Angelenos are crowding clown shows — ‘an act of counterculture’

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Chad Damiani (center) got his start in wrestling, which he says was great training for the drama and theatrics of clowning. Photo by Jill Petracek.

When you hear the word “clown,” you probably picture a hacky kid’s entertainer. Well, a group of super-talented LA-based performers are trying to change that.

The Broad’s “LA Intersections” is an upcoming festival-style exhibit of the music and spoken word scenes of LA. Punk rocker Keith Morris speaks to the importance of LA music history.

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