L.J. Williamson

Brian Posehn's Perfect Day In The Valley: Food, Toys + More Food

L.J. WilliamsonOctober 24, 2011

Brian Posehn is a comic, writer, actor, and food-eater. The Comedians of Comedy, Sarah Silverman Program, and Mr. Show alumnus is also a dedicated San Fernando Valleyite and gastronome. Squid Ink recently asked Posehn to describe what his most perfectest day in the Valley with his wife and baby would......

Portishead – Shrine Auditorium – October 18, 2011

L.J. WilliamsonOctober 19, 2011

See also: *Our Portishead slideshow *Our interview with Portishead's Geoff Barrow: "Dance music is full of assholes. Self-promoting assholes." *The Top Five Portishead Cover Songs Portishead Shrine Auditorium October 18, 2011 Better Than: Playing with this bow and arrow. Patience is a virtue Portishead fans must have in spades. Then......

CicLAvia Fashion: Eight Different Street Styles at L.A.'s Popular Bike Event

L.J. WilliamsonOctober 12, 2011

CicLAvia, like most L.A. events, is a fab chance for people-watching, and though the expected bike jerseys, shorts, and plain T-shirts were in abundance, a few people are beginning to write the style guide for what will hopefully become not only a regular event, but a smashing spectacle. Here are......

Burning Man Decompression in L.A.: 'I Totally Need to Find Some Place to Sit Down'

L.J. WilliamsonOctober 3, 2011

For more photos check out our slideshow, L.A. Burning Man Decompression Oh man, I'm totally coming on to it, are you? Okay, good, it's good to be in the same place at the same time. Wow, check out those light sculpture thingys. They look like raindrops. That is soooo cool......

Herbie Hancock With The Los Angeles Philharmonic – Disney Hall – 9-27-11

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 28, 2011

For more photos, see Mark Edward Harris' slideshow. Herbie Hancock, Gustavo "The Dude" Dudamel conducting the L.A. Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall September 27, 2011 Better Than: Multitasking to a Gershwin recording. Actually listening again is a revelation. Go ahead, put "Rhapsody in Blue" in a million more United Airlines......

Wasteland Weekend: It's My Apocalypse, And I'll Party If I Want To

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 26, 2011

For more photos check out our slideshow, The People of Wasteland Weekend Blood sports, cars, hot chicks, music, booze, and gambling -- who knew that the apocalypse would be so much fun? Actually, make that the post-apocalypse, which serves as the setting, dress code, and all-purpose adjective suitable to describe......

Art With Dude Appeal: Rock Carvings On Grimes Canyon Road

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 20, 2011

"Best Art I Saw All Week" is a new feature of the blog in which one of our contributors writes about one particular L.A. artwork he or she saw in a museum, in a gallery, on the streets or anywhere else. If you see a work that you like, feel......

To MOG Or Not To MOG? We Test All The Damn Streaming Music Sites Using The Highly-Scientific Captain Beefheart Method

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 20, 2011

See also: Spotify: The Honeymoon's Over Which Is Better: Spotify or Grooveshark? With MOG's big roll out last week, your options for streaming music sites are more numerous than ever. Its main rivals are Jango, Spotify, Rhapsody, AOL Music, Rdio, Last.fm, and Grooveshark, and competitions is fierce. But how are......

Camper Van Beethoven – Pappy's And Harriet's in Joshua Tree – 9-16-11

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 17, 2011

Camper Van Beethoven, Gram Rabbit Pappy's and Harriet's September 17, 2011 Better Than: Seeing Camper Van Beethoven in boring old L.A. When Camper van Beethoven was a hot alterna-band at the beginning of their career in the mid-'80s, David Lowery sang with the defiant nasal sneer of a smartass college......

Hollywood Boulevard's Costumed Characters: How I Became One For a Night…as a Stripper Bunny

L.J. WilliamsonSeptember 16, 2011

Those people who stand outside of Mann's Chinese Theater in costumes, taking photos with tourists for tips -- do they have a union? Is there some kind of street performers license they need? Are there a bunch of unspoken rules about territory? What it I became one of them for......

Food

SusieCakes Turns 20 And A Chef Showdown At Level 8 – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Hollywood On The Coast Food And Wine All Stars Converge Underneath The Fig Tree

A French Fry Festival, Plus The Raising Cane’s Mothership Lands In Inglewood – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Music

PHOTOS: OUTLOUD Music Festival Lights Up WeHo Pride Weekend

Photos: Clave Especial Brings Their Música Mexicana Momentum to the GRAMMY Museum

EDC 30: ‘Pasquale Did That’ — How Insomniac Founder Pasquale Rotella Grew Dance Music Without Losing the Rave

Entertainment

John Waters: The Pope of Trash Confesses His Sins

How ‘Interview with the Vampire’ Costume Designer Lex Wood Turned ‘The Vampire Lestat’ into a Rock Star for Season Three

Director Travis Knight Brings His ‘Masters of the Universe’ Dream to Life: Reinventing He-Man’s Lore, Why He ‘Hates’ Skeletor’s Keldor Origin, and the Future of Eternia

Arts

Art News: Erotic Terrains, A Human Atlas For LA And Unseen Hollywood History

Africa Curated Brings The Weight Of Holding to Honeypot LA

Art News: Time Is The Essence With Patrick Guetta And The Sound Of Water At Descanso Gardens

Culture

Photos: Team U.S.A. Dominates Paraguay 4-1 in World Cup Opening Game at SoFi

The Clown Uprising at Hollywood Fringe 2026

Photos: World Cup 2026 Opens with Mexico Win

Cannabis

From Cannabis Pioneer to Mushroom Mogul: How Justin Hartfield is Mapping the Future of Wellness with ShrooMap

From Farm to Door: How Legal THCA Flower Delivery Works

Your Green Guide: Where to Celebrate 4/20 2026 in Los Angeles

L.J. Williamson

Brian Posehn's Perfect Day In The Valley: Food, Toys + More Food

Portishead – Shrine Auditorium – October 18, 2011

CicLAvia Fashion: Eight Different Street Styles at L.A.'s Popular Bike Event

Burning Man Decompression in L.A.: 'I Totally Need to Find Some Place to Sit Down'

Herbie Hancock With The Los Angeles Philharmonic – Disney Hall – 9-27-11

Wasteland Weekend: It's My Apocalypse, And I'll Party If I Want To

Art With Dude Appeal: Rock Carvings On Grimes Canyon Road

To MOG Or Not To MOG? We Test All The Damn Streaming Music Sites Using The Highly-Scientific Captain Beefheart Method

Camper Van Beethoven – Pappy's And Harriet's in Joshua Tree – 9-16-11

Hollywood Boulevard's Costumed Characters: How I Became One For a Night…as a Stripper Bunny

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