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Blogs
June 20, 2012
10 Raver Deaths in 5 Years: Ecstasy Often Blamed
A Canadian doctor who wants to legalize ecstasy says the drug is safe and that it's only the adulterated version of MDMA you find on the street that can kill you. But doctors at Los Angeles emergency rooms have told us that pure ecstasy can kill, including causing vital oxygen deprivation to organs ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2012
Sasha Rodriguez, Late Teen Whose Family Sued Rave, Sneaked Into Electric Daisy Carnival
Updated at the bottom with county leader Mark Ridley-Thomas saying the settlement between Rodriguez's family and the Coliseum should seal the deal for the end of raves at the venue. First posted at 1:05 p.m. Thursday. The 15-year-old girl whose family sued and settled with the L.A. Coliseum and the ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2012
Rave Promoters See Parts of L.A. Coliseum Lawsuit Dismissed
Are the cases against rave promoters caught up in the L.A. Coliseum corruption scandal starting to unravel? Last week we reported than an email described by the prosecution as a "smoking gun" had a questionable time stamp and arguably raised other issues with the criminal case against Insomniac Eve ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Rave Corruption Case at Coliseum Involves Questionable Email D.A. Calls 'Smoking Gun'
The case against two of the nation's biggest rave promoters, who have become entangled in the L.A. Coliseum corruption scandal, relies on emails between the party organizers and a public employee, Coliseum events manager Todd DeStefano. One of those emails, which a main prosecutor told us is a "smo ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Rave Promoters Got Low, Even No Rent at Publicly Run Coliseum as They Raked in Millions in Ticket Sales
Updated at the bottom: L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas says this just shows that it's time to do away with the Coliseum Commission. First posted at 11:54 a.m. Rave promoters at the publicly run L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena paid decreasing rents as they raked in millions in ticket revenu ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Rave Promoters Rotella, Gerami Face Potential of 10 Years-Plus in Jail
The rave promoters indicted as part of the L.A. Coliseum corruption scandal could see more than 10 years each behind bars if convicted, an L.A. County District Attorney's office official tells the Weekly. In fact the potential sentence for Reza Gerami of Go Ventures is 15 years, 8 months, according ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
Rave Promoters Reza Gerami, Pasquale Rotella Plead Not Guilty in Coliseum Corruption Case
Updated at the bottom with indictment details from the District Attorney's office. First posted at 12:22 p.m. Defendants in the corruption scandal at the L.A. Coliseum today pleaded not guilty today. Indictments, the details of which had yet to be revealed to the press, targeted rave promoters Rez ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
Rave Culture Implicated, Wrongly, in Case Against L.A. Coliseum Promoters
In its prosecution of two electronic dance music promoters and four others for alleged corruption at the L.A. Coliseum, the office of Republican District Attorney Steve Cooley also nearly indicted rave culture itself. Cooley, also known for his stance against medical marijuana dispensaries, almost ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Parents Warned Not to Let Teens Go to Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas
Caesar SebastianRavers.Boy, they're coming out of the woodworks to warn teenagers about this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival rave in Las Vegas. The Visions adolescent treatment centers in the L.A. area released a statement this week alleging that the party "has become notorious for teen dr ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Together As One New Year's Rave Rejected by L.A. Coliseum
Caesar SebastianTogether As One.Even as Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is calling L.A. "second-class" for losing the mega-rave Electric Daisy Carnival to his fair city (for now), the public L.A. Coliseum Commission this week shot down another late-night mainstay, New Year's Eve's Together As O ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2011
Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas' Mayor, Calls L.A. a 'Second-Class Entertainment Venue' For Letting Controversial EDC Rave Head to Sin City
nba.comOscar Goodman.Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman today welcomed L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisly Carnival rave to his town, saying our city is a "second-class entertainment venue" for letting it go. EDC last June at the publicly owned L.A. Coliseum saw more than 200 medical emergencies ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Rave Promoters From Electric Daisy Carnival, Together As One Paid L.A. Coliseum Manager $10,000 a Year
