Cynthia Erivo (left) and Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” Universal Pictures. I’ll be staying away from theaters showing “Wicked” like they’re hospital Covid wards fresh out of masks. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. It appears singing in the theater is a thing, which makes sense because “Wicked” was a beloved Broadway musical,…

Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. You don’t want to hear about the election unless you had a big worm crawl in your brain and prompt you to vote incorrectly (which might earn you a cabinet post) and I don’t want to talk about it. Especially since my week would’ve sucked even…

Clark County Election Department poll workers check in voters at a table as people vote at the Meadows Mall in Las Vegas on Oct. 21, 2024. Original photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Tuesday will likely be a rampaging angry clown show. The whole election has been, as were the…

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center in West Allis, Wis. on Nov. 1, 2024. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. We know what you’re asking. What in the world is a local music publication doing…

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images. LOS ANGELES — David Gilmour and the Los Angeles…

Alex Van Halen, “Brothers.” Alex Van Halen certainly understands how to keep an audience wanting more. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Brothers Alex Van Halen Harper Get it on Amazon. His new book, “Brothers” lasts 226 pages. Sammy Hagar, the guy who came along and likely saved the band when David…

Liam Payne photographed in London on June 8, 2023. Photo: Annabel’s. It’s shameful we can’t express how we feel about people until they’re not around to hear it. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I know; if people start doing that all randomly, everyone would start freaking out. But it’s a nice…

Insert Foot on the Jane’s Addiction kerfuffle. The Interwebs sure caught fire Saturday morning. Hysterical people were suffering nervous breakdowns as if their beloved pets were being devoured by marauding immigrants, once that video went public of Perry Farrell pushing his skinny little rocker chest into Dave Navarro’s skinny…

Isaac Hayes in New York City in 1972. Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images. You ever wonder what horrors are ensconced in Donald Trump’s personal playlist? That’s a trick question. I seriously doubt he understands what a playlist is. It’s not even his rapidly-advancing age. He almost certainly doesn’t understand…

“Boom: A Film About the Sonics.” “Boom: A Film About the Sonics” is the long-awaited documentary about the formidable garage-rock band from Tacoma, Wash. “Boom: A Film About the Sonics” Director Jordan Albertsen Distributed by The Forge Theater locations 5/10 Writer-director Jordan Albertsen chronicles the band’s beginnings through their…