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L.A. to Build Football Stadium at 405-10 Interchange

By Eva Recinos and Zachary Pincus-Roth The city of L.A. today reached a historic agreement on a new NFL football stadium to be built at the intersection of the 405 and the 10 freeways. The decision comes after various proposals for stadium plans have fallen through in recent years, notably a propo ... More >>

EDC 2013 Dates Announced

The L.A. promoters behind the massive Electric Daisy Carnival festival in Las Vegas announced its 2013 dates today: June 21, 22 and 23. See also: *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs *World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five *EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building A "very" limited numb ... More >>

Top 5 Youth Riots in L.A.

There's a reason local cops often keep riot helmets in the trunks of their patrol cars: L.A. is a national riot capital. We don't have soccer hooligans but, for some reason, stuff pops off here like a cork in Sean Combs' bottle (or like an airbag in Amanda Bynes' car). Blame the medieval disparity ... More >>

Top 4 Labor Day Food Events: L.A. Times' "The Taste," Lawry's USC Tailgate, Pico-Robertson Block Party L.A. County Fair

L.A. County Fair Yep, it's county fair time again. Enjoy fried treats, carnival games, amusement-park rides and more than 20 big-name musical acts through the end of September. WHAT: L.A. County Fair WHEN: Friday, Aug. 31 - Thurs., Sept. 30 WHERE: Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. CO ... More >>

Emily McCaughan, EDC Vegas Raver Her Fell to Death, Had Ecstasy, GHB in Her System

The Electric Daisy Carnival attendee who fell 20 stories from a Las Vegas hotel room after expressing thoughts of paranoia died accidentally, the Clark County Coroner-Medical Examiner ruled this week. The official cause of 22-year-old Emily McCaughan's death was "multiple blunt-force injuries," the ... More >>

EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building

Twenty years after rave culture first entered the American mainstream, the success of a festival like Electric Daisy Carnival begs the question: Can electronic dance music retain its authenticity, warehouse roots and peace, love, unity and respect (PLUR)? EDC, whose organizers claim they sold out t ... More >>

The Night After Cancellation, EDC Closes Fest With Massive Turnout

See also: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds Organizers of the second annual Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas declared that the three-day party was a success despite high-winds that cut its marquee night short on Saturday. Promoters say a whopping 115,000 people were in attendance ... More >>

Top Ten Awkward Electric Daisy Carnival Dance Move GIFs

By Christopher Victorio and Ben Westhoff See also: *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs *Our complete EDC Las Vegas coverage We love you, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. In fact, here are five reasons why you rule the roost. But my oh my you dance funky. We're not saying we're any better; ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas Coverage Ahead

This weekend the traveling dance music bacchanal Electric Daisy Carnival comes to Las Vegas and, for some reason, you're not going to be there. Perhaps you couldn't afford the gloves with the glowing fingers, or your roommate ate all of your drugs. But never fear! Beginning Saturday morning and c ... More >>

Rave Promoters Got Low, Even No Rent at Publicly Run Coliseum as They Raked in Millions in Ticket Sales

Updated at the bottom: L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas says this just shows that it's time to do away with the Coliseum Commission. First posted at 11:54 a.m. Rave promoters at the publicly run L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena paid decreasing rents as they raked in millions in ticket revenu ... More >>

Rave Culture Implicated, Wrongly, in Case Against L.A. Coliseum Promoters

In its prosecution of two electronic dance music promoters and four others for alleged corruption at the L.A. Coliseum, the office of Republican District Attorney Steve Cooley also nearly indicted rave culture itself. Cooley, also known for his stance against medical marijuana dispensaries, almost ... More >>

Reza Gerami, Rave Promoter, And Two Coliseum Officials Arrested in Public Venue Corruption Scandal

Updated at the bottom with rave promoter Pasquale Rotella acknowledging that authorities want to arrest him. First posted at 10:59 p.m. Two former L.A. Coliseum officials and a rave promoter were arrested as part of a corruption scandal that has rocked the publicly run venue. Former Coliseum gener ... More >>

Reza Gerami, Owner of Rave Promotion Co. Go Ventures, Sees Home, Office Raided in Coliseum Investigation

