Make for the 213 come Sunday for your art and cocktail fix and catch Light FM for free, before they go on tour with the Smashing Pumpkins this fall (both bands play the Wiltern, Oct 5). Take it away, press release:

Anna Meliksetian Projects Presents
I N T E R C H A N G E

a group exhibition featuring John Baldessari, Rob Brander, Scott Marvel Cassidy, Mustafa Hulusi, CK Lyons, Chris Richmond, Jim Shaw, Jill Spector, Marnie Weber, and Peter Wu.

Reception: Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 6-10 pm
Complimentary Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres served from 6-8 pm.

Exchange LA (Art Gallery – Ground Floor)
618 S. Spring Street (between 6th and 7th)
Los Angeles, CA 90014

After Party upstairs at Exchange LA from 9pm – 11pm featuring musical performance by LIGHT FM.

This event is complimentary.
Please RSVP at [email protected]
For table reservations at the After Party, contact Anna Meliksetian at 323.828.4731.

Anna Meliksetian Projects is pleased to present “Interchange,” a group exhibition featuring works by internationally renowned artists John Baldessari, Mustafa Hulusi, Jim Shaw, and Marnie Weber, as well as younger emerging artists, who are influenced directly or indirectly by their work. One of the highlights of the exhibition will be a special unveiling of a new 40-foot painting by Los Angeles based artist Jim Shaw!

Chhom @ Outside Lands by Sung

WHO:
DENGUE FEVER (http://www.denguefevermusic.com) band members Zac Holtzman, Senon Williams and Chhom Nimol.

WHAT:
A bike ride photo and interview opportunity.

WHEN:
Friday, September 9
2:00 pm: Photo opp
2:30 pm: Short bike ride around MacArthur Park
3:00 pm: Lunch

DENGUE FEVER is playing a free show at Fingerprints at 7 p.m.

WHERE:
The back of Homeland Cultural Center at the graffiti wall, MacArthur Park (1321 E. Anaheim St.). Lunch immediately following at Grand Paradise Restaurant (1350 E. Anaheim St.).

WHY:
The band will take a whirl on Cambodia Town’s new cargo bike and commuter bikes to bring attention to Cambodia Town and the unadulterated fun of bicycling. The event is open to the public — who are invited to arrive via bicycle. Members of the media and the public are invited to dine at the restaurant via individual reservations or first come, first served.

Cambodia Town is one of four Bike-Friendly Business Districts (BFBDs) in Long Beach, intended to encourage merchants and their customers to choose bikes, not cars, for short trips. The districts each have cargo and commuter bikes for merchant errands and offer bicyclists discounts every Saturday through the new Bike Saturdays program, free bike repairs, bike valets at events, and more. The BFBD program is made possible by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the City of Long Beach. For more information, please visit http://www.bikelongbeach.org and http://www.choosehealthla.com/move-healthy/biking

HEADS UP
Graffiti6 + Eastern Conference Champions w. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox
Hammer Museum, Tonight, 7pm
FREE

“Also I Like to Rock” Starts on July 7

The free, all ages concert series, presented by the Hammer Museum and KCRW, is held Thursdays in July.

KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW) will continue a cultural collaboration with the Hammer Museum for a second season this summer as Also I Like to Rock returns for a series of free, all ages concerts.

The evenings kick off at 7pm with DJ sets by KCRW’s own selectors followed by two band performances starting at 8pm, including headliners Graffiti6, who appeared on Morning Becomes Eclectic this week, San Diego standouts The Soft Pack, pop-loving quintet Grouplove (who made their U.S. radio debut on KCRW!), and local rockers The Henry Clay People. The full line up is below and here.

»continue reading Also I Like To Rock: UCLA Hammer Free Thursday Shows Begin Tonight

CHICAGO, April 13, 2011 (Chicago) — 5 gum announced today that it will for the second consecutive year bring music lovers across America the ultimate viewing experience via the Coachella Live Webcast. This year viewers can enjoy the webcast on YouTube.com/Coachella and interact with personalized sensory experiments on 5GumCoachella.com.

As a second year, exclusive webcast provider for the Coachella music festival, 5 gum is allowing music fans to experience Coachella directly from their personal computer with three channels of content, ranging from concert performances to artist interviews and other behind-the-scenes footage, beginning at 4pm PT on April 15. Featured artists of the 2011 live YouTube webcast include Kings of Leon, The Strokes, Duran Duran, Mumford & Sons, The National, The Black Keys, Wiz Khalifa, Chromeo and dozens of others.
»continue reading Coachella 2011 Live Webcast Begins 4pm Today

HEADS UP
Kenny Loggins @ San Manuel Casino Thu March 24
Kenny Loggins @ City National Grove of Anaheim Fri March 25

SEE ALSO
Yacht Rock (Official Kenny Loggins Biography)

POPULAR SINGER KENNY LOGGINS COMES TO SAN MANUEL CASINO

Gifted Musician to Perform His Grammy®- Winning Songs for the Inland Empire

San Manuel Indian Nation, Calif. – February 4, 2011 – Thursday, March 24, 2011, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino welcomes singer, songwriter and guitarist, Kenny Loggins to the Inland Empire. Tickets are on sale today and available at Ticketmaster.com and the San Manuel Box Office for $25 and $35.

