Lincoln Heights

When Dancers Take Over Your House

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *5 Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week At first glance, the scene in the terraced backyard with striking views of Los Angeles resembled any other casual house party at dusk. People in comfortable clothes milled around a deck, engaged in chit chat, ... More >>

Edrina Martinez Is a Space Cadet Called Astronautica

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] When Edrina Martinez was a little girl, she wanted to be an astronaut or a rock star. Two things got in the way of the 21-year-old electronic producer wh ... More >>

Nosaj Thing Is Back

But the producer and Low End Theory stalwart is not in the mood to party

Stand Back: These Los Angeles Bands Are About To Blow Up

The new year couldn't come at a better time. Forget Superstorm Sandy, school shootings, Snooki's baby, Rihanna and Chris Brown's reconcilliations. Let's start fresh, and let's do it with some new music. Here are eight fantastic local bands, all of whom are set to break big in 2013. The best part? Y ... More >>

In Advance of his 12-Hour 12/12/12 Extravaganza, Peanut Butter Wolf Picks His Top 12 12" Inch Singles He Bought at Age 12

Since unleashing his metal-themed 666 mix and DJ set on June 6, 2006, Stones Throw chief Peanut Butter Wolf has spent the last half-dozen years watching the signs of the beat. July 7, 2007 brought forth his 777 spiritual podcast mix, following by performances on seven consecutive nights in seven c ... More >>

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at the Geffen Playhouse and the Plight of Black Performers in Hollywood

Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions

Once believing himself destined to fail, the DJ-producer returns triumphant on his new album

Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including Tattoo Art Trailblazers

This week, Karl Haendel asks embarrassing questions meant for his dad, Rona Yefman champions female tattoo artists and MOCA delves back into the Occupy movement. 5. The situation When Paul Pescador staged What Have I Done to Deserve This in Lincoln Heights a year and a half ago, visitors had to put ... More >>

Pangea Write Dark Songs About a Hell of a Girl

"I wonder why all our music is so fucking dark?" William Keegan, songwriter of local slop-pop group Pangea, asks no one in particular. Pangea, made up of Keegan, guitarist Cory Hanson, bassist Danny Bengston and drummer Erik Jimenez, are sitting outside Keegan and Bengston's Lincoln Heights house. ... More >>

10 Best Sandwiches in Los Angeles

So much can happen between two slices of bread. Practical, portable, difficult to define and nearly impossible to mess up entirely, the sandwich offers a broad canvas for the harried parent or the creative chef. John Montagu (aka the 4th Earl of Sandwich) could never have dreamed of the baroque monu ... More >>

The Five Most Furious Reactions to the Redistricting of Los Angeles

As insanely boring -- and incomprehensible to the average voter -- as the redistricting of Los Angeles may be, it's kind of a big deal. We understand the apathy. In a city where only a little over 10 percent of eligible voters turn out for municipal elections at all, they can hardly be expected to ... More >>

Bree'Anna Guzman's Dead Body Reportedly Found by Side of Freeway in Silver Lake -- on One-Month Anniversary of Her Disappearance

The dead body that police pulled from bushes alongside the Glendale Freeway yesterday morning has been identified by femily members as 22-year-old Bree'Anna Guzman. The L.A. County Coroner's Office told the Weekly last night that the body could not yet be identified, and was still being called a "J ... More >>

Art Fairs: Why Do They Make People Uncomfortable?

"We have this enormous audience of almost 11,000," said Tim Fleming, director of Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC), held at Barker Hangar and one of three art fairs in L.A. this past weekend. "And we can do anything with them, within reason." This year, at the Thursday night opening of his fair, ... More >>

Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced

See also: Coachella 2012 Sold Out The Coachella 2012 full lineup was just announced. Go crazy! Headliners include The Black Keys on Friday, April 13th and 20th; Radiohead on Saturday, April 14th and 21st; and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Sunday April 15th and 22nd. Full lineup below.

Four Tet - Low End Theory - 12/21/11

Aaron FrankFour Tet​See Also: *Our oral history of Low End Theory *Teebs: Flying Lotus' Former Roomie Speaks On Loss And Art Four Tet Low End Theory 12/21/11 Better Than... John Wall and David Guetta's heralded Spotify Playlists. Let's face it: straight vinyl DJ sets can either be delight ... More >>

Jeffrey Deitch Goes Underground? MOCA Director Supports Launch of Art Publications Public Fiction and Night Papers

Carol ChehMaya D'Aoust, the White Witch of L.A., performs at the launch party for Public Fiction and Night Papers. She acted as an oracle and took questions from the audience.​ I may have to change my mind about Jeffrey Deitch. I wrote some fairly nasty things about him on my blog, following ... More >>

Raw Milk Controversy Nothing New

Laurie AvocadoClosed Alta-Dena Drive Thru Dairy, Lincoln Heights​People holding signs supporting raw milk, others giving testimonials of how drinking it has benefited their health. Were these scenes from the Thursday downtown protest over the raid on Rawesome Foods?, no, they occurred in Janua ... More >>

Zooey Deschanel Says She's No Westsider: Where is L.A.'s Westside, And How Come So Many People Get it Wrong?

