Tonight Los Angeles is being invaded by Chicago…house music, that is. Our old friend Noriega — who Madman’s been crashing clubs with since he was a wee speck in JNCO’s and Freshjive tees — and her ART2 crew have put together L.A. Shakedown at Vanguard in Hollywood. The night features 3 legitimate main room DJs, […]
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9
Jul
L.A. Shakedown brings Derrick Carter, DJ Heather and Mark Grant to the City of Angels
6
Jul
Los Angeles artist Carlos Ramos pays homage to the 11th anniversary of the death of the famed filmmaker
To mark the 11th anniversary of the death of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Los Angeles-based artist Carlos Ramos will exhibit his collection of paintings inspired by Kubrick’s best films. The exhibit, aptly titled Kubrick, opens this Saturday, July 10th, at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica and will be on display until August 3rd. Ramos faces […]
14
May
Playboy Legacy Collection at Art & Artifact Gallery in Los Angeles
Photographs like that above always make me wonder: Is there such a thing as universal sexual appeal? What I mean is, I’m pretty sure every heterosexual male who sees the above photo gets a special stirring of the loins, even if they’re 95 and haven’t felt a stirring since the Reagan era. And I’ll pretty […]
24
Apr
Phil Frost returns to LA after three months with a solo show
If you missed the dynamic duo combination of Phil Frost and Barry McGee three months ago at the Prism gallery, don’t fret my ravenous street art loving friends! Phil Frost is opening up his solo show tonight, Saturday, April 24th, at the Known Gallery from 8-11p. The show is titled Pale Writer and I suspect […]
23
Apr
Six years of exercising demons to spill on canvases for Los Angeles.
David Choe opens his first show in Los Angeles in six years tonight, Friday, April 24th from 7-10 pm. The show title, Nothing to Declare, is apropos as David Choe leaves everything he has experienced as an artist culminated into the canvases, water colors and inflatable sculptures on the proverbial table. The show is impressive […]
1
Mar
Art opening promoting equal rights for all
In reaction to the passing of Prop 8 and the subsequent upheaval resulting in communities and groups petitioning and protesting and the court case Perry v Schwarzenneger, a case challenging the constitutional validity of Prop 8 (the California Marriage Protection Act), Manifest Equality gathers a talented group of artists together for a great show and […]
3
Feb
Art meets Fashion meets Charity
Last Thursday night, in celebration of LA’s Art Month, Calvin Klein, Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC) and the Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) hosted an extravagant gala in West Hollywood — thus proving that you don’t always need Bruce Weber’s scantily denim clad tweens to get people excited, a previously debatable observation. Read the breakdown, […]
We’re not the biggest fans of super clubs here at LIAS, preferring to get our drink on at cheaper more intimate spots, but there’s still something to be said about seeing a DJ tear up a dancefloor packed full with thousands of bodies via bad ass soundsystem. One such night that’s been holding it down […]
