LAist was among a couple hundred lucky fans left with goose bumps after being treated to an intimate set of music by Brian Wilson. The former Beach Boy debuted material from his brand new, Van Dyke Parks-produced album, That Lucky Old Sun backed by his energetic 10-piece band. Classic Beach Boys faves "California Girls," "I Get Around," "Good Vibrations," and more. A couple audience members were chosen to ask Wilson questions mid-set and inquired about, ...

Early this morning at around 2:30 a lime green 2008 Porsche plummeted approximately 30 feet off the westbound 101 Freeway near Shoup Avenue and crashed into a parking structure on Burbank Boulevard. Once the vehicle landed it burst into fire, setting a nearby parked car aflame as well. The driver of the vehicle, who appeared to be alone, died in the accident. Their name has not been released. *According to another news network, the car ...

Early this morning at around 2:30 a lime green 2008 Porsche plummeted approximately 30 feet off the westbound 101 Freeway near Shoup Avenue and crashed into a parking structure on Burbank Boulevard. Once the vehicle landed it burst into fire, setting a nearby parked car aflame as well. The driver of the vehicle, who appeared to be alone, died in the accident. Their name has not been released. *According to another news network, the car ...

Take Metrolink from Santa Clarita to Union Station via Google Maps After finding out about Metro's new and improved transit map earlier today, we see that Metrolink is now on Google Transit, thanks to ExperienceLA's blog. We can't directly link to routes or embed them on a website, but give it a try yourself. As for Metro and Google Transit, they're talking, last we heard. (UPDATE, 2:46 P.M.: Metro just called us and said that ...

Via Xeni Jardin at boingboing, we find that Radiohead is doing a live webcast of tonight's concert at The Bowl in Santa Barbara. "It's one of our favourite places to play; I think we've ended tours there before," Colin Greenwood wrote in an e-mail. "It's not too big, in fact it's very intimate, a small arena with a dirt floor, set in pretty countryside. It should be a special night, for lots of reasons, and ...

Remember that woman who twittered the earthquake -- from her OB-GYN's office? She was in the stirrups when it happened. Whether you think she was an oversharer or a wildly tough chick, she's been done one better. Because now someone is having a baby, twittering all the while. For all we know, other women have twittered their labor already, but this is the first friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend to do so. We think it's cool. A little weird, ...

A rendering of what Metro Studio@Lankershim could look like The proposed Metro Studio@Lankershim (it will be the "NBC West Coast News Headquarters") that would be built over the Universal City Metro Red Line Station is an excellent project for the economy, jobs and the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. "The truth is we are in an almost life-and-death struggle to preserve and grow our entertainment jobs in Los Angeles and particularly in the Valley," LA ...

A rendering of what Metro Studio@Lankershim could look like The proposed Metro Studio@Lankershim (it will be the "NBC West Coast News Headquarters") that would be built over the Universal City Metro Red Line Station is an excellent project for the economy, jobs and the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. "The truth is we are in an almost life-and-death struggle to preserve and grow our entertainment jobs in Los Angeles and particularly in the Valley," LA ...

Remember that woman who twittered the earthquake -- from her OB-GYN's office? She was in the stirrups when it happened. Whether you think she was an oversharer or a wildly tough chick, she's been done one better. Because now someone is having a baby, twittering all the while. For all we know, other women have twittered their labor already, but this is the first friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend to do so. We think it's cool. A little weird, ...

What High Speed Rail could look like in Burbank | Image by CHSR Despite saying he wouldn't until the budget was passed, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a few bills yesterday that he liked. One of those was AB3034, which replaced Proposition 1 with Proposition 1a on the ballot. Both deal with making a High Speed Rail route between LA and SF with an estimated travel time of 2 hours, 40 or so minutes. The San Francisco ...

What High Speed Rail could look like in Burbank | Image by CHSR Despite saying he wouldn't until the budget was passed, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a few bills yesterday that he liked. One of those was AB3034, which replaced Proposition 1 with Proposition 1a on the ballot. Both deal with making a High Speed Rail route between LA and SF with an estimated travel time of 2 hours, 40 or so minutes. The San Francisco ...

Photo by the oddly named TheTruthAboutMort... via Flickr A contract security guard for the Department of Homeland Security ousted a woman from a Van Nuys federal building yesterday because she was wearing a t-shirt with "lesbian.com" printed on it when she came to pick up a social security card for her son. The guard from Paragon Security guard said he was right to do so and quoted The Rules and Regulations Governing Conduct on Federal ...

Image courtesy of the British Library. Londonist explored the hidden basement levels of the British Library.Phillyist wondered whether AT&T was treating them just like everyone else.Bostonist got all worked up about grammar. A local man, member of the Typo Eradication Advancement League and apparent troublemaker, was busted (or is it got busted?) fixing/besmirching an historic sign at the Grand Canyon.Seattlest talked with icanhascheeseburg... head honcho Ben Huh about the existence of dirty LOLcats and ultimate ...

Huevos rancheros are a classic hearty Mexican breakfast: fried corn tortillas topped with a fried egg and tomato salsa (warm or cold), along with a side of refried beans and rice. It's filling for sure -- but hardly healthy. However, with a few tweaks you can customize this delicious dish into a health-conscious, flavor-filled breakfast or lunch. Instead of frying the tortillas, bake them in the toaster until they are crisp. If fried eggs aren't ...

There are few places in Los Angeles where you can feel the history, where if you squint hard enough, you could easily be in the 1930s, and yet that have a key place in Los Angeles' future. That place is Union Station, one of the most beautiful buildings in our city. Most of it is open to the public and it's central to anyone who wants to take a train, bus or subway (which makes ...

Via the local neighborhood watch group, an 8th street robbery in a recent spate spanning the past week and a half occurred Wednesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. on Genesee near Clinton in the Melrose corridor area of Hollywood. "3-4 persons jumped out of a car and mugged two women (not confirmed) walking together possibly with strollers," the watch's website reported. "The robbers stole the victims purses then jumped back into their car and took off. ...

This Sunday marks the opening of “Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection,” an exhibition that surveys the evolution and scope of conceptual art by artists who have lived and worked in California. Curated by MOCA Curator Philipp Kaiser and Curatorial Assistant Corrina Peipon, the exhibition highlights over 60 artists and more than 200 works including collage, drawing, film, installation, photography, printmaking, sculpture and video. What is conceptual art? Sol LeWitt offers a definition: ...

The latest thing in great restaurant ideas? Pinot Bistro in Studio City has announced a new service for busy worker bees: Cuisine Rapide, a $20 lunch menu guaranteed to get you in and out of the restaurant in 45 minutes. The menu will change week to week, but expect to enjoy apps and entrees like beef tartare, onion soup with Comté cheese, steamed mussels with French fries, frisée spinach salad, and tarte tatin. This idea ...

The latest thing in great restaurant ideas? Pinot Bistro in Studio City has announced a new service for busy worker bees: Cuisine Rapide, a $20 lunch menu guaranteed to get you in and out of the restaurant in 45 minutes. The menu will change week to week, but expect to enjoy apps and entrees like beef tartare, onion soup with Comté cheese, steamed mussels with French fries, frisée spinach salad, and tarte tatin. This idea ...

As of last May, these were the 4 remaining rail options (View Larger Image) | Provided by Metro Here's one of the maps that will be seen at the upcoming Westside Extension meetings that Metro will be holding in September. Metro won't say what routes/alternatives have made the cut, but we do know this: the above map shows all four remaining subway possibilities from last May and all four might remain as possibilities. As for ...