The Westside of Your Mind: The Negro Problem’s “Portable L.A. Headspace”

  • 7 PM
  • WEDNESDAY: 11/2/2011
  • HAMMER MUSEUM
  • FREE FOR EVERYONE (Priority seating for Hammer members!)
  • Parking under museum: $3 after 6 PM

Stew—L.A. indie rocker, Tony-award winner and leader of afro-baroque band The Negro Problem and his longtime creative partner Heidi Rodewald kickoff their residency at UCLA Live with this free event at the Hammer. Teacher/composer/writer and KPFK DJ Barry Smolin join Stew and Heidi for an unpredictable evening about memory, the creative process and living in Los Angeles.

Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024-4343

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All Hammer Public Programs are free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required. Parking is available under the museum for $3 after 6:00pm.
Info: (310) 443-7000

Do you have opinions about Los Angeles? A strong impression or memory? Share your thoughts, or tell us what Stew and Heidi have missed since leaving L.A. in 2004. Upload here – your memory or impression may be used as material for The Negro Problem’s L.A. song cycle that is being created for the performance at Royce Hall on Fri, Mar 9.