watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, august 16, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Mike Watt

scene near the pilot station here in my pedro town yesterday at the crack of dawn:

gull: “who took that first bite out of you?”

fish: (no answer)

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Four Top LA Chefs Will Bring Their Best Dishes to LA Times Food Bowl Opening Night

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Karin E. Baker

Photo courtesy of LA Times.

A solid month of unique culinary adventures, the LA Times Food Bowl returns with an exciting opening night event on September 1.

Grandmaster Recorders is the site of the Food Bowl Launch Party. This celebration will feature special tastings from four guest chefs and live DJs. Cocktails, wine, and beer are also included in the ticket price. 

Attendees will savor bites from a quartet of culinary innovators: Justin Pichetrungsi of Anajak Thai, John Yao of Kato, Natalia Pereira of WOODSPOON, and Nicole Rucker of Fat + Flour. 

The Gold Award (named for Jonathan Gold) will be presented to Genet Agonafer of Little Ethiopia’s Meals by Genet, while Justin Pichetrungsi of Anajak Thai will be awarded Restaurant of the Year. 

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East LA Meets Napa 2022 Was a Night to Remember

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Karin E. Baker

ELA Meets Napa 2022. Photo by Elise Thompson.

Delectable scents emanated from gourmet dishes offered by 15 top Latino-owned Los Angeles-area restaurants while wine from 15 acclaimed Napa Valley vintners flowed. Joined with live music from LA’s own Ozomatli, the return of East LA Meets Napa made for a summer evening to remember.

Hundreds of patrons visited LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles on July 29 for East LA Meets Napa, a celebration of the richness and diversity of LA’s Latino-influenced cuisine and California’s Latino-owned wineries.

Now in its 15th year, East LA Meets Napa is the premier fundraiser for AltaMed Health Services, a local organization that helps bring healthcare to underserved LA and OC residents.

Michelin-starred chef Rocio Comacho, known as the “goddess of moles” and owner of Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen in Bell Gardens, shared her empanadas stuffed with chicken and topped with mole negro. They paired well with the refreshing Cucumber Margarita made with tequila, Cointreau, agave nectar, fresh cucumbers, lime, and chili bitters from the Aguila Real Tequila booth.

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Pedro’s RIG Reunites for 2-Day Friends of Fleps Benefit this Weekend with Rosemary’s Billygoat and Toys that Kill!

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Elise Thompson

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FYC Fest: Free Food, Mini Golf & More This Weekend

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Karin E. Baker

Immerse yourself in a festive world inspired by Prime Video’s best original TV shows when FYC Fest brings three days of free experiences to three Los Angeles locations from Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14.

You can play games of miniature golf themed to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Lucy and Desi, Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Girls, and The Boys Presents: Diabolical, along with a target game inspired by the latter show.

Food trucks inspired by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and other acclaimed Prime Video shows will offer delicious — and free! — bites and drinks.

There will also be custom tote bag-making stations, life-size lawn games (Jenga, Cornhole, Connect 4, and more), plenty of photo ops, live music, a giant paint-by-numbers wall you can help fill in, and more.

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Movies Till Dawn: Untamed Youth

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Monday Morning” (1990, MVD Video Rewind) Relentless hazing at the hands of school bully Brandon Hooper drives sensitive new kid Noah (son of Robert) Blake to take his classmates hostage when Hooper tries to threaten him with a gun. Modest teen-angst drama began life as a student film and never quite rises above those limits, though writer-director Don Murphy (the “Transformers” franchise) lends a degree of production polish to the B-movie proceedings. Performances are spotty (especially Hooper), but the presence of Lisa Rinna, Blake Lively’s brother Jason, and “Simpsons” voice actor Karl Wiedergott in the cast, as well as the unfortunately prescient finale, anchored around a school shooting, offers the film’s clearest appeal. MVD’s Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, part of its VHS-faithful Video Rewind series, offers an alternate home video cut, titled “Class of Fear,” a new interview with Murphy and a vintage profile of his career.

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Paul Roessler’s New Album – The Turning of the Bright World

Posted on August 9, 2022 by James Eliopulos

Noted Los Angeles musician, composer, and producer Paul Roessler (The Screamers, Nina Hagen, Josie Cotton, Mike Watt and a whole bunch more) has released a deeply moving new album of original material, The Turning of the Bright World, on the Kitten Robot Records label. It is an album in which the artist looks at the world with enough time, depth and compassion to ‘notice it’s turning’, and then has a bit to say about what he sees. It is a beautiful commentary – lyrically, musically and even from the spaces between the words and music. Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, august 8, 2022

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Mike Watt

got some free space to festoon in order to gussy up your place? how about this pad up on second street in my pedro town?

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Street Art Battle: Secret Walls’ “Support Your Local Artist” Tour Coming to LA

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Karin E. Baker

Artists BigTeef & Greg Mike with SW Founder Terry Guy Hyping the Crowd in Atlanta. Photo credit: Chris House.

Watch local street artists compete to create the most exciting mural while a vibrant throng of onlookers cheers them on. You can join this lively milieu when Secret Walls’ 35-city “Support Your Local Artist” tour stops in LA on August 14.

At this community-minded art celebration, DJs spin while artists are given spray paint, paint brushes, paint rollers, and markers. The clock strikes and the artists have 90 minutes to create a new mural. A group of judges and a decibel meter help determine the winner.

Confirmed art luminaries appearing in select cities include Greg Mike, pop surrealist Allison Bamcat, Ally Grimm, Matt Gondek, Sentrock, Woes, The Obanoth, and LAmour Supreme, along with musical guests Boom Bap Kids and Soulection DJs.

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Flipper in Long Beach! Tonight!

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Elise Thompson

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