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—The up-and-down Dodgers are back in town, opening a homestand Monday night against the Reds. Maybe Matt Kemp really was distracted last season by Rihanna. He’s having an MVP year without the sultry singer. —The Monday night J.A.M. Sessions at the Ford Amphitheatre this week features dance and percussion from Senegal. It’s BYOD (Bring Your Read More →
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—Get an early start to the weekend by checking out NY lipsters (Latino hipsters) Si*Sé, Thursday night at the Key Club in West Hollywood. —You bring a t-shirt and artist and DJ Eamon Ore-Giron provides the designs and the tunes for T-Shirt Revival Night, Saturday at the Outpost for Contemporary Art in Highland Park. It’s Read More →
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Don’t look back. Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer and June is upon us too. Make time for these cool events this week: —Remember when Rhino Records had a store? Well, relive the heyday with the Rhino Pop-Up Store in Westwood, open through June 12, featuring live performances nightly and, of course, food Read More →
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The “spacecraft” that delivered Parliament-Funkadelic to many a stage has been acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. According to the Washington Post, the Mothership has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where it will help anchor a permanent music exhibition when the museum opens its doors in 2015. “With Read More →
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This week has mostly been silent and gray—and maybe Sunday will be too, when you can pay homage to the day Morrissey was born. Then check out what else is going on at our EVENTS page. What: MorrisseyOke When: Sunday, 8pm – 2am Where: Eastside Luv Wine Bar y QUEso Why: “We would LUV to Read More →
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Not much to explain here—this is just a cool video that we like…a lot. The song is “I Got My,” by Magnetic North and Taiyo Na, featuring Jin: In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month we wanted to make this video a dedication to all the amazing people in our community. We reached Read More →
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Eric Otis has some big shoes to fill. Not only is his father the legendary guitarist-songwriter Shuggie Otis, but his two grandfathers are R&B pioneer Johnny Otis and ageless big band leader Gerald Wilson. But on Wilson’s upcoming album, Legacy, Eric gets to show off his composing and orchestration chops. “I found some sheet music Read More →
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UPDATE: 5/16/11 4:45pm: Greg Miller, publicist for Cali Swag District, told the Los Angeles Times that the shooting of Montae “M-Bone” Talbert was” a completely random occurrence. This was a really good kid. He was not involved in mischief.” Conversely, TMZ is reporting that the shooting may have been related to a feud over a Read More →
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Music, literature, politics, and a circus. Just another week in LA… —We know: living in L.A. can be like being in a non-stop circus. But when was the last time you walked into an actual big top? Monday is the last night of Circus Vargas‘ latest visit to L.A., parked at Sunset Blvd. and the Read More →
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We’ve kind of lost track of the numbers in Prince’s 21-night stand at The Forum, but more tickets are going on sale today at noon—and the schedule is changing up a bit. According to Ticketmaster, this week’s shows are Friday and Saturday. His Royal Badness will then take off a week (The Forum has a Read More →
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