Caesar SebastianEDC.A report in today's Los Angeles Times expands the number of side jobs former L.A. Coliseum events manager Todd DeStefano had, indicating his own private companies took tens of thousands of dollars from the likes of Coca-Cola and UCLA as those entities booked events at the ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
Electric Daisy Carnival Rave to Stay Away From L.A. For Five Years
Caesar SebastianEDC.If a report is true, it looks like the L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisy Carnival has left town for a long time. The website Electric Visions reported over the weekend that EDC's promoter has committed to a five-year contract to hold the annual event at Las Vegas Vegas ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2011
Rave Ban at California-Run Venues is Off: Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to Introduce Compromise Rules For Parties Tomorrow
SF Weekly photo illustrationFiona Ma, center, as a raver.Updated after the jump: Fiona Ma officially waters down her bill, calls it the "Raves Safety Act." A state assembly committee passes the bill. It looks like a proposed ban on raves at state-owned venues will be watered down and allow t ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2011
Rave Ban at Convention Center Proposed by Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn
Caesar SebastianRavers get up at EDC.The city of L.A. is considering a ban on raves at the downtown Convention Center, which it runs. Interesting, because the Convention Center doesn't host raves. And it could come under the control of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the LA Live-owning company ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Expands to Three Days Under Las Vegas Sun in June
Caesar SebastianEDC ravers.We told you back in February that it looked like the controversial, two-day Electric Daisy Carnival rave might be expanding to three days in L.A. Well, after moving to Las Vegas for its annual June party, EDC is indeed expanding to three days, organizers announced ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2011
No Experience Needed to Work Security at Controversial 'Electric Daisy Carnival' Rave in Vegas
Caesar SebastianRavers at EDC.If you're still looking for work after nearly three years of economic malaise in Southern California, a controversial L.A. rave promoter might have a job for you. An recent ad in Craigslist states that a crowd management company is hiring 700 security guards, ti ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Ecstasy-Related Emergency Room Visits Up 75 Percent Nationwide
bossyilooDropping ecstasy appears to be on the rise.If you think controversial rave parties in L.A. have gotten younger and more ecstasy-crazed, there's new evidence to back up your notion. A study released today by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says e ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Rave Promoter Insomniac Claims Troubled 'Electric Daisy Carnival' Had Greater Impact on L.A.'s Economy Than NBA All-Star Weekend
Caesar SebastianRavers at EDC.A study commissioned by a controversial rave promoter claims that its troubled Electric Daisy Carnival last summer "boosted economic output in Los Angeles by almost $42 million" and had a bigger economic impact on L.A. than the NBA All Star game. The study, cond ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Rave Promoter Reza Gerami Says He'll Fight (And Sue) For His Right to Party at L.A. Sports Arena
Go VenturesReza Gerami.Much of the focus regarding raves at the publicly controlled L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena has been trained on the promoter of last summer's controversial Electric Daisy Carnival, which attracted about 160,000 young people over two days. But there's another major prom ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Raves: Love Festival Planned For Las Vegas in May; L.A. Event Up in the Air
Caesar SebastianRavers at Love Festival in L.A.Added: Commenters are telling us that this event is planned in addition to the party in L.A., and has happened in past years in Vegas. So calling this a "move" would not be accurate. However, if the event in August is canceled, it might be. We ch ... More >>
Blogs
March 3, 2011
Raves: Underage Drinking, Alcohol Violations Alleged at Electric Daisy Carnival
Caesar SebastianDancing at Electric Daisy Carnival.More than eight months after the ecstasy hangovers faded, June's Electric Daisy Carnival rave is still making waves. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says this week that it has filed actions against the L.A. Coliseum a ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Raves: Controversial Electric Daisy Carnival to be Held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?
