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Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:36 -0700
Its about that time again as we gear up for installment number 35 of NonStop Bhangra.
This month, we welcome back Los Angeles Bhangra supa'star Dj Sandeep Kumar with his unique blend of Bhangra vibe'd electro house and mash up's bangers. Check out Jimmy Love's interview with Sandeep now posted on our NSB Blog.
This NSB will also feature the first combo set for resident Jimmy Love, who will be mixing visuals along side his DJ set. The beautiful Dholrhythm's Dance Troupe will be holding down the dance floor along side the NSB family, consisting of Rav-E and Bala on live Dhol drums, and Marcus Murray painting live!
All the details are below. As you are aware, we've been sold out lately so come early to make sure you get in. Advance Tickets are now available online. Tickets will also be available at the door, first come, first serve.
Come check out why there is a line around the block monthly, and get a killer injection of some of the most high energy dance floor tunes banging the SF scene.
We look forward to sharing another energetic experience with you. Have a beautiful day and we'll see you on the dance floor!
Bhangra Lesson: 9:30pm
Cover: $10/advance; $15/door
Purchase Advance Tickets Here
http://www.rickshawstop.com/catalog/nsb35/admin.php
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:13:34 -0700
Northern State is an all female, hip-hop trio. Hesta Prynn, Sprout and Spero grew up deep in suburban Long Island, in Dix Hills, New York and have been friends for as long as they can remember. Their mutual love of hip-hop inspired them to form Northern State as college grads living in New York City. This all-female Seattle-via-Bellingham band debuts with a playful album of indie electro-pop, combining new wave keyboards and dance rhythms with occasional bursts of punk. The Dollyrots is a female fronted punk indie band from Los Angeles, California.
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We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rich Media Institute.
LA Drupal meets monthly and offers a nice place for members and new people to learn and talk about Drupal, a world popular content management system (CMS). RSVP is not required and attendance is free.
Topics:
WorkHabit
LA Drupal is proud to have WorkHabit appear. Presentation info will be posted relatively soon.
Work Habit is one of the leading consultants for the Drupal Content Management System, guiding organizations in the use of this powerful and innovative platform. Our unique services include development, continuity services, stress and performance analysis, and scalability planning. Few organizations have this breadth of experience.
http://www.workhabit.com
Plus...
In addition to our presentation(s) of the night we have open-mic opportunities in the night for those who have general Drupal questions or need help, time for those who are hiring or looking for consultants, upcoming Drupal training announcements, a message from our Drupalcon L.A. Proposal Group, updates about DrupalCamp LA 2008, and as always, the end of the meeting networking session with the fun and knowledgeable LA Drupal crowd,
Upcoming.org group: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/4205/
LA Drupal websites: http://groups.drupal.org/los-angeles and http://ladrupal.org
Fri, 09 May 2008 00:16:20 -0700
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:29:35 -0700
ALIFE LA presents
NOV YORK CITY
An Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Work by ERIC HAZE
Opening Reception Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 7‑10pm
Exhibition On View: May 17 to June 17, 2008
ALIFE LA
451 North Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
T: 323-655-2093
www.alifenyc.com
Alife LA is proud to present Nov York City, an exhibition of new works by Eric Haze, based on Dumar Brown’s novel The World Screaming Nov and featuring the limited-edition collaborative set The World Screaming Nov. A notable figure in the design and fashion community over the last few decades, New York artist Haze was commissioned by Alife to create an installation specifically for their Los Angeles space. The show will consist of eight archival silkscreen works on canvas. Nov York City represents Haze’s continued return to the fine art world, including recent exhibitions and installations at select galleries worldwide. This will be a rare opportunity to view and purchase the artist’s work in Los Angeles. The exhibition marks a first-time collaboration between Haze, Brown and Alife: The World Screaming Nov limited-edition set. The set includes a signed copy of Brown’s novel and a custom Alife t-shirt designed by Eric Haze. Limited to 192 pieces, the set will be available at all Alife flagship locations in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Tokyo and is priced at $75. Nov York City is the first in a series of art exhibitions to be held at Alife’s Los Angeles space in the Fairfax District. Open to the public, the reception for Nov York City will take place on Saturday, May 17 from 7 to 10pm.
