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Author Archives: Elise Thompson
Photo Essay: SPOT’s Punk Rock and Beach Culture Photo Exhibit “Ride the Wild Wheels” at Pacific Coast Gallery
Last Saturday night there was a party at The Pacific Coast Gallery for the Hermosa Beach punker/skater mural unveiling and the closing of The Sunscreen Film Festival with a movie about Hermosa’s musical history called Jazz vs. Punk. Bonus–SPOT’s 70’s … Continue reading
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The Taste Adds Another Food Event in Costa Mesa this Year!
For the first time ever, The Taste food event from The Los Angeles Times will hold a three-day food fest in Orange County. The Taste here in LA is an event we look forward to every Labor Day weekend at … Continue reading
Feria de los Moles Celebrates 11 Years this Sunday at Grand Park Downtown
This Sunday, October 7, Feria de los Moles will be celebrating its 11th anniversary in Grand Park downtown. Inspired by his grandmother’s cooking, Pedro Ramos founded the event in 2008. Since then it has grown to over 40,000 attendees. From … Continue reading
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Hermosa Beach Dedicates Mural to Punk Rock Pioneers They Once Shunned
On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, The Hermosa Beach Mural Project unveiled Mural #8 of their ongoing project, honoring the “Punk Rock/Skateboard era of the 1970’s and 1980’s.” The mural is located on the side of a parking structure at 13th … Continue reading
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Fans Remember Tom Petty on the Anniversary of his Loss.
Yesterday, October 2, 2018, was the one-year anniversary of the unexpected and sudden death of beloved musician Tom Petty. Fans set up a makeshift memorial to him on his Star on the Walk of Fame and stood vigil to remember … Continue reading
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Go See The Scientists Tonight or Regret it Forever!
The Scientists are a post-punk garage-y rock band from Perth, Australia. They are currently on their first-ever US tour. Even though they formed in the 70s, this is the first time they are playing in America, and maybe the last … Continue reading
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War Stories: Tales of 70’s & 80’s Punk Mayhem Told By The Perpetrators Themselves! This Sunday at The Roxy
This coming Sunday, Theresa Kereakes and Pleasant Gehman, creators of the fanzine Lobotomy, will host an evening of spoken word and readings from some of the people who made the LA punk scene happen. Featured musicians and writers include Flea (RHCP), … Continue reading
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Ride the Wild Wheels: Opening for SPOT’s Photos of South Bay Skate Culture and the Burgeoning Punk Scene with Live Music by Mike Watt and the Missingmen
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Robbie Conal’s ‘Cabinet of Horrors’ to Open at Track 16 Gallery October 13th: Achtung Baby!
Guerrilla artist Robbie Conal introduced himself to Los Angeles in the mid-80s with a series of intense black and white portraits lambasting the Reagan administration for the Iran-Contra Affair. The posters seemed to come from nowhere, suddenly flooding the streets … Continue reading
