Liz Ohanesian

Think of Jill Tracy's music as the soundtrack for Union Station filmed in black and white during the eerie build-up to a startlingly romantic plot twist. Describing her sound as "the elegant side of the netherworld," Tracy has a voice that prompts images of spirits haunting art deco hallways and......

Mike Desert, guitarist and vocalist from San Francisco-based punk band Jack Saints, has the coolest YouTube channel I've seen yet. Since the band originally formed in Palm Springs in the mid-1990s, the members bore witness to tons of cool Southern California shows at venues that no longer exist. Desert's YouTube......

We had to know that this would be a strangely exciting event the moment we walked into downtown club La Cita for Mustache Mondays. The wall behind the stage was lined with newspaper that had subsequently covered with graffiti. On top of that played video footage of some sort of......

In accordance with recent negotiations between Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance, Los Angeles Council District 13 and various community groups, SJNA has expanded the boundaries for free entry to next weekend's Sunset Junction Street Fair. According to a news blast from Silver Lake Improvement Association, complimentary wristbands will be available for......

Out on the courtyard of Hollywood nightclub Boardner's, a crowd circled the central pond, chatting as wax from the large, white candles slowly dripped and hardened to form organic designs. Scattered between the party-goers were the dolls, haunted ones, dressed in black and white, their faces covered by masks so......

DJs and frequent collaborators Baseck, also known as Derrick Estrada, and Derek Michael are celebrating their birthdays tonight in an underground fashion. The two will be taking over downtown with an army of friends for some electronic madness......

It wasn't just the quirky teens and funny, sincere one-liners that made us love John Hughes' teen movies, it was the music. Whether we were introduced to The Smiths through Pretty in Pink or The March Violets through Some Kind of Wonderful, the soundtracks for Hughes' movies were, in many......