Recent Comments
- Tequila on The Cat and Fiddle Offers Afternoon Tea
- Selena M on RIP Embers Lounge
- Paula on Rolling Stones Author To Visit Los Angeles
- Jack Lista on Grandmother of Pearl – Roxy Music at the Kia Forum
- David Arnson on Grandmother of Pearl – Roxy Music at the Kia Forum
Categories
Category Archives: Music
West Adams Block Party With Arrested Development, D Smoke, Surprise Hip Hop Legend & More
The West Adams Block Party returns to the vital West Adams neighborhood this Sunday, September 3! This free (with RSVP) event goes for nine hours, with live musical performances, art installations, local businesses, food trucks, a job fair, and a kids’ … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Events, Food, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged delicious pizza, delicious vinyl, Karin E. Baker, West Adams block party
Leave a comment
2023 Tiki Oasis Weekend
Written by Dave Arnson The cult of Tiki is an intriguing one, one of disposable income and alcoholic hedonism coupled with an artfully fantastical version of a faux- Polynesian paradise. These elements all come together once a year (for over … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Books, Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Events, Fashion, Food, Music, Photo Essays
Leave a comment
Tiki Oasis 2023: The Aloha Caftan Society Parade
Saturday morning, a favorite event of Tiki Oasis, The Aloha Caftan Society Parade, strolled around the hotel grounds. The colorful group surrounded the pool and danced in all of their glory. Women and men of all types and ages were … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Events, Fashion, Music, Photo Essays
Leave a comment
DakhaBrakha At The Ford – Ukrainian Quartet Rakha Our Blakha Off
DakhaBrakha at the Ford. Photo by Bob Lee for the LA Beat. The Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha have a sound that is at once ancient and modern, unlike any other music in my collection but somehow familiar. They are drawing from … Continue reading
LA Beat Recommends: DakhaBrakha At The Ford This Friday
This Friday, the Ukrainian folk group DakhaBrakha will pay a visit to LA. Their endlessly inventive and stirring sound will inevitably take on a different resonance in the wake of the violence being directed at their homeland. There have been … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Leave a comment
Sparks Give “All That and More” to Finish Their World Tour at The Hollywood Bowl
Photo by Bob Lee for the Los Angeles Beat. In the fifty-odd years that they have been a band, Sparks have never been more widely loved by the public than they are at this moment. They haven’t even had a … Continue reading
Surf Guitar Fans Venture to Long Beach for ‘101’ Convention
The 14th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Festival will be at the beachfront Golden Sails Hotel in Long Beach for the first time, Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, 2023. The Surf Guitar 101 Convention is to feature “the very best … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Miscellanious, Music
Tagged Deke Dickerson, Draculina, Paul Johnson, Pollo Del Mar, Rocket Fish, Satan’s Pilgrims, Sir Bald Diddley a.k.a. Hip Bone Slim, The Bomboras, The Charades, The Concussions, The Eliminators, The Hellbenders, The Irradiates, The Messer Chups, The Reventlos, The Surf Kings, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Volcanos, Tiki Creeps, Waves of Steele
Leave a comment
Kool & The Gang Bounce The Hollywood Bowl
There is perhaps no live show you can go to that is more deeply joyful and soul-affirming than a funk show with a big crowd. When the band is on, connecting, you can look across the audience and see your … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged #hollywoodbowl, #laphil, Disco, kool & the gang, village people
Leave a comment