In our humble opinion, there is no better hip-hop party album ever recorded than the Pharcyde’s stellacular Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. It is pure celebration in sonic form (oh how many brain cells we’ve happily surrendered to “Oh Shit”). In honor of The Pharcyde’s groundbreaking 1992 debut, (which, by the way, was quoted as Kanye […]

Two pairs of the tickets we are giving away for our WOLF + LAMB x LIAS Giveaway have been claimed, but there’s still time to win the last set if you want to go to the show tomorrow night. Expect dark delicious beats deep into the night, with plenty of strobe light debauchery. If this […]

Hello friends, it is that magical time of year again when we share tickets to some of our favorite LA events. In this case, it is the Wolf + Lamb party going on this Saturday at a undisclosed location downtown. Do you want tickets? You should, because if you have any inkling of shedding some […]

We’ve been supporters of Australia’s indie disco champs Strange Talk for a minute now (read our To Whom It May Concern: Strange Talk interview), and are stoked the band is making its way through Los Angeles again this Friday to play at the well curated The Echo in Echo Park. To celebrate the occasion we’ll be giving […]

Last Friday marked the closing event for Social Media Week in Los Angeles, which consisted of panel speakers and events throughout the week. Not only did the event provide networking opportunities and major promotion of new social media outlets, but it also supplied a plethora of booze. Enter Shellback Rum, a premium rum that celebrated […]

Brazilian artist Stephan Doitschinoff will soon be releasing his second monograph, CRAS, through German publishers Gestalten. The book showcases paintings, sculptures, installations and performances that the self-taught São Paulo artist has created over the four years since his first book, Calma. Son of an Evangelical minister, much of Doitschinoff’s work offers a critique of society, […]

Time flies when you eat, sleep and poo techno – as goes for our friends at DROID Behavior. Though best known for their Interface series, today Droid celebrates the 2 year anniversary of PRIME, a monthly world-class techno and house series that maintains Los Angeles’ status as the echelon for underground sounds. For this special […]

LIAS readers should be no stranger to The Morrison Hotel Galleries in NYC as we have covered several of their finer events and gallery openings over the years — such as the Lynn Goldsmith Circle of Friends Exhibit, Jim Marshall/Johnny Cash’s Pocket Cash, and Catch the Beat: Roots of Punk & Hip Hop. What’s got us […]