»continue reading Kenny Loggins Playing San Manuel Casino Less Than Eight Weeks From Now

Pictured from L to R: Kevin Dunigan (Executive Vice President City National Bank), Tom Morton (City of Anaheim’s Convention Center, Sports & Entertainment Executive Director), Tom Tait (Mayor of Anaheim), Alex Hodges (CEO of Nederlander Concerts) and Adam Millar (General Manager of City National Grove of Anaheim). Due to the size contraints of this website it may be initially difficult to discern that Adam Millar (right) is the only suit of the five to wear a solid-color tie in the above photograph; refer to closeup below.

NEDERLANDER CONCERTS ANNOUNCES NAMING RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY NATIONAL BANK FOR THE GROVE OF ANAHEIM

Introducing: City National Grove of Anaheim

ANAHEIM, CA (January 24, 2011) – Nederlander Concerts, operator and programmer of the Grove of Anaheim, together with Front Row Marketing Services and City National Bank, announced today that the venue will be officially renamed to the City National Grove of Anaheim.

»continue reading Grove of Anaheim Becomes City National Grove of Anaheim; Five Guys in Suits Approve; Adam Millar Sports Sole Solid-Color Necktie

SEE THE MASTADONG AT NAMM

The unique double-necked instrument in the photo above was created for Dengue Fever guitarist Zac Holtzman and is a combination of a Fender Jazzmaster and a Chapai Dong Veng, a traditional Cambodian two-stringed guitar.

Through online fan contests held by Mojo Magazine and Dengue Fever’s Facebook page, the hybrid instrument was officially dubbed The Mastadong.

The Mastadong will be on display all weekend at NAMM at the A&S Case Company Booth #6288 (Hall A), except on Saturday from 2pm-1AM when it will be at The Guitar Geek Festival.

» NAMM 2011: Jan 13-16, Anaheim Convention Center
» Guitar Geek Festival: January 15, Anaheim Plaza Hotel

BROWSE BY BEARD
» Three Questions For Dengue Fever (Losanjealous)
» Dengue Fever @ Knitting Factory, 8/14/07
» Inara George Brings Vocal Talent to Dengue Disco
» 2009 Outside Lands Festival Photo Gallery: Dengue Fever
» Sunset Junction 2009: Dengue Fever

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

PHOTO: Kenny Rogers Roasters, Singapore by H4NUM4N on Flickr. Some rights reserved.
Kenny Rogers Roasters franchise information available at the corporate website’s “Take My Hand” section.

He may no longer have a wood-fired chicken joint near Hollywood and Highland (or anywhere else in the United States at this point save perhaps Ontario Mills), but he’s still the Gambler – albeit with a vaguely western Santa Claus semblance – still the Gambler just the same, and though his signature wood-fired chicken franchise focus of recent decades has shifted to the Far East, full throttle, Kenny’s back on stage in April here in the US of A, performing with guests at some giant casino up in Connecticut and touting his first 50 years in music (don’t be confused, guy’s actually a septuagenarian underneath all that hair and botox). Yesterday’s press release, sent from Nashville, begins with what is probably my favorite subject line of the calendar year to date (as Victor noted, is there any other type of Kenny Rogers announcement?):

Subject: Major Kenny Rogers Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A CELEBRATION OF A LIVING LEGEND
KENNY ROGERS: THE FIRST 50 YEARS TELEVISION SPECIAL

Taping To Take Place At Foxwoods Resort Casino’s MGM Grand Theater
On April 10th, 2010

Kenny Rogers To Share The Stage With Many Of His Favorite Friends Including: Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Alison Krauss, Wynonna, The Oak Ridge Boys And Countless Others

February 4, 2009 – Nashville – A beloved, universally known icon of American entertainment will be performing at the event of his lifetime this spring.

»continue reading Major Kenny Rogers Announcement: The First 50 Years: Television Show to Take Place In April

Olympic Gold Medalist and ten-time World Champion Fighter Oscar de la Hoya officially cut the ribbon on the Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights today, the first public high school built in Boyle Heights in 80 years. The school is situated at the location of de la Hoya’s former boxing gym. Big congrats and thanks to Oscar; full press release and more photos by Nicholas Alan Cope after the jump.

»continue reading De La Hoya Cuts Ribbon on Namesake Boyle Heights Charter High School

Believe it: Dublab has been webcasting quality programming, throwing killer events and spinning wax all over town for ten years now. Big thanks to the entire crew for keeping things beyond bearable here in Los Angeles during that time.

