Subject:

Dennis Romero

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: The Complete List

    Electronic dance music's recent resurgence has made the genre more popular than ever before, but it's still often not taken seriously as an art form. World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five The 20 Worst Hipster Bands Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre And yeah, many goofily-dressed ravers are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2012

    The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: 10-1

    See also: The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: 20-11 Electronic dance music's recent resurgence has made the genre more popular than ever before, but it's still often not taken seriously as an art form. And yeah, many goofily-dressed ravers are so high they'll literally dance to anything. But below we've highl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: 20-11

    Electronic dance music's recent resurgence has made the genre more popular than ever before, but it's still often not taken seriously as an art form. And yeah, many goofily-dressed ravers are so high they'll literally dance to anything. But below we've highlighted 20 top-notch spinners who put real ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List

    *Top 20 Worst Bands Ever: The Complete List *Top 20 Musicians of All-Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List Considering that most all of today's popular music -- be it roc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    The Most Popular Music Posts Of 2011

    Josh "CuriousJosh" ReissPeople are freaking psyched about this post​Man, y'all did some clicking this year. You must have had, like, a lot of time on your hands, or not been interested in advancing in your professions or hanging out with your family. Well, we at West Coast Sound salute you! We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Occupy L.A. Arrestees Kept in Jail Unfairly, National Lawyers Guild Says

    Attorneys defending Occupy L.A. protesters arrested in this morning's eviction outside City Hall say the LAPD is not playing fair in dealing with their bail amounts. Many remained behind bars and could stay there through Friday morning. The National Lawyers Guild wants the LAPD to cite and release ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Rooting for Weed

    Attorneys defending Occupy L.A. protesters arrested in this morning's eviction outside City Hall say the LAPD is not playing fair in dealing with their bail amounts. Many remained behind bars and could stay there through Friday morning. The National Lawyers Guild wants the LAPD to cite and release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Three Best Karaoke Bars in L.A.

    Tiffany Rose We can't promise James Franco doing karaoke in drag, but you never know​Did you catch our Best Of issue and snag our free Best Of app? Even if you did, we're betting you didn't make it through all of our write-ups; there are about a billion. So in the coming weeks we'll walk you t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Porn Defends the Money Shot: The L.A. Weekly Cover Shoot (VIDEO)

    This week's cover story from Dennis Romero looks at porn and condoms: The L.A.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is on a mission to get state and local authorities to enforce condoms on set. On the surface, it's not a bad idea, especially if porn stars freelance as hookers. But here's the key ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    NFL Stadium Plan Downtown Sees Some Neighborhood Opposition From Resident Gina Zapanta And Other Locals and Businesses

    Dennis RomeroCheers for Farmers Field.​Updated at the bottom with endorsements today for the stadium plan. First posted at 4:56 p.m. For the first time that we know of organized community opposition to the downtown L.A. stadium plan has cropped up. It comes to us in the form of a letter sent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Farmers Field Downtown Stadium Deal Approved by L.A. City Council

    Dennis RomeroWoot-woot.​With reporting from Simone Wilson. The downtown stadium dreams of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owners of Staples Center and LA Live, are coming true one spineless bureaucrat at a time. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a deal, negotiated mostly beh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Wants to Return to L.A: After Hollywood Near-Riot 'Los Angeles Times' Says Hell No

    Dennis RomeroCops vs. ravers on Hollywood Boulevard.​We here at the Weekly have gotten some shit for affiliating the premier of a documentary about the controversial Electric Daisy Carnival rave with the chaos that ensued outside the theater last week. EDC organizers say a DJ's free performan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Rave Standoff in Hollywood: Cops Move in to Disperse Crowds That Came to See DJ Kaskade

    YouTubeKaskade spins on Hollywood Boulevard.​Updated at the bottom: LAPD detectives are investigating last night's events. A permit service source says organizers had planned to have Kaskade as a big part of the red-carpet festivities. AND EDC's promoter had earlier indicated it was hosting th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Rave in Vegas Sees 330 Medical Emergencies -- More Than Controversial L.A. Edition

    Dennis Romero​The Electric Daisy Carnival rave in Las Vegas has seen a high number of medical emergencies -- 330 over the first two days, police tell us. That's more than 100 more than the two-day EDC festival in Los Angeles that culminated in a firestorm over the subsequent ecstasy death of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Lucien Bergez, Erica Evelyn Escobar Murdered in Culver City: Transient They Knew, Suspect Zacakariah Timothy Lehnen, Arrested

    Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Panties on Craigslist -- Used, Worn and, Well, Sometimes Wet -- Are The Latest Sign of a Down Economy in L.A.

