Sloane Berrent

We don't always know whow or why YouTube's get picked up and passed around like a common cold, but we received this video 3 times today from very different people. With comments like "Awwww so funny you'll love it." And, "Wow, check this out." Maybe we're too tired from a long week of loving LA but it's not that funny. Is it? We think it's perfect material for YouTube. And that's meant to be...

Stevie Wonder never ceases to amaze. He is a true icon, a kind spirit, and funny. The man is really funny and the crowd loves him. I think the concert of the summer has to be Stevie Wonder at the Greek this past Wednesday. I'm not just saying that because I went with a superfan who drove all the way from Colorado to see this show or because everyone seemed to know every word...

Quote of the week: 'Who are YOU?" said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, 'I - I hardly know sir, just at present - at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.' - from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Good Benefits The Players Toast Awards at the...

Catching Brandi Shearer's sultry voice live would be a great way to enjoy your holiday weekend. LAist caught her last show at Hotel Cafe and was humming her tunes and listening to her album for days. This time around, LAist had the opportunity to catch up with Brandi and get to know a little bit more about what makes her sounds so unique, what it's like being signed to Amoeba Records and how living in...

Up for a little do gooding and want to meet some good people along the way? Check out Philanthro Productions event at the Cabana Club tonight. Called "STRUT: A PARTY AND FASHION SHOW BENEFIT FOR CAMP HEARTLAND," it's $15 donation at the door. Philanthro Productions is a new company that is working on engaging people to find out how to give back while still having fun. So they throw events around town, you have...

An epic battle of apathetic grandeur. Outside of carrot cake, scruffy beards and driving home from work in record setting time, there is nothing I like more than spoofs on hipsters. Granted, actually liking something like this bears a certain amount of hipsterness, which I mean, whatever man. I don't care. In watching this video, I have identified my five favorite quotes. It was hard to choose. "Exclusivity, that's what it's all about today."...

Quotes of the week: "There are two kinds of people in this world, the givers and the takers. The takers eat better, but the givers sleep better." - Danny Thomas "A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle." - Benjamin Franklin "The time is always right to do what is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Good Art California Design Biennial 2007 August 19 - September 30, 2007 Pasadena Museum of...

Summer is coming to a close and we don't know about you, but we're feeling a little charitable. As nonprofits gear up for their busiest season with traditional calls to action for annual funds and holiday donations, we are going to bring you a few other ways you can become involved, and hopefully, inspired to give a little bit back too. Do you have an event, benefit, item for sale that you would like...

Women in Film and General Motors have announced their second opportunity for Women in Film through the Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers program. Five up-and-coming female filmakers will be chosen to participate in a six-day, full-immersion mentoring program and also be assisted in getting meetings with studios, film professionals and distributors. Winners will be chosen from a WIF selection committee comprised of professional filmmakers and entertainment industry executives. Here are the details: Entries must...

Vampire Weekend rocked out two shows last week and it seems the hype is worth the, ahem, hype this time. The first at the Troubadour Monday night we heard was a blast. We managed to catch their second show at the Silverlake Lounge the following night and it was packed. Like really really packed. A William Morris agent friend of ours remarked that the Silverlake Lounge has never been so crowded. And after a...