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  Nightranger: Art Nightlife - on Wheels, Plus Jack White & Jimmy Page
  A '70s pop-culture vulture who can't roller-skate? We shamefully admit. This week Nightranger hit up gay night at Moonlight Roller Rink, brand-new gallery Federal Art Project, Billabong USA’s Design for Humanity event at the Avalon with Street Drum Corps and The Airborne Toxic Event, plus sh...
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  Bottega Louie: Herb-fried chicken + Other Reasons to Eat Happy Downtown
  Probably the most successful of the dozens of restaurants to open downtown this year so far, Bottega Louie aims to be all things to all people downtown. Imagine what the Musso & Frank Grill might serve if its chefs had been Italian instead of French. Read more in Jonathan Gold's "Be Happy. Be...
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  Wilco, Night One @ The Wiltern
  It was a fantastic first night of Wilco's three-night stint at the Wiltern. The songs were ace, the solos, some of the best ever, and Glenn Kotche's drumming? Drool-worthy. Read more in Randall Roberts' review, "Wilco at the Wiltern, Night One."
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  Malediction Society Steampunk Ball @ Monte Cristo
  Malediction Society's anniversary Steampunk Ball took place June 21 at club Monte Cristo, combining the style of steampunk with industrial, darkwave and classical music. Read more in Liz Ohanesian's "Steampunk Industrial Complex."
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  2009 Air Guitar Championships @ Troubadour
  Twenty five cities, one winner, zero guitars. The 2009 Air Guitar Championships hit the Troubadour on June 19 and cleverly named contestants like Coug-air, Guitarth Vader and Houston RockIt came ready to shred.
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  CuriousJosh: Berzerk After-Party + the Elysium Festival
  CuriousJosh brings you scenes from the L.A. underground including a Cirque Berzerk after-party and a trip to Elysium, the three day festival where an estimated thousand gathered to enjoy art, company, camping and music.
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  Cirque Berzerk @ Los Angeles State Historic Park
  Cirque Berzerk merges influences of Burning Man, Weimar-era Berlin and industrial nightclubs while mixing the big top and ring of the traditional circus with the emphasis on live music, dance and acrobatics found at Cirque du Soleil. Read more in Liz Ohanesian's review, "Death's a Circus."
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  Cobrasnake: Getting Ripped at Nylon Party
  LA does NY better than NY. Click through for scenes from Nylon magazine's rock and roll party in Hollywood and more.
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  The Dead Weather @ The Roxy
  The Dead Weather - Jack White of the White Stripes/Raconteurs, Alison Mossheart of the Kills, Dean Furtita of Queens of the Stoneage, and Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs - played the Roxy on June 17. Jimmy Page was also there and the rumor was that he was gonna get up onstage. Alas, he did not....
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  Nightranger: Medical Fetishes, Gay Pride, Erotic City (NSFW)
  Take a fetishistic fascination with all things medical, saucy satire of public-safety mascots, and a Fangoria-esque splattering of gruesome props, and what do you have? Click through for scenes from The Art of Bleeding, Gay Pride's Erotic City party, and more. Read Lina Lecaro's Nightranger...
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  Shanghai Spareribs Might As Well Be Candy-Coated Crack
  Leeks with eel jam? Braised pork knuckle with soy sauce? When was the last time you used scissors to cut up your noodles at a restaurant? Read about all of that and more, plus fried spareribs that might as well be candy-coated crack, in Jonathan Gold's "The Green Village Preservation Society."
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  Bat for Lashes @ El Rey
  Bat for Lashes packed the house at the El Rey on June 17 and performed an immaculate set for the Los Angeles crowd before heading back to the UK for a string of festival dates. If you missed it, she'll be back at the Henry Fonda in August for another go. Hecuba opened with its brand of synth-punk.
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