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Musicen-USMon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTAfter 40 years, the Afghan Whigs still sound like no one else — and they’re not done yet
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-18/after-40-years-afghan-whigs-still-sound-like-no-one-else-theyre-not-done-yet
Cincinnati-bred alt-rock stalwarts the Afghan Whigs mark 40 years with a career-spanning tour, new singles and a Southern California victory lap at the Bellwether, Observatory and Pappy & Harriet’s this week.Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-18/after-40-years-afghan-whigs-still-sound-like-no-one-else-theyre-not-done-yet'The closest thing to church': How Unusual Tuesday became L.A.'s home for misfit artists
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2026-05-18/la-unusual-tuesday-sun-space-spiritual-home-for-misfit-artists
Unusual Tuesday is a weekly variety show at Sun Space, an eccentric Shadow Hills performance venue. It was started in 2017 by Noel Rhodes.Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2026-05-18/la-unusual-tuesday-sun-space-spiritual-home-for-misfit-artistsLainey Wilson marries Devlin 'Duck' Hodges by a waterfall after surviving that Stagecoach windstorm
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-15/lainey-wilson-wedding-married-devlin-duck-hodges
Lainey Wilson and Devlin "Duck" Hodges made a splash last weekend, getting married Sunday at a picturesque waterfall in Tennessee.Fri, 15 May 2026 20:39:01 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-15/lainey-wilson-wedding-married-devlin-duck-hodgesA Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-15/vienna-cafe-offers-welcome-for-israel-supporters-as-tensions-brew-at-eurovision-song-contest
Security is tight across Vienna during the international music contest, whose 'United by Music' slogan rings sightly hollow this year.Fri, 15 May 2026 19:42:33 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-15/vienna-cafe-offers-welcome-for-israel-supporters-as-tensions-brew-at-eurovision-song-contestBreaking down Drake's Temu haul of an album drop
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-15/drake-iceman-maid-of-honour-habibti-breakdown-review
Drake dropped three albums Thursday night. The Times' Mikael Wood and August Brown get into it.Fri, 15 May 2026 17:30:10 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-15/drake-iceman-maid-of-honour-habibti-breakdown-reviewTo play Mozart, Will Sharpe had to mine the contrasts of his life and music
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-05-15/will-sharpe-amadeus
To prepare to play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Starz's 'Amadeus,' the actor learned to play piano and conduct, immersing himself in the spectrum of Mozart's work.Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-05-15/will-sharpe-amadeusSocial Distortion is the job Mike Ness can't quit
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-15/mike-ness-social-distortion-born-to-kill-interview
The veteran California punk band has a new album, 'Born to Kill,' that follows Ness' experience with cancer.Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-15/mike-ness-social-distortion-born-to-kill-interviewClarence Carter, blues and soul singer known for hits 'Strokin'' and 'Patches,' dies at 90
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-14/clarence-carter-dead-strokin-patches-blues-singer
Clarence Carter, the Grammy-nominated blues and soul singer known for the raunchy hit 'Strokin',' which was featured in Eddie Murphy's "The Nutty Professor," has died. He was 90.Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:10 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-14/clarence-carter-dead-strokin-patches-blues-singerConcert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a 'mild concussion' and Eric Clapton skipping an encore
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-14/oli-sykes-eric-clapton-hit-by-projectiles-on-stage
Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes and storied guitarist and singer Eric Clapton are the latest musicians to get hit by flying objects during their performances.Thu, 14 May 2026 18:40:08 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-14/oli-sykes-eric-clapton-hit-by-projectiles-on-stageBillboards celebrating peace will arrive in L.A. as part of the Broad's Yoko Ono exhibit
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-14/the-broad-yoko-ono-exhibit-peace-billboard-campaign
The Broad's latest Yoko Ono exhibition features iconic works from the artist alongside a timely citywide billboard campaign promoting peace.Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-05-14/the-broad-yoko-ono-exhibit-peace-billboard-campaignClave Especial talks summer EP 'Afterafter' and showing their support for MrBeast contestant Juan
https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2026-05-12/clave-especial-new-ep-after-after-mrbeast-juan
From Cornell University to a MrBeast supermarket challenge, Clave Especial is finally slowing down to talk about its recent EP "Afterafter" and what really went down at the SXSW showcase.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:28:54 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2026-05-12/clave-especial-new-ep-after-after-mrbeast-juanUnreleased Beyoncé music stolen in break-in. Man pleads guilty, but music still missing
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-12/beyonce-unreleased-music-theif-pleads-guilty-sentenced
The man suspected of nabbing unreleased music by Beyoncé in a car break-in last summer has pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to two years in prison.Tue, 12 May 2026 23:53:41 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-12/beyonce-unreleased-music-theif-pleads-guilty-sentencedSandy fire spreads, prompting evacuation warnings in L.A. County
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/simi-valley-fire
A brush fire in Simi Valley has moved toward the communities that straddle the Ventura and Los Angeles county border.Mon, 18 May 2026 18:13:00 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/simi-valley-fire5 dead, including teen gunmen, at San Diego Islamic Center; hate motive probed
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/san-diego-police-swarm-islamic-center-amid-reports-of-active-shooter
Police in San Diego swarmed a local Islamic center after reports of an active shooter. Five people were killed, including two suspected gunmen.Mon, 18 May 2026 19:35:20 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/san-diego-police-swarm-islamic-center-amid-reports-of-active-shooterLargest fire ever recorded on Santa Rosa Island endangers 'gem of California coast'
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/largest-fire-ever-recorded-burns-santa-rosa-island-endangering-gem-of-california-coast
A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned nearly a fifth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.Mon, 18 May 2026 22:22:57 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/largest-fire-ever-recorded-burns-santa-rosa-island-endangering-gem-of-california-coastMark Fuhrman, LAPD detective known for O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 74
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/mark-fuhrman-lapd-detective-o-j-simpson-trial-dies
Mark Fuhrman, the lead case detective known for his investigation of the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, died on May 12, authorities in Kootenai County, Idaho, confirmed.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:56:37 GMThttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/mark-fuhrman-lapd-detective-o-j-simpson-trial-dies