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Liz Ohanesian

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    February 25, 2013

    Lord of the Rings Fans Hold Their Own Oscar Party, With Elves, Hobbits and Middle Earth Drinking Songs

    If you're going to go to an Oscar party, make sure it's one involving J.R.R. Tolkien fans. On Sunday afternoon, the One Expected Party took over American Legion Post 43 for a Hobbit-centric event that lasted late into the night. We were only a couple blocks away from the Dolby Theater, but the vibe ... More >>

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    February 4, 2013

    Geeky Glamorous Blog Creates an Art Show to Celebrate the Female Fan

    From 1928 Jewelry's Captain America earrings and Lazy Oaf's Batman dresses to Black Milk's Star Wars bathing suits, the famed characters of comic books and genre films have been making fashionable waves and Angeleno Mandie Bettencourt has the scoop. For just over a year, her Geeky Glamorous blog has ... More >>

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    January 28, 2013

    How a Star Wars Art Show Came to Be

    See also: *Boba Fett as a Girl *The Creation of That Super Bowl Ad With the Imperial March Sung by Dogs The star of L.A.-based artist Lekit's Opheleia looks like she's had a brutal day. Her cheeks are sunken, her eyes dazed. Her dress falls off her shoulders, revealing an impressive tattoo collect ... More >>

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    November 8, 2012

    10 Best Arcades in L.A.

    See also: *Family Fun Arcade Prepares to Close After Four Decades *10 Oddball L.A. Museums Worth Seeing *10 Best Standup Comedy Shows in L.A. For those of us who grew up in the 1980s and '90s, arcades were an integral part of our childhood and adolescence. They existed inside malls and in shoppin ... More >>

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    June 18, 2012

    Top 5 Things You'll Find in an Anime Convention Exhibit Hall as Seen at AM2

    See also: *14 Essential Items to Bring to Every Fan Convention *Homestuck Has Me Hooked Last weekend, AM2 returned to Anaheim Convention Center for another weekend of anime, manga and music. The annual event is relatively new to the convention scene -- this is its second year in Anaheim -- but it's ... More >>

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    June 4, 2012

    An L.A. Riots Video Game Concept in Which You Can Be Rodney King

    See also: *The Problem Solverz Creator Ben Jones: Using Video Games 'Like Religion' *Five Cheap Ways You Can Support Your Favorite Artists *UCLA Game Art Festival Features Caine's Arcade Made by a 9-Year-Old, and More With E3 ready to take over downtown Los Angeles this week, it makes sense that G ... More >>

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    May 29, 2012

    Monsters in Paradise: Artists T9G and Bwana Spoons Join Forces for Show at Toy Art Gallery

    See also: "Bwana Spoons Takes on Kenner's Star Wars Toys in Spoonful of Star Wars" Saturday night marked the opening of "TxB" at Toy Art Gallery on Melrose, a new show putting together Portland-based painter Bwana Spoons with Japanese toy sculptor T9G. The show also marked the introduction of TxB t ... More >>

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    May 3, 2012

    The Avengers Art: 12 Awesome Artworks of the Legendary Marvel Characters at Gallery 1988

    Joss Whedon's take on Marvel's dream team, The Avengers, hits U.S. theaters at midnight. With anticipation for the movie swelling, a host of hot artists brought their own renditions of the famed superheroes to Gallery 1988 on Melrose Avenue for "Assemble." The show, which actually takes place at a ... More >>

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    April 23, 2012

    10 Interpretations of Legendary Monsters at Hyaena Gallery

    Hyaena Gallery is a small, Burbank shop dedicated to dark art, outsider art, pop surrealism and other unusual styles. Every year, the gallery hosts an exhibition at the annual horror convention Monsterpalooza. It's a different from the shows you'll normally see at the gallery, "more of a fun show," ... More >>

