ANGIE MATTSON
Home Cafe (Silverlake)
"[live]...her music is filled with a near erotic intimacy: sparse, atmospheric Americana with sharp, imagistic lyrics, great guitar playing and a velvet voice." - Telegraph
"...a superb record called Given to Sudden Panic and Noisy Retreat, in which she wields her potent voice against a backdrop of layered guitars, keyboards and percussion that goes from tender to turbulent." - Curve Magazine
Nike Presents
LA Weekly's LA Weekend
April 24-25
The first annual L.A. Weekly L.A. Weekend, a two-day cultural festival that celebrates the writers, musicians, filmmakers, icons, culinary geniuses and overall creative souls who make this city so vital, occurs Friday and Saturday in Hollywood. Friday's musical offerings include: DJ sets by L.A. punk icons Henry Rollins and Keith Morris; a performance by the Human Ear Collective, which has released cutting-edge lo-fi syrup disco and pop by Nite Jewel, Geneva Jacuzzi and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (Jacuzzi will perform); and a choreographed piece by dancer/Hysteria Dance Company co-founder/Sweaty Sunday instructor/We Are the World member Ryan Heffington. On Saturday, the Weekend will host the premiere of the documentary The Heart Is a Drum Machine, a film that seeks to better understand the relationship among music, body and life. A gig by Matt Sorum, who appears in the film, and "special guests" will follow the screening. - Randall Roberts, LA Weekly
In 2009, the award-winning LA Weekly celebrates 30 years highlighting the people on the cutting edge of contemporary LA culture. Taking place at Nike's Montalban Theater in the heart of Hollywood, LA Weekly's "LA Weekend" will showcase some of LA's most dynamic and colorful talent, programming a cutting edge film screening, speaker panels, art, food, music and book signings. Now due to Nike's commitment to the arts community of Los Angeles, we are able to make this a free, open to the public, event. Please rsvp (rsvp@laweekly.com) and join us!
Friday, April 24
7-11 pm Art opening featuring KEVIN SCANLON's LA Weekly Portraits Special dinner visit from the KOGI Korean taco truck Special guest DJ's Henry Rollins from KCRW and LA legend Keith Morris
7:30 pm Wil Wheaton reading and book signing 8:30 pm A dance piece by Ryan Heffington
9:30 pm Music and Video by THE HUMAN EAR COLLECTIVE featuring a performance by Geneva Jacuzzi
10 pm Lynda Kay performs songs from "Dream My Darling".
Saturday, April 25
9:30 pm Performance by Matt Sorum and friends, including Juliette Lewis, Billy Morrison (the Cult), Chris Chaney (Janes Addiction), Donovan Leitch and a Special Guest TBA
8 pm Special screening of the film, "The Heart is a Drum Machine"
7 pm "Unbearable Lightness of Being" Taylor Negron
6 pm Lonn Friend signs "Life On Planet Rock"
3 pm Rare book signing and prints with artist David Weidman
3 pm Authors panel moderated by Joe Donnelly featuring Jerry Stahl, Richard Lange, Patrick DeWitt and Evan Wright
2 pm A special bank robbing, big-wave surfing, 100% pure adrenaline matinee performance from the cast of Point Break Live
Noon Carnivore! meat lovers panel moderated by Jonathan Gold including Mark Peel of Campanile, Octavio Becerra of Palate Food + Wine and Susan Feniger of Street
Noon Lunch! Hot dogs with Let's Be Frank
Noon-4pm Belvedere lounge wth DJ Kiddkit.
can't wait for the new TRUE BLOOD season!
the new must see...
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Bike Through Elysian Park
Pedal your way through Elysian Park history
The EPHS Elysian Park Bike Ride will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 10 am. Explore the historic highlights of the Elysian Park's western edge (the route is limited to paved roads) during this 90-minute, guided tour headed by Matthew Dubois. Stops include Barlow Hospital, the old Navy Armory and Police Academy. Space is extremely limited. The tour is free to EPHS members and $5 for all others. RSVP to ephs@HistoricEchoPark.orgthis is a fun little watch...
GAVIN CASTLETON
Nothing Compares 2 U (cover) live
Gavin Castleton performs a live version of Nothing Compares 2 U (made famous by Sinead O'Connor) in his bedroom using a Line 6 looping delay (but multitracked for better mixing in post production), a Gulbransen pump organ, and everything else (including synthetic kick drums) with a Roland JP8000
Ha! look at little joy basking in the daylight with its new tricked out blinkity blink bling!
"They say nobody walks in LA, but many people cross Sunset Blvd. at Portia everyday. This new signalized crosswalk will make it safer for them when they do," Council President Eric Garcetti said today at a news conference introducing Echo Park's new pedestrian friendly feature.
meet the charm known as WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
Watercolor Paintings - Telephone Wires from If You Make It on Vimeo.
some more really fun kids we met a few days ago...they go by name PANGEA
DENGUE FEVER
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong follows Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock n' roll in the country where it was created and very nearly destroyed. The odyssey is a homecoming for singer Chhom Nimol and a transformation for the rest of the band as they perform with master musicians and record new songs along the way.
yeah, as many of you know from seeing them live, they're really THAT good! check out this footage from their current tour.
COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council is a grassroots-level advisory committee set-up by a 1999 revision to the City of Los Angeles Charter that created the Neighborhood Council system. We represent our community on issues ranging from affordable housing and sustainability to arts, land use, education, and public safety.
Our 28-member volunteer Board of Directors represents residents, business owners, public and private sector employees, the homeless, social service providers, artists, and educators across Downtown and is elected by stakeholders every two years. Past successes include ArtWalk and other community events such as Park[ing] Day LA, Project Homeless Connect, community mixers and advocacy on many community issues.
The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council logo competition is now open through May 12, 2009 and we're looking to redefine our image to reflect the qualities of Downtown and the neighborhood we so proudly represent.
How to Enter: Enter up to three submissions and help us define our organization by emailing your submission to logo@dlanc.com. If you have any questions, please email us at logo@dlanc.com All entries will be on display for public viewing at the May 14, 2009 ArtWalk! MORE INFO AFTER THE JUMP
¡¡¡ MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!
Nike Presents
LA Weekly's LA Weekend
April 24-25
In 2009, the award-winning LA Weekly celebrates 30 years highlighting the people on the cutting edge of contemporary LA culture. Taking place at Nike's Montalban Theater in the heart of Hollywood, LA Weekly's "LA Weekend" will showcase some of LA's most dynamic and colorful talent, programming a cutting edge film screening, speaker panels, art, food, music and book signings. Now due to Nike's commitment to the arts community of Los Angeles, we are able to make this a free, open to the public, event. Please rsvp (rsvp@laweekly.com) and join us!
Friday, April 24
7-11 pm Art opening featuring KEVIN SCANLON's LA Weekly Portraits Special dinner visit from the KOGI Korean taco truck Special guest DJ's Henry Rollins from KCRW and LA legend Keith Morris
7:30 pm Wil Wheaton reading and book signing 8:30 pm A dance piece by Ryan Heffington
9:30 pm Music and Video by THE HUMAN EAR COLLECTIVE featuring a performance by Geneva Jacuzzi
10 pm Lynda Kay performs songs from "Dream My Darling".
Saturday, April 25
9:30 pm Performance by Matt Sorum and friends, including Juliette Lewis, Billy Morrison (the Cult), Chris Chaney (Janes Addiction), Donovan Leitch and a Special Guest TBA
8 pm Special screening of the film, "The Heart is a Drum Machine"
7 pm "Unbearable Lightness of Being" Taylor Negron
6 pm Lonn Friend signs "Life On Planet Rock"
3 pm Rare book signing and prints with artist David Weidman
3 pm Authors panel moderated by Joe Donnelly featuring Jerry Stahl, Richard Lange, Patrick DeWitt and Evan Wright
2 pm A special bank robbing, big-wave surfing, 100% pure adrenaline matinee performance from the cast of Point Break Live
Noon Carnivore! meat lovers panel moderated by Jonathan Gold including Mark Peel of Campanile, Octavio Becerra of Palate Food + Wine and Susan Feniger of Street
Noon Lunch! Hot dogs with Let's Be Frank
Noon-4pm Belvedere lounge wth DJ Kiddkit.
JDub Records & Nextbook Present
A New Monthly Party:
MILK & HONEY
Tuesday April 28th @ Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood
8pm - 12 am / FREE / 21+
OPEN BAR while it lasts
Featuring DJ Sabbo (of Soulico)
Hip-Hop, Middle Eastern Dancehall, Rare Groove, Reggae, Baltimore Club, Afrofunk
myspace.com/sabbosoulico
myspace.com/soulicocrew
jdubrecords.org * nextbook.org
Made possible with support from Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Says Sunset Junction Needs an Overhaul
[...]Ultimately, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a motion stating that it will "oppose the Sunset Junction Street Festival in its current format." What this means for the future of the popular festival is still unknown... LAWeekly.com
Relocation, fee changes, cancellation? Speculate wildly!
Here's some video of Soko's last and only known L.A. performance:
Echo Park Named One of Top 10 Great Neighborhoods
And when you hear that, you might find yourself asking which Realtor came up with that ranking. Luckily, this time there is some creditability behind the designation: the American Planning Association. They "singled out Echo Park because of its breathtaking topography set in the hills above downtown, historic architecture, pedestrian-oriented streets and stairways, and engaged residents who, over the years, have gone to great lengths to protect and preserve their community," according to an APA release (add: their website has more info and history on why EP was chosen) .... more after you click on the image!
SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES!!!
THE MAE-SHI @ Spaceland
THE MOVIES @ Spaceland
DENGUE FEVER @ Viper Room
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