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San Diego weekend arts events: Ghost taxis, an alien painting and a new indie film series

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: San Diego ballet teams up with Gilbert Castellanos; Robert Xavier Burden unveils “The Alien Painting”; Burn All Books and Scanners Archive screen indie films; "Empty Ride" at the Globe; Moxie Theatre launches a new playwriting festival; Daygo Eatz; plus live music picks and more.
For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods

Christopher Intagliata

The Los Angeles fires impacted many musical artists, destroying instruments, record collections and hard drives of irreplaceable work.
Politics

New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center

Neda Ulaby

"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.
Almost a year after the battle, Kendrick Lamar has won the war

Sidney Madden

The Compton rapper fashioned the Super Bowl halftime show as his victory lap, taking the culture to new heights and his pettiness to new lows.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 shortlist includes OutKast, Maná, Phish and Billy Idol

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Maná and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis.
Arts & Culture

Lost songs from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' find voice in new piece

Olivia Hampton

Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.
Questlove's new film probes 'The Burden of Black Genius' – starting with Sly Stone

Mandalit del Barco

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health.
This week's pop charts are all about The Weeknd — and the Grammys

Stephen Thompson

This week, The Weeknd's new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, debuts atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the biggest winners and performers from the Grammys experience big chart bumps.
International

Bryan Adams concert in Australia is canceled after a 'fatberg' causes sewage overflow

Manuela López Restrepo

The blockage was detected near a Perth arena mere hours before Canadian musician Bryan Adams' sold-out show was set to take place. Water authorities warned of wastewater overflow at the venue.
Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary

Terry Gross

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."