Remember your first time? All fresh and virginal, being dragged by your more worldly friends to the theater, completely unaware of what lay beyond the doors? And the scene unfolded around you like a 70′s heyday – rampant underwear runs, blue-humored hosts, and lascivious eyes everywhere. Heaven, no? On Sept. 25, you can relive your [...]
Sep 09, 2010 | Categories: Los Angeles, Play | Tags: Barry Bostwick, Brad Majors, Downtown LA, Dr. Frank, Los Angeles conventions, Los Angeles films, Los Angeles Rocky Horror, Million Dollar Theater, Rocky Horror, Rocky Horror Convention, Rocky Horror live show, Rocky Horror performance, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rocky Horror theater, Sins of the Flesh, Susan Sarandon, theater, Time Warp | Leave A Comment »
Downtown LA, it’s time to party. OBD-X is a huge block party happening in the Old Bank District on 4th Street between Spring and Main Streets and Main between 3rd and 5th Streets this Saturday, August 21st from 4PM to 1AM. Admission is free! Think Art Walk. The street celebration will include food and drinks, art [...]
Aug 19, 2010 | Categories: Art, Culture, LAbuzz, Los Angeles, Parties, Play | Tags: Art, Downtown LA, Gedina Jean, Helen Stellar, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Main Street, Mississippi Man, OBD, obdLA.com, Old Bank, Pepper Jack, Sing Orpheus, Very Be Careful | 2 Comments »
Polaroids of the Adult Film Industry at A&I Gallery by Rick Shameless
Aug 19, 2010 | Categories: LAbuzz, Los Angeles, Parties, Play | Tags: A&I Gallery, A&I Photographic, Adult Film Industry, Don Chow Tacos, Gallery Opening, Instant Photographs, Open Bar, Polaroids, Rick Shameless, The Impossible Project | Leave A Comment »
Had enough of the LA Zoo for one summer? With their live animals walking around on all 4′s? Come to Royal/T this Friday night, and experience an altogether different kind of zoo – The Nonlife Zoo. Not only is it a fun excuse to bring out your furry inclinations, it’ll also make you think about [...]
Aug 05, 2010 | Categories: Los Angeles, Parties | Tags: art exhibit, Cartz Royale, costume party, Culver City, Culver City art, Culver City art exhibit, Culver City art opening, DJ Daedelus, indie art, Kenny Scharf, LA Zoo, Los Angeles, Los Angeles art exhibit, Los Angeles art opening, Los Angeles indie art, Los Angeles indie artists, Los Angeles party, MollaSpace, museums, Nonlife Zoo, Royal T, Royal/T, Susan Hancock | Leave A Comment »
Call it the Invasion of the Epic Summer Block Party, the Los Angeles chapter. In LA, this summer has been rife with heat, and apparently that makes people want to organize and attend block parties. So here’s yet another one, if you’ve become addicted to these block parties. This Saturday, July 31, is the Eat, [...]
Jul 26, 2010 | Categories: Los Angeles, Parties | Tags: Allagash, Bare Knuckles, block party, Bohemia, Coney Island Lager, Dogfish Head, Dos XX, Drink, EAT DRINK, Eat Drink Play Block party, Einhorn, Fat Tire, free beer, Hollywood Blond, Kona, Ladyface, Los Angeles block party, Los Angeles movie lots, Los Angeles movie studios, Los Angeles street party, Los Angeles summer party, Mataveza, Metal Shop, Original Sin, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Paramount Studios, Parasoul, Play, Red Hook, Stella, Strongbow, Super Duper | Leave A Comment »
Los Angeles has long been home to some of the strangest, most creative, and wildest bar crawls this side of the San Andreas Fault Line. From the legendary Bunny Hop of Aught-Five to the bleary-eyed Christmas cheer of Santa Con, Los Angeles bar crawls tend to go down in the annals of underground city legend. [...]
Jul 05, 2010 | Categories: Los Angeles, Play | Tags: Allen's BBQ, burners, Burning Man, Crepes and Grapes, Facebook, Firehouse Grill, indie, Los Angeles, Los Angeles burners, party, Phlight, pub crawl, Spin Lounge, Spitfire Interiors, Steve's BBQ, The 6740, The Bottle Room, underground, uptown Whittier, Vinatero Wine Shop, Whittier, Whittier pub crawl, Whittier Zombie Pub Crawl, zombie pub crawl | 2 Comments »
Summer is when LA gets fun, sometimes in a party-all-day way, sometimes in a so-indie-it-hurts way, and sometimes in a flat out weird way. The La Brea Tar Pits and the Page Museum are offering up the latter all summer long, with B Movies and Bad Science, a summer film screening series that only those [...]
