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Bizarre Ride: Jeff's Humorous Predictions and Most Anticipated Albums for 2013

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Half of January has elapsed and we've survived. There was no collapse due to fiscal cliff, Central American apocalypse or dubstep deluge. A new year unfu ... More >>

Comments: Readers Talk Coliseum, Fairfax Avenue, and Stop-Sign Tickets

A Guide to L.A.'s Jewish Street Art

Most Angelenos wouldn't associate Jews with spray paint and wheat-paste, but what about murals? Twenty years ago, before the city began a war on street art and pushed murals and graffiti underground, targeting artists with lawsuits and jail time, the city's diverse communities embraced a flourishing ... More >>

L.A. Mural Ordinance Postponed Into Oblivion

Last October, when L.A. City Hall started drafting an ordinance that would lift the city's oppressive mural moratorium, we tried to be patient. Even though it had taken the City Council over a decade to get the ball rolling, we said, hey -- better late than never. We set aside our skepticism. We gav ... More >>

Jason Neroni Details Menu for Venice's Superba Snack Bar

Fresh off his two-night menu sneak peek at Pitfire Pizza on Fairfax, Jason Neroni has revealed some more tasty tidbits on his newest collaboration with Pitfire founder Paul Hibler, Venice's Superba Snack Bar, which is slated to open in July. The space will be a modern take on what they call a "p ... More >>

L.A. Artist Plants Cardboard Cutouts of Migrant Workers Around Beverly Hills; Nobody Notices

OK, we're sort of kidding about nobody noticing. But in a video for ColorLines.com, L.A. painter Ramiro Gomez' new immigration-themed project on the Westside -- in which he plants cardboard cutouts of migrant workers on lawns, sidewalks and construction sites throughout Beverly Hills -- the cutouts ... More >>

Fresh Food Bike: Old-Fashion Grocery Delivery, New Age Twist

​Chances are if you're a Whole Foods shopper, you have at least some level of commitment to eco causes. Be it a concern for your overall carbon footprint or simply wanting lots of organic options. For that, we applaud you. Then again, maybe you just like their ice cream selection. That's cool ... More >>

Where to have a Book Club Dinner a Caveat

Dear Mr. Gold: I'm in a book club with some pretty amazing women. All of us are mothers -- read: limited budget but willing to splurge on something special. We read mostly fiction, and a couple of books on our calendar are set in foreign countries, one in France, the second in Ethiopia. We've deci ... More >>

Photo Gallery: Vodvil Opens Tomorrow

Is it a casino? Is it Encino? Is it a casino in Encino? Something about Vodvil, which officially opens tomorrow, evokes the disembodied sensation of spending to long in a Las Vegas gambling parlor. Hours, days, even the sense of what city you're in slips away. It's disconcerting. There's real ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Big Plate Dating

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: After breaking up with a guy whose idea of fine dining was Denny's (not kidding), I've met someone I like rather a lot. Based on your recommendations, our first date was at Newport Seafood. (Spicy lobster on a plate the size of a pat ... More >>

Porn Star Stencils Spotted on Melrose

​After spending a couple hours at Adultcon on Saturday, we'd swore off adult entertainment for a while, but this tidbit from AfterDark LA was a bit too intriguing to pass up. Spreading her spray-painted message along with all the other hip vandals on Melrose and Fairfax is a genuine porn star ... More >>

Eat This Now: Black Cat Bakery's Chocolate & Sour Cream Cupcake Muffin

What is the Black Cat Bakery & Cafe trying to pull? Their Black Cat "muffin" sits innocently among the rest of their baked goods, looking for all the world like a typical muffin. Looks can be deceiving. A black hole of dark chocolate with a tangy sour cream center, it's so good, it seems insulting t ... More >>

The Chocolate Dipped Cone: 3 To Try

J.KoslowConnal's Chocolate Dip Is Ready To Eat​ When confronted with the choice of ice cream or candy bar, which do you choose? You don't really have to decide, as a dipped soft serve provides you the luxury of both. However, the increasingly difficult question has become, vanilla or... vani ... More >>

Regency Rescues 2 Westwood Movie Theaters

​Regency Theaters, the movie theater chain that was recently forced to leave the Fairfax Theatre when the building's landlord opted not to fix the theater's roof, announced this morning that they've taken over two historic Westwood theaters in danger of abandonment and subsequent demolition, t ... More >>

Squid Ink Food Fight: Brit Food Battle, Fish and Chips

Chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Fergus Henderson have helped bring the quality of British cuisine to a very high level. But for the longest time, England's dining was not looked at with particularly kind eyes-- yet we here at Squid Ink like to focus on the positives, glorifying the i ... More >>

Burger Records and the Lo-Fi Cassette Revival

We at West Coast Sound get a ton of mail, most of it consisting of CDs, press kits, and the occasional piece of vinyl. It arrives by the mound in those postal service bins, and though we love free stuff as much as the next music geek, all those plastic squares containing plastic circles pile high on ... More >>

