Christian Wolf

TOCA Backstage

Arts EN ↓ 55 episodes

TOCA Backstage connects the audience with our performers before they step foot on the stage. You’ll hear from artists about how they got started, what you can expect from their show, what inspires them – and even advice and inspiration for the next genera

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Christian Wolf

Episodes

020 - Tommy Chong 07.04.2020

While not a part of our upcoming season, it was an honor to speak with Tommy Chong.

019 - The Hot Licks - Music of Dan Hicks 03.02.2020

Christian Wolf sat down to talk to the members of the Hot Licks Band about their performance in Torrance. Upcoming shows here: https://torrancearts.org/upcoming-shows/ Dan Hicks passed away on Feb. 6, 2016 but his band, The Hot Licks, play on! The Hot Licks are original members of Dan’s backing band. They perform classic gems written by the Man himself as well as songs that Dan Hicks loved to...

017 - Jargie The Science Girl Interview - Jocelyn Argueta 17.01.2020

Christian Wolf sits down with Jocelyn Argueta (AKA Jargie the Science Girl) about her upcoming show in Torrance: https://torrancearts.org/jargie-science-girl/ Explore the world through the eyes of Jargie the Science Girl! And her lab assistant, Benjamin the Penguin. Come visit her laboratory for an energetic, interactive scientific adventure that is sure to rattle the molecules of your mind. Bub...

016 - Mark Cordes - Spouse Whisperer 22.11.2019

Take a comic journey from “love at first sight” through “‘till death do us part”, and all the funny stuff in between. Mark Cordes is an inventive comedian and humorist who has been hailed by critics as a “One Man Laugh Factory.” From his humble start at an open mic, he steadily worked his way up the comedy ladder. Enjoy a hilarious peek into the real world of relationships, a decidedly positive v...

015 - Mostly Kosher w/ Leeav Sofer & Janice Mautner Markham 08.11.2019

Performance coming up in Torrance, CA on November 3, 2019. Reserve your seat here: https://torrancearts.org/mostly-kosher/ Mostly Kosher, the acclaimed Jewish cultural revival band, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural musical roots through ravenous post-klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Mostly Kosher is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz,...