To celebrate this watershed moment, the group is hosting ten glorious back-to-back anniversary events all over town over the course of ten days, beginning October 1. Said events include art shows, DJ nights, screenings, and special broadcasts. (By contrast, when Losanjealous turned four last spring, we ate a bowl of stale pretzels and read Victor’s post out loud in the Sandalwood conference room of the Marina del Rey Courtyard Marriott.) The full 10-day Dublab anniversary schedule is over on their their site and the final event threatens to be huge:

»continue reading Congrats Dublab on 10 Wonderful Years

One more quality festival to add to the ever-growing September pile:

Continuing a community-wide tradition, FilAm ARTS presents the 18th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC), on September 12-13, 2009 at Point Fermin in San Pedro. Widely known as Southern California’s largest and longest-running Filipino cultural celebration, FPAC will feature performances by a diverse line-up headlined by the premiere Filipino American comedian, Rex Navarrete; Geologic, of the rising hip hop group the Blue Scholars; MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew Season 2 finalist, Supreme Soul; YouTube sensation, AJ Rafael; and pop vocalist Ashley Robles.

This year, FPAC introduces its first-ever Martial Arts Village, featuring IMB Academy, and South Bay Martial Arts Club to name a few. FPAC also includes the return of popular, annually-anticipated events and activities, such as the Balut Eating Contest, the annual vegetable competition, FPAC Tinikling Dance Battle, Pinoyvisions Films, the youth Ati-Atihan parade, arts and crafts by Pilipino Artists Network members, and of course Filipino and Asian cuisine and shopping at the Marketplace by the Sea.

Key takeaway: Balut Eating Contest. See you there.

» 18th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (official site)

HEADS UP
Ted Leo + Pharmacists @ The Echo (evening show) Fri Aug 28
Ted Leo @ The Smell (Noon Breakfast Show; vegan tacos, pancakes, coffee etc) Sun Aug 30

This Just In from the FYF crew:

We want to let you know that we are doing a breakfast show with Ted Leo & the Pharmacists this Sunday, August 30th at the Smell. Coffee, pancakes, tofu tacos, high fives blah blah blah. Will be fun

Breakfast Show Part #2
This Sunday, August 30th
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Davila 666 (HOLY COW THEY ARE EPIC!)
Moses Campell (MILES!!!!!)
@ The Smell
247 S. Main St.
LA, CA 90012
$8 / All Ages / 11:30am
Get there early.

Photo: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, El Rey, 4/12/07 by Karen

It’s officially Food Friday here at the Losanjealous.

…The featured event is the 3rd Annual Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship – presented by Day-Lee Foods – which starts at 3 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district. Two-time defending champion Joey Chestnut (Nathan’s Hot Dog Champion and the top competitive eater in the world) returns to defend his title and break his world record of 231 gyoza consumed in 10 minutes.

Attempting to unseat Chestnut will be top-ranked eaters Tim Brown (#10 World Rank), rapper Eric “Badlands” Booker (#13), Nate Biller (#19), Kevin Ross (#23), and Sean Kirby (#42) as well as a field of local amateurs. Competing on behalf of charity will be the 2008 Nisei Week Queen and Court.

Anyone wanting to enter the contest may participate in an auction for the 20th and final spot, which will take place at the beginning of the event [...] Admission is free with seating limited to a first- come- first- serve basis.

» Third Annual Annual Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship (via LA Metblogs)
» Joey Chestnut 2009 Threepeat: 68 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes

Top photo of losanjealous ryan’s gyoza-dinner-atop-coffee-table by losanjealous ryan (used by permission)

HEADS UP
ZZ Top @ House of Blues Anaheim Thu Aug 20
ZZ Top @ House of Blues Sunset Strip Fri Aug 21 (both on sale tomorrow)

The bearded blues-and-legs impresarios that comprise ZZ Top, in light of the now-cancelled-due-to-Steven-Tyler’s-Sturgis-stage-mishap Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour, are officially mounting their own (smaller) headlining tour, post-haste:

“We, like so many fans, are disappointed that we’re not going to be out with Aerosmith and we wish Steven a speedy recovery,” said ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill.

ZZ’s Billy Gibbons chimed in, “As musicians, we sometimes have to improvise and that’s exactly what this tour is about. We’re going to get out there as quickly as possible and to play for people who want to come to a ‘down ‘n’ dirty’ rock and roll show – no frills and no holds bared.”

“When we found out that the tour was going to be cancelled, we got together and decided that since we’re ready, willing and able, we should get out there immediately and get it on and that’s exactly what we intend to do,” said Frank Beard of the decision to move on.

New ZZ Top dates, informally known within the band’s inner circle as the “Necessity-Is-A-Mother Tour,” will be posted on zztop.com as they are confirmed. (Paris image via zztop.com)

Two pressing weekend reminders and one more new announcement after the jump…
»continue reading Friday Concert Updates