    An actual photo from Craigslist.​By Dennis Romero and Keith Plocek You know times are hard when people -- well, women, mostly (we hope) -- resort to selling their used panties for profit. Pre-owned ladies' undergarments seem to be a hot industry on Craigslist, where we're spotting more and m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Manuel Jamines: MacArthur Park-Area Protest Fizzles Out After LAPD Officer Exonerated; Another Protest at D.A.'s Office Today

    Dennis RomeroA sign for the LAPD.​That protest that cops braced for near MacArthur Park? Turns out to have been a big dud. Not that we blame the LAPD for preparing. After all, the target of demonstrators' ire was the department itself. And the last time the topic came up -- the September sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Dream of Downtown L.A. NFL Stadium Takes First Solid Step as Environmental Review Process to Begin This Week

    Dennis RomeroWoo-hoo: EIRs rock.​Despite the cheerleaders, free food and fancy sketches, the plan to build a stadium downtown has been mostly just talk. Until now. The first concrete step toward building this thing at the Los Angeles Convention Center will happen this week, according to a let ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Farmers Field: LA Neighbors United Takes Out Full-Page 'Times' Ad to Question Wisdom of Downtown L.A. NFL Stadium Plans

    Dennis RomeroMayor Villaraigosa is all for Farmers Field.​Update: AEG says it's being straight-up, after the jump. A full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday asks why City Hall should support a proposed downtown NFL stadium at a time when so many of L.A.'s services have been cut becau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Security Guard Class Instructor Fatally Shot by Student Downtown, LAPD Says

    coastcareer.comA generic photo of security guard training from Coast Career Institute.​By Dennis Romero and Simone Wilson Updated after the jump: The victim has been identified; the suspect has been charged. An instructor who was teaching the finer points of how to be a security guard was fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Cut To 75,000 Ravers

    EDC ravers.​By Dennis RomeroThe officials who control the publicly owned Los Angeles Coliseum on Wednesday gave the green light to a controversial annual rave, Electric Daisy Carnival, with the caveat that only 75,000 ravers are allowed per day.That's down from the 100,000 who crammed into the Col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    L.A. Homeless Count Gets Off to Morbid Start: Dead Guy Found Outside Criminal Court

    Dennis RomeroRV dwellers included​Ever wondered how many bums live in Los Angeles County? (That is, if the number's changed since 2009, when the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority last released its biennial count. At that time, the total was about 48,000, with only one-third living under s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Hooters Comes to LA Live: Orange Shorts, Suggestive Owls Fried Pickles

    Hooters​ Dennis Romero in the in the Weekly's news blog reports (via blogdowntown) that downtown's LA Live, the city's "premier destination for live entertainment," will be getting a new neighbor. Hooters, the "casual beach-theme" chain, will be bringing their own brand of live entertainment, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Can Raves Exist without Ecstasy? (Plus, Best Song about Raving EVER)

    Timothy NorrisDo you think these people might be on what the kids call "E" these days?​Over at the LA Weekly's news blog, Dennis Romero asks the crucial question after his report last week on the publicly endorsed "megaraves": Raving without Ecstasy--is that even possible?. Here are his main ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    (Video) Inside the Controversial World of Megaraves: Death, Money, Ecstasy, and Politicians That Embrace Them

    In this week's cover story, "Death, Money and Megaraves: Why Los Angeles politicians embrace a growing Ecstasy phenom that kills," Dennis Romero goes inside the controversial world of megaraves which are emerging as a uniquely Los Angeles phenomenon. Romero writes: Twenty years after the first Ameri ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2010

    PROP. 19 FAILED?!? WTF?!

