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Alternative Valentine’s Week Activities for the Discerning Non-Conformist

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Monique A. LeBleu

With contributions by Elise Thompson. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which holiday is the most manipulative of all? Over-booked exclusive restaurants, if-you-have-to-ask-you-can’t-afford-it roses, and after-dinner bedroom stress and apprehension: everyone has had that one bad date in their lives. And … Continue reading →

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Art Beyond the Glass VII: L.A.’s Top Bartenders Come Together To For Cause and Community at Los Globos

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Monique A. LeBleu

Now in its seventh year, Art Beyond the Glass VII, L.A.’s premier cocktail culture festival, is taking place on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Los Globos in Silver Lake. The annual festival will feature 100 top bartenders this year, making … Continue reading →

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Concert Preview: Sasquatch, White Dynomite and The Freeks Rock El Cid

Posted on October 24, 2014 by John Collinson

Hard rockers Sasquatch brings their swinging, Black Sabbath- and Mountain-inspired tunes to El Cid Nightclub in Silver Lake this Saturday evening.  Sasquatch IV, released in 2013, continues with the heavy, pounding tunes that make Sasquatch, perhaps, the world’s most appropriately named rock band.  … Continue reading →

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El Cid’s Tasty Surf Punk, Alt-Rock and Pop Punk Combo Platter!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

Did you notice all the traffic headed to El Cid Restaurant last Saturday night?  This is why: It was The Neptunas first LA gig in 10 years…Pamita, Leslita and Laura Bethita brought the surf punk fun on stage and an Al’s Bar reunion of … Continue reading →

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Psychedelic Hard Rockers The Freeks Add Slamming Drummer, Los Angeles Beat Music Editor Bob Lee

Posted on October 3, 2014 by John Collinson

  World-class drummer and Los Angeles Beat Music Editor Bob Lee has joined venerable psychedelic rockers The Freeks. Firmly rooted in California’s desert rock sound, The Freeks are evolutionary torch bearers for the Sabbath meets Black Flag genre pioneered by … Continue reading →

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Sapphic Musk: “Nordic” Homo Ladies Invade Silver Lake’s Spanish Quarter!

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

“Nordic” punk metal rockers Sapphic Musk occupied El Cid Restaurant on Saturday night, much to the delight of the crowd (sapphic inclinations or not) who welcomed the invaders with open arms.   Sapphic Musk  is comprised of veteran LA rockers … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Angst Blues of Jon Wahl and the Amadans; Record Release Party: El Cid, March 23

Posted on March 20, 2014 by John Collinson

Any true music fan knows that serious listening can only happen with a decent hi-fi in a dedicated space free of distractions and the myriad, perhaps pointless, multitasking activities that fill every free second of our lives. While increasingly fewer … Continue reading →

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Get Crafty at El Cid this Saturday

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Simone Snaith

This Saturday, February 8th,  The Classroom LA presents an afternoon of crafts and cocktails at El Cid in Silver Lake. Once a month, the DIY craft school based in Echo Park brings a different project to El Cid’s patio, and this … Continue reading →

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