»continue reading Snoop Dogg’s 1st Annual “Bowls & Blunts” Show @ House of Blues Sunset Strip New Year’s Day–Win Tickets

 

 
PICK OF THE WEEK
Friday
See below.

 

 

FRIDAY, 12/31/2010
» 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Fast & Loose @ Sacred Fools Theater

» Autolux w/ Raveonettes @ The Standard (Hollywood)

»continue reading New Year’s Eve Concert Picks & Ticket Giveaways: Friday, December 31, 2010

»continue reading Giant New Year’s Eve 2011 @ Hollywood Palladium with ATB and Gabriel & Dresden–Win Tickets

We were fortunate to attend an evening KCRW session at Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Berkeley Studio a couple of weeks back. With Father’s Office pouring the suds and David Gray entertaining an audience of roughly 150, the mood was “festive introspective”. This was the first time Gray has played many of the songs from his latest album, Foundling, live.

The session will be airing today on Morning Becomes Eclectic sometime around 11am, and it will be the final live session broadcast this calendar year. Tune in at 11 or check it out online as the entire beer-soaked, introspective session is also available “on demand”: http://tinyurl.com/davidgraykcrw. Set list after the jump.

Photo credit: Larry Hirshowitz
»continue reading KCRW Live Set With David Gray Airs This Morning, 12/22 (Last Live MBE Set of 2010)

10. Sweet Potato Waffle Fries at Bru’s Wiffle.
9. Epinards (Sauteed Spinach) at Bouchon.
8. The 8th 1st Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational.
7. Komodo 2.0 Burrito on the Komodo Truck.
6. Butterscotch Crunch Sundae at Sweet Rose Creamery.
5. Chicken Apple Sausage at The Slaw Dogs & Sundried Tomato and Mozzarella Sausage at Wurstkuche (tie).
»continue reading The Unemployed Eater’s 2010 Top 10 Under $10 LA Foodstuffs

Earlier this year at Coachella in the VIP bathroom, as I wiped sweat and desert dirt off my face, I saw an immaculately made-up woman with flawless hair pinned under a posh hat, perfect red lipstick, and a clean, white ruffled dress. AND HEELS. Who could pull that off in 100-degree, dusty, sweaty music festival conditions?

Of course: the impeccable Dita Von Teese.

At the Roxy Theatre this Wednesday night, Ms. Von Teese was as flawless and flirtatious as ever. It was her last show of a 3-day, 2-show-a-night burlesque showcase entitled “Strip Strip Hooray!” Dita oozed the old Hollywood, pin-up girl style and glam, and gave the Roxy equal doses of foxy and sexy.

She started off the night marching up and down her catwalk to and from a Swarovski crystal-encrusted carousel horsie, which she then seductively danced around on. She smiled at the audience as she waved giant, pink feather fans in front of herself, removing layers of crystal-sparkly clothing until she was down to just crystal pasties and thong. The woman puts vajazzling to shame. Meow.

»continue reading Dita Von Teese’s “Strip Strip Hooray!” Burlesque at the Roxy Theater, December 15, 2010

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-Somewhere poster signed by Sofia
-Lost in Translation DVD
 
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Photo gallery below.

»continue reading Photos: The Head and The Heart, Troubadour, December 13, 2010

Congrats to the Natural History Museum for successfully finding someone to fill this August 2010 job description:

Must carry 73 pounds on back in a crawling position, supported by arm stilts for periods of 20 minutes multiple times a day. Weight distributed on forearms, shoulders and back. Restrictive straps at chest, waist, arms and thighs. Extremely hot, claustrophobic full suit puppet with limited sight range.

No details as to the actual performer’s name(s) in the below press release received from the NHM camp today, but we do wish the nameless performer(s) the best of luck. It is assumed the performer(s) will report to Jennifer Bloom, NHM Performing Artist Supervisor. Full press release continues after the jump.

GIANT NEW SABER-TOOTHED CAT PUPPET POUNCES INTO ‘ICE AGE ENCOUNTERS’

Show’s Star, Smilodon fatalis, Brought to Life through Collaboration Between NHM Paleontologists and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™

LOS ANGELES—On weekends this December, and through the week starting January, visitors to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) will be educated and enthralled by the latest addition to the museum’s puppet troupe — a life-sized saber-toothed cat — one of the Los Angeles’ most ferocious extinct predators. The new Ice Age Encounters shows are Saturday-Sunday, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

»continue reading NHM Successfully Fills 73-lb Cat Costume Puppeteer Role

»continue reading Peaches Christ Superstar @ Orpheum Theater This Friday–Win Tickets

Clip of “Fuel Up” from their live 4AD Session below.

»continue reading Photos: Stornoway @ Troubadour, December 13, 2010

 

 PICK OF THE WEEK
Monsters of Accordian w/ Jason Webley and guests @ Troubadour
Sunday, December 19

HEADS UP
Cake @ Troubadour Mon 2/21
Cake @ Troubadour Sun 2/20
Cake @ Troubadour Sat 2/19
Cake @ Troubadour Fri 2/18
Lucero @ Nokia Theater Fri 2/25
Linkin Park w/ The Prodigy @ Staples Center Wed 2/23
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub @ El Rey Fri 1/28
Wanda Jackson with the Third Man house band featuring Jack White @ El Rey Sun 1/23
New Year’s Eve with Kristen Chenoweth @ Disney Concert Hall Fri 12/31
Melvins @ Satellite (formerly Spaceland) Fri 1/28
Melvins @ Satellite (formerly Spaceland) Fri 1/21
Melvins @ Satellite (formerly Spaceland) Fri 1/14
Melvins @ Satellite (formerly Spaceland) Fri 1/7
Andrew Bird @ Largo Sun 1/16
Andrew Bird @ Largo Sat 1/15

TUESDAY
Andrew Jackson Jihad @ Troubadour
Dita Von Teese Burlesque @ The Roxy
Honeyhoney @ Bootleg Theater
Roger Waters @ Honda Center (Peforming The Wall)

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks & Ticket Giveaways: December 14 – 19, 2010

HEADS UP
Venice Art Crawl: December Lights Edition @ Various Locations Near Market Street, Venice
December Lights Edition
Thursday, December 16

We’re promised a very “lit” evening; more details at the official site.