Thu, 08 May 2008 17:02:22 -0700
CA Photographer & Award-winning Filmmaker, Arlene Bogna’s Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight first solo photographic exhibit to be held at Gallery 825 on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 6pm – 9pm featuring large, special edition color photographs.
Bogna’s raw analog photographic exhibit explores our relationship with animals and our need for them in a whimsical, yet thoughtful fashion.
“Part social commentary about [the] role of animals in contemporary culture and part multi-media burlesque - Arlene Bogna’s Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight delights its audience with a myriad of narratives and constructs, all in service of a provocative yet successful formalism,” says Executive Director Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) / Gallery 825, Peter Mays.
“In Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight, I wanted to explore this instinct of ours, a strange impulse to connect with, or show dominion over, our fictitious animal friends,” says Photographer, Arlene Bogna. “I created these photographs using toy cameras with experimental techniques, including cross-processing, light leaks, pushed colors, expired film, and custom printing to capture my memories with a sense of play and discovery.”
An award-winning Writer/Director and Photographer, Bogna has received two KidsFirst! Awards for her screenplay, Earth Kids, and a Telly, Platinum Best of Show Aurora, Davey, and Remi, for her narrative PSA, Canvas, she created for the art non-profit, A Window Between Worlds. Bogna’s art and film background includes fine art classes in color, composition, painting and drawing at The Art Center and Otis Parsons, film and media at the Universita di Bologna, Italy, culminating in a Film and Italian Literature degree from UCLA. She continues to expand upon her art education. For more information, go to www.arlenebognafineart.com.
Gallery 825 is located at 825 La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Free to the public, Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight exhibition runs June 21 – July 18, 2008. Valet parking is available. Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 10 am - 5 pm. For a private tour, or for more information, please call: (310) 204-4665.
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Thu, 08 May 2008 14:29:37 -0700
An existential comedy in which 10 highly dysfunctional performers must audition with their life stories to escape from a play in which they are trapped. Call it "A Chorus Line" in reverse.
"It's a crazy comedy about a group of actors, who all want to be famous and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their dreams - except take a hard look at themselves and their own abilities," says playwright Mitch Watson. "Anybody who has ever wanted to act or perform will recognize him/herself."
"Mitch is a terrific comedy writer - my forte is angst," laughs the director, Michael Schlitt. "With KLÜB, we’ve created a place where dreams go to die. The dreamers in this case are sad, desperate souls condemned to savage each other with petty snipes about the humiliations of their life's failures - and that, I think, is funny stuff."
"KLÜB takes no prisoners… [it's] far too funny and way too fast," wrote the Los Angeles Times.
"The Actors' Gang returns to its signature maniacal raw expressionism in this parody of showbiz ambition… a study of desperation and madness conceived with utmost integrity," said the LA Weekly.
"The Actors' Gang does it again with this bizarre, hilarious, offbeat comedy… director Mike Schlitt's speed-of-sound pacing makes writer Mitch Watson's absurdities even funnier," stated The Reader.
The Actors' Gang, founded in 1982 by a group of renegade theater artists, has over 100 productions and more than 100 awards to its credit, and consistently wins acclaim for its daring interpretations of Shakespeare, Buchner, Brecht, Moliere, Aeschylus, Ibsen and Chekhov, while also developing bold new plays that address the world today through a prism of satire, popular culture, and raucous stagecraft. The Gang is currently touring nationally with Michael Gene Sullivan's adaptation of George Orwell's "1984", directed by the company's artistic director, Tim Robbins, and recently completed international dates in New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. Other Actors' Gang productions that have toured to cities across the U.S include Tim Robbins' "Embedded", Anne Nelson's "The Guys", and Jessica Blank's and Erik Jensen's "The Exonerated".
