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July 31, 2008
If you happened to find yourself pushing your way through throngs of vintage Nike-clad hipsters and fedora-and-vested ladies on the Strip Wednesday night then you were probably caught up in the hype surrounding the joint performance between world class DJ-AM and former Blink 182 drummer impresario Travis Barker. With three concerts this summer at the Roxy under the alias TRV$-AM, the unprecedented alliance between rock and dance has forced LA to its knees with...
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Part two of two. Wednesday: Atmosphere and Marketplace. Today: Pornstars. Note: Some photos are NSFW. As mentioned yesterday, last month, the 12th annual edition of Erotica LA, "[featuring] over 300 erotic-themed booths and [attacting] over 40,000 consumers," took place Downtown at the LA Convention Center. Pornstars in attendance included Tera Patrick, Sunny Leone, Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Teagan Presley, Jenna Haze, Jessica Drake, Stormy Daniels, Kaylani Lei, Dana DeArmond, Bobbi Starr, Kimberly Kane, Justine Joli,...
Continue Reading "Pornstars @ Erotica LA, 6/7 & 6/8/08"Since they burst on the scene a few years ago, there is one thing that has remained constant in the many live performances from UK imports Bloc Party and that is their ability to constantly deliver a stand-out performance. While their catalog consists of only two LPs and a few singles here and there, their sound still feels fresh and live their tracks are almost all crowd pleasers....
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Variety reports that last night Fox dominated the ratings with "So You Think You Can Dance". It's not that this is an achievement for Fox, considering what a copycat and sub-par program "So You Think You Can Dance" is - just look at what it's up against: "Baby Borrowers" and reruns. A halfway decent idea on several nights of the week would trounce the dreck that is dished up on network TV. TV is losing...
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Friday If you’ll be in the OC Friday night be sure to check out Bike-Curious?; a group show exploring bike culture at the GO, RILLA! Gallery. Bring your bike for a free check-up and group ride to new restaurant/bar the Crosby!! Opening reception 7-10pm GO, RILLA! Gallery 3013 N. Main St. Santa Ana In Hollywood, La Luz de Jesus Gallery is opening their annual summer group show with Cream of the Crop. Featuring the works...
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July 31, 2008
Skateboarding (and a whole lot more) is allowed today Downtown because the X Games are in town. / Photo by ~db~ via LAist's flickr pool. Can you believe it's already July 31? Well, here's a few interesting items tonight to celebrate the end of the month: GAMES: X Games 14 kicks off today and ends on Sunday. Performance venues are Staples Center, the Event Deck at LA Live and Home Depot Center. On the...
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Inspired by the popular Big Apple BBQ Block Party in New York, the L.A. BBQ Festival will take place at the Santa Monica Beach North Parking Lot on September 13-14. Enjoy the grilled meats from some of the top pitmasters around the country. Tickets are $10 a day or $50 for a two-day fast pass that gets you admission on both days, shorter lines for food and beer, and more (food/drink not included though). But...
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KCRW's Garth Trinidad plays Afro Funke tonight at Zanzibar in Santa Monica Tonight Garth Trinidad @ Zanzibar Moby @ Malibu Performaing Arts Center Pinback, El Ten Eleven @ Samueli Theatre Grand Ole Party, The Parson Red Heads @ The Echo John Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre Aushua, Radars to the Sky, Forcefield ON @ Detroit Bar Castledoor, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra @ The Scene Voyager One, The Spires, Polar X, Lights On @ Silverlake...
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Moving into the third and final weekend of REDCAT's New Original Works Festival, the program is at its most varied--music, dance and performance art. Included in this evening of innovative projects are alumni of previous REDCAT productions Anne LeBaron (with Douglas Kearney) and Rosanna Gamson/World Wide with one woman bundle of fury and fun Kristina Wong! Award-winning composer Anne LeBaron and poet/writer Douglas Kearney present a theatrical song cycle they call Sucktion, telling the story...
