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  Jay Z @ Staples Center
  Jay Z dropped into Staples Center Friday night to a sold out house with his BP3 Tour. Young Jeezy joined him on stage and Trey Songz opened the show.
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  Sunnin Lebanese Cafe: New Digs and a New Vibe
  Sunnin is a loud, bustling, big-city restaurant in Westwood's Persian neighborhood, with crashing dishes in the open kitchen, jars of spicy green sauce on the tables of customers who know how to ask for it, and enormous platters of shawarma, chicken kebabs and falafel in constant motion around...
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  She & Him, Living Sisters @ El Rey
  She & Him played to a sold out house at the El Rey Thursday night, just days after the release of their latest record She & Him Volume 2. Living Sisters featuring Becky Stark, Eleni Mandell and Inara George opened the show.
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  Devendra Banhart and the Grogs @ The Wiltern
  Devendra Banhart and the Grogs took stage at The Wiltern Wednesday night. Joining them for the event was Dorothy and the Originals.
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  Nightranger: Fashion Week Flashin'
  Nightranger stomps on and off the runway at Gen Art's Alumni bash at the Roosevelt, Project Ethos at the new Music Box, White Trash Beautiful at Sunset/Gower Studios, Odd Molly's store opening on Robertson and more. Read more in Lina Lecaro's latest column.
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  CuriousJosh: L.A. Entertainment, 16Bits&Beyond, Pocket @ E.M. Sundays
  CuriousJosh brings you scenes from the L.A. underground, including LAEntertainment's St. Patty's Day Birthday, 16Bit&Beyond and Pocket invades E.M. Sundays.
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  WTF SXSW? Keep Austin Weird
  Austin locals have a saying: Keep Austin weird. Apparently they're doing quite a good job. Here's a collection of our favorite WTF SXSW photos from 2010. Boner cupcake, anyone? Or how about a DUI-waiting-to-happen license plate that says "DRKN3S"? You're welcome.
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  SXSW: She & Him, Broken Bells, Liars, Mayor Hawthorn
  She and Him and Broken Bells performed at Lustre Pearl as part of part of Dickies Sounds, Mayer Hawthorne performed at Levi's Fader Fort as part of Converse presents the Get Out of the Garage Showcase, and Liars performed at Antone's.
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  Top 25 SXSW Tattoos
  Whether it was during SXSW Interactive or SXSW Music, one thing we noticed was a ton of great ink this year in Austin. Here are our picks for the top 25 SXSW tattoos, along with portraits of the people sporting them.
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  Deakin @ Eagle Rock Center of the Arts
  Animal Collective's Deakin performed to a sold out house at Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock on the eve of the Los Angeles showing of ODDSAC at The ArcLight. Drawlings opened the show.
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  Gomez @ El Rey
  Gomez returned to Los Angeles with two nights at El Rey Theatre this weekend, including a sold-out Saturday night show. L.A.'s own The Little Ones opened the show.
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  The Obama Inauguration: Lego-Style
  Obama fever has officially hit Legoland. The Carlsbad, CA, park has modified its U.S. Capitol model to illustrate the historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. The display opens to the public tomorrow, Jan. 16, and will stay on through Memorial Day. Photos by Christopher Victorio.
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