Go VenturesReza Gerami.​District Attorney's investigators raided the home and office of rave promoter Reza Gerami, owner of Go Ventures, as part of its look into alleged improprieties at the publicly run L.A. Coliseum. Authorities served search warrants at his Malibu home and West Hills offic ... More >>

Raves Might be Reined in Under Fiona Ma's Bill, Which Just Passed The California Legislature

Fiona.​The same day that the family of a teenager who died of an ecstasy overdose after attending an L.A. rave filed suit against public officials, San Francisco state assemblywoman Fiona Ma saw her raves-safety bill pass the legislature. It just needs Gov. Jerry Brown's signature to go into l ... More >>

Rave Promoter, L.A. Coliseum Being Sued by Parents of Ecstasy Overdose Victim Sasha Rodriguez

Sasha Rodriguez.​Updated with reaction from the promoter, whose attorney calls the suit "completely without merit." First posted at 11:29 a.m. The parents of late teenager Sasha Rodriguez, who died of an ecstasy overdose after attending 2010's Electric Daisy Carnival rave at the publicly run ... More >>

'Electric Daisy Carnival Experience' Rave Documentary Coming to Wilshire And Western Friday (Be Prepared)

CuriousJoshRavers outside the 'EDC' documentary premier.​Cops in L.A.'s dense, urban, west-of-downtown core just don't have enough to do on Friday nights. Thanks to a screening of Electric Daisy Carnival Experience, a rave promoter's self-produced informercial documentary on its controversial ... More >>

Rave Controversy at L.A. Coliseum Spawns Audit From L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel

Raving at the Coliseum.​L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel will announce that she's launching an audit of the L.A. Coliseum today following reports of double dipping by a venue official who worked for a rave promoters, a taxpayer-owned car allegedly taken by a former general manager, and planne ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Bounces Back With Large, Behaved Crowds in Vegas Following L.A. Controversy

Colin Young-WolffA kiss in Vegas.​See our EDC slideshow of photos here. Reporting from Las Vegas. As expected, things mellowed out on the third day of Electric Daisy Carnival's massive three-day rave fest in Las Vegas over the weekend. While organizers claimed 80,000 people attended on Sunday ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Rave to Stay Away From L.A. For Five Years

Caesar SebastianEDC.​If a report is true, it looks like the L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisy Carnival has left town for a long time. The website Electric Visions reported over the weekend that EDC's promoter has committed to a five-year contract to hold the annual event at Las Vegas Vegas ... More >>

Rave Ban at California-Run Venues is Off: Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to Introduce Compromise Rules For Parties Tomorrow

SF Weekly photo illustrationFiona Ma, center, as a raver.​Updated after the jump: Fiona Ma officially waters down her bill, calls it the "Raves Safety Act." A state assembly committee passes the bill. It looks like a proposed ban on raves at state-owned venues will be watered down and allow t ... More >>

Rave Ban at Convention Center Proposed by Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn

Caesar SebastianRavers get up at EDC.​The city of L.A. is considering a ban on raves at the downtown Convention Center, which it runs. Interesting, because the Convention Center doesn't host raves. And it could come under the control of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the LA Live-owning company ... More >>

No Experience Needed to Work Security at Controversial 'Electric Daisy Carnival' Rave in Vegas

Caesar SebastianRavers at EDC.​If you're still looking for work after nearly three years of economic malaise in Southern California, a controversial L.A. rave promoter might have a job for you. An recent ad in Craigslist states that a crowd management company is hiring 700 security guards, ti ... More >>

'Beyond Wonderland' Rave in SoCal Hosts Politicians, Paris Hilton, Alleged Drug Offenders, and Maybe Even a Good Vibe

Drew Ressler / Rukes.comBeyond Wonderland was not beyond comprehension for Fiona Ma.​Updated after the jump with 13 people taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. With a storm approaching and an army of cops and DEA agents, one woman named Paris Hilton, and even a few politicians in the h ... More >>

Raves: Love Festival Planned For Las Vegas in May; L.A. Event Up in the Air

Caesar SebastianRavers at Love Festival in L.A.​Added: Commenters are telling us that this event is planned in addition to the party in L.A., and has happened in past years in Vegas. So calling this a "move" would not be accurate. However, if the event in August is canceled, it might be. We ch ... More >>

