Liz Ohanesian

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Best Place to Build Your Tiki Bar

Liz Ohanesian
Oceanic Arts is a sizable warehouse packed with everything you need to build a tropical paradise in Los Angeles. Tiki fiends will find thatch and bamboo to dress up patios. You'll need a truck or van to haul some of these pieces, like massive tiki and hula statues, but they'll......
Dockweiler Beach at sunset — not too shabby.; Credit: Photo by Ricardo Diaz/Flickr

Debunking Yet Another Tone Deaf Article On Los Angeles

Liz Ohanesian
L.A. has once again caught the attention of those who once mocked the place. This time, the culprit is a British newspaper, The Guardian, where writer Rory Carroll documented a recent exodus of people from San Francisco towards the Southland. It reads like every trend piece you've seen about New......
Warpaint: Jenny Lee Lindberg

How Warpaint Got Stronger Together by Spending Some Time Apart

Liz Ohanesian
Warpaint billboards are popping up on Sunset Boulevard. There's one near that spinning podiatrist clinic sign that greets drivers with either a smiling or a frowning foot, known locally as "Happy Foot/Sad Foot." ("It's amazing that everyone knows what it means," says bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg.) Others dot the route......
Podcasters Cheryl Jones (Movies Made Me) and Matt Slayer (The 288) inside the Podcast Lab at Los Angeles Podcast Festival.; Credit: Liz Ohanesian

Step Inside the Podcast Lab, Where the Littler Guys Grab the Mic

Liz Ohanesian
There's no dead air inside the Podcast Lab. On Saturday afternoon, conversations overlap as carafes of water clank against a table inside a room at the Sofitel Hotel. The sound is cacophonous, but endearing. Interviews are captured. Connections are made. Friendships are cemented. For the past five years, Los Angeles......
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10 Things David Bowie's Art Collection Says About Him

Liz Ohanesian
On September 20 and 21, portions of David Bowie's outstanding collection of art and design objects will be on display for the public at Sotheby's gallery in Century City. The event is part of a tour leading up to the massive, three-part "Bowie/Collector" auction that will take place this November......
Get ready to party in virtual reality.; Credit: Maya Dondonyan (Courtesy of TheWaveVR)

Is the Future of Raves in Virtual Reality?

Liz Ohanesian
It's late afternoon on a Friday in early August and I have just stepped inside a virtual reality dance party. Jen Lasher, an L.A.-based DJ and resident at Your Mom's House Party at the Short Stop in Echo Park, is playing. I only know this because I saw her before......