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    March 26, 2012

    10 Awesome Artworks Inspired by Retro Cartoons, at 'Gag Me with a Toon 4'

    For the past few years, L.A. artist Steven Daily has brought together a wide variety of artists to explore the animated influences in the group show "Gag Me with a Toon." Where previous installments of the event focused specifically on the cartoons of the 1980s, this year's show broadened the scope. ... More >>

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    March 8, 2012

    Los Angeles Animation Festival 2012 Opens With Shrek, Bugs Bunny and SpongeBob's Tom Kenny

    Read about LAAF artistic director Sean Lennon's picks for the festival in last week's Cult Stars column. Wednesday night, the third not-quite annual Los Angeles Animation Festival opened at the Regent Showcase. The free event was essentially a preview of what's to come over the next few days, with ... More >>

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    March 5, 2012

    Paul Kaiju Brings His Monsters to Toy Art Gallery

    Melrose Avenue was abuzz Saturday evening with anticipation for the opening of Paul Kaiju's "Paulyvinyl State of Mind" at Toy Art Gallery. The San Diego-based artist is a hot name on the designer toy circuit, but this was his first solo show in Los Angeles. Collectors had been showing up at the stor ... More >>

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    January 16, 2012

    Adult Swim Takes Over Gallery 1988, From The Venture Bros. to Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    See more photos in "The Best Art Inspired by Adult Swim." Gallery 1988 has hosted plenty of group shows that explore the influence of pop culture. From video games to cult films, Garbage Pail Kids to Watership Down, artists have come together at the Melrose Ave. space with a mission to transforms w ... More >>

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    December 19, 2011

    Extreme Futurist Festival: TED Conference for the Counterculture

    Liz OhanesianMichael Anissimov and Rachel Haywire of Extreme Futurist Festival​Dr. Kim Solez is on a mission. The renal pathologist and University of Alberta professor is currently working to make the lectures from his course "Technology and the Future of Medicine" available to the general pub ... More >>

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    December 15, 2011

    Best of the Cons, Part 2: The Top Southern California Conventions of 2011

    Shannon CottrellHatsune Miku in concert at Anime Expo​ Read more in "Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 2011." Is Southern California the land of the superfan? Maybe. At the very least, it's the land of the fan conventions. Trying to hit up ever con in ... More >>

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    December 8, 2011

    Kevin Eastman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-Creator, Takes Over Meltdown Comics for 35 Days

    Liz OhanesianKevin Eastman inside his Meltdown Comics studio, which features lots of goodies from Eastman's studio that will be sold by auction. ​There has been a lot of activity in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle world lately. Last summer at San Diego Comic-Con, Nickelodeon announced that a n ... More >>

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    December 5, 2011

    Bent-Con: Bringing LGBTQ Comics and Genre Entertainment to Los Angeles

    Liz OhanesianSean Holman runs Bent-Con.​"Bent-Con started out of a desire of a bunch of a queer geeks who were tired of going to cons and being the niche within the niche within the niche," says Sean Holman, who organizes the convention that took place at Downtown's Bonaventure Hotel last week ... More >>

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    November 28, 2011

    Loscon 38: Robots, Filking and a Look at the Work of Philip K. Dick

    Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, a small conference room in the basement of the LAX Marriott filled to the brim. The science fiction fans attending this year's Loscon crowded together in tightly packed seats for a discussion of the life and work of Philip K. Dick led by noted authors T ... More >>

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    October 31, 2011

    Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention: The Place to Go for Your Comic Book Education

    Liz OhanesianClint and Dawn Wolf of Zombie Ranch​Two years ago, Clint and Dawn Wolf launched their comic, Zombie Ranch, at Long Beach Comic Con. The couple returned to the convention -- now called Long Beach Comic and Horror Con -- last weekend, where they sat on the "Tips and Tricks for Indy ... More >>

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    September 14, 2011

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars Launches Season 4 on September 16

    Liz Ohanesian​On the Saturday before the one-hour premiere of season 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we headed to Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific for a special screening of the first two episodes, "Water War" and "Gungan Attack." The location may seem odd for a show set in a "galaxy far, ... More >>