Raves: Underage Drinking, Alcohol Violations Alleged at Electric Daisy Carnival

Caesar SebastianDancing at Electric Daisy Carnival.​More than eight months after the ecstasy hangovers faded, June's Electric Daisy Carnival rave is still making waves. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says this week that it has filed actions against the L.A. Coliseum a ... More >>

Raves: L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena Parties Such as Electric Daisy Carnival Could be Done For Good

EDC: Massive.​As the most controversial rave pulled out of the publicly owned L.A. Coliseum for June, it seems possible that the parities are finished at the stadium and its sister venue the L.A. Sports Arena. The promoter of the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival announced late Thursday tha ... More >>

Raves: L.A. County Leader Mike Antonovich Wants to Pull Plug on How-to-Take-Ecstasy Education Fliers

Raver down at Electric Daisy Carnival.​After LA Weekly brought them to light, an L.A. County leader has asked its Department of Public Heath to stop distributing fliers that essentially teach young people how to trip on ecstasy more safely. The fliers tell ravers to "aim low (dose AND frequen ... More >>

Raves: L.A. County Criticized on National Stage for its How-to-Take Ecstasy Campaign

raveprints.comRaver down at EDC 2007.​An L.A County health department campaign that seeks to teach young people how to safety trip on ecstasy came under fire this week after Fox News picked up on the Weekly's story about the taxpayer-funded drug literature. Jeffrey Reynolds, executive directo ... More >>

Raves: How Do You Get L.A. Politicians to Get Behind Parties and Ecstasy? Here's How ...

Caesar Sebastian / InsomniacRavers at 'EDC.'​It was a day of magical thinking Wednesday at the L.A. Coliseum, where officials essentially said yes to another edition of a two-day rave that saw 60 mostly drug-related arrests, more than 200 medical emergencies and the ecstasy-related death of a ... More >>

Overdose Victims at Next Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Will be Held On-Site and Kept Away From L.A. Emergency Rooms

Does this guy need to visit the emergency room? A scene at Electric Daisy Carvinal 2008, posted at the website Ravelinks.​One of the scarier aspects of public officials' attempts to whitewash some of the seedier facets of raves (young people passed out, overdosing and in need of physicians' ca ... More >>

Raves: Controversial Electric Daisy Carnival Expanding to 3 Days at the L.A. Coliseum This Year?

EDC expanding to three days?​Update: A representative of the promoter says the party will only happen two days (despite the venue calendar, after the jump). The lies, half truths and wool-covered eyes have been in full effect this week as public officials reviewed and renewed plans for a cont ... More >>

Raves Will Likely Go On If USC Buys L.A. Coliseum, Sports Arena

Ravers.​USC is hoping to the buy the nearby Los Angeles Coliseum and Sports Arena from its public owners -- the city, county and state. But that probably won't change the controversial raves hosted and both venues four times a year. USC's woman in charge of land management, Kristina Raspe, to ... More >>

California Anti-Rave Legislation Moving Forward

Raver Fiona: They used to call it "empathy," you know.​Update: The bill was "read" on Monday and remains on "active" status. See the deets here First posted at 1:03 p.m. Despite reports elsewhere, the Anti Raves Act of 2011 bill by San Francisco Democrat Fiona Ma is moving forward, her spokes ... More >>

Lawmaker Fiona Ma, Who Wants To Ban Raves At Publicly Owned Venues, To Go Raving Herself

Her raver name is Assembly Speaker Pro Tempor-E.​Fiona Ma, the San Francisco assemblywoman who wants to ban raves at publicly owned venues in California, is going raving. That's according to our sister publication SF Weekly, which reported last week that the Democrat, who would outlaw the par ... More >>

NPR Claims Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Was Bigger Than Coachella in 2010

Timothy NorrisBigger (and more rollin') than Coachella?​ NPR's blog The Record just published an interesting end-of-the-year survey of the current rise of dubstep, and it's frattier doppelganger "bro-step" (read the comments thread for that post for a kinda pointless debate about the nuanced d ... More >>

