Michael Stock

Top 10 L.A. Club Nights of 2011

Lina Lecaro​It was another great year for nightlife in Los Angeles. Despite the economy, party vibes inside the clubs were as creative and crazy as ever. From hip-hop haps to gay grinders, electro-a-go-go's to arty parties, the energy was contagious. Sure, many of Hollywood's swankier spots st ... More >>

LinA In LA Party Picks: Sweat Like It's Still Summer

Chromeo; see Sunday. ​ Thankfully, sweater weather has been scarce, because sweaty soirees have been plentiful so far this fall. Two anniversaries offer celebratory haps to hop into, and we recommend some old standbys, too. With a double dose of Dublab and two very different discos on the pic ... More >>

LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: MURK, Moz, Bang Beat It!

Clubbang.netClub Bang! photo from "Remembering The Ruby" slideshow​From Hollywood to Echo Park, retro sounds, electro grooves, reggae vibes and even a little psychedelia pepper the dance club datebook this week. Here are our picks for a roarin' and raging good time. Fri., Aug. 5 Miami's MUR ... More >>

Music Picks: Stiff Little Fingers, CunninLynguists, The Nubians, System of a Down

Houses, Aloe Blacc, Krautrock Nite, The Radio Dept. and others

La Cita In The News: Mustache Mondays Leaves A Void, Adam Lambert Punches A Hole and Punky Reggae Fills It All Up

Lina Lecaro Doing damage on La Cita's dance floor.​ We might have been worried about La Cita in downtown after the announcement last week that our favorite club there, Mustache Mondays, was moving to a new location (more on that below), but after having a smokin' time at the jam-packed, red-l ... More >>

5 More Things to Do in LA on New Year's Eve (Some Just Announced, Some with Free Booze, All Under $15)

5 parties you could be at when the ball drops on NYE​Here are 5 more awesome New Year's Eve parties in LA to add to the wealth of options Kristina Benson presented in her post Top 10 Things to Do in LA on New Year's Eve. Not that the $50-100 parties aren't going to be tons of fun, but I prefer ... More >>

Nightranger: WILD FRONTIER

Frontier Records Dirty Thirty at the Echoplex Proves Old Punk Still Aint Out Of Vogue

It's been 30 years since Frontier Records first began to expose an indelible roster of local punk rock bands to hardcore fans, forever leaving its mark on the music scene in LA and beyond. After last night's sweltering 8-hour-plus gathering at the Echoplex to celebrate the milestone with some of the ... More >>

Stage Raw: Wuthering "Heights"

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT STAGE FEATURE ON THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGEWUTHERING "HEIGHTS"​Lin-Manuel Miranda stars in his own Broadway hit, In The Heights, now at the Pantages. Photo by Joan Marcus "Wuthering" actually means windy not withering. Though the former is preval ... More >>

Fringe on the Top

L.A.'s first noncurated arts festival is a triumph

Theater Reviews: Hollywood Fringe Festival

Former Flaunt Editor Kicks Off Publishing Imprint with Part Time Punks, Edward Sharpe

Pages from 'Art Time Punks'​Andrew Pogany, former editor-in-chief of L.A.-based Flaunt Magazine has launched a music-focused publishing imprint called Echo Park Books. The first release from the limited-run printer is Art Time Punks: Five Years of Part Time Punks, which compiles all of the fl ... More >>

Part Time Punks Festival Weekend: Raincoats, Gang of Four, and more.

Part Time Punks Festival Weekend: Raincoats, Gang of Four, and more.

Best of L.A.: Nightlife

Party Hardy

Best LA Radio Shows: Required Listening for Traffic-Clogged LA

​In this week's Best of LA issue of LA Weekly, writer Wendy Gilmartin gives proper love to two radio shows on KXLU: Part Time Punks' Michael Stock snagged Best Afternoon DJ, and Melissa McAllister was honored with the award Best Reason to Turn on Your Radio in the A.M. Both great shows, and ... More >>

Little Radio to Unveil Music Venue, Vinyl Store in the Regent Theater Downtown

The Regent Theater downtown is smack dab in the middle of the buzzing few blocks on Main between 4th and 6th Streets, home to the monthly artwalk and a handful of forward-thinking developers and business owners trying to make a buck in this infernal economy. The theater for the past few years has ... More >>

La Boum With a View

Plus, Part Time Punks Fest and more

Rock Picks: The Kooks, Super Furry Animals, Willie Nelson and more

For the week of Feb. 7-14

Part Time Punks, full-time fun!