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: Los Angeles, Play | Tags: B Movies, B Movies and Bad Science, Bad Science, Brendan Fraser, Encino Man, film screenings in the park, free film screenings, free La Brea Tar Pits, free Los Angeles, free Page Museum, indie, indie film screening, indie films, La Brea Tar Pits, LA Film Fest, LA Film Festival, LA film screenings, Los Angeles film screening, Page Museum, summer film screening, summer in LA | Leave A Comment »
Bored of Burning Man yet? Check out the Lightening in a Bottle festival in Irvine May 28 – 31. Smaller, cozier, and a lot closer to home! Fire, electro, dancing, hoopers, magic – Lightening in a Bottle has it all! If you’ve never experienced Burning Man before, take the Lightening in a Bottle baby step [...]
May 19, 2010 | Categories: Parties | Tags: Bass Cadet, Beats Antique, BLVD, Booka Shade, burners, Burning Man, Daedelus, dance, David Starfire, DJ Wolfie, Glitch Mob, Heyoka, hooping, inner prostitute, Irvine, Jupi3r, Lightening in a Bottle, Lucent Dossier, monkey chanting, Nico Vega, Oak Canyon Ranch, regional burn, sacred geometry, vocal therapy, yoga | Leave A Comment »
The End Time are indeed near, signified not only by planetary alignment with the center of the universe and plague, famine, and locusts descended upon mankind, but also by an old-fashioned hootenanny of an opry. The End Times Opry, May 21, 2010 at 8pm. The End Times are generally a culmination of crazypants, when all [...]
May 17, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: Alexa Woodward, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Book Festival, Center for the Arts, Charles Harper Webb, Culture, Culture DTLA, Douglas Kearney, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Eagle Rock, Elena Karina Byrne, Erin Armstrong, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Hunter Payne, LA Artwalk, LA Times, Last Comic Standing, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles Times, Murray Hammond, Old 97s, Rebecca Corry, Ron Babcock, Street Poets, The End Times Opry, The Seven Year Plan, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, Trout and Parrot | 1 Comment »
Hey ravers! The Electric Daisy Carnival just announced its dates – June 25 and 26. Break out the ridiculous clothes and get ready to dance! Just when you thought the raves had packed up and called it quits – the Electric Daisy Carnival is here to show you how insane house and techno [...]
May 10, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Armand Van Helden, Armin Va Buren, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, Deadmau5, Dirty South, DJ Sasha, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Electric Daisy, Electric Daisy Carnival, Groove Armada, Kaskade, LA Artwalk, Laidback Luke, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles party, Los Angeles rave, Los Angeles raves, Moby, MSTRKRFT, raves, Socal rave, summer raves, Swedish House Mafia, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | 3 Comments »
Grab your partner and dosey-do! It’s square dancing time with the 5th Ever LA Old Time Social, May 13-15! Oh yes, you heard right – break out your fiddlin’ shoes, May 13 – 15 is an all-out bash of all things square dancing, fiddlin’, cloggin’, and good-time havin’! The 5th Ever Los Angeles Old-Time Social, [...]
May 07, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: 5th Ever LA Old Time Social, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, bluegrass, bluegrass events, bluegrass Los Angeles, Cat Tracks, claw hammer banjo, clogging, country music, country music events, country music Los Angeles, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Farmlab, Frank Fairfiels, Hyperion Tavern, Joe Wack and friends, LA Artwalk, Los angeles artwalk, Mosby Raiders, Oletangy John, shape note singing, square dance calling, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, Triple Chicken Foot, Velaslavasay Panorama, West Virginia fiddle | Leave A Comment »
Party with a cause on May 15 to help create earthquake awareness in Los Angeles at Royal-T in Culver City! Shake the quake! Party at Royal-T and help the world. 100% proceeds to benefit Build Change. Help create earthquake awareness in Los Angeles and bring the community together to support an amazing cause. Proceeds also [...]
Apr 29, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: art culture downtown la, art scene, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, benefit party, Best of Downtown LA, Build Change, Culture, Culture DTLA, Culver City, Culver City art scene, Culver City nightlife, Culver City party, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, earthquake party, earthquake safety, earthquakes, LA Artwalk, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, party, Royal T, Royal-T maids, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, underground | Leave A Comment »
Soup Kitchen Rocks 9 went off this past Sunday at the Talking Stick in Venice, and it was indeed chick-tastic! This time they featured an all-girl jam of music and film, with Mather Louth and Radio Noir, Diamonds Under Fire, Jessie Payo, and films by Masque Films. While there were a few hiccups, it was [...]
Apr 28, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, Diamonds Under Fire, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Electric Children, Jessie Payo, LA Artwalk, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles live music, Los Angeles underground, Masque Films, Mather Louth, Radio Noir, S.O.U.P Kitchen, Sandra Powers, SOUP Kitchen rocks, Soup Kitchen Rocks 9, The Talking Stick, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, underground, underground art, underground shows, venice, Venice concerts, Venice live music | Leave A Comment »
Masque Films’ Inevitable Unveiling on Saturday night did a great job of setting the aesthetic tone of Masque Films. Taking place in the ASTO Museum in a begotten part of Lincoln Heights, the unveiling immediately enveloped the audience into the Masque world – a dark, delicate, and hauntingly beautiful place filled with furtive, sidelong glances, [...]
