Five questions with Alejandro Escovedo: The trailblazing singer-songwriter is headlining Adams Avenue Unplugged
Alejandro Escovedo perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2014. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP) Born in San Antonio in 1951 to a Mexican father and a Texan mother, Alejandro Escovedo moved with his family to Orange County when he was seven years old. The family eventually e
‘The Black Family’ is back: How Mountain View refused to let the city forget its history
After a 12-year journey, “The Black Family” statue will soon resume its place in one of San Diego’s oldest parks — and in the city’s arts world.A new version of the statue will replace the 52-year-old original that was removed due to years of decay, at its old home at the front of Neal Petties Mount
As Renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dres
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