Caesar SebastianThe scene at EDC.Unconfirmed reports have L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisy Carnival rave happening at the Los Vegas Motor Speedway the weekend of June 24. The rave discussion board Plurlife is buzzing with the news, and the Los Angeles Examiner website says it's true but o ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Raves: Electric Daisy Carnival Leaving L.A. Coliseum For Las Vegas
Caesar SebastianElectric Daisy Carnival.Update: City council candidate Forescee Hogan-Rowles is claiming victory over raves, after the jump. See our piece about how raves could be finished at the L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena here. After a thorough shellacking over their controversial 2010 ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2011
David Israel, L.A. Coliseum Commission's Top Official, Says No to Electric Daisy Carnival Rave
Dennis RomeroColiseum commissioners Barry Sanders and Don Knabe.After the L.A. Coliseum Commission voted late Tuesday to accept the resignation of its CEO, Patrick Lynch, the body's top leader said he would vote against allowing the controversial Electric Daisy Carnival rave that sparked turm ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Coliseum Manager Todd DeStefano Hired Lobbyist to Represent Pro-Rave Argument in City Hall
Caesar SebastianA dancer at Electric Daisy Carnival.The L.A. Coliseum manager who was doing double duty working for the embattled promoter of controversial raves there had also hired a lobbying firm to fight for organizer's right to throw these parties. L.A. City Ethics Commission website sh ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Raves: Pro-Marijuana Group Drug Policy Alliance Supports Coliseum Raves and L.A. County's How-to-Take-Ecstasy Fliers
Caesar SebastianRavers at Electric Daisy Carnival.The Drug Policy Alliance, an influential pro-marijuana group that supported the pot legalization initiative in California last year, is backing the L.A. County Department of Public Health's controversial how-to-take ecstasy fliers that were to ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
L.A. Coliseum Manager Todd DeStefano Took Money Working For Electric Daisy Carnival Promoter Even As Raves Were on Thin Ice With His Bosses
Caesar SebastianA dancer at Electric Daisy Carnival.We thought the review of plans for the next Electric Daisy Carnival megarave was a little too cozy at the Coliseum Commission last week. Police, fire and, yes, L.A. Coliseum officials fell over themselves to declare how safe and legit the ec ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
L.A. District Attorney Probing Public Employee Todd DeStefano, Coliseum Manager Who Also Was Paid by Rave Promoter on the Side
Caesar SebastianElectric Daisy Carnival.The Los Angeles District Attorney's office is looking into possible wrongdoing in the relationship between a public official who helps oversee the L.A. Coliseum and a rave promotion company that puts on events at the venue. "Our Public Integrity Divisi ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Raves: Forescee Hogan-Rowles, Challenger to Bernard Parks' South L.A. Seat, Says He Should Block Upcoming Electric Daisy Carnival Rave
Councilman Bernard Parks says yes to raves (but he doesn't call them that).No other politician in town has spoken up for raves like city Councilman Bernard Parks has. In his role as a member of the Coliseum Commission, which runs the publicly owned L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena, he has been ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Raves: Electric Daisy Carnival Promoter Bans LED Lights at Upcoming L.A. Area Parties
raveprints.comA raver enjoys a light show at 2007's Electric Daisy Carnival.L.A.'s embattled mega-rave promoter Insomniac Events has banned bright LED lights from its parties, stating that they present a negative image of the events when "groups of music fans are sitting or lying on the floor ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Raves: How Do You Get L.A. Politicians to Get Behind Parties and Ecstasy? Here's How ...
Caesar Sebastian / InsomniacRavers at 'EDC.'It was a day of magical thinking Wednesday at the L.A. Coliseum, where officials essentially said yes to another edition of a two-day rave that saw 60 mostly drug-related arrests, more than 200 medical emergencies and the ecstasy-related death of a ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2011
Raves Will Likely Go On If USC Buys L.A. Coliseum, Sports Arena
Ravers.USC is hoping to the buy the nearby Los Angeles Coliseum and Sports Arena from its public owners -- the city, county and state. But that probably won't change the controversial raves hosted and both venues four times a year. USC's woman in charge of land management, Kristina Raspe, to ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2011
#TAO: Not All IDs Were Checked At L.A. New Year's Eve Rave Despite Orders From Officials; 33 Mostly Drug-Related Arrests Made At Party
Caesar Sebastian / Insomniac EventsTogether As One 2010.After months of deliberation, criticism and debate, the officials who run the Coliseum and Sports Arena allowed controversial raves at the venues to go forward, but with strict new guidelines: That each person entering is at least 18, an ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2011
New Year's Eve Ravers: If You Forgot What (Or Who) You Did At 'Together As One,' You Might Want To Check Craigslist
Caesar Sebastian / Insomniac EventsYou might not remember this kiss in 2011.It's time for Missed Connections: New Year's Edition. In this episode we take a look at ravers who were apparently so blissed out they forgot to get the phone numbers of people they just tongue wrestled with. And so, ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Raving Without Ecstasy: Is It Even Possible?
Caesar SebastianRavers at Together As One.Following our weekend report about the 62 medical emergencies and 25 arrests at the annual "Together As One" New Year's Eve rave, several commenters weighed in to accuse us of being biased. After all, these megaraves are just good clean fun for the w ... More >>
Blogs
January 2, 2011
62 Medical Emergencies, 25 Arrests Related To New Year's Eve Rave '#TAO' At L.A. Sports Arena
christinaaabla'Together As One' goes off at the Sports Arena.Updated after the jump with a statement from the event's co-promoter. First posted at 2:31 p.m. Saturday. See a video clip about 2010's megarave controversies here. Ecstasy-fueled parties at public venues like the L.A. Sports Arena ... More >>

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