard Cromelin | May 19, 2008
The fans in the audience at the KROQ Weenie Roast on Saturday weren’t the only ones looking forward to the headliners. Read more
 
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