    In this week's cover story, "Death, Money and Megaraves: Why Los Angeles politicians embrace a growing Ecstasy phenom that kills," Dennis Romero goes inside the controversial world of megaraves which are emerging as a uniquely Los Angeles phenomenon. Romero writes: Twenty years after the first Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Low End Theory Shut Down Mid-Kraddy By L.A.P.D., Fire Dept. Last Night

    Curious Josh​ Via our own Dennis Romero's Informer--famed Lincoln Heights club night Low End Theory was shut down mid-Kraddy-release-party after reports of overcrowding. Says Romero: At 12:14 a.m. Thursday, however, fire officials responded to possible reports of overcrowding at the venue, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Will.i.am's New Say-No-To-Ecstasy PSA : Your Tax Dollars At Work

    blackeyedpeas.com​Via Dennis Romero and our own Informer blog: L.A. County's Department of Public Health taps the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am and Deadmau5 collaborator Kaskade for an anti-ecstasy PSA to prevent future incidents like the death of Sasha Rodriguez at June's Electric Daisy Carnival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Campaign Finance Reform: Ads or Pizza?

    Flickr/VirtualEm​ Over in The Weekly's news blog -- yes, we care about who you vote for as much as what you eat, at least sometimes -- Dennis Romero reports that Steve Lopez has been doing some numbers crunching about the money spent on the gubernatorial race. It seems that the $140 million t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Food Truck Update: L.A. Food Truck Health Grades Approved

    LA Weekly Flickr pool/ricardodiaz11food truck caravan​ As Dennis Romero just reported in the Weekly's news blog, today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved health-department letter grades for food trucks. This will allow the Nathaniel Hawthorne approach (newly adopted in New Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Should Food Trucks Be Given Letter Grades? Stay Tuned...

    Should food trucks be given health inspection letter grades? The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will meet next week to consider whether food trucks should be given the same health grades that Los Angeles County restaurants are currently given. Letter grading has been in effect for L.A. Coun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    LAPD Bans TV News Vans From Sixth Street Following Westlake Unrest

    Dennis RomeroA shrine on Sixth Street Thursday.​Los Angeles police on Friday announced that television news vans would not be allowed to park on West Sixth Street near South Union Avenue -- an area where clashes between protesters and police erupted following the shooting there of a man who al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Raves At L.A. Coliseum On Probation As Commission Continues Dance Party Inquisition

    By Steve La and Dennis Romero Timoth NorrisA scene from 'EDC.'​The Los Angeles Coliseum Commission over the weekend continued a temporary moratorium on raves at the Coliseum/Sports Arena complex while allowing three previously scheduled dance parties, including one slated for next month, go o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Remembering Gary Coleman (RIP) with Raging Slab Music Video

    Blast from the past. Goodbye, Gary. [More in Dennis Romero's news item on LA Weekly's LA Daily blog.]

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    The DJs List: Spinners You Should See This Weekend

    [Ed.'s Note: The LA Weekly's Dennis Romero, Los Angeles' MVP dance writer, picks the best dance options for the upcoming weekend each Thursday on The DJ List.] Robbie Rivera DJs at Avalon Saturday.​Tonight: New York art-dance duo Fischerspooner, the band that paved the way for the likes of La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Five Ways Organizers Can Make Coachella A Better Experience

    Dennis Romero​Following reports of three-hour waits to get in, a bizarre appearance by Sly Stone and a dirt-lot parking situation that had festival-goers walking for up to an hour in desert dust to get to their cars, the Los Angeles Times declared the 11th annual Coachella festival a rousing s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Day 3: Infected Mushroom Brings Head-Banging Trance To Coachella

    Dennis RomeroInfected Mushroom performs at Coachella.​Confession: Trance (spikey-haired douches bouncing to 135 beats-per-minute music) is not our thing. Burning Man (sweaty, 40-year-old shaved-head guys perving on 18-year-old, pigtailed girls with lollipops) -- also not our thing. Put the two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2010

