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LIMP: iO West’s Crash Course in Filmmaking
In LA, catching a movie being filmed is nothing to bat an eye at, let alone pay for as a form of entertainment. But how many Angelenos can say that they’ve seen a film shot, scored and edited before their eyes in the span of a Saturday night out?
LA comedy landmark the iOWest’s the Live [...]
2010 L.A. Sake Fest: Not Your Parents’ Sake Tasting
Wine connoisseurs get all the glory for having the ultimate refined taste, but they’ll be given a run for their money next month, when another group of equally-discriminating alcoholic beverage-enthusiasts descend upon L.A. for the Los Angeles Sake Festival.
Southern California’s biggest sake tasting event, the L.A. Sake Fest is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the [...]
Afro Funke’ Marches Forth With Pato Banton
Every Thursday night for the past seven years, Afro Funke’ has transformed L.A.’s Zanzibar into an African oasis, overflowing with pulsating beats and positive vibes, and bringing Angelenos from all walks of life together for the sole purpose of enjoying great music. Next month will be no different, except that attendees will be united [...]
A Theatrical ‘Odyssey’ Down Sepulveda
Driving down L.A.’s Sepulveda Boulevard during the day, it’s easy to overlook the warehouse-like building that houses the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. But at night, when the giant, electric blue letters ‘ODYSSEY’ are illuminated, the venue becomes traffic-stoppingly impossible to miss.
Judging by the building’s industrial, ultra-modern look, the Odyssey looks more like an exclusive gallery (think [...]
The Amazing Race: A New Way to Experience LA
With the exception of girl scouts and hard-core tourists, most people would probably be less than psyched about the idea of going on a scavenger hunt-tour to learn about a city. But the Amazing L.A. Race is exactly that, and it’s a surprisingly un-lame way to spend a Saturday in L.A.
Part game and part [...]
Hollywood & Vine: Revived by a Single Letter?
Starting in the Golden Age of Hollywood and for decades following, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street was known as the epicenter of the entertainment industry and the “downtown” of Hollywood. But today, few movie and music businesses are headquartered nearby, and the area has long lost its luster. In fact, LA residents [...]
Why LA Should Say ‘Arigato’ to JANM
Angelenos: What do you get when you take the invaluable historical education of the Museum of Tolerance and pair it the with chicly-modern vibe of the Geffen Contemporary? The answer is easy for residents of Little Tokyo: the Japanese American National Museum.
A J-town cultural must-go, the JANM is one part world-class history museum and one [...]
KRS-One : The Original Boom Bap Returns West
KRS-One is back. But you know he never left. The legendary Blastmaster rapper is coming to Los Angeles to take control of the Roxy Theatre on February 19th and he will no doubt be equipped with his usual artillery of philosophies, beats, teachings, rhymes galore and that old boom bap. Hip hop enthusiasts are certainly [...]
Theater Goes Old School: A Noise Within
The LA metropolitan area is filled with ultra-modern theaters and performances spaces, many of which specialize in experimental or avant garde theater. But what if a theater buff simply wants to see the classics, sans pretentious “reinvisionings” and outlandish sets?
Glendale’s A Noise Within has chosen to keep things old fashioned, foregoing newfangled style for top-quality, [...]
Hollywood + Silverlake, With a Dash of Spain
Take a romantic Spanish hideaway and tuck it where glamorous Hollywood meets indie Silverlake (aka Sunset Junction), and you get (equally) kitschy, beautiful and hip L.A. landmark, El Cid.
Founded at the turn of the century by film legend D.W. Griffith, El Cid is a local institution with a rich history and only-at-Sunset-Junction vibe.
The venue, now [...]
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