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Like a vision from a fairytale: SILVER PHIAL

Like a vision from a fairytale: SILVER PHIAL

I defy you to hold on to that existential angst once the sound of Silver Phial wafts your way.


UCLA radio (.com) for indie music?

UCLA radio (.com) for indie music?

Every Sunday morning DJ Octoon arrives at the UCLA radio studios at a bright and way-too-early hour (for most partyin’ indie rock fans) to crank up his show: “I’m in a Band..”


SOUP Kitchen 7

SOUP Kitchen 7

The indie music event that’s been taking hold in LA these days, the SOUP Kitchen, has been consistently presenting some of the best new and emerging bands in Los Angeles. The most recent SOUP Kitchen show, SOUP Kitchen 7 was one of the most successful yet, featuring a wide variety of genres, from garage punk [...]


Megadeth Is God

Megadeth Is God

Remember Megadeth and how much they absolutely rocked ever since frontman Dave Mustaine got kicked out of Alcoholica for being alcoholic, got pissed off and vowed to create a bigger, better monster than Metallica, and then, as if by magic or a decree from above, the world was blessed with Megadeth? Remember that? Get ready [...]


Think your family could have their own reality show? Well here is your chance…

Think your family could have their own reality show? Well here is your chance...

This is a post for all you families out there!
Think your family could be the next big reality show hit? Do you love watching the crazy shenanigans on shows like Keeping up with the Kardashians and Hogan Knows Best? If you are sure that your family is the next big thing then Pink Sneakers Productions [...]


1st Annual LA Street Food Fest!

1st Annual LA Street Food Fest!

Get ready to EAT YOUR HEART OUT at the hottest Valentine’s date in the land!
This Valentine’s why not show love to the people who bring us meals on wheels? There are taco trucks, cupcake trucks, ice cream trucks, BBQ trucks, vegan trucks, fusion trucks, fruit carts, fish taco stands, bacon wrapped hot dogs, and many [...]


Valentine’s Day at Royal T…..?!?!??!?!

If your love loves oddness, quirkiness, and/or tends to raise their eyebrows quizzically at stuff you’ve never heard of, he (or she) will fall head over heels for this enormous art space, retail store and cafe rolled into one. Stop by on Valentine’s Day for a special Japanese- and French-inspired four-course menu ($60 per person) [...]


Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt

Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt

Don’t do something lame for Valentine’s Day like waste money at an expensive restaurant (you know they jack up the prices just for Valentine’s Day, right? It’s better to go the day after…). Go out, get some exercise, and play games with your Valentine’s Day sweetie. Do a Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt in Venice! Brought [...]


Belly Laughs for Haiti

Belly Laughs for Haiti

Haven’t donated to Haitian relief yet? Can’t decide between all the Haiti benefit concerts, art shows, comedy shows, etc, et al? Here’s one you don’t want to miss – the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Family Guy come together on Feb. 12 for a live stage show. Tickets start at $60, but [...]


SOUP’s On! SOUP Kitchen 7 Is Here!

SOUP's On! SOUP Kitchen 7 Is Here!

After a long, long, long, wait, you can wait for the long-awaited SOUP Kitchen 7 no more! SOUP Kitchen 7 features, once again, the absolute best in LA’s emerging art, music, and film, performed live right before your very eyeballs!
SOUP Kitchen 7 @ Neon Venus Theater
7023 Melrose Ave @ La Brea (by Pink’s!)
Saturday, Jan. 23, [...]


Buddha Bark Celebrity & Canine Style Lounge

Buddha Bark Celebrity & Canine Style Lounge

The Buddha Bark Celebrity & Canine Style Lounge was THE place to go this past weekend for all the grooming needs for you and your pooch. Featuring tons of doggie-centric vendors and products, the Buddha Bark Celebrity & Canine Lounge was a great place to get massaged, shampooed, fed, and watered.
There was the Wizard of [...]


One Too Many Mornings: NEW Indie Film to Hit Sundance

Just got a chance to see the new trailer for One Too Many Mornings, co-produced by Alex Mackey. who’s sitting here in our Culver City headquarters.

The film will premiere at Sundance on January 22, 6pm. Tickets are already sold-out for this screening, but check with your peeps to see if you can get in.
According to [...]


Rachel Rosenthal’s at It Again!

Rachel Rosenthal's at It Again!

