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Wi-Fi Could Be Coming to L.A. Metro Stations Soon
When you ride L.A.'s light-rail trains, do you find that your smartphone is left in the dark? The folks that run our trains and buses, LA Metro, say wi-fi is coming to certain train stations in May. Cell service will follow along select underground lines in summer, they say. In... → Read More
The Best Free Concerts in L.A. This January
Monday, January 5 Holychild THE ECHOFeatured on our list of L.A. bands set to blow up in 2014, Holychild introduced their sugary "brat-pop" with their debut EP, Mind Speak, signed to Glassnote Records, and spent the past year touring with artists ranging from Tune-Yards and Tove Lo to Ryan Hemsworth... → Read More
Get a Sneak Peek at Mark Peel's Plans Tomorrow Night at AMMO
In case you hadn't heard, Mark Peel is opening a seafood-driven restaurant stall at Grand Central Market. Right now, he's in the research and development stages of the menu, and he's looking to test-drive some of his ideas. So tomorrow night (Jan. 7) he'll be serving some of those dishes... → Read More
Seeing Cattle Decapitation at Los Globos Just Made Me a Deathgrind Fan
“I’m not even gonna bother you with the gory details,” Travis Ryan, lead singer of Cattle Decapitation, told the mostly black-clad audience at Los Globos. “This next one’s just…gross.” He may as well have been introducing any of his San Diego quartet’s songs. Cattle Decapitation specialize in a sub-genre of... → Read More
The Wisdom Tree Is Becoming an L.A. Landmark. But Will Fame Kill It?
High up on Cahuenga Peak, about a 15-minute walk west of the Hollywood sign, stands a lone pine tree. The otherwise treeless hilltop offers a breathtaking view of L.A. — in fact, there's hardly a spot in the city where you can't look up and see the weather-beaten, solitary tree,... → Read More
10 L.A. Movie Theaters Where You Can Drink
Since cinephilia and a crippling dependency on alcohol naturally go hand in hand, a number of multiplexes and single-screen theaters alike have taken to giving the beer-swelling masses that which they most desire over the last several years. This is part of a larger move at upscale establishments to provide... → Read More
LAPD Temporarily Quashes Police Critics' Encampment (VIDEO)
A police critics' encampment outside Los Angeles Police Department headquarters was effectively shut down yesterday after officers arrested two of the lead demonstrators and started to clean up items that were part of the so-called occupation. However, the campers were back overnight. Arrested yesterday were Melina Abdullah and Sha Dixon,... → Read More
Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced: Drake, Jack White, AC/DC Headline
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has announced its lineup for 2015. AC/DC, Jack White and Drake will headline, with Tame Impala, Hozier and St. Vincent among the many noteworthy acts further down the bill. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 7) at Noon PST at www.coachella.com. See... → Read More
8 Ambitious Resolutions for Hollywood in 2015
The beginning of a new year is the time for big ideas, optimistic vows to drink less, exercise more, and live better. Most of these pledges are made with fingers crossed. Simply making them is half the point. We're acknowledging our weaknesses and hoping, at minimum, to take a small... → Read More
It's Twelfth Night, Which Means It's Time for Cake and Wassail!
You’ve heard about the Twelve Days of Christmas, but how many of you were actually keeping track? Today, January 5, is officially Twelfth Night, the twelfth day after Christmas (according to the Catholic Church and Church of England, which counts December 25 as day one), and the day that your... → Read More
Starry Kitchen Needs $500,000 Or It Will Shut Down Forever
It sounds like an ultimatum in a poorly written crime thriller: if Starry Kitchen doesn't get $500,000 by 3 p.m. on February 1, it'll be the end of Nguyen Tran's life. At least it will be the end of the life he and his chef wife Thi know now as... → Read More
"We Didn't Want to Play Songs Tonight": The Smell's 17th Anniversary Party Got Weird
The Smell 17th Anniversary Show - Night Two The Smell January 3, 2015 No Wave goddess and spitfire revolutionary Lydia Lunch should have been there on Saturday, kneeling against the brick walls of the Smell (like it was New York, circa '78) and hurling expletives at the tiny audience. On the other... → Read More
Here Are the 5 Biggest L.A. Douches of the Year
Los Angeles was at no loss, as usual, for douche bags last year. We had a former City Councilman, Richard Alarcon, who lied about where he lived in order to represent his district. Justin Bieber seemed to terrorize his L.A. area neighbors wherever he (frequently) moved. New Angeleno Kanye West... → Read More
Jay Z's Made in America Concert Brought $14.7 Million to L.A., Sketchy Report Says
The Jay Z-curated Made in America (MIA) festival took over downtown streets and Grand Park for two days at the end of August and cost taxpayers $170,000 in unrecouped costs for policing, street closures, trash pickup and other expenses. But a new city-commissioned report by consulting firm Economic & Planning Systems, Inc... → Read More
An NFL Stadium Could Be Coming to Inglewood
After it was reported that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke quietly purchased a stadium-sized, 60-acre piece of land near Hollywood Park in Inglewood nearly one year ago, the developer says he's going to finally build the thing. The Los Angeles Times reported early today that Kroenke has joined forces... → Read More
Man Murdered in the Middle of Hollywood Clubland as Off-Duty Cop Watches
A man was gunned down in the middle of Hollywood clubland last night as an off-duty cop who happened to be in the area witnessed the murder, police said today. The Los Angeles Police Department officer who saw the attack followed the suspect until arriving patrol officers could apprehend him,... → Read More
Silver Lake Hipsters, Developers Approaching Detente Over Density at Sunset Junction
It's wintertime and development is in the air in Silver Lake, America's hippest neighborhood (according to Forbes, circa 2012). The rent is sky-high and so proposals for apartment buildings are popping up faster than $5 espresso shops. Perhaps most controversial are three mixed-use projects proposed by Frost/Chaddock Developers: a four-story,... → Read More
Meet Postre Chaja, the Hard-to-Find South American Pavlova
If you're at a South American bakery and see a sweet in the display case that looks like an imploding planet Krypton, don't be alarmed. It's only postre chaja, a relatively obscure and luscious Uruguayan sponge cake filled with peaches, whipped cream, sometimes dulce de leche, and topped with delicate shards of French... → Read More
The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Week
Be sure to check out our constantly updated concert calendar! Monday, January 5 Cattle Decapitation LOS GLOBOS “A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat”: If nothing else, San Diego metal extremists Cattle Decapitation can boast some of the best song titles in the grindcore business. This band needs titles like... → Read More
10 Best Movies of 2014 That Didn't Make It to L.A.
This year saw more than its fair share of good and even great movies — not that all of them made it to Los Angeles. Sure, Stray Dogs had a one-off screening at UCLA and A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness played AFI Fest last year, but neither received proper theatrical... → Read More