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    August 16, 2011

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Panelists Reveal Name of New Alien at PaleyFest Family Series

    Liz Ohanesian​Ask a question that involves revealing a spoiler at a TV panel and you probably won't get an answer. That is, unless you're a little kid. "What's the next big alien?" asked one child during the Q/A portion of Sunday's Ben 10: Ultimate Alien panel, part of the weekend-long PaleyF ... More >>

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    June 20, 2011

    Malediction Society Turns 6 with Annual Steampunk Ball

    Liz Ohanesian​ On June 19, Malediction Society, the Sunday night LADEAD party at Koreatown club The Monte Cristo dedicated to darkwave, industrial and other dark alternative sounds, celebrated its sixth anniversary. As has been the case in years past, the club's anniversary coincided with its ... More >>

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    June 13, 2011

    Live Review: Butterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree

    Liz OhanesianButterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree​Friday night, Butterclock and oOoOO stopped by Killing Spree, the monthly party at Medusa Lounge dedicated to dark, electronic music. The event was a good chance for local to check out two incredibly interesting, up-and-coming artists perfo ... More >>

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    June 6, 2011

    Cinefamily's Erotique Fantastique Masquerade Brings together Killing Spree DJs, Geneva Jacuzzi and Jean Rollin's Vampires

    Liz Ohanesian​If you spend as much time on Tumblr as we do, then you might have noticed that your dashboard has been looking pretty spooky lately with gifs from vintage horror movies and electronic music with a decidedly creepy edge. So, when we heard about Cinefamily's Erotique Fantastique Ma ... More >>

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    May 6, 2011

    Free Comic Book Day Events in Los Angeles

    Liz OhanesianYou can get your Free Comic Book Day Dark Crystal book signed at Meltdown Comics tomorrow.​May 7 is the first Saturday of May and, as many comic book lovers know, that means it's Free Comic Book Day. The annual event encourages people to support their local comic book shop with lo ... More >>

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    April 29, 2011

    This Week's LA Weekly Cover Story: Tearist! (Also--Alternate Cover)

    photo: Jennie Warren/design: Darrick RaineyTearist: The Alternate LA Weekly cover!​ The subject of the music feature (by Liz Ohanesian) in this week's print edition of LA Weekly is Tearist, one of our favorite LA bands of the last couple of years. There are several bands that have now travel ... More >>

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    October 27, 2010

    Live Review: Boom Boom Satellites at The Troubadour

    Liz Ohanesian​ Boom Boom Satellites emerged in the 1990s, but you wouldn't know that from watching the audience Monday night at The Troubadour. This was a largely young crowd, with many people who were clearly not old enough to be hitting up dance clubs when Michiyuki Kawashima and Masayuki Na ... More >>

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    August 17, 2010

    Cute Japanese Character Rilakkuma Hits Los Angeles with Parties at JapanLA, Umami Burger

    When it comes to the kawaii characters that appear on everything from stationary to kitchen utensils, few are as popular in Japan right now as a little bear called Rilakkuma. The adorable animal, whose name is a portmanteau containing "relax" and the Japanese word for "bear," has, despite success i ... More >>

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    July 16, 2010

    Natalia Fabia Looks Towards Lolita Fashion and Domo in "Fashionable Aftertaste Without End"

    "Fashionable Aftertaste Without End" is Natalia Fabia's third solo show at Corey Helford Gallery, a collection of twelve large and intricate oil paintings focusing on kawaii (Japanese for "cute") that are as realistic as they are whimsical. A trio of young women in colorful, Harajuku-style fashion, ... More >>

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    June 14, 2010

    Munny Vinyl Toys Get the Rock Star Treatment for Miyavi Fan Event

    Munny is a blank slate, what you do with it relies primarily on your imagination. For the vinyl toy, made by Kidrobot, you'll need paint, fabric, and maybe some polymer clay and a background in art, to create your own character. Liz OhanesianMina Nikhoo's Munny​

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    March 29, 2010

    NVR-NDR Brings His Video Game-Styled Epic to the Dance Floor

    Liz Ohanesian​[tlr] is a musician for the geek culture generation. As the bassist for Romak and the Space Pirates, he's released an album on a flash drive and referenced memes. With his latest endeavor, NVR-NDR, the L.A.-based musician tackles video game culture with a sound that incorporates ... More >>

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    December 14, 2009

    Jpop and Purikura: The Next Wave in Nighttime Fun?

    When we heard that Tune in Tokyo was throwing their holiday bash in City of Industry, we were a bit perplexed. After all the San Gabriel Valley city is a good half-hour drive from the monthly Jpop/Jrock party's Little Tokyo digs. Then we found out that it was to be held at purikura studio Kira Kira ... More >>

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    November 30, 2009

    Western Goth vs. Japanese Goth: La Carmina Explains the Difference at M/R/X-Wolfpak

    Author and CNNGo contributor La Carmina spends much of her time hopping across the globe, from her hometown of Vancouver to Los Angeles, New York City, Hong Kong and Tokyo, the latter being the focus of her work. While she has explored various aspects of Japanese pop culture, including the cute cook ... More >>

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    November 20, 2009

    The Metalocalypse Is Here: Dethklok Plays Hollywood Palladium

    Liz Ohanesian​In the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse, which recently began its third season by moving from a fifteen-minute spot to a half-hour one, Dethklok is so huge that they've spawned an economy larger than that of most countries, so famous that fans will do anything for them. While the ... More >>

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    November 17, 2009

    Wierd Fest Hits LA Gallery Nomad

    Liz OhanesianBlacklist​ Check out our coverage of Killing Spree's Wierd Fest pre-party and our interview with Blacklist. Big city music rivalries be damned, if you want something major to happen, let the LA underground and the New York underground join forces. We learned this last week when W ... More >>

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    November 13, 2009

    Artist Studio Tour: Liz McGrath

    It's been a busy year for Liz McGrath. In addition to working as a successful artist, her band, Miss Derringer, has released an album, toured and spent last weekend working on a video. Despite the buzz that the band has earned this year, this weekend, the focus will be on McGrath's whimsical sculptu ... More >>

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    November 13, 2009

    Killing Spree Kicks Off This Weekend's Wierd Fest

    Last night, monthly minimal synth and coldwave party Killing Spree got Wierd when DJ Pieter Schoolwerth and members of Xeno and Oaklander, Martial Canterel and Blacklist arrived to kickoff this weekend's Wierd Festival. Organized and promoted by Schoolwerth and Killing Spree promoter/DJ Sarah Cake, ... More >>

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    November 9, 2009

    A Woolly Mammoth Made of Tires and Other 'Anthropological' Oddities Found at TOW

    Friday night, I headed deep into one of downtown's warehouse neighborhoods for the closing night party of "Modern Nomads: An Anthropological Exhibition of a Lost Culture Not Yet Founded" at artist workspace TOW. The massive project featured contributions from local musicians Don Bolles (The Germs, ... More >>

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    November 6, 2009

    Albert Reyes' Haunted Art Maze

    I met artist Albert Reyes while standing in line to enter Giant Robot Biennale 2 at the Japanese American National Museum, where he has an installation. We began chatting and, after running into him again later on in the evening, I asked to interview him for LA Weekly. He said yes and added that I s ... More >>

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    October 30, 2009

    Church of Fashion's Halloween Party at HM 157

    Liz OhanesianKnomi​ At close to midnight, there were twenty or thirty people inside the living room of HM157, the large, Victorian house that has become a center for the art community in Lincoln Heights and hosted Wednesday night's Church of Fashion party. Roughly half of that crowd was cram ... More >>

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    October 27, 2009

    Why Emilie Autumn Should Be the Next Big Rock Star

    Liz OhanesianEmilie Autumn​ In 1996, I saw The Cure at The Forum, where the band played for three hours and offered no opening band. It was phenomenal, mostly because it was The Cure, a band that was celebrating its twentieth anniversary and had accumulated a mountain of (mostly) amazing albu ... More >>

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    October 23, 2009

    Hello Kitty, Rock Star?

    Liz OhanesianDave Navarro with Royal/T owner Susan Hancock​ You're at a Hello Kitty party inside a maid cafe and realize that you're standing next to Dave Navarro. What do you do? You ask him who his favorite Sanrio character is. I was expecting him to mention one of the darker characters, ... More >>

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    October 19, 2009

    Droid Behavior Turns Seven, Gets a Surprise from the Fire Marshal

    Liz Ohanesian​ In seven years of throwing some of the hottest underground parties in town, Droid Behavior has managed to escape the inevitable visit from the fire marshal, something that even a lot of above-ground clubs can't claim. That all changed on Saturday night when the techno-loving cre ... More >>

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    October 9, 2009

    Andrew W.K. Parties Hard at Largo

    Liz OhanesianPumped after Andrew WK's Largo Show​ It's not often that a musician regularly ends his shows by thanking the crowd for performing for him. In fact, Andrew W.K. is the only person that this reporter has seen do that. But, then again, there aren't many artists who have fans as anim ... More >>

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    July 29, 2009

    Comic-Con 2009: Meeting Up with deviantART in the Artist's Alley

    Liz OhanesiandeviantART user Meghan McMahon at Comic-Con​In some ways, deviantART is the driving force driving Artist Alley's at comic book and anime conventions across the nation. The online artist community doesn't typically sponsor booths or have any other sort of official presence at the ... More >>

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    July 24, 2009

    LA's Meltdown Comics Brings the Party to Comic-Con with Nerd Prom 2099

    Liz OhanesianComic-Con, where even the bartenders can be geeky for a few days.Just because you're nerdy enough to spend the bulk of your Thursday in line to get the goods on the upcoming Avatar film or blew your dinner money on a Darth Luke USB flash drive doesn't mean you don't know how to party. A ... More >>

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    July 22, 2009

    Lolita Jpop Star Kanon Wakeshima Makes LA Debut at Royal/T

    Photo courtesy of Sony Music ArtistsKanon Wakeshima live at Royal/T It was a 6:30 p.m. show on an unbearably hot weeknight in the heart of Culver City and yet the line for Kanon Wakeshima's free show and record signing extended out the door of maid cafe Royal/T and out onto Washington Blvd. Not on ... More >>

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    June 16, 2009

    Last Night: Funkmosphere, Home to LA's Trainspotters and Pop-and-Lockers

    Liz OhanesianDam-Funk with Jon Blunck of San Francisco club Sweater Funk Have you ever found yourself in the middle of the nightclub, practically unable to dance because the need to find out what song is pumping through the loudspeakers renders you rhythmless? The urge hits like a gnawing pain deep ... More >>

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    April 5, 2009

    Shocking Bloom: American Dreams Filtered through Eastern Themes at Electric Cherry Blossom

    Liz OhanesianNylon Pink live at Electric Cherry Blossom. Back in 2004, Stephanie Yanez sang "Ningyo Hime" from the popular anime series Chobits as part of a karaoke contest at Southern California's mega-convention Anime Expo. The performance won her the title AX Idol and a collection of one hundred ... More >>

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    June 20, 2008

    BIRTH! and Jellowaste Go Guerrilla on Hollywood Boulevard

    BIRTH! and Jellowaste on Hollywood Blvd. 6/19/08 By Liz Ohanesian photos by Liz Ohanesian At just after 10 p.m. last night, the first wave of summer tourists were still filtering through Hollywood and Highland, stopping every few steps to take a picture with Spiderman or the twin Marilyn Monroes ... More >>

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