Go Geaux Go for Super Bowl Food and Drink Deals & Meals

Sprinkles​Even for some people who generally don't give two hoots about the Super Bowl, this year's game is interesting. At the very least it's an excuse to gorge on gumbo and beignets. Or look to the following local restaurants, delis and bakeries for game appropriate meals and snacks. Who s ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Creation, Sherlock Holmes

Also, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

L.A. Medical-Pot Shops Peddle to LAUSD Pupils

As kids flood weed outlets, Ramon Cortines admits there's no plan

Top 10: Late-Night Grub for Nocturnal Foodies

If midnight is the witching hour, then 1 AM is the incredibly-hungry-after-a-long-night-of-work-and/or-partying hour. Since we at Squid Ink believe that ignoring an empty stomach is a sin, no matter what the time of day, we offer you this list of Top 10 late-night eating spots in Los Angeles. Are th ... More >>

Celebrate 30 Years of L.A. Farmers' Markets at City Hall This Thursday

These days it seems like no matter where you live in Southern California, there's a farmers' market or two nearby offering fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies. Yet while farmers' markets in Los Angeles have a long history, (Third and Fairfax passed the 75 year mark earlier this summer) the Garde ... More >>

Movie Reviews: American Cowslip, Deadgirl, In the Loop, Orphan

Also, Afghan Star, Shrink, Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg and more.

Tonight at the Silent Movie Theatre: It Came from Detroit, A Film About Motor City Garage Rock

Tonight at the Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax: The great Don't Knock the Rock series will present It Came from Detroit, a documentary about the Motor City's garage rock scene. The new film traces the rise of the raw, in-yr-face sound generated by a bunch of delinquents like the ... More >>

First Phil Spector Wife Vanishes

Fairfax HS, 1961Annette MerarPolice report that the first wife of Wall of Sound music producer Phil is missing from her Valley Glen home. Spector was convicted in May of the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson and is facing 18 years to life in prison. Annette Merar, who, like Spector befor ... More >>

Take the Kids to the Park, Go Home & Buy a New Set of Pots

Our visual culture is gradually approaching a Blade Runner-like vision of Los Angeles, with advertisements that continually push the boundaries of acceptable placement.

Top Chef Season 5 Penultimate Bus Tour Stop: Stefan and Fans Talk Heavy Cream and Sexy Shit

Yesterday in Culver City, the Top Chef tour bus made the second to last stop of its 24-city tour. Tents went up in the Famima parking lot on Overland and Venice, and Season 5 finalists Stefan Richter and Hosea Rosenberg offered cooking demonstrations and food tasting to a few lucky crowds. With a ... More >>

Where to Buy Your Summer BBQ Protein

Beyond burgers and overdone chicken: Armenian meat markets for marinated pork chops, chicken, quail and more

Ask Mr. Gold About ... Barbecue Suggestions Beyond Burgers and Overdone Chicken

I've probably been to a dozen barbecues at friends' houses in the last month, and the routine of burgers and overdone chicken is getting a little old. Any suggestions for my own barbecue? And please don't point me towards any of your beloved organ meats.

Tonight at Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre: 1960s Garage Mix Film Clips Featuring Nightcrawlers, Dom Kallar Oss Mods, Obscurities Galore

The above is the intro from Dom Kallar Oss Mods, an obscure Swedish miscreant youth doc, one of a handful of intriguing garage band clips and short films being shown tonight at the Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax. Sounds cool, reprinted below from the program description:

Rider on the Storm: The Best and Worst of L.A. Buses, Subways and Light Rail

Scenic journeys to hell, on wheels

Everybody Skate!

What to do this week

Best Pizza: Pizzeria Mozza

L.A. Metro Buses Hammered by Potholes on Aging Wilshire Boulevard

City department of vicious circles

MBW All Over LA

Mr Brainwash is on fire. His solo art show opens in just two weeks, and he's been pasting and painting his icons all over LA. So which gallery is he showing at? None. Try the recently abandoned CBS TV studio in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. MBW has been holed up there for weeks preparing for the ... More >>

Melrose Misplaced

Once the epicenter of all that was hip and cutting edge in fashion, Melrose -at least the part between La Brea and Fairfax- is now just a mish-mash of kinda-sorta trendy threads and Downtown LA fashion alley type shops. The punks are gone. The boho types are all on the Eastside. The rich bitches a ... More >>

Film Reviews: Goya’s Ghosts, Cashback, Captivity

Also this week's pick, Ten Canoes

Feb. 2, 2007

Moz the Cat by Kate Sullivan and Chest of Lies by Joshuah Bearman

Film Reviews

Including Woody Allen's Scoop

Go, Henry, Go

Light at the end of the Red Line tunnel

Mall Ratting

The Subway Mayor

How a bus-only politician — and a car-obsessed city — are learning to love the underground

Hasta la Vista, Baby

Driving for the view of it

It’s All Happening!

Pancakes With Czajkowski

Billboard Oases

Bad Mercury Rising

Hurry Sunrise

Hollywood’s last act before daybreak

Sensible Shoes for Swing Kids

Re-Mix

Breaking The Silence

Resurrecting the Silent Movie Theatre

BUYBACK BUST