Pasadena Weekly

2 days ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Ed Condran

Considering the events of 2025, Pasadena could use a party. The Pasadena Heritage Bridge Party — held on odd-numbered years — returns Saturday, July 19, on the historic Colorado Bridge. The event includes live music on three stages, an array of food and beverages from Pasadena restaurants, fun activities for kids and a display of vintage vehicles. “This has been a heartbreaker of a year,” said Michael Robleto, Pasadena Heritage board chair. “I think we all need a party.

1 week ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Christina Fuoco

Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser says staying passionate about music is easy. The former member of 2CELLOS thrives on the applause and passion of his fans. “When sharing the music with an audience in person, you feel their love, their excitement and then you feel the same way,” Hauser said. “It’s the best feeling you can have as a musician.”He will have that same experience when he plays the Greek Theatre on Friday, May 30. “We want to make people feel emotions,” Hauser said. “My shows are so diverse.

1 week ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Ed Condran

It's been three years since "Welcome 2 Club XIII" dropped, so the Drive-By Truckers must be due for a new album. Considering the content of 2001's "Southern Rock Opera" and 2016's "American Band," fans are expecting more politically fueled rock. "With all that's happening in the world, yeah we'll probably address it," vocalist-guitarist Patterson Hood said while calling from his Portland, Oregon, home. "(Vocalist-guitarist Mike) Cooley and I will get together and talk.

1 week ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Ellen Snortland

A tricky part of PTSR (Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction) is that it’s not always clear what will trigger me or other fire survivors. Note that I don’t call it a “disorder,” which suggests something is wrong or abnormal; after experiencing something horrific, it’s completely natural to have various reactions that may seem out of place to others. “We’d love to have you over for a home-cooked meal,” said one dear and long-standing friend.

2 weeks ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Ellen Snortland

As Altadena fire survivors, our latest heartbreak started with an innocent text: “Hi, I’m Scott Cameron with Tetra Tech.” We switched to a phone call. Scott said, “We’re at your property right now to take 16 trees we’ve determined are hazardous.” “Wait a minute,” I said, “Which trees? We’re leaving them alone to give them a chance at regrowth.” We agreed to switch to FaceTime so Scott could show us what he had in mind. Ken and I commented on how considerate Scott was for doing that.