Liz Ohanesian

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Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Festival

Liz Ohanesian
Ring in the Lunar New Year with the 116th annual Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Festival. The Chinatown tradition has swelled into an event with live bands, food, lots of confetti and acrobats and others performing throughout the day on the main stage in Central Plaza. Plus, of......
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Absolute Body Control

Liz Ohanesian
Formed at the dawn of the 1980s, Absolute Body Control’s first run lasted only a few years. The Belgian duo split without releasing a full-length studio album, although Dirk Ivens and Eric Van Wonterghem went on to collaborate on other projects. Flash forward to the 21st century, when renewed interest......
We know which side he's on; Credit: