Lincoln Heights

10 Best Carne Asada Fries in Los Angeles

Carne asada fries don't travel well, practically and ideologically speaking. They're increasingly hard to locate as you drive north from San Diego county, and surprisingly rare in Los Angeles, a city teeming with Mexican food, college students and medical marijuana cards. Piles of freshly fried spud ... More >>

The Gaslamp Killer Confronts Tragedy and Finds His Way Forward

Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including a Castle in the Clouds

This week, a performance artist celebrates a jazz singer, a Parisian artist celebrates a German-born architect and an iconic L.A. gallery says goodbye with the same savvy it's always had. 5. Everyone onstage Abbey Lincoln played a black maid in the 1968 film For Love of Ivy -- not a bit part but th ... More >>

DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet For Your L.A. Weekend: Look Out Lincoln Heights

Updated at the bottom with one more checkpoint. First posted at 9:03 a.m. Los Angeles is going through a sweltering heat wave, and all you want to do is quench your thirst this weekend. Well, keep it cool people. The LAPD is bringing more heat. The department is continuing with its mission to bus ... More >>

Who Put Random Pianos All Over L.A.?

On a sunny but breezy Saturday, 10-year-old Diego Grijalva of Gabriella Charter School in Echo Park found himself at 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, seated at a piano designed by local artist Evan Skrederstu. Diego, who has played on his school's piano, was intrigued by the street piano and playing a simpl ... More >>

The Glitch Mob Inspires a Man's Rehabilitation

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Two years ago, Grant Korgan woke up in an intensive care unit in the Sierra Nevada with a broken back and no feeling below his stomach. A snowmobile jump ... More >>

Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including the Return of 24-Hour Film The Clock

The lineup is excitingly diverse this week: a reprise of Christian Marclay's now-famous 24-hour film, some lush landscape, a little-known L.A. painter, art like a vintage horror movie and (hopefully) not-boring performance. 5. Landscapes for inmates Kelly Poe's photographs of rural landscapes are a ... More >>

Behold! The Monolith: How They Got Their Name Was Not Very Metal

Los Angeles power trio Behold! The Monolith's sophomore effort Defender, Redeemist mixes stoner rock, sludge, doom, classic thrash, and black metal into a massive cauldron. Since forming in 2008, vocalist/bassist Kevin McDade and guitarist Matt Price have been pushing the band forward. But during o ... More >>

Huevos Rancheros: The Alcove vs. El Huarachito

Fried eggs and buttered toast is the Tim Duncan of breakfasts in that it's generally very reliable, if not a little boring. Give us fried eggs on top of fried tortillas topped with rancheros sauce and salsa on almost any morning though, and it's a whole new ballgame. Thankfully, huevos rancheros are ... More >>

Serial Killer on the Eastside Following Deaths of Bree'Anna Guzman, Michelle Lozano? Cautious LAPD Doesn't Rule It Out

Rumors of serial killers on the loose are nothing new to the LAPD. But they seem to have taken on a new life thanks to the rapid-fire chatter of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. In Wilmington this month the stabbing death of 28-year-old mother Cristian Alvarez, whose body was apparentl ... More >>

Bizarre Ride: Jeff Weiss's Five Los Angeles Music Archetypes

[Editor's note: Longtime Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's new column, "Bizarre Ride," begins today. You can find it on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] The L.A. cliché is a war of shadow and light: fallen stars gone to seed, saccharine pop and gangsta rap. But this is 2012 and Dr. Dre is a headphone g ... More >>

King Torta: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 22)

Guzzle & NoshAl pastor at King Torta.​If you only eat one al pastor torta in Los Angeles, make it from King Torta. This sandwich shop on the border of Lincoln Heights and El Sereno doesn't win any points for presentation, either in their decor or their sandwich. From the outside, the beige stu ... More >>

NFL Stadium Along L.A. River a Better Idea Than Farmers Field-Convention Center Proposal?

AEGAn artist's rendering of Farmers Field.​LA Neighbors United, the group founded by City Controller hopeful Cary Brazeman, suggests in a letter to top city officials this week that alternatives to the downtown NFL stadium proposal have not at all been taken seriously. The group wonders aloud ... More >>

Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, From Battling Buddhas to a Dinner Party at MOCA

If you have family in town for the holiday this weekend, try dashing over to Patrick Painter gallery in Santa Monica to a film of battling Buddhas or to Chinatown's The Company for an overly enthusiastic paintings show. You don't have to know art to enjoy, either. 5. A New Album Release, 40 Years ... More >>

Samara Golden's Rape of the Mirror Transforms Night Gallery Into Beachside Villa in the 'Sixth Dimension'...With a Jacuzzi

The buzz on Night Gallery -- a unique art space in Lincoln Heights that is only open between 10pm and 2am, Tuesday through Thursday -- is growing steadily. A few months ago, co-proprietors Davida Nemeroff and Mieke Marple made the decision to turn the gallery into a full-on commercial venture, and s ... More >>

More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It

The Low End Theory CrewPaul Dimalanta​See Also: Low End Theory Anniversary: The Story of the Influential Party From Those Who Created it This week we published our oral history of the Low End Theory, the Lincoln Heights weekly club night that has spawned a constellation of internationally hai ... More >>

Night Gallery Moves in to Chateau Marmont: Move Over, Lindsay Lohan

Night Gallery, already one of the coolest and most intriguing galleries in Los Angeles, took their practice to another level this past Sunday night by holding a special exhibition and private hosted party at Bar Marmont, the chic little bar at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel. A small lounge and ... More >>

Cameron Slocum, the Eastside Tomato King His One-Man Urban Farm

Ted SoquiSlocum in his kingdom​ Heavy lies the head that wears the crown, especially when said metaphorical crown goes with the title Eastside Tomato King. Cameron Slocum could be dealing modern furniture or hustling to create and sell his own avant-garde artworks -- things the 53-year-old ... More >>

Outpost Frog Fry: Music, Chicken Wings, Homemade Hot Sauce Frogs Legs

arleney/flickr​ It's true. No one's ever scooped up a chicken wing, blistered and shaking off a livid hot sauce cloak, dragged it through a cup of creamy dressing, and, upon snapping it up, proclaimed: "Tastes like frog." On Saturday, July 16th, at the Outpost Frog Fry, a joint venture of g ... More >>

40 Pets Have Vanished From L.A.'s North Central Animal Shelter: 'They Were the Young, Cute Ones'

Where have all the puppies gone?​No, this is not a Disney movie about a herd of adorable animals who scheme up a shelter-break and roam the adorable streets of Silver Lake. Nope. This is some fishy corrupt-city-worker business, according to today's Los Angeles Times, which compares the myster ... More >>

Celebrating National Salsa Month: 5 Places to Salsa

LA Weekly Flickr pool/R. E. ~Mexicali Taco & Co.'s salsa fresca​ It's May, which means it's National Salsa Month, (it's also National Hamburger Month, but we already pre-celebrated in our original burger round-up in February). Apparently, this commemorative holiday comes courtesy Pace Foods, ... More >>

Hipsteropolis Rising: Taste of the Eastside Food Festival

Anne FishbeinAn egg sandwich from Auntie Em's​ Even though Hipsteropolis has completely arrived as a desirable part of town (at least if celebrity residents and real estate prices are any indication), it hasn't yet lost that little-brother, underdog feeling. Like UCLA football (not arrived) a ... More >>

Craigslist Missed Connections, Coachella Edition: Guy Eye-Bangs Bleach Blonde in Gold AmApp Top at Sahara Tent, Invites Her to Lincoln Heights to "420 It Up and Listen to Deadmau5"

​Ah, romance, or, as Erasure would say, Oh, L'Amour... This little Coachella-related message in a bottle went up today on Craigslist's infamous Missed Connections section, possibly the saddest region in the entire Internet where--most likely late at night and surrounded by a collection of cru ... More >>

Lina in L.A.: West by Westwest

LinA in LA: In Line At Low End Theory, and DJs From France, LA and Beyond (Wonderland)

We don't wanna hear the phrase, "everybody's at South By" this week, okay? Yes, Austin's mega music fest, South By Southwest, is well underway and many LA promoters, bands, DJs and musicheads are there BBQ-ing and boozing their brains out. No doubt, many turntablists and producers are still recoveri ... More >>

The Pick-Up Artist

LA County Coroner's Gift Shop On Life Support, Needs To Be Brought Back To Life

L.A. County CoronerThe L.A. county coroner's office wants to sell more macabre memorabilia.​L.A. might have a corpse on its hands -- the county coroner's gift shop, Skeletons in a Closet. It has been losing money, and its manager, Edna Pereyda, has what appears to be one of the loneliest jobs ... More >>

The Gaslamp Killer: Greetings From Hell

This Kid's a Total Freak

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 >>

Nightranger: REDRUM & RITZ

Creeps and Cramps: Haunted Rockin' At HM 157

Lina Lecaro The Human Flys​ When it comes to Halloween haps (there are so many this year, it truly is frightening!), nothing beats a house party. Better still, a haunted house party. Lincoln Heights arts and music hub, HM (Historical Monument) 157 has always had a creepy-cool vibe, and on Sat ... More >>

Musical Art Spaces

Gallery life: openings, closures and reopenings

Miguel Machuca, L.A. Homicide No. 183: 15-year-old boy gunned down in Lincoln Heights

​A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in Lincoln Heights August 28. Miguel Machuca was struck in his upper torso. A stray bullet hit an 11-year-old girl in the back. According to police, Miguel Machuca and another male were on bicycles when they were confronted by two other males around 7:30 p. ... More >>

MP3 Exclusive: Night Horse Resurrects Thin Lizzy with 'Rollin' On'

Night Horse rides again.​Oh this train is rollin' alright. Back in August, Drew Tewksbury spent a hard-rock morning with L.A.'s Night Horse. This is the band at 11 a.m. on a Saturday: "[Guitarist Justin] Maranga... strokes his long, reddish beard once, straps on his guitar and rips into the ... More >>

East of the 5: Hometown Heroes Own the Stage the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

The Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Culls Underground L.A. Sounds

Last Round: "At the Brewery Project: The Finale"

Looking forward into the past

Shoving 850 digital billboards down LA's throat

We're thrilled to see Steve Lopez skewering the blazing, flashing, crass digital billboard clutter now sweeping L.A. while billboard-industry financed, highly conflicted members of the City Council, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo let it all happen. Lopez has joined t ... More >>

L.A. River Really Floats Their Boats

Lawbreaking kayakers try to change an urban river's sad course

It's a Brand-New Year, so Let's Protest the War, and Drink Solar-Powered Beer

What to do in LA this week

Hark! the Harry Shearer Sings

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Naa Na Na Na Naa

How the West Coast Eastside sound changed rock & roll

The Bridges of L.A. County

Let us now praise famous spans

Missing El Lay

Eating the culture of resistance

Laundry Lists

Hospital linen workers prepare to strike

Endorsements, Election Day March 8

A Place for Us?

Why the city needs a real affordable housing program

Toxic Project

State calls for health study of residents at contaminated public-housing project

Lap dancers

Lap dancers win right to be treated as employees