    Kaskade Makes Nice At Coachella

    Dennis Romero​One of the more popular draws at Coachella Saturday was a Mormon family man who happens to be one of the world's most-popular DJs. Kaskade washed the Sahara dance tent with his ethereal, utterly feminine grooves, pulling in a throng of bouncing teenagers and twentysomethings who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Concert-Goers Endure Three-Hour Wait At Coachella

    Dennis Romero​With reporting from Bill Jensen Concert-goers waited for as long as three hours in near 90-degree heat Friday afternoon to get into the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a three-day affair in Indio, Calif. Organizers seemed ill-prepared to deal with an onslaught o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Live Review: Sasha Baptizes Avalon With Aqua Grooves

    Dennis Romero​Despite the technological and musical innovations forged by the progressive-house generation of DJs that ruled the '90s, clubland's focus has shifted in recent years to dark-wave sounds emanating from Berlin, the neon sound-clash of New York and L.A.'s neon punks, and the pop cro ... More >>

  • Articles

    November 12, 2009

    Unregulated Medical Marijuana: Could Pot-Brownie Bake Sales Help?

    Dennis Romero​Despite the technological and musical innovations forged by the progressive-house generation of DJs that ruled the '90s, clubland's focus has shifted in recent years to dark-wave sounds emanating from Berlin, the neon sound-clash of New York and L.A.'s neon punks, and the pop cro ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

    Dennis Romero​Despite the technological and musical innovations forged by the progressive-house generation of DJs that ruled the '90s, clubland's focus has shifted in recent years to dark-wave sounds emanating from Berlin, the neon sound-clash of New York and L.A.'s neon punks, and the pop cro ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Shopping

    Dennis Romero​Despite the technological and musical innovations forged by the progressive-house generation of DJs that ruled the '90s, clubland's focus has shifted in recent years to dark-wave sounds emanating from Berlin, the neon sound-clash of New York and L.A.'s neon punks, and the pop cro ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Nightlife

    Dennis Romero​Despite the technological and musical innovations forged by the progressive-house generation of DJs that ruled the '90s, clubland's focus has shifted in recent years to dark-wave sounds emanating from Berlin, the neon sound-clash of New York and L.A.'s neon punks, and the pop cro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Gangs Lay Low, Rake in Dough

    Along the Olympic corridor between Koreatown and downtown, it's been a quiet year for crime. This despite the proximity of two of the largest gangs in the United States, 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha, which used to be at each others throats.Dennis RomeroLeeward Avenue in Koreatown is Mara Salvatr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2009

    Eyewitness Account of Inglewood PD Ordering Hard Summer to Shut Down

    West Coast Sound is going to use this post for eyewitness accounts from writers who attended Hard Summer, which was shut down last night. The first is from Dennis Romero, who watched as Inglewood PD ordered Hard's Gary Richards to shut down: Dennis RomeroPolice arriving at Hard Summer last night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    On Danny Tenaglia's Eight Hour Marathon Set at Avalon

    By Dennis Romero The last time we caught Danny Tenaglia at Avalon Hollywood, in 2007, the stage production was over-the-top. He was perched on a boom-box façade, a with a cartoon subway cutout nearby, that celebrated the DJ's Big Apple heritage. This time around, the soul train was gone and the se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    LA Dance Industry Veteran April McClellan Killed in Car Crash Over Holiday Break

    Dennis Romero's Danceblogga has the information and a nice post on the death of former Grooveradio DJ April McClellan. Grooveradio's website also has a remembrance.

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    Record Reviews: Koushik's Out My Window, Black Ghosts' self-titled debut

    Also, Final Solution's Brotherman soundtrack, Look Daggers' Suffer in Style

  • News

    February 19, 2004

    Letters

    Also, Final Solution's Brotherman soundtrack, Look Daggers' Suffer in Style

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals

Now Trending

©2013 LA Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places Los Angeles

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city

Join
Log In