Performances of KLÜB take place Thursdays and Fridays 8pm and Saturdays at 8pm & 10:30pm, June 19 through July 19. Tickets on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm are $25.00; tickets on Saturdays at 10:30pm are $15.00; all Thursday evening performances are Pay-What-You-Can.
The Actors' Gang is located in the Ivy Substation at 9070 Venice Blvd. (near the intersection of Culver and Venice Blvds.) in Culver City. Two hours free parking is available throughout downtown Culver City; the Ince Parking Lot (corner of Culver and Ince) is directly across the street from the theater. In addition, several restaurants (Italian, French, Thai, Japanese, and more) are only a few blocks' walk from The Actors' Gang and offer a variety of dining options before and after the theater. The Ivy Substation is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. For reservations and information, call The Actors' Gang Box Office at
310-838-GANG (310-838-4264) or go to www.theactorsgang.com.
Thu, 08 May 2008 13:46:39 -0700
Scion’s Installation 4, “It’s A Beautiful World,” will open in
Los Angeles, the last of nine cities on the national tour, on May 10. The innovative Scion
Installation Art Tour launched its fourth installment last July and features a diverse array of
artists from around the world. The theme, “It’s a Beautiful World,” was interpreted by each
artist, in one of four mediums— painting, photography, sculpture, and collage. The culmination of the tour is accompanied by a live auction where all of the artwork will be auctioned off to the public, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward art related charities. In previous years, the auctions have raised more than $110,000 for charity.
This year's artists include: Andrew Pommier, Andy Mueller, Angela Boatwright, Blaine Fontana, Blek LeRat, Books llll, Caia Koopman, Chris Yormick, Cody Hudson, Dalek, David Choe, Eye One, Francesco LoCastro, Freddi C, J. Shea, James Jean, Jeff Soto, Joshua Krause, Kelsey Brookes, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben, Mike Giant, Rammellzee, RETNA, R. Grimes, Ron English, Sam Flores, Sage Vaughn, Skwerm, Tim McCormick, Travis Millard, and The London Police.
The final tour stop and auction will be held in Los Angeles, at the Scion Installation L.A. space in the Culver City Arts District May 10 - June 1, 2008. Most all of the Installation 4 artists will attend the opening night of the show on May 10. The opening reception will take place from 8 pm – 10 pm at 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. There will be an artist and press reception from 6 pm – 8 pm. The exhibit will be on display for the annual Culver City Art Walk on May 31. The live auction will take place on June 1, at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, from 4 pm – 7 pm (auction begins promptly at 5 pm), as well as online and on phone lines. The gallery website is: www.scion.com/space. For information on bidding, visit: www.scion.com/installation. All the money raised from the auction will go directly to Art From Scrap, an organization encouraging creative expression in the arts and promoting a greater understanding of environmental issues: www.artfromscrap.org
Scion Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Philadelphia; Austin; Chicago; New York; Seattle; Boston; and Minneapolis. Each tour stop kicked off with an
opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.
The tour also stopped in Miami for the prestigious Art Basel event. Six of this year's artists designed custom balloons, each eight-feet in diameter, which were flown over the grounds of the Raleigh Hotel. Also on display were the custom designed Scion art cars from Dalek, Sage
Vaughn, and Ron English. The custom balloons will also be on display at the final show in Los Angeles.
Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion’s ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists. Previous participants have included: Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Mr Cartoon, Crash, Daim, Daze, Blaine Fontana, Sam Flores, Friendswithyou, Futura, Mike Giant, Justin Hampton, Krush, Mear One, Ricky Powell, Persue, Revok, Retna, Rostarr, Saber, Kenny Scharf, Seak, StayHigh 149, Wearesupervision, and more. The program is designed to give exposure to both established and emerging artists.
For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the medium with which the artists showcase their work changes. The first year featured Scion xB panels and xA sculptures, while the second year presented art on three foot by eight foot wood panels. Each artist’s unique style was introduced on three-foot long polyurethane Scion tC sculptures for the third tour.
