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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    James Beard 2012 Award Winners

    The James Beard awards are the food equivalent of the Oscars: prestigious golden whatsits, fancy dress event, silly acceptance speeches, requisite grouching about the whole thing being rigged. Oh, yes, and lots of highly talented people getting much-deserved recognition. This year's awards ceremony ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    2012 James Beard Foundation Award Nominees Announced: The Mozza Edition

    Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 nominations for book awards, journalism, design and graphics, broadcast and media, and restaurant and chefs. It is a very long list. There were also awards given for lifetime achievement (Wolfgang Puck!) and humanitarian of the year (Charlie Tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Henry Rollins: The Column! Rebelling in Sweet Home Alabama

    [Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] If you are a fan of American history, Alabama is a very interesting place. To say that a lot has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    James Beard Awards 2012: Semifinalists Announced

    Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    January 26, 2012

    Victoria Jackson's Excellent Tea Party Adventure

    Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    It's Here! The Worst Video of the Year

    Big news: Birmingham, Alabama hard rock outfit Maylene and the Sons of Disaster have a new music video out, and it's also a disaster! The press release says the work, for the song "Open Your Eyes," is akin to a short film. But it's actually torture porn. Even worse: the plot is ridonkulous, and it m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    New Avi Buffalo MP3 Available For One Week Only!

    Avi Buffalo, arguably Long Beach's most successful band to feature an animal in its name, is gearing up to release the new single "How Come" on Sub Pop in two weeks but interested parties can take an early listen by following this link--but beware! This is good for one short week only! (After that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    10 Places to Celebrate World Cocktail Day

    Guzzle & NoshSo many cocktails to drink, so little time.​World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week, is tomorrow, May 13th, but in true tippler fashion, we're starting the celebration today. Didn't even know you had an excuse to drink, did you? Why May 13th? Our pal at Thirsty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Ricardo Zarate Wins Food & Wine Best New Chef The Rest of the Winners

    Anne Fishbein​ Last night Food & Wine announced their awards for this year's Best New Chefs. The ten winners, picked from around the country, included one chef from Los Angeles: Ricardo Zarate of Mo-Chica, who can now add this award to his accolades, which include showing up on Coca-Cola billb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Food & Wine Best New Chef 2011, The People's Edition: Ricardo Zarate Wins Pacific Region

    ​ The results are in for Food & Wine magazine's "The People's Best New Chefs" awards, and Ricardo Zarate has won for the Pacific region. Congratulations, chef. Hope you're back from Peru for the party. Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa in Boston is the overall winner. Zarate and the other finalists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Stage Raw: James Gammon Memorial

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Opus, at the Fountain Theatre MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JAMES GAMMON: Sunday, August 22, 2 p.m. at the MET Theatre, 1089 N. Oxford Avenue in Hollywood. RSVP here Check back Monday night for reviews of: BOY'S LIFE, Howard Korder's 1988 ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    L.A. Troubadour Sea Wolf Sets Out on First Ever Solo Tour

    L.A. Troubadour Sea Wolf Sets Out on First Ever Solo Tour

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated

    James Beard​Twitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

    James Beard​This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Today in Photographs: May 13, 1963

    Black Muslim supporters picket L.A.'s County Courthouse in the wake of police brutality against Civil Rights marchers in Birmingham, Alabama.Bill Walker/LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Music

    November 27, 2008

    Rock Picks: Holly Golightly, Sergio Mendes, Wu-Tang Clan

    Also, the Hanson Brothers, Oasis, Azure Ray and others

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    F YEAH FEST Announces Summer Tour

    The Yeah Fest formerly know as Fuck has announced its summer tour across the Eastern, Southern, and Middle United States, and a little bit of Canada. Bands touring are Matt & Kim, Circle Jerks, Dillinger Four, The Death Set, Monotonix, Dan Deacon, Paint it Black, Team Robespierre, Brother Reade, Cr ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Between the Lost and the Found

    Daniel Alarcón and his novel of the disappeared

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Colors of Optimism

    The immigrants’-rights movement energizes a nation

  • Stage

    March 23, 2006

    Town Without Pity

    A Deep South in the East Bay

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2005

    Sketchers, Hair Wars and Courting Venus

    A Deep South in the East Bay

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Problems in Paradise

    On the campaign trail with the three who would represent the ultimate NIMBY district

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Not in My Neighborhood Council

    What can save L.A.’s broken neighborhood councils?

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Lab Coat Revolutionary

    UCLA's William Cunningham takes a scholar's approach to overhauling public health — and getting condoms handed out in church

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Operation Miscue

    How legal problems, cultural shifts and internal turmoil muffled America’s radical anti-abortion movement, and why the battle isn’t over

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    A Scary Abundance of Water

    Growing up with the San Fernando Valley

  • Music

    February 15, 2001

    Psychedelobabble

    Growing up with the San Fernando Valley

  • Music

    September 14, 2000

    Heliocentric World

    Sun Ra’s cosmic tones for mental therapy

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Mother's Milk

    What’s the best gift for a Latina mom on Mother’s Day?

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Radio Radar

    What’s the best gift for a Latina mom on Mother’s Day?

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Murder in a Santa Monica Squat

    The death of 14-year-old Shevawn Geoghegan

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Letters

    The death of 14-year-old Shevawn Geoghegan

  • News

    February 18, 1999

    Letters

    The death of 14-year-old Shevawn Geoghegan

  • Film+TV

    February 26, 1998

    Survival, Revivalle

    Mutants, campers, martyrs . . .

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