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Where to ‘Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler’ This Week
Forget Valentine’s Day next week – it’s Mardi Gras on Tuesday! In lieu of the spectacular floats, daquiris and King Cake we’re missing, here are a few options for L.A. revelers: Long Beach has two, fantastic-sounding carnivals on Saturday – Shoreline … Continue reading
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Tagged carnival, festivals, mardi gras
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EP Review: Everything Everything’s “Cough Cough”
The UK’s Everything Everything gives the U.S. a preview of their upcoming album with new EP Cough Cough. The six songs are tightly constructed and packed with tension and energy. The band has an original sound marked by heavy drums … Continue reading
Mardi Gras at the Farmers Market
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Tagged cajun, farmers market, Jazz, mardi gras, pet parade, zydeco
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“Romeo + Juliet” at The Historic Los Angeles Theatre
Cinespia and the Los Angeles Historic Theater Foundation present Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at the Los Angeles Theatre downtown on February 9th. The 1930s movie palace is apparently rarely open to the public, and according to the photo album on the website, … Continue reading
Everything Everything comes to The Roxy, releases U.S. debut
British band Everything Everything releases their U.S. debut EP Cough Cough on Feb. 5th on Strokes singer Julian Casablancas’s label Cult Records/Kemosabe Records. The band also plays The Roxy on March 19th. The title track has an infectiously urgent feel, with hammering drums, staggered … Continue reading
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Tagged everything everything, indie rock, julian casablancas
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Putting Citizens United on the Ballot
If you have something to say about the controversial Supreme Court ruling known as Citizens United, here is a chance to be heard: Common Cause wants L.A. voters to use the May 2013 Mayoral Election to vote for a Constitutional … Continue reading
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Tagged citizens united, city council, City Hall, common cause, voting
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The Golden Age of American Illustration at Pepperdine
Pepperdine University’s Weisman Museum presents Illustrating Modern Life: The Golden Age of American Illustration from the Kelly Collection. Featuring the works of Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, J. C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell, among others, the exhibits runs Tuesdays through … Continue reading
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Tagged art, golden age of illustration, illustration, norman rockwell, pepperdine, weisman museum
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Petra Haden Sings the Movies at The Getty Center
Petra Haden gives a free concert at The Getty on January 26th, performing the painstakingly created vocal versions of movie scores from her album Petra Haden Goes To The Movies. Accompanied by a 16-member choir, Haden will sing a capella the music … Continue reading
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Tagged movie scores, petra haden, psycho, the getty
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David Bowie’s New Single: “Where Are We Now?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyDTy9DtHQ Here’s a video for David Bowie’s first new single since 2003, “Where Are We Now?” Everyone’s favorite thin white duke (or goblin king) turned 66 yesterday, and has a new album out in March called The Next Day. Happy … Continue reading
