Sounds

Opera in Service of Its Audience

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james ransome, sunset boulevard sounds

The Sounds of a City

Playing a Sweet Mix of Gumbo

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Alta Picks: FisherPoets Gathering

the our fifty states project began as a publicity stunt and has ended, 17 years and a pandemic later, as a 54 album set—one for each state in the union plus puerto rico, other us territories, the district of columbia, and the moon

To California, from California

826 Valencia Voices

a homeless woman and her son live in a parking lot designated for people experiencing housing insecurity

Safe Space for the Mobile Homeless

la opera’s first artist in residence, composer conductor and macarthur fellow matthew aucoin, leads the company’s orchestra in a 2018 production of rigoletto

Matthew Aucoin Makes Opera for 2020

The Tomb of the Unknown “Wetback”

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Alta’s Best Podcasts 2019

Recorded Live: Singer Paula West Gets Personal

Hummingbirds Are Fascinating. Really.

Can Cancer Be Funny?

Nick Neely Follows the Footsteps of Portolá

Mr. Peace on Modern Resistance

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Renaissance of the Written Word

Native son Buck Owens helped define the raw and rough-hewn Bakersfield sound that cemented California’s important role in the evolution of country music.

California’s Role in Country Music

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Remembering Climbing Legend Tom Frost

Man-Made Meat is a Very Real Thing

Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark Project

Past, Present and Future: Women in Classical Music

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CalFire’s Aerial First Responders

Musso & Frank Grill Turns 100

Altatude Cartoonist Phil Witte

The Money-Making Manson Inc.

Northern California’s Wild Horses

Planet’s Woke Satellites

Bonus Episode: Rethinking Steve Jobs

Can the L.A. Times be Saved?

Bonus Episode: L.A.’s Underground Nightlife

The Fierce Issues Surrounding Feral Cats

Bonus Episode: Julian Guthrie’s Alpha Girls

Getting to Know Jack London

California’s Dining Trends

Podcast Boom

The Final Event

Beverly Hills Subway

Underground Adventurers

The Original Girl in the Well

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Our 10 Favorite California-based Podcasts

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How We Listen Now: The Podcast Boom

Totally Over In-N-Out

A ride on the TMZ Celebrity Bus Tour

Whole Earth Catalog

Chicano Batman’s guitarist and singer Bardo Martinez (right) rocks a Florida crowd earlier this year with the band’s potent blend of garage rock, psychedelia and Latin sounds.

Chicano Batman’s Musical Stew