Monthly Archives: March 2012

For Your Art Presents 24-Hour Donut City This Weekend

Scheduled to coincide with LACMA’s 24-hour screening of The Clock, For Your Art is hosting 24-hour Donut City from noon Saturday until noon Sunday this weekend. Curated by local expert Krista Simmons, For Your Art will celebrate the city they consider to be … Continue reading

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Bulgarini’s Affogato: Drowned with Pleasure

It’s a desperate but luxurious move to add ice cream to your coffee. but thanks to the proliferation of gelato bars with espresso machines, we are able to take the idea a step beyond. Affogato is becoming increasingly popular in LA. … Continue reading

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My Turn

Curated by Bumblebee, who I know because I met his dad driving my taxi. No, really!

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Camera Obscura: In Santa Monica

The Santa Monica “camera” is a 113-year-old optic device built in 1899 by Robert F. Jones.  “Camera Obsura” means darken chamber. It is a darken room in which the device allows a 360 degree view of the outside surroundings.  Sort of … Continue reading

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This Sunday March 25 – LA Beat Presents At The Redwood Bar & Grill!

Time again for another free Sunday afternoon all-ages show courtesy of your friends at the Los Angeles Beat. This Sunday March 25, we’ll be holding court with your favorite beat contributors and three mind-expanding bands at the Redwood. For the … Continue reading

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Random LA: I Guess This is Where the Party’s At

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Beaches, Burgers, and Beers: Big Deans

It is a widely known fact that ‘The Dude’ really enjoys the beach lifestyle, a good burger, and a nice cold beer. Not ironically, all these things go very well together. Today I would like to share one of my … Continue reading

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A.A. Bondy at Natural History Museum’s First Friday: May 4

It’s that time of year again for the Los Angeles Natural History Museum’s First Friday concert series.  Coming up on May 4th is enigmatic singer/songwriter A.A. Bondy, whose latest album Believers is out on Fat Possum Records, along with my … Continue reading

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SEVEN Presented by USC’s Visions and Voices

Wednesday March 21st at 7:00PM in the University’s Bovard Auditorium, Visions and Voices, a multidisciplinary program sponsored by USC’s Arts & Humanities Initiative, will present a powerful evening of documentary theater examining the timely and important efforts of seven courageous … Continue reading

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Disc Junkie: DVD and Blu-ray Releases March 20-26, 2012

Multiplex Let us begin this inaugural tip sheet for home video omnivores with some recent Oscar winners and nominees on DVD and Bluray: David Fincher’s gorgeously gloomy U.S version of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo (Sony), which netted an Academy nod … Continue reading

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