Gendy Alimurung
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Spindrift's Psychedelic Spaghetti Western Comes to L.A.
Spindrift has been making cinematic soundtrack-art since the '90s. Right now, they're roaming the range in a genre dubbed "Psychedelic Spaghetti Western." Their latest cinematic trip began two years ago, when the band embarked on a month-long trek across the West; performing live at historic sites, cooked-desert terrain, and behind... → Read More
Deep-Fried Doritos Debut at SoCal Fairs
Every year, Charlie Boghosian, aka Chicken Charlie, tries to outdo himself with his deep-fried concoctions sold at California fairs. The man began his arterial onslaught modestly several years ago with deep-fried Twinkies and deep-fried Snickers bars. Seeking ever greater challenges, he took on deep-fried Oreos, deep-fried cookie dough, deep-fried Spam,... → Read More
Now Open: Blue Bottle Coffee in the Arts District (R.I.P. Handsome Coffee Roasters)
The blue bottle logo is up, the New Orleans-style iced coffee is on bar, the lovely pastries are in the case: Blue Bottle Coffee is now officially open in Los Angeles. Located in the Arts District in the space formerly known as Handsome Coffee Roasters, this is the Oakland-based coffee... → Read More
The Best Warm Weather Places in America Are Right at Home
This news is not going to knock anyone off their seat. But, yeah, L.A. County is home to the best warm weather places in the nation. At least that's the conclusion of personal finance site WalletHub, which this week named Glendale, Pasadena and Burbank as "cities with the best ... year-round... → Read More
No Tipping, No Reservations, No Phone at Petit Trois
Petit Trois, the long-awaited space next door to Trois Mec, will open tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. Owned and operated by the Trois Mec team — Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo — Petit Trois aims to offer Bar a la Carte, described as the traditional French bar experience. "I... → Read More
Why the Barbra Streisand Fantasy Play Buyer and Cellar Works Particularly Well in L.A.
After its New York City debut in April 2013, Jonathan Tolins' play Buyer and Cellar transferred to a long Off-Broadway run (which finally closes this Sunday), and its tour has stopped in Chicago and Washington D.C. But perhaps the play is most at home in L.A., where it currently runs at the... → Read More
Father's Office and Cole's on Esquire's Best Bars In America (Video)
Tonight on the Esquire Network, Best Bars in America explores the country's best bar food, which naturally brings them to a couple of usual suspects right here in Los Angeles. Best Bars in America launched earlier this summer, hosted by comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton. Each episode sees the... → Read More
5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week, Including an Art Talk Show
There's a maze of ladders off of La Brea and fantastic, surprisingly funny paintings by an old-school L.A. artist in Hollywood. 5. Post-Its for the Internet Hans-Ulrich Obrist, the globetrotting Swiss curator, has nearly 42,000 Instagram followers. Mostly he posts photos of sticky notes written or drawn on by people... → Read More
Nearly 1 in 3 UCLA Fall Freshmen Could Be Non-Californians
You pay your taxes. But California's higher education system, reduced in some respects from the best in the world to yet another series of institutions that benefits the rich, has seen the cost of going to college triple in the span of a decade at some campuses. See also: UC Tuition... → Read More
This Play Asks the Audience to Tweet During the Performance
Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin. Please, turn on your cell phones. Because when New York’s WaxFactory company brings its experimental one-act #aspellforfainting to L.A. this weekend, theater-goers for once will be allowed — nay, encouraged — to live tweet the whole thing in a piece that... → Read More
5 Great Sandwiches Worth the Drive to Atwater Village
If Tacos Villa Corona were open reasonable hours, this list probably wouldn’t exist — what point would there be in seeking out other cheap and hearty lunch options in a neighborhood already blessed with such spectacular burritos? But thanks to their abbreviated schedule, we have found ourselves on an island, stranded and... → Read More
The Neighbourhood Are a Black and White Band, Dammit
The Neighbourhood are pretty tired of talking about what the deal is with their fixation on black and white. "We've answered this question like a gazillion times," says frontman Jesse Rutherford. "Do you have any other questions?" In all fairness, the Neighbourhood has been queried — interrogated, even — many times about... → Read More
Emmy-Nominated Costumes on Display
On Saturday, the Television Academy and FIDM Museum and Galleries kicked off the Eighth Annual exhibition of "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design" with an exclusive preview and reception party. 100 costumes are featured from over 20 shows representing the nominees of the 66th Emmy Awards. The free to the public exhibition is located downtown at FIDM and runs from today through Saturday,… → Read More
Nico Vega's Album Release Party
The Sunset Strip burned up the music scene as Nico Vega launched their Lead to Light record release bash Monday night at The Roxy. Dark Waves played an amazing debut performance, while Queen Caveat broke open the the jammed packed club. Nico Vegas frontwoman Aja Volkman danced in the crowd, brought the party on stage, and painted dots on fans foreheads. Good times as always on the Strip! All photos… → Read More
How to Make a Cheap Bottle of Wine Taste Better
Okay, we’ve all been there. You’re going to a party or a picnic, or maybe you’re going to check out the Twilight concert at Santa Monica Pier on Thursday night, and you don’t want to bring a really nice bottle of wine, but all the inexpensive bottles of wine just... → Read More
Genesis Emerging Artist Showcase Coming to the Theatre at Ace Hotel in September
The Art of Elysium is a cool charity that helps artists, musicians and other creative types give back to their communities by participating in artistic workshops at children's hospitals and other places with "populations in need." For years, one of their major fundraising events has been Genesis, a showcase of... → Read More
Mötley Crüe Says Goodbye at the Hollywood Bowl
Mötley Crüe Hollhywood Bowl July 21, 2014 Whether we are to believe all the fanfare about Mötley Crüe calling it quits forever, last night’s Los Angeles stop of their “All Bad Things Must Come to an End” tour at the Hollywood Bowl was undeniably poignant, even while it bombarded the senses with... → Read More
A Rabbi Remembers His Relationship With Michael Jackson
Five years to the day that his friend Michael Jackson died, Shmuley Boteach, 47-year-old Orthodox rabbi and relentless self-promoter, is sitting at a cafe in Malibu contemplating the nature of fame. It is an overcast, gloomy summer afternoon — unusual but appropriate, he says. What he feels today is "sad,... → Read More
Veteran Visited by CHP After Tweeting That a Controversial Cop Should be "Executed"
A U.S. Army veteran says he was visited by a California Highway Patrol threat assessment investigator after he tweeted that a CHP officer caught on video pummeling a homeless woman in Mid-City "deserves to be executed." See also: CHP Officer's Videotaped Beating of Woman Sparks Calls For Federal Investigation The vet,... → Read More
L.A. Teens Fast For Central American Immigrants
When you were a teenager you hung out at the mall, made mixtapes and ate McNuggets. These here L.A. kids are going without food this week to support the children coming to the United States illegally from Central America. The young people "will be drinking water only" through Friday, a... → Read More