Summer may be coming to an end, but the Hollywood Bowl will be still be there for you. Rufus Wainwright will be performing the famous set from Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert on Sunday, September 23. Bright Eyes, alongside the LA Phil, will play on Saturday, September 29. You have a chance to win and be at one of these concerts with a nice Bristol Farms picnic basket compliments of LAist. No crazy......

Not only are we giving away 15 pairs of tickets to these three shows, we are throwing in a Bristol Farms picnic basket voucher! All you have to do when you enter is fill out the form and choose one of the concerts: - The Decemberists (July 7th) - Café Tacuba (July 15th) - Cool Britannia! With Jamie Cullum (July 21st) It couldn't be easier to enjoy one of LA's finest performance spaces. Contest......

I'm pissed. On Tuesday night, one of Hollywood's top clubs had too many fat chicks and at least one couch that belonged on the porch of a frat house. Yes, I know there are people out there with real problems. Cry me a Red Bull and vodka. I'm not talking about the underprivileged, I'm talking about Privilege. I didn't want to roll deep, roll dubs, or roll bows. I just wanted to roll out. Privilege......

We've been a little bit crazy about tacos lately here at LAist, even venturing to the far reaches of Culver City and San Pedro to find the city's best. But what with gas prices skyrocketing and food prices doing much the same thing, sometimes even a quick trip down to Pedro can really be a bigger budget-hassle than it's worth. Lucky for you, the intrepid foodies of your favorite city blog have been conducting......

Cooler, crisper weather seems to be accompanying Thanksgiving week in the Southland this year, so locals who stick around town (a subject of debate on LAist comments today) can enjoy this season’s bonus of "winter" weather along with our regular local gastronomic bounty. For those who haven’t yet settled on their menu, a day or so remains to peruse the plethora of Thanksgiving culinary suggestions, recipes, and other relevant information that’s out there. Keeping......