Convos Stories

September 17, 2019

5 Questions (Mostly About Puppets) With The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Jonathan Rockefeller

Here's how Eric Carle's beloved characters come to life off-Broadway. With over 75 puppets in its stable, off-Broadway's The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a new creation appearing nearly once a minute, including bears, ducks, fireflies, a bunny, a seahorse, and, of...

September 13, 2019

7 Novalima Songs to Keep You Dancing All Week

By Kristen Day Have you ever been to Peru? What about a dancefloor? Thanks to the eight-member Afro-Peruvian folk ensemble, Novalima, we're headed to both! Novalima is an eclectic mix of ancient indigenous inspiration, Afro-Latino soul, danceable rhythm, and percussive...

September 10, 2019

This Is How The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Channels Its Inner Romero

Joaquin Rodrigo wrote Concierto Andaluz in 1967 for the Romero Quartet, an ensemble that's known as the "The Royal Family of the Guitar." WRTI's Susan Lewis spoke with the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, whose members were mentored by the Romeros. The...

September 10, 2019

Nassim: Explore Themes of Language, Race and Gender through Total Improvisation

Imagine entering a theatre and the only set items on stage are a microphone and a sealed envelope with the actor’s name on it. You come to find out that you might know more about the program than the actor...

September 10, 2019

Get to Know Yi-Nuo Wang

Meet Concert Artist Guild's classical pianist Yi-Nuo Wang. From schools in different continents, apprenticeships with cellist Andres Diaz and the Escher String Quartet, and performing in chamber concerts, Wang is no normal pianist. At only 22 years old, she has...

September 10, 2019

5 Songs by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet for a Productive Week

We’ve all been there... It’s Wednesday at noon and your week is dragging on. You start scrolling through Spotify for something new and can’t find the right thing to get you going again. Sounds like you are in need of...

September 10, 2019

Review: Cameron Graves’ Planetary Prince

By Michael J. Agovino, Pitchfork The collective known as the West Coast Get Down may have made its emphatic mark on the jazz world in 2015, but the bandmates have been honing their sound and approach for nearly two decades together...

September 10, 2019

Novalima Mixes Old and New Sounds From Peru

Few would have thought that the ancestral, gritty sounds of Afro-Peruvian music, made from a cajón (wooden box) and the rattle of a donkey jawbone, would become a modern sensation. But it has, thanks to the creative sounds of Novalima,...

September 9, 2019

9 Not-So-Small Space Race Facts

By Kristen Day We've all heard Neil Armstrong's famous quote, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." But how well do you know the story surrounding that famous spacewalk? Before you take off, launch into...

September 6, 2019

Theatre Review: One Small Step

It's easy to forget just how epic the Apollo 11 moon landing was: a human achievement probably never to be matched again for generations. Oxford Playhouse's two-hander, One Small Step, is a heart-warming reminder of the awe the story can...

September 5, 2019

Country singer Margo Price’s debut has even got Jack White excited

Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Don’t get Margo Price wrong. It’s not that the Illinois-reared, Nashville-based singer-songwriter isn’t flattered by comparisons to such respected country forbears as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. It’s just that such compliments only...

September 5, 2019

7 Reasons to See Camille Thomas

By Kristen Day If you hear classical music and don't get excited, we're here to expand your horizons. There are a million reasons to see cellist, Camille Thomas at Purdue in October, but we'll just give you seven. Her program...