Love it or hate it, tonight's New Year's Eve. And while half of the city has vacated for NYE's in Vegas, there's plenty to do right here in LA to welcome '08. Fireworks Catch the midnight fireworks in Marina Del Rey. At 11:55 pm and 30-seconds, one firework will be shot into the air for each second, counting down to midnight--and then a few more into 2008. The show be seen from anywhere in the......

Jason Bentley spends four nights a week in the basement studios of KCRW at Santa Monica College. 20 years ago that was virtually the job description of a DJ, but Jason's one of those DJ that didn't exist 20 years ago. He's as likely to be found talking music on the radio as he is to be spinning to four city block's worth of dancing revelers in downtown Los Angeles. If you've enjoyed "Metropolis"......

After a good two weeks, we think it's safe to say that we've sufficiently recovered. At least, enough to post pictures from five? Six? Was it seven hours (?) of big bad bass, booming beats, and best of all, babes in furry boots at Giant Village. Yes, while LAist was pretty focused on the breakbeats thrown down by Hybrid and The Crystal Method on the Community Service Stage, we leave the music reviews for......

Don't have the extra $75 for Giant Village this Saturday? Maybe you're concerned over the possibility of a freak rainstorm canceling the party? Don't worry. We've got you covered thanks to the Music Center and their latest "make Downtown a hip place to be" event. And hey, it's so hip, you can't even take photos of the skyscrapers (via LAO). The first of four NocTOURnals begins Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. But it's sort......

Tonight: Tom Jones @ Hollywood Bowl Raconteurs @ Wiltern Brian Bell @ Whiskey Freedy Johnston @ McCabes PM Dawn @ The Joint Ninja Academy, XO @ CIA Saturday: Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method - Giant Village @ Downtown Slick Rick @ Viper Room Slayer @ Long Beach Arena Tom Jones @ Hollywood Bowl Blue Cheer @ Key Club Rusted Root @ House of Blues Imperial Teen @ Knitting Factory Velvet Revolver @ Pacific Amphitheatre......

We, along with about a bazillion other people, were a little more than miffed when Giant Village crashed and burned on New Year's Eve. Heck, that's not even a true statement, since it never took off. But it's been six months, and we think we're over it. At least, that's what out therapists told us. Or maybe we're over it because Giant Village has risen out of the rainy ashes and is promising to......

We all remember Giant Village getting cancelled this year. Well to be technical, it was last year. Anyway, there was another party cancelled last year around this time called Lucent L'amour. Okay, to be technical again, it wasn't fully cancelled. But if you paid around 25 bucks to go to a party that was supposed to close at 4:00 a.m., and the fire marshal kicks you out at 2:30, some might be a bit......

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From the tone of the comments in this post, a lot of folks are very angry about the Giant Village cancellation. If you want to inquire about refunds and such, we've got the contact info in that post. We're more interested, though, in the people who wouldn't let the abrupt death of their original plans get them down. Silverwolf of Blog or Death? opted to stay in and make it a movie night while......

Take the train or the bus for that matter for free today. MTA doesn't want your drunk driving ass bloodying up the streets. Speaking of having someone else drive you, LAist New Year's recommendation for the future: make a car or taxi reservation for your new year's festivities early. We wanted a cab to come get us last night and drive us from the valley to Santa Monica but we were met with busy......

Earlier this week when we were hurting from the evils of drink, we got this advice over and over: exercise. Realizing you may have had a bit of liquor last night -- and keeping in mind that weather may soon make this impossible -- we suggest a series of walking/hiking resources. Because the air might do you good. The new book Walking LA by Erin Mahoney has a great set of walking tours that......

According to a few reports, including one on LJ's LA community page, it looks like you won't have access to Fergie's Humps tonight (or Ben Gibbard's or Jason Bentley's for that matter). Police and Fire officials have supposedly cancelled Giant Village 6 for safety concerns. UPDATE: The fire department says it was event organizers, not authorities. Weren't going to Giant Village tonight? Well, you probably still have to worry about this problem as that......

The end of 2005 is nigh. Luckily there's still time to get a dose of high culture before the year comes to a close -- most of the city's major museums will be open for at least part of the day. UCLA's Hammer Museum is open today from 11am - 3pm. Their big show is the low-art-as-high-culture Masters of American Comics, which is split between the Hammer and MOCA. With a big chunk of......

We aren't going to tell you where to go for the most over-hyped of holidays. Instead, we urge you to take the highly scientific personality quiz the LA Alternative Press has cooked up to help you pick among the zillions of faboo events happening around the southland this Saturday night. Of course you've heard about Giant Village, with its mad DJs and the Flaming Lips; Anon Salon's downtown Circ-O-Six with burlesque and circus performers......