“Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” – How can I resist you? [MOVIE REVIEW]

I really wanted to hate this movie; I really did. The first was such a perfunctory visit to a karaoke bar where no one was quite drunk enough to pull it off. And the opening of “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” is not promising. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is moping. As she prepares for the […]
Saw and Soul with Lou Mannick in Hermosa

Seduced and serenaded Lou Mannick brings “Saw and Soul” to Live at the Lounge Apart from the occasional percussionist, can you imagine someone going to a hardware store in search of a musical instrument? Well, you might, after watching Lou Mannick bring out the sweetest sounds from his saw. Yes, the same kind of saw […]
South Bay arts calendar for July 19 to 25

Thursday, July 19 It didn’t look good “The Desert and the Sea,” by Michael Scott Moore, is about the author’s 32 months held captive by Somali pirates. He’ll be discussing it at 7 p.m. at Pages: a bookstore, 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach. This is a ticketed event which includes book purchase. (310) 318-0900. It’s […]