Jack Tracy is learning to ride his bike in the same park where he sees free, live kid’s concerts all summer long.

Jack and his mom, Natalie, live within walking distance of Pasadena’s Memorial Park, home to Levitt Pavilion Pasadena. “This park is a huge reason why we’re in this neighborhood,” says Natalie. “I never thought we’d find that in a city for our child.”  Continue reading

When Jimmy Webb performed his hit “MacArthur Park” in MacArthur Park on the Levitt L.A. stage, it did not cause a rip in the space-time continuum.

It was however, a very special night. In June 2013, the GRAMMY-winning songwriter performed his famous song for the very first time in the park.
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A photo of London's Southbank Centre

London’s Southbank Centre

In November we wrote about the whitewashing of 5 Pointz in Queens, a graffiti mecca that will soon become a residential high rise with retail space. Over the past few months, a similar controversy has been brewing between London’s Southbank Centre and the skateboarders who have been a fixture of the building’s undercroft (considered architectural dead space) for over 40 years.

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Levitt Pavilions' staff 2013 favoritesJust in case you were wondering, the staff of Levitt Pavilions love music. If you ever were to wander over to our offices, you’d hear anything from someone’s Spotify holiday playlist to a live Dublab stream.

So of course, the best way for us to wrap up 2013 is with our top five tracks of the year. After reading through, let us know what you loved about music in 2013.

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