Author Archives: Elise Thompson

Elise Thompson

About Elise Thompson

Born and raised in the great city of Los Angeles, this food, culture and music-loving punk rock angeleno wants to turn you on to all that is funky, delicious and weird in the city. While Elise holds down the fort, her adventurous alter ego Kiki Maraschino is known to roam the country in search of catfish.

Top Tastes at LAFW: Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse

Thursday’s opening event at LA Food & Wine was inspired by the upcoming Amazon original series, “Eat The World with Emeril Lagasse.” The beautiful red carpet running the length of Grand, laid out before the gorgeous backdrop of downtown LA, held a tempting assortment of global … Continue reading

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Keith Morris Launches My Damage Friday at Skylight Books

It’s getting hard to keep up with all of these punker memoirs. It only makes sense though; it’s a short hop from songwriting to writing-writing. Tomorrow Keith Morris releases his contribution – My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor, The … Continue reading

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Burgers, Bourbon and Beer this Wednesday!

Wednesday, August 24, Los Angeles Magazine will be holding their competition for the Best Burger of 2016 with an evening of burgers, bourbon and beer at The Victorian in Santa Monica. Gourmet bites will be offered by local favorites including FIG, Malibu … Continue reading

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Bands You Must See at Echo Park Rising Saturday Night

Echo Park Rising is in full swing, and there are still plenty of great bands to check out. This is the 6th year for Echo Park Rising, a community event with over a dozen venues participating, plus specials from local … Continue reading

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Bands You Must See at Echo Park Rising Tonight

Echo Park Rising is in full swing. The bad news is that last night you missed Egrets on Ergot, but the good news is that there are still plenty of great bands to check out. This is the 6th year … Continue reading

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Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix Come to The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

This week, a video of 90-year-old Dick Van Dyke and his a capella group The Vantastix serenading patrons of a Santa Monica Denny’s with “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” has garnered over 800,000 views for Cindy Rohrbrough, who uploaded it to … Continue reading

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It’s Time for LA Food and Wine and the LA Times’ The Taste: Compare and Contrast

For department stores, the big rush is around Christmastime. For schools it’s all about September. For LA foodies, it all happens as August slides into September. It is the peak of event season, with two of the biggies happening on consecutive … Continue reading

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Lemmy Memorial Statue to be Unveiled at The Rainbow

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The 9th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention Comes to Alpine Village this Saturday

There is no better place than Southern California, the birthplace of surf music, to celebrate the genre with the 9th annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention. On Saturday, August 13, from noon til midnite, a gathering of members of www.surfguitar101.com, a website dedicated to surf guitar, will … Continue reading

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The Final Liquid Kitty Punk Rock BBQ: Summer 2016

 Photos by Elise Thompson, Jordan Schwartz and Dorian Jones SACCHARINE TRUST

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