For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork and details from past tours please visit: http://www.scion.com/installation
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FRI JUNE 6TH
FISHBONE
THE UPTONES
SUN HOUSE
(ska, funk, soul, rock)
SHATTUCK DOWN LOW
2284 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA
$17adv // $20 at door
buy tickets at ticketweb.com or at club
FISHBONE
Fishbone lives up to their legend as THE group to
bridge the gap between the funk of George Clinton and
the blare of Rush; a hybrid fusion where Led Zeppelin
and Sly Stone dance to a frenetic ska beat that fuels
the alternative thrust of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janes
Addiction and the cast of Lollapalooza. From their
childhood together in the hardcore South Central Los
Angeles wasteland to years of forced school-bused
integration, Fishbones influences were kaleidoscopic
and never-ending. The band was formed in 1979 in the
ghettos of South Central Los Angeles. The group came
from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned the Red
Hot Chili Peppers and Janes Addiction. Fishbone first
gained attention with their unique live concerts,
earning a reputation as one of the most original bands
in the alternative genre. Their unique stew of
different styles, mixed with hectic energy and
pounding rhythms, were a huge influence on the
funk/rock/metal/rap genre that would become popular in
the 1990s. Live audiences around the world have been
surrendering to the bands stage flash and magical
rhythms with uninterrupted regularity. Such passionate
devotion is not lost on Fishbone, who refer to their
friends on the road as The Familyhood.
www.fishbone.net
Wed, 07 May 2008 20:45:58 -0700
Fresh from its hit run in Los Angeles, 'What's My Line? - Live On Stage' follows the classic TV game show that ran for over 25 years. Four celebrity panelists try to deduce the occupation of a guest, asking only yes-or-no questions. This unscripted show features real people with real jobs and real celebrity "Mystery Guests". Hosted by J. Keith van Straaten with live music and plenty of surprises, you'll never know who you'll see in this spontaneous live staging of a game show classic.
Wed, 07 May 2008 18:49:14 -0700
Pecha Kucha Night Volume III is this Tuesday May 13 and taking place at 34 NW 8th Avenue, on the corner space of NW 8th and Couch.
Doors will open at 7:30, and the event begins at 20:20 (8:20 pm).
Pecha Kucha, (which is Japanese for ‘the sound of conversation’), was devised by Tokyo based architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture) and has spread to numerous cities throughout the world, including Berlin, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Prague, and New York, to name but a few. It is a cross-disciplinary event that creates a forum for young designers, architects and artists to meet, network, and to show and discuss their work in public. Entry is free and open to the public with a suggested sliding scale donation at the door.
Presenters are allowed 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes & 40 seconds per presentation. This allows the audience to experience a diverse group of speakers in a relatively short space of time. The theme of Pecha Kucha Night Vol III is Projection.
After the presentations, the evening will continue with drinks and music.
Wed, 07 May 2008 15:37:07 -0700
What is WordPlay?
It's part This American Life, part stand-up comedy. It's where some of L.A.'s best writers and comedians come and share their true stories while our DJ spins a real-time soundtrack - like an organ player in a silent movie theater, but less Olde-Tyme. It's like...you know what, just watch.
Also, there's free beer and wine.
FRIDAY, May 16th, 2008 @8:30PM
Doors Open @8:00
Featuring ENCORE performances by:
Tim Coyne
Lauren Dombrowski
Eric Friedman
Stirling Gardner
Alan Olifson
The Fake Gallery
4319 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles
Tickets $10
Reservations:(323)644-4946 or reservations@wordplayshow.com
Street parking only, so allow time.
Off of Heliotrope and on New Hampshire often work for us if there is nothing on Melrose.
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Chicago stepping is a name given to a dance that has evolved over the years from various other dances. Originally created in Chicago's predominately African American neighborhoods, the dance has morphed from its beginnings with the Jitterbug in the 30s and 40s, to the Offtime in the 50s, to the Walk and the Chicago Bop in the 60s and 70s.
The Chicago Step is now more widely known nationwide than it's ever been. Due to the popularity of songs like R. Kelly's "Step in the Name of Love", and Gerald LeVert's "Didn't We?", the nation has gotten a taste of the steppers style. Movies such as "Love Jones" (which depicts an event formerly hosted by local Chicago DJ Herb Kent, known as "The World's Largest Steppers Contest"), brought the dance and culture to the big screen. Stepping is usually coordinated into events called "Stepper's Sets", which typically cater to an older crowd. Due to the popularity of the aforementioned artists (along with old school artists), stepping is enjoying a nationwide "coming out party" with "Sets" popping up from New York to Los Angeles.
Danielle of MAK 3 Dance Club is inviting you to help get Rochester involved with the Steppin Community. Youve heard about Chicago, LA, Atlanta, NYC, even Buffalo, all of which have some of the best steppers in the country. Well, Danielle (who was trained by one of Chicagos best, Dave Maxx) will be teaching class every other Thursday at Venu. Make sure you tell all your family and friends and we hope to see you with your dance shoes on!!!!
(Dance partners welcome but not necessary)
Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of Thomasd68.
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Cloud Cult are an experimental indie-rock band from Minnesota, USA. The band's founder and singer Craig Minowa has a degree in Environmental Science and his environmental, political and social awareness is reflected in much of Cloud Cult's music. The Amateurs is an indie/rock/experimental quartet from Los Angeles, California.
Wed, 07 May 2008 07:17:02 -0700
Northern State is an all female, hip-hop trio. Hesta Prynn, Sprout and Spero grew up deep in suburban Long Island, in Dix Hills, New York and have been friends for as long as they can remember. Their mutual love of hip-hop inspired them to form Northern State as college grads living in New York City. The Dollyrots is a female fronted punk indie band from Los Angeles, California.
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Mac Lethal is a hip hop group. One solo MC from Sioux Falls, South Dakota and another from Los Angeles form Truth and Adapt. The group has performed shows throughout the Midwest to the Southwest. An eccentric mix of 90's era hip hop and underground conciousness, from love to hate, nothing's left unsaid.
Wed, 07 May 2008 04:43:02 -0700
X were the quintessential Los Angeles punk rockers before they grew into a world-class rock and roll band and live band. However, enthusiasm for their unique, intelligent and humorous work never quite reached critical mass. The Detroit Cobras are a garage-rock revival band formed in 1995 by guitarist Steve Shaw. Shaw recruited fellow Detroiters Maribel Restrepo on guitar, Jeff Meyer on bass and Damian Lang on drums to fill out the instrumental lineup, with ex-butcher and exotic dancer Rachel Nagy handling the vocals.
Wed, 07 May 2008 04:23:24 -0700
As Blood Runs Black is an American deathcore band from Los Angeles, California. Walls of Jericho are a female-fronted metalcore band formed in 1998 from Detroit. The Warriors Band is a student run pep band for the University of Waterloo. This is a progressive metal band from Chicago, Illinois.
Wed, 07 May 2008 02:57:14 -0700
!Scene Seen, 1980-2000' is a selection of works produced in the latter two decades of the 20th century.
Tue, 06 May 2008 22:15:39 -0700
Gary Palmer: Distilled Landscapes
Artists Reception: May 10th, 6-8 pm
Exhibition runs May 3rd through May 30th
Santa Monica, CA - Tarryn Teresa Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Gary Palmer. In this site-specific installation of his paintings, Palmer presents his work as a continuous line of interconnected canvases that wrap around the gallery walls. Palmer's uniqueresponse to the galleryspace highlightsboth his process as a painterand how this translates into theflowing, gestural nature of his work. The individual paintings are connected to create one unbroken landscape which is interpreted as a single, continuous black line of sumi ink.
Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of firstman.
Tue, 06 May 2008 20:24:13 -0700
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