Monthly Archives: June 2014

Downtown LA Night Market This Weekend!

Produced by 626 Night Market, DTLA Night Market draws inspiration from the popular night bazaars of Asia. Over 200 vendors will be offering food, merchandise, arts and crafts. There will also be massage chairs, giveaways, carnival games and community action booths. KawaiiKowai will once … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, june 18, 2014

can boat (container ship) xin ou zhou from shanghai entering los angeles harbor’s main channel near warehouse 1 in san pedro, ca on june 18, 2014 photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page

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Honda Rockets New Music Out of Torrance with Three Great Bands to Launch Honda Stage

On Thursday, June 11th, Honda made a bold move to connect and brand Millennials. I was invited to join in on the exciting kick off of Honda’s new music platform “Honda Stage“. The whole shindig was opened by Ellen K, … Continue reading

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Starchefs.com Rising Stars at Vibiana

On an early summer evening, the Los Angeles restaurant community gathered to honor the generation ready to take on the masters, the “Rising Stars.” Like a graduation, their mentors and head chefs stood beside them like proud parents, glowing as … Continue reading

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Pershing Squared All Summer Long!

I enjoy nothing more than taking the Metro Rail train to Pershing Square on hot Summer nights. I bring a Picnic Basket and have a blast, Last year I saw X, The Tubes , the Blasters , and so many … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Kitsch Overload – Charlie Brown Farms in Littlerock, CA

The Antelope Valley, an hour or so east on the 14 freeway in northern Los Angeles County, can be a bizarre place. Sundried mile upon sundried mile of pale desert, prickly and forlorn joshua trees, strange little towns and wide open vistas. … Continue reading

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Zombie Joe’s “Urban Death” Revives Rustic Fears the Likes of Which You’ve Never Experienced

Naked elderly zombie folk reaching to the sky in a split second of illumination–Nude old ladies masturbating in open flower print bathrobes–Equally bare and openly enrobed elderly men in walkers with catheter bags surgically taped to their inner thighs falling … Continue reading

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Live/Album Review: State to State “No Bounds”

State to State is a local band that generates a satisfying wall of sound, calling to mind early Radiohead and Muse, with just a hint of Interpol. Nondescript and serious in black shirts and jeans, the band played Harvard & Stone … Continue reading

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Middle-Aged Rebel: Compliments

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A Preview of Knott’s Calico Mine Train

In 1959 Knotts Berry Farm was a bucolic and bona fide piece of Americana and shared prosperity. The chicken dinners became so profitable that Walter Knott saw fit to entertain his customers gratis while they waited two to three hours for their fried … Continue reading

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