Map Portraits
by Ed Fairburn
Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis with so much to see and do. See if you knew any of these facts, and explore Los Angeles even further with Wonderground , a new game from GE.
Cool little tidbits and whathaveyou…
Naomi, the fourth record from Northwestern mystics The Cave Singers, is a totem to these things: the every-, any-, all- ways of life. Written over the span of ten months and recorded in one, it bears a new and more expansive production style that captures the live performance energy the band has developed over the past five years. The disc was engineered and produced at Avast Studios in Seattle by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Built To Spill, Shins, Modest Mouse). Each song on the album functions like a chapter in a bigger story, addressing themes of the past, exhuming the memories under moonlight. There are songs of addiction, car ownership, fireworks, tree houses, moving to New Mexico, and God, each shifting in all the ways that make life difficult and miraculous, astounding and beautiful.
OK, OK, OK
I overbooked and my lose is your gain. The first person that can correctly guess my favorite song by the Cave Singers wins a pair of tickets to their Los Angeles show at the BootLeg this Friday night.
P.S. this would make for a great date night, just saying.
LA’s Premier Outdoor Movie, Food Truck and Live Music Event Series every Saturday Night from May through September.
P.S. Summer is so close, can you feel it?
Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)
“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”This just broke my fucking heart.
From the writer and director of PRIMER.
Upstream Color the movie. A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. UPSTREAM COLOR is the vision of filmmaker Shane Carruth, who previously wrote and directed the time-travel film PRIMER. Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Amy Seimetz
Just a quick heads-up: Friday night (live) Jazz at LACMA begins tomorrow night in front of Chris Burden’s, Urban Light. The music is scheduled to begin promptly at 6pm and guests are encouraged to brings blankets, picnic baskets or chose from one of LACMA’s fine eateries and make an event of it.
Follow the link above for a complete schedule and concert information.
P.S. General Admission to LACMA is free for all LA County residents from 3pm to 8pm these Friday nights.
We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re aproaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter:
‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave.
I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?”
My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.”
Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square infront of the café. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks like a beggar comes in throught the door and kindly asks
‘Do you have a suspended coffee ?’
It’s simple - people pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who can not afford a warm bevarage. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Naples, but it has spread all over the world and in some places you can order not only a suspended coffee, but also a sandwitch or a whole meal.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such cafés or even grocery stores in every town where the less fortunate will find hope and support ? If you own a business why don’t you offer it to your clients… I am sure many of them will like it.
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Guys, I am so excited. I don’t think I’ve seen any of these DJ’S since the early 2000’s, when I was 19, le sigh. Hospitality always puts on an amazing show and this line-up cannot be beat: High Contrast / Camo & Krooked / Fred V & Grafix / Dynamite MC
All relevant information at the link. Get tickets ASAP
Co-presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the UCLA Confucius Institute
China’s teahouses have long been places where family and friends have gathered to sip tea, share ideas, and watch performances of local art forms. The Hammer recreates this tradition with an evening of tea, snacks, music, and storytelling, provided by master artists of the Beijing drum song (京韵大鼓) tradition from Tianjin, China.
ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Assigned seating is available in the Billy Wilder Theater. Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office, one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members enjoy priority seating and seat selection, subject to availability. Membership does not guarantee seating. Arrival at least one half hour prior to program time is recommended.
Parking is available under the museum for a flat rate of $3 after 6 p.m.