May 29 at 7:30PM, Zócalo Public Square has a very interesting event held with Occidental College: they’re going to try to answer the question “Can popular music still change pop culture?” We think that’s still possible but we’d love to see what experts have to say. It’ll be moderated by Thaddeus Russell.
We haven’t heard from the Silver Lake Chorus for a little bit so here’s an update on what they’re doing: they have a show Friday at the Bootleg Theater. The Spring Standards will be performing, too.
Local musician Pi Jacobs has a few upcoming shows around California but, most notably, she’ll be performing in Venice Beach on June 20. She sounds like a cool rocker chick: check it out!
House people, bend your ears here: Boiler Room recently had a little LA something and Jazner did a great set that we’re a bit obsessed with. You can watch the video of it or you can simply listen to it after the jump.
Welcome to Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, broken beer bottles and crazy motherfu…—you get my point. Whether you live here (obviously you moved here from somewhere else), or you’re driving through town on tour with your band, the itinerary below is one that you’ll need to follow to fulfill your dream of living like a music legend. Follow the steps the legends took, but don’t make the same mistakes, you don’t have a major record label and powerful manager to bail you out of jail. Experience the iconic Los Angeles sites that have caused controversy, tears, scandals and questionable venereal diseases.
Writer and cartoonist and generally funny person Lisa Hanawalt will be at Skylight Books on June 3 to read and sign her book My Dirty Dumb Eyes. The book sounds fabulous and hysterical so you should all try to see this.
The Hammer recently had one of their Bike Nights and they took portraits of people and their bikes. They’re really well done! You’ll also probably see some familiar faces, too.
In one of the funniest LA headlines and news stories, apparently a big rig with fruit crashed on the 210 and “created a jam.” We’re not sure if there were any injuries to people but 35K pounds of fruit got a little banged up.
Although this article is a *little* drastic, LA Weekly threw their hate in the “Stop fucking with LA!”/#LAHaters conversation with a piece that mapped the six types of Angelenos who are ruining the city. They’re a little mean–but they aren’t entirely wrong.
Newcomers VIA are hoping to make some printed items soon. What do they need to do that? Monday! Help them out: they only need a little over $2K and they almost have that money, too. You can catch a video they did for promotion after the jump!
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