—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 →
—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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
There weren’t many April showers, but, nevertheless, May is flowering with all sorts of things to do. The early part of this week is no exception: —Ceci Bastida (pictured), our favorite bilingual, bi-cultural rockera, keeps you up late at School Night!, Monday at Bardot Hollywood. —Sister Souljah discusses and signs her new book, “Midnight and Read More →
Are you still giddy from catching all of your favorite bands in one place? How did this Coachella Music Festival rate compared to others? What were your highlights? Lowlights? Unexpected diamonds in the rough? Watch Kanye West’s full 2 hour set:
UPDATE: At Thursday’s opening night show, Prince said he’d play The Forum every Thursday-through-Saturday “for as long as you will have us.” Though Prince has announced his “Twenty One Nite Stand” in Los Angeles, ticket sales for the shows are being parceled out slowly. Initially, only tickets for the first three shows at The Forum—April Read More →