Category Archives: Art

This Weekend: Taking It to the Xtreme

Celebrate this weekend with extremes by staying up late, blowing your paycheck on couture, gorging yourself on chili and spectating some Xtreme sports. Friday, August 3 Spider After Dark LA’s only Friday Night After Hours It’s 1:30am and you still feel like partying, gosh bless you. The Spider Club at Avalon offers an after-hours dance…

This Weekend: L.A. Becomes Eclectic

Look into Bowie’s eyes, you want to have funnn this weekendddd. Lots to do and all of it on the odd and unusual side what with a scavenger hunt with dinosaurs, a Hollywood pool party and a not-so-Hollywood pool party, photo exhibit and djs, and did you see David Bowie in that wig? Ah, only…

Big Time at Hammer: Q&A with David Lynch

You probably know him as your friendly and crazy-looking L.A. weatherman, but apparently he also makes movies. Director David Lynch will be doing a Q&A after the screening of his most recent cinematic oddity Inland Empire during Filter Magazine and the Hammer Museum’s bimonthly late night artsy-fartsy event. But even better, Lynch will perform “Polish…

This Weekend: You'll Love Summer More

Flickr Shot by d.sato This weekend all the great things that make summer summer are going on: a gay day at the beach, evenings of music and culture and the Lotus Festival. So much to do, how can an Angeleno decide? Friday, July 13 Presale for Beastie Boys at the Wiltern Before I get into…

Late Night at LACMA: Much Ado About Nothing

I was looking forward to Late Night at LACMA; all of L.A. there, great bands and djs providing the tunes, interactive mural, awesome people-watching opportunity. But when I got there I found myself spending a majority of my time waiting. Waiting 20 minutes to get into the event. Waiting 30 minutes to get a $3…

This Weekend: Awesome Mix Tape of Fun

What with my birthday party and DJ Shadow at the Bowl this weekend, it’s going to be a helluva good time. Unfortunately for me, there are soo many other fun things going on, too, that I’ll have to miss cuz of my previous plans. But if for some reason you’re free, you might want to…

Culture in the Early AM: Late Night at LACMA

Can’t sleep? Tossing and turning at night? Might as well do something about that. How about Late Night at LACMA? Dance to dj Kid Millionaire (aka Steve Aoki), enjoy Ima Robot, check out Dan Flavin’s soothing fluorescent light works and eat a street taco. Last year’s Late Night Bash at the museum was a blast….

This Weekend: Gays, DJs and BBQs

Flickr Shot by Malingering I’m going to be out of town this weekend — in hot and sweaty NYC for the Big Apple BBQ (I’ll miss you!) — but if you’re around, you might wanna check these out. Friday, June 8 Guerilla Gay Bar Takeover The anniversary party/most ambitious Guerrilla Gay Bar takeover happens at…

Muse's Art Walk After Party at HD Buttercup

LACMA’s Muse Art Walk After Party at HD Buttercup looks like a must-do this Saturday. So much is going on what with live performances, djs spinning all night long, and lots of free liquor that I’m thinking of skipping the 2nd Annual Culver City Art Walk altogether just so I have enough energy for the…

This Weekend: Your Prom Queen's Suggestions

So many parties this weekend! Too bad I’m going to be out in the desert somewhere pitching tents and roasting smores and… suffering from a state of unpluggedness. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to enjoy all the fun in town. Go, and please tell me about it. I’ll party vicariously through you….