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  The 36th Occasional Doo Dah Parade Keeps Pasadena Zippy
  The 36th Occasional Doo Dah Parade strolled around Pasadena on Saturday, April 27. Revelers included Count Smokula, Queen Susann Edmonds, the Kinetic Pastry Science Mobile Muffins, the Blues Brothers Tribute, the BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, The Great Firewall of China, Camp Bimbo, The...
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  Shuggie Otis @ The El Rey Theatre
  Shuggie Otis returned home to Los Angeles and The El Rey Theatre on Saturday, April 27, with a solid performance of new material along with the classics, including an encore of "Strawberry Letter 23" and :Ice Cold Daydream." Jesca Hoop opened the show. All photos by Timothy Norris.
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  Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson Amphitheater
  Vicente Fernandez opened his final run in Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheater on Friday, April 26. Vicente Fernandez, Jr. opened the show, and the house was packed. Sunday night's performance was his final goodbye to the L.A. area. All photos by Timothy Norris.
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  James Bond: 50 Years of 007 Art @ Q Pop
  Q Pop celebrated all things James Bond with "50 Years of 007 Art" on Saturday, April 27. Attendees donned their best Bondian attire and sipped on martinis, shaken not stirred. Featured artists included Jasmin Lai, Akira Sorimachi, Velwyn Yossy, Carrie Liao, Sean D'Anconia, Naoshi, Plasticgod,...
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  Remembering Great Shows @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
  The Gibson Amphitheatre is closing for good this fall to make way for a Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios. The venue has hosted legendary concerts by some of the world's top musical acts since 1972. Here's a look back at some of the best shows in recent memory.
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  Gary Baseman - The Door Is Always Open - Exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center
  Gary Baseman's House Party opened up his current exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center to a capacity crowd on Thursday night. Festivities included a DJ set by Shepard Fairey, musical performance by Nightmare and The Cat with live painting by Gary Baseman and more. All photos by Timothy...
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  CuriousJosh: Steampunk Invasion
  CuriousJosh brings you scenes from the L.A. Underground. This week Steampunk Saloon and Opulent Temple lead a Steampunk invasion of Exchange L.A. with Speakeasy featuring Stanton Warriors, Syd Gris, DJ Wolfie, and the Black 22's.
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  Pain & Gain: From New Times Story to Michael Bay Film
  In 1999, the Miami New Times published a three-part series called "Pain & Gain" by writer Pete Collins. The story revolved around a gang of local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. They later became known as Miami's Sun Gym gang and quickly developed a taste...
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  Hinoki and the Bird: David Myers Comes to Century City
  It would be easy to view Hinoki and the Bird, David Myers' new Century City restaurant, as another flash-in-the-pan L.A. hot spot, a vaguely Japanese-inspired, California small-plates restaurant that caters to the cocktail crowd. But that would be missing a lot of the point. Because while...
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  Lina In L.A.- Everybody Must Get Stoned
  The Rolling Stones will be playing in L.A. on May 3, but Los Angeles has already started getting its rocks off. Expensive Wino/guitarist extraordinaire Waddy Wachtel followed up his appearance at the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame the night before with a jam at The Joint that included a sit-in from...
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  Coachella 2013: One Last Look
  When the last note ends and the dust settles, all that's left are the memories. Here are a few from Coachella weekend 2. All photos by Colin Young-Wolff. See also: * Coachella 2013: Divine Desert Dwellers * Coachella 2013: Hot Desert, Cool Pool Parties *Coachella 2013: The Do LaB Stage at Night
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  An Israeli Dinner at Jar
  Chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon, of the celebrated Jerusalem restaurant Machneyuda, recently visited Los Angeles, where they cooked an Israeli dinner at Suzanne Tracht's West Hollywood restaurant Jar in honor of Israel’s 65th Independence Day.
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