Detail of creepy-cool clown mural painted by "Wizard" in 1975, which marks the entrance to fun! A few weeks back I promised to continue the photo essay of my next-door neighbor, the Redondo Beach Pier, where there is always something weird and wonderful to see and do. The Fun Factory is the next best thing to a cheesy, down-the-shore/midway arcade. Sure, Santa Monica Pier has its Ferris wheel, calliope and similar games of chance,......

After a visit to the doctor for my yearly oil change and lube, I was in the need of a bit of fresh air. Don't you just hate the irony of a heavy-set doctor telling you that your blood pressure is closer to high than it should be and that losing all the weight you gained back might be a really good idea? Yeah, me too. Damn it, I really wasn't planning on any......

Gram Rabbit @ Spaceland Happy Hollows, Billionaires, Soft Hands @ The Echo Metal Skool, The Rainmain Suite, Silver Needle, Die Fast @ Key Club Inherit Disease, Gomorrah, Necronazarene, Abysmal Chaosphere, Rott @ Safari Sam's Seasons, Teddy's Cheer Club, Baxter House, Dirty City Brothers @ Mr. T's Bowl Free To Be Me @ Redondo Beach Pier (drum circle 4pm) The Minor Canon, Satisfaction, The Prix @ Viper Room......

The Brat, Aztlan Underground, Quetzal, One Struggle @ Self Help Graphics Die Die Die, Teenage Frames @ Silverlake Lounge Whiteboy James & the Blues Express @ Harvelle's (on the Redondo Beach Pier) Bad Dudes, Flee the Century, Ima Fucking Gymnast, Love Boat, Vomit Bomb @ The Smell The Brombies @ Viva Cantina Riders in the Sky @ Hollywood Bowl......

New York Times Does Culver City "Clearly, things have changed. Culver City, once considered a place to drive by on your way to somewhere else, has become Los Angeles's newest stylish neighborhood, a magnet for lovers of the arts, good food and culture. One part Hollywood nostalgia, one part modern design, the city-within-a-city now inspires expressions like “nascent Chelsea” and 'L.A.'s new restaurant mecca.'”(New York Times) What's in Your Fish? Pesticide and We Have......

If you are a "large lady" or "one of the men who loves them", the odds are that you've already heard of Club Moxie, located on the Redondo Beach Pier. For the rest of you who haven't had the opportunity to familiarize yourself, it is a night club that caters to obese chicks, and has a bunch of thuggy chubby-chasers who go there and stir up trouble for our fine beach city.Because I live......

There are about a million different ways to spend 50 cents, but none are as awesome as the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Redondo Beach Fun Factory located on the Redondo Beach Pier. Enjoy the film, but don't get too dizzy!......

Grab your keys and leave your debit card at home. Unless otherwise noted, all of the following shows are free of charge. MONDAY, 8/22 Inara George performs at the echo at 10:30pm. TUESDAY, 8/23 Catch the Susie Hansen Band at the Redondo Beach Pier at 6pm. WEDNESDAY, 8/24 Silversun Pickups play Spaceland at 9pm. (There's a $5 cover charge. However, you can get in free if you contact the band via myspace and request......