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Pole Dancing, Pin-Up Girls and Cars Converge in North Hollywood
November 11, 2014
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Published on November 11, 2014
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The Fantastic Encuentro 2014 Festival Showed the Power of Latino Theater
Encuentro 2014, an inspiring, monthlong festival of 18 Latino performances and readings, just closed at Los Angeles Theatre Center downtown and a couple of off-site locations. It could accurately be described as a reactionary event. "Reactionary," however, does not refer to a yearning backward. Rather, in the purest sense of...@ 6:25 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Eat Komodo's Pho Burrito Before It Goes Away Forever
Only in fusion-forward Los Angeles is something that smells like a bowl of pho and steams like a bowl of pho not necessarily an actual bowl of pho. At the two brick-and-mortar outposts for the once-roving Komodo food truck, Southeast Asian-inspired Chef Erwin Tjahyadi has created a hand-held version of...@ 11:12 AM On Thu, November 13 -
The King's Roost Urban Farm and DIY Shop Now Open in Silver Lake
If you live in Los Angeles and you're interested in hobbies like raising chickens or baking with locally milled flour, you've got to drive around and do lots of online research just to start out. Roe Sie did that, too, when he first got serious about fermenting foods and setting...@ 10:14 AM On Fri, November 7 -
The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend, Nov. 14-16
Be sure to check out our constantly updated concert calendar! Friday, November 14 Slayer THE FORUM Slayer remains the heaviest of the “Big Four” of thrash metal — out-shredding Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax — more than 30 years into their career. Their seminal 1986 release Reign in Blood is 29...@ 4:45 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Jewish Rapper Kosha Dillz Got Hacked by ISIS
Last week, Los Angeles rapper Kosha Dillz had his website hacked by ISIS. No, this is not some weird promotional stunt. This actually happened. The affable Jewish rapper, signed to Murs’ 3:16 imprint, found his place in cyberspace vandalized, raising flags among his friends and the Department of Homeland Security...@ 4:00 AM On Wed, November 12 4 -
Korean Models Lured by Photographer Who Raped and Attacked, L.A. Cops Say
A man lured predominantly Korean-speaking women he raped, attacked or tried to assault by promising them modeling jobs, the Los Angeles Police Department officials said last night. In at least one case he threatened to call federal immigration authorities on a victim because she wasn't complying, they said. Suspect Jung...@ 7:03 AM On Thu, November 13 -
How "Fergilicious" Is Fergie's New Wine?
Fergie has a wine. Yes, it’s true. She has her name on shoes, fragrances, Black Eyed Peas, and now grapes. It almost feels as if Fergie is running around sticking her name on everything she can, sort of like that question-mark sticker in the 2003 “Where Is The Love” video...@ 8:02 AM On Thu, November 6 -
6 Tableside Offerings That Lure You Out of Flip-Flops and Into Elegance
In a town where choosing which flip-flops to wear can be the biggest sartorial choice of the evening, sometimes its hard to muster the energy for an elegant evening out. But being so incessantly relaxed can become a trap in itself. Tableside dining brings the romance back to eating out,...@ 9:07 AM On Fri, November 7 -
John Candy's Daughter Loses Her Stand-Up Comedy Virginity
Jen Candy had never done stand-up comedy when her friend Jeff Garlin convinced her to give it a try. They'd met on the set of a children's show where 34-year-old Candy was hired as a stand-in for Garlin — an odd staffing choice considering that the two actors look nothing...@ 3:41 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
@ L.A. Memorial Coliseum@ 4:00 AM On Sat, November 8 -
5 Reasons the Shelton Bros. Festival Was the Best Thing to Happen to L.A. Beer
For four sessions stretched out over two days in a warehouse at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles last weekend, Shelton Brothers — an East Coast alcohol-distribution company — hosted a beer festival so epic, it actually deserved its simple title: The Festival. Partly an excuse to showcase their...@ 8:45 AM On Wed, November 12 -
Daniel Lanois on His Experimental New Album: "I'm Not Miley Cyrus"
Ace steel guitar man, famed producer (U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young) and ambient music trailblazer Daniel Lanois’ latest solo album Flesh and Machine is just out on Anti- Records. It’s what you’d call one of those artistic rebirth sorts of things. Lanois is a bit fed up with the...@ 4:30 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Teatro MOZ, the World's First Morrissey Theater Festival
A trio of young Latino musicians is playing on the floor of a rehearsal room in East Los Angeles. A familiar melody fills the tiny room as Natalie Camunas begins to croon the lyrics to Morrissey's 1988 classic "Suedehead." Backed by Andres Solorzano on acoustic guitar and Cesar Solorzano, not...@ 4:19 AM On Thu, November 6 6 -
32-Piece Band Itchy-O Almost Outnumbered the Crowd at Los Globos
The show begins like a strange protest in an absurd country. Veiled women walk into the room carrying septagram-bedecked banners. Then comes a masked dude on an adult-sized tricycle, loaded up with speakers, followed by other masked men carrying more speakers on their backs. Each of these rigs is self-powered,...@ 9:51 AM On Fri, November 7 -
10 Best Food Documentaries of the 21st Century (So Far)
Food documentaries serve a lot of different purposes. Sometimes they're almost culinary porn, with sumptuous photography and lovingly detailed preparation. Other times, the films can be informative, recounting the horrors of the American diet or the shady dealings behind agribusiness. These films can also be celebratory, focusing on dining establishments...@ 7:07 AM On Thu, November 13
