“A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” is an old English proverb most semanticists insist means that a timely effort will prevent more work later on. For a certain Sacramento artist the phrase takes on new …

“You always were my favorite drug, even when we used to take drugs.” It’s simple English but what a profound statement, especially when you consider the source and put it in context. It’s a now …

The mountains slowly swallowed the big yellow sun as darkness descended on the desert. An art installation shot off massive fireballs and a bright Ferris wheel spun in the distance as a kaleidoscope of laser …

At the tender age of 16, Montreal-born jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky is shaking up the genre by bringing youthful energy to the microphone and a musical gift that comes along once a generation. Octaves are …

I met Sean Cheetham at the L.A. Art Show. There were several artists hanging out at the booth. We were introduced, but Sean didn’t say much. At first I thought he was shy, or maybe …

The breeze whistles carrying with it the cleansing smell of sea salt. Fine grains of warm brown sand funnel through bare toes. The sun dances on a blue-green foreground giving way to navy and then …

The big cat sits quietly in a kind of artistic purgatory, but clearly closer to damnation than salvation. His paws have been severed and dried epoxy oozes from the crack around neck. The artificial glue …

By Eastern European standards he was a child a privilege. The family had a nice third floor apartment overlooking the hospital where his father worked as a surgeon. A mortuary was located next to the …

He shared stages with The Rolling Stones, opened for a reunited Led Zeppelin and has smoked Willie Nelson’s weed. He sold millions of records, played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Montreux Jazz Festival and …

It was a frigid January evening and Stephen Mallon was sitting in a bar in New York City during happy hour with his wife. Images of U.S. Air flight 1549 were all over the TV. …

Something interesting happened to me the other day. I was D-friended on facebook or DFB’d if your texting. Yes, D-friended is my new made up word. It’s when one of your facebook friends removes you …

Beckoning ten slouchy teenagers into his living room, Kim Weston announces with a sweep of his hand, ”Don’t be shy, look around. This isn’t a museum—this is my home!” In fact, it’s both. Kim does …