The Asphalt Orchestra playing in one of the many formations on stage. The ensemble opens the Valley Performing Arts Center’s season in Northridge on Sept. 13, 2012. The West Coast debut of the band, which plays in concert halls, rock clubs, jazz basement on the street often in guerrilla mode, plays new music, pop, jazz, world music and a mixture of all the above. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