Interdisciplinary artist Rachel Rosenthal will appear at Samuel French’s Hollywood location on Saturday, January 23, from 2:00 to 4:00pm to sign copies of her new book.
Her long awaited book, The DbD Experience: Chance Knows What It’s Doing!, just came out last month through Routledge. Samuel French is Los Angeles’ largest theater and film bookstore.
Details!
Sat. Jan. [...]


Area 33 NYE was…Cozy!

Area 33 NYE was...Cozy!

In my estimation, Area 33 was the place to be for NYE in LA. At any point in the night. This new venue in Culver City seems like it could very well be the replacement Space Island, or at least that’s what I hoped. Space Island was such a cool venue, with 3 separate DJ [...]


Jen Gloeckner – Mouth of Mars

Jen Gloeckner - Mouth of Mars

If you haven’t heard of Jen Gloeckner, you need to. There’s something about the way her dreamy music comes together that makes it altogether unique and completely fresh. I recently got my hands on her 15-track CD, Mouth of Mars – an entirely beautiful collection of songs like the voices of delicate hidden curios telling [...]


Absinthe, Opium, & Magic

Absinthe, Opium, & Magic

There’s a movement of sorts happening in theatre, a decidedly darker realm of theatrical performances that include aerialist, fire, caberet, burlesque, and loves to include the audience. The Grand Guignolers is one of these all-inclusive experiences in the vain of Cirque Berzerk, Lucent Dossier, and the whole steampunk aesthetic.
Join the Grand Guignolers Fridays and Saturdays [...]


An Evening of Sinister Amusement

Break out your black and get ready to enjoy a musical and cinematic event. Join them on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH for “An Evening of Sinister Amusement”, otherwise known as the second Mather Louth and Radio Noir residency show at the Unknown Theater. The evening promises to provide the eyes and ears with beautifully dark entertainment. [...]


Trader Vic’s – 50s Cheese in Downtown LA

Trader Vic's - 50s Cheese in Downtown LA

Trader Vic’s is a time warp back to when tiki bars were synonymous with a stiff kind of cool that only a smoking-jacket kind of guy could enjoy. It looks like everything else in Hollywood – carefully researched and designed, and lovingly molded from the latest and greatest plastics. It’s like the Mars 2012 of [...]


Affliction Tour with DANZIG!!!!

Affliction Tour with DANZIG!!!!

Check out the Affliction Tour THIS SATURDAY, featuring Glenn Danzig, Pennywise, and T.S.O.L at the Long Beach Convention Center. I’ve seen the tickets listed from $5 to $64. But it’s Glenn Danzig! And that’s reason enough for anything.
Remember little Glenn Danzig? The net gestalt of his career has been that of a heavy metal teddy [...]


Santa Con 2009 is HERE!!!

Santa Con 2009 is HERE!!!

SantaCon 2009 is here people! Dec. 12, 2009 is your one and only chance to rally around town with a bunch of other people dressed up like Santa, or their own interpretation thereof. Did I mention that it’s a massive bar crawl? So, make that hundreds of DRUNK Santas gallivanting around LA all day long. [...]


Pics from the NextAid Marrakesh House

Pics from the NextAid Marrakesh House

Check out all the hot pics from the NextAid Benefit at the Marrakesh House. The pics only give a little taste of the Marrakesh House, so if you get a chance to go to one of their events to see the full ordeal, GO!
Meanwhile, NextAid has three great gift ideas, the proceeds of which benefit [...]


Warner Drive at the Dragonfly

Warner Drive at the Dragonfly

Ahh, Warner Drive. I’ve seen this band a few times, in LA and in Las Vegas, and they’re never failed to a) put on a great, hyper-energetic show that amplifies the music, and b) bring hordes of adoring female fans who swoon over Johnny Law and his rotating line-up of musicians. From what I hear, [...]


Symbiotic Form For the Holidays!

Symbiotic Form For the Holidays!

There’s a new chunk of stores opening up in Downtown LA on Main & 7th, at 111 W 7th St. All the ground floors are barely bigger than a large walk-in closet, some are packed to the gills with stuff, others are more sparsely designed, giving a delicate, couture feel to their stores.
Symbiotic Form is [...]


Precious Gets You in the Heart

Precious Gets You in the Heart

Movies like Precious don’t come along often – a calm, seemingly understated movie that really packs a punch to the soul. This is a movie you feel, not a movie you idly watch for a mental vacation.
Amid the big-budget explosions and the overwrought hero/savior sob stories, Precious the movie is as decidedly as different as [...]


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