I feel like literally any second now local family girl group Haim are going to explode into some international rock phenomena. How quickly people go from cool locals to superstars! The band just snuck word out earlier today that their first music video ever was released, by way of The Guardian. You guys will have to check it out if you want to be in the know on cool, local music things.
Working on LAIY, we’ve gotten to meet and work with a lot of photographers. They all always have a lot of kits and bags and boxes to carry around and they’re all super clunky and–undoubtedly–quite heavy. Are there any “cool” bags for photographers? Well, there may be one now: local photographer Evan Lane has launched a Kickstarter project to make very fashionable, functional bags for the photographer on the go.
Funding for the arts in school is something that constantly haunts the artistic landscape. There’s this fear that the practice, history, and philosophies associated with art have been marginalized to something expendable, something that isn’t that important. The fight for art is often forgotten as well, we all hearing about it but never actually doing anything about it. Well, someone is doing something: Ming Lai of Humanist Films has made the documentary Art Recession to confront why art must be kept in schools, through the lens of Southern California.
It’s no secret that we are insane about fried chicken. We heard several months ago–maybe even almost a year ago–that Rowena’s Broome Street General was holding a Friday special that involved… fried chicken? Yes, fried chicken. If you haven’t heard about this, let us explain.
When I lived in the Beverly Hills flats, the predominantly residential stretch between Robertson and Beverly Drive had a dearth of cute eateries, or rather, any eateries. Oh how I would have loved if The Larder at Maple Drive had been open then! Brought to you by Chef Suzanne Goin and partner Caroline Styne of Tavern, AOC and Lucques (you already know how we feel about Lucques,) this hidden gem provides ample outdoor seating, free wi-fi, and delicious eats.
June 22 at LACMA is their latest Muse event. They’ll be saying goodbye to the Stanley Kubrick exhibit since it closes on June 30. You’ll have late night exhibition access, food and drink options, and music by DJ Marion Hodges of KCRW.
Want to take your pedestrianism to the next level? Los Angeles Walks is having WalkLAvia June 23 starting at Wilshire and Grand and will be a six mile stroll down Wilshire. Start with them or meet them–regardless, they’ll be walk, walk, walking!
June 20 at Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock will be a folky event featuring Lucky Eyes, Matt Kivel, and Faun Fables. It’s an all ages show and everything at this Eagle Rock venue is great.
Remember POPwater? Well, they’re newly arrived to Amazon and were recently their brand of the week. We’re not sure if this is still the case but you could get 10% off orders as a result. You can also see a Terry Richardson photographed promo after the jump which is NSFW but men who likes boobs will enjoy this.
This Saturday and Sunday at 405 Mateo Street is Parachute Market, a seasonal design fair that will help benefit Inner-City Arts. The theme for the event is Psychedelic Summer and it’s curated by Coryander Friend, Richard Wainwright, Amelia Posada, and Jessica Hundley. You’ll also find goods from Handsome, Rachel Craven, Scout Regalia, Tracy Wilkinson, Moon Canyon, and lots, lots more.
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