Kim DavisThe far Westside.​Update: Zooey Deschanel's publicist reached out to us for a correction, insisting that she lives on the "east side." When we said we weren't budging unless we were given a specific neighborhood -- as what's Eastside is so often misunderstood (see below) -- she told u ... More >>

Live Review: Maná at Staples Center

Timothy Norris Fher Olvera ​Review by Erica E. Phillips WHO: Maná WHERE: Staples Center WHEN: 6/23/11 The long-haired, tattooed, tight-pants-and-open-black-leather-vested members of Mexican pop rock group, Maná, are as legendary as their music. Flip a radio dial in any major U.S. city and ... More >>

Music Picks: Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, Peter Murphy

Also, Erykah Badu, Andre Williams, Animals & Men and others

Why Doesn't Los Angeles Have a Little Italy? Meet the Patriarch of Eastside Market

Susan ParkThe Angiuli Family: Anthony, Rocco, Vito and Johnny​ Actually, Los Angeles did have a Little Italy for over a century. It started in the 1800's on Olvera Street and North Main, when Los Angeles was a Mexican puebla. By the turn of the 20th century, Los Angeles's Little Italy had expa ... More >>

Masa Revolution: Patricia Nazario's Food Truck Documentary Project

The revolution may or may not be televised, but it will certainly be filmed, especially when veteran broadcast journalist Patricia Nazario is running the show, and when the revolution in question is the new wave of food trucks. Masa Revolution is the name of both a website and an in-progress bilin ... More >>

Top 5 Music Blog Words To Hate On in 2011 ("Viral" Isnt One Of Them)

Lina LecaroThe word "cocks" did not make this list. ​LSSU's annual list of "words that should be banished" for the new year, always goes "viral" (ironically, this word tops the list). We agree that "epic," "fail" "I'm just sayin," are so 2010 (yeah, using "so" as an adjective is as well). We'v ... More >>

Where Kabobs and Tortas Meet: Armex in Lincoln Heights

D. GonzalezPork kabob torta at Armex​ "You should open a restaurant." It's one the highest compliments talented home cooks everywhere can get after sharing their dishes with friends and co-workers. For Marianella Robles, the compliment rung in her head. And when she saw an opportunity to ope ... More >>

Nibble Bit Tabby Opens: L.A.'s 2nd Official Brewery

Guzzle & NoshBrian Lethcoe, co-owner and brewer of Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery​ When Brian Lethcoe cuts the ribbon tomorrow morning, it will mark the "official" opening of Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery, only the second legal brewery within Los Angeles city limits. In fact, Lethcoe, a local boy who was ... More >>

Nightranger: Bringing Sounds to the Sea

Rock Picks: Van Dyke Parks, Chicago Underground Duo, Rickie Lee Jones

Also, Clipse, Imaad Wasif, Josh Charles and others

Taxpayer Seeks $3.3 Million For City From Jackson Estate

​A Los Angeles resident has filed a $3.3 million claim against the estate of Michael Jackson on behalf of the city of Los Angeles to recover the taxpayer costs involved in staging the July Jackson memorial at Staples Center downtown. Attorney Jeff Grotke, who represents taxpayer Jose F. Vallej ... More >>

The 10 Best L.A. Albums of the ’00s

From Beck and Dilla to Fiona, Jenny and Quasimoto, a mishmash decade of Southern California sounds

Riled Over California's High-Speed Rail

It sounded like such a good idea. But the highly disruptive routes anger many

Back When Quentin Was Behind the Counter

East of the 5: Spreading the Eastside Luv in Boyle Heights

Eastside Luv flaunts local musicians and old school spirit of Boyle Heights.

Rattling the Underground With Nosaj Thing and Low End Theory

Rubber Soul: CVS Accused of Locking Up Condoms in Its Eastside Stores

CVS pharmacies are being accused of keeping their Eastside stores' condoms locked up at the same time its Westside outlets have the rubbers on open display. A press released issued by the labor federation Change to Win stated today that this practice "stigmatizes condoms and condom users," while not ... More >>

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

Scenic journeys to hell, on wheels

Library Book Liberation Front: Don't Tax Library Books

Apolitical L.A. roars at deficit-mired Villaraigosa

Theater Reviews: Man of La Mancha, My Thing of Love

Also, No Child ..., Silver for Gold and more

City Hall's "Density Hawks" Are Changing L.A.'s DNA

Bitter homes & gardens?

Shop Till Everybody Drops

What the well-equipped survivalist will be wearing

What's Smart About Smart Growth?

City Hall's plan for the future expects you to give up the yard, the car - and learn to love density

The Mayor's A-List

When it comes to winning Antonio’s support, it helps not to oppose school takeover

Right the Ship

L.A. Weekly’s choice for school board

Adán Sánchez, 1984–2004

Letters

The Thin Blue Hemline

Money Fields

End of the line for L.A. River park

Dangerous Dirt

Many critics question cleanup of toxic William Mead

Shallow Solutions

William Mead residents want a better cleanup plan

Let the Sunshine In

Wachs pushes to end city secrecy