Apr 05, 2010 | Categories: Parties | Tags: art party, ASTO, ASTO Lincoln Heights, ASTO Museum, beer, burlesque, independent films, indie, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles events, Los Angeles film, Los Angeles filmmakers, Los Angeles independent filmmakers, Masked Meow, Masque, Masque Films, Masque Productions, Mayfield, Mayfield beer, Mayfield Brewing Company, party, Sandra Powers, The Inevitable Unveiling, Tuvalu, underground | 1 Comment »
From the hills of Alta Dena where the air is justa little clearer and the altitude justa little higher the SUNDOWNERS music will probably remind you of a lot of things but it’ll never sound even slightly derivative.
Mar 15, 2010 | Categories: Music, Parties | Tags: concert, Hollywood, indie, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles live music, party, rock, show | Leave A Comment »
Ahh, the Art of Bleeding. What a crazy, chaotic vaguely hospital-themed, vaguely mad scientist-themed hot mess of a show. They’ve incorporated nearly everything under the sun into their show, most notably Abram the Safety Ape – always looking out for your safety! But now, the Art of Bleeding show goes without that insolent robot, silly [...]
Mar 02, 2010 | Categories: Parties | Tags: Abram the Safety Ape, art party, circus, Circus club, Fetish Nation, Hollywood, Hollywood nightlife, indie, installation art, interactive art, Los Angeles art, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles event, The Art of Bleeding, underground | Leave A Comment »
For those who really want to impress your Valentine’s Day date… I mean REALLY impress…like by bringing the canals of Venice Italy to your backyard in Long Beach, from 11am-11pm on Valentine’s Day you can really blow your date’s mind. For Valentine’s Day weekend, Gondola Getaways is offering an hour-long ride with complimentary take-home wine [...]
Feb 09, 2010 | Categories: Play | Tags: Dar Magreb, Gondola, Hollywood, L'Opera, Long Beach, Los Angeles Italian restaurants, Los Angeles Valentine's Day, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day date, Valentine's Day date ideas, Valentine's Day Long Beach | Leave A Comment »
Join the Museum of Latin American Art for a night of passionate Tango, mouthwatering cuisine and live music that will spark the heat in your veins and get your booty shaking tango-style. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an all-inclusive Argentinean three course dinner delicately paired with exquisite wine, specially picked to bring out the spice between [...]
Feb 09, 2010 | Categories: Parties, Play | Tags: Cubana, dinner and dancing, La Charanga Cubana, Los Angeles Valentine's Day, Museum of Latin American Art, tango, tango party Los Angeles, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day date ideas, Valentines Day dates | Leave A Comment »
We know there are some of you who can’t think of any good restaurants when pressed, and/or don’t want to put any effort into your Valentine’s Day date. Not because you don’t care, but because it’s just an all-out pain in the ass to find a restaurant that could/should impress your date, make a reservation, [...]
Feb 07, 2010 | Categories: EAT DRINK, FOOD, Parties, Play | Tags: Culver City, Los Angeles, Open Table, Ugo Wine Bar, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day date, Valentines ideas Los Angeles, wine bars | Leave A Comment »
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 [...]
Feb 06, 2010 | Categories: Culture, Parties, Play | Tags: bike ride, events, Los Angeles, scavenger hunts, underground, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day date ideas, Valentine's Day events, Valentine's day ideas, Valentines Day dates, venice, Waterfront Cafe | Leave A Comment »
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 [...]
Feb 03, 2010 | Categories: Culture, Parties, Play | Tags: Family Guy, Gibson Theatre, Haiti, Haiti benefit, Haiti relief effort, Hollywood, indie, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles comedy, Los Angeles events, party, underground | Leave A Comment »
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!) [...]
Jan 20, 2010 | Categories: Art, Culture, Music, Parties | Tags: Art, Brooke Trout, Bumtech, festival, film, free, indie, jam, Jeff Klarin, live music, Liz Brizzi, Los Angeles, Los Angeles art, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles concerts, Los Angeles events, Los Angeles music, Los Angeles Soup Kitchen, Music, Neon Venus, party, Pink's Hot Dogs, pop, Push to Transmit, Rebecca Johnson, rock, S.O.U.P Kitchen, Saturday, Shakey Graves, show, SOUP Kitchen 7, Stoned Koalas, techno, The Anchormen, The Big Bad, Totally Serious, underground | Leave A Comment »
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 [...]
Jan 18, 2010 | Categories: Culture, FASHION, Play | Tags: Buddha Bark, cupcakes, dogs, Green Lantern Cafe, Los Angeles dog salon, Los Angeles dogs, Maggie Bags, Modern Dog, More Perks, Music Saves Lives, Pet Flys, Pet Loo, pets, Swirls, True Beans, Wen, Wen Hair, Wizard of Paws | Leave A Comment »