Will.i.am To Star In Los Angeles County Public Service Announcement About Ecstasy And Raves

blackeyedpeas.comWill.i.am says let's NOT get e-tarded.​We're not sure if e-tards will look at a public service announcement and renounce their drug-taking ways, but your tax dollars will be put to work to that end anyway. The county of Los Angeles is producing a public service announcement t ... More >>

SoCal Public Commission Made A Sneaky Move In Approving Raves At L.A. Coliseum, Sports Arena

Coliseum CommissionRavers filled up the Coliseim for Electric Daisy Carnival.​So the public body known as the Coliseum Commission made a move this week that surprised a lot of people: It gave the green light to raves at taxpayer-run venues including the Los Angeles Coliseum and the Sports Aren ... More >>

Monster Massive Rave In L.A. Sees As Many As 40 Arrests, 37 Medical Emergencies

Ravers are under the microscope in Los Angeles.​It was a spooky scene for as many as 40 people who were put in the back of police cars at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, where the annual Monster Massive rave attracted about 16,000 other law-abiding dance music fans. The arrests were mo ... More >>

Mother Of Sasha Rodriguez, Girl Who Died Of Ecstasy Overdose Following A Night At Electric Daisy Carnival Rave, Says Teen Didn't Know She Was Taking E

Facebook.Sasha Rodriguez didn't know she was taking E?​Sasha Rodriguez is the young raver who might have changed everything, but not before losing her life to ecstasy. After attending L.A.'s Electric Daisy Carnival in June the 15-year-old died of an apparent ecstasy overdose. Her mother, Grac ... More >>

Pasquale Rotella, Promoter Of Controversial 'EDC' Rave, Claims Success In San Bernardino With 'Nocturnal'

Curious Josh​Updated with photos from Curious Josh. First posted at 9:08 a.m. The promoter of summer's controversial Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles says that despite the fear of ecstasy-crazed kids overrunning such public venues, his other parties have gone off without a hitch. His la ... More >>

'EDC' Raver Teen Sasha Rodriguez Died From Ecstasy Use

FacebookSasha Rodriguez.​The death of a 15-year-old girl a few days after she attended the controversial Electric Daisy Carnival Rave in June was ruled to have been the direct result of ecstasy use, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. Sasha Rodriguez died of "complications o ... More >>

Eastside Rave Spot Shut Down By Police; More Fallout From 'EDC'

Ravers.​A Boyle Heights location used regularly for raves and after-hours parties has been effectively shut down after neighbors complained to police and Eastside City Councilman Jose Huizar. Eastern Group Publications reports that the last party at the location at 650 S. Clarence St. was bro ... More >>

21 Arrested At San Bernardino Rave Put On By 'EDC' Promoter

EDC 2010.​Drug possession and sales allegations reportedly prompted most of the 21 felony arrests at the weekend's Audiotistic rave in San Bernardino that was organized by the same people behind the controversial Electric Daisy Carnival event at the Los Angeles Coliseum last month. Fifteen peo ... More >>

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Jason Reitman's Concert Highlights: David Crosby's Live Gig at Rob Lowe's House (And More)

Editor's note: This week director Jason Reitman is guest blogging at West Coast Sound. Reitman, whose new film, Up in the Air, was nominated for six Golden Globes earlier in the week (including Best Director and Best Screenplay nominations for Reitman ... congrats!), is also a pretty big music head, ... More >>

Transformers, Bel-Air Brats and Kobe, Oh My! Lakers Parade at Coliseum Brings L.A. Together

Jeff CowanLakers fans: Storm Troopers and Transformer Bumble BeeLos Angeles doesn't really do civic pride. We're too aloof and jaded for that sort of thing. We're a secular, sunglasses indoors, windows up, bowling alone type of town (except that when we bowl, it's usually at some swanky alley with a ... More >>

Today in Photographs: May 30, 1928

Civil War veterans join a Memorial Day celebration at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The original newspaper caption read: "Old in years but young in spirit those who fought in the War of the Rebellion again paid tribute to the hero dead of the nation."LA Times/UCLA

Still Trying to Figure Out What to Do on the Fourth?

Artsters, Juggy D and the Last Bricktops

Warped 'n' Woofers

Great Unwashed scrubbed squeaky clean