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Part one of two. Today: Atmosphere and Marketplace. Thursday: Pornstars. Last month, the 12th annual edition of Erotica LA, "[featuring] over 300 erotic-themed booths and [attacting] over 40,000 consumers," took place Downtown at the LA Convention Center. While it is still the largest adult convention of its kind in Southern California, the consensus among several insiders in the adult industry was that it was the worst experience for them thus far. Indeed, many of...
Continue Reading "Atmosphere & Marketplace @ Erotica LA, 6/7 & 6/8/08"Tonight is ride number two for Councilman Tom LaBonge's cutely name "Tour LaBonge" bicycle ride series where constituents are invited to come along. At 6:15 p.m., riders will meet at the Mulholland Fountain (Riverside Dr./Los Feliz Blvd.) and embark on a 10-mile ride along the LA River and in Griffith Park. Half way through, it's ice cream time at Travel Town, which is near where a brush fire ignited on Sunday afternoon, and then back...
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Oakland's pranksters/dancemasters wallpaper. are playing several L.A. shows next month, including Dance Right (even better link) at La Cita on August 14th. On local label Eenie Meenie Records (Great Northern), wallpaper. is the brainchild of Eric Frederic, lead singer of indie rock group Facing New York, and aka Ricky Reed (apparently just returned after having gone missing). His partner in crime is Arjun Singh, and together the duo produce shamelessly ironic, retro dance music with...
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Shark Week continues and as LAist has already reported, "American Idol" man-bimbo Ryan Seacrest was bitten by a shark (non-fatally unfortunately). What other dubious celebrities could we send to appropriately infested waters? Word has it that since NBC's summer offerings have not done so well, NBC co-chairman of Entertainment (sounds like a position on a Caribbean cruise ship), Ben Silverman, might be out of a job this fall. Evidently the summer lineup, heavy with cheap...
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The solid bronze legend of punk at Hollywood Forever Cemetery | Photo by Carrie Meathrell/LAist Gabba Gabba Hey! If you're not already wearing it, you should throw on that tattered CBGB shirt, and maybe the stinky leather jacket and head down to the city's most beloved final resting place. To honor and celebrate the life and contributions of John William Cummings (known to the universe as Johnny Ramone) to the world of music and...
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July 30, 2008
FILM George Lucas' classic film American Graffiti screens tonight in Glendale. The film immortalizes the cruising lifestyle of young Americans and helped launch the careers of Hollywood heavyweights such as Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford and Ron Howard. 7:30 pm // Alex Theater // 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale // $10 DRINK One of the great things about living in L.A. is the ability to host outdoor events almost year round. Twilight at the Club...
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Sunday night, The Black Ghosts had a late start at Turntable Lab for the release party for their new self-titled album. There was an amiable crowd hanging around in anticipation though, checking out the dj store's collection of street art and photography books, tee shirts and spinning equipment. They were also drinking free Sparks and pocketing free "mixtape" cds from the band. The Black Ghosts are a duo from London, on Fatboy Slim's label Country...
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Photo by marfis75 via Flickr Tonight Killah Priest @ El Rey Erik Janson @ The Mint Ambrosia @ Pershing Square Jon McLaughlin @ Troubadour The Virgins, Friendly Fires @ Spaceland The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones @ Avalon Jay Reatard, Cheap Time, White Lies @ The Echo Chromeo, Peanut Butter Wolf @ Music Box/Henry Fonda James Taylor and His Band of Legends @ The Greek Theatre Afghan Raiders, Old Gold, Letron, Victim Vision @...
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Caught out on the streets of Chinatown... Yesterday in STYLEist: Shooting Star or Falling Star?...
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The new Skylight Books 1814 Space about to become our new favorite haunt | Photo by Tom Andrews/LAist First Dutton's closed, then Beyond Baroque was in trouble, but then wasn't, but might be again soon. It was only last December when Village Books was having a "we might have to go out of business sale" that was sucessful enough they didn't have to close. For a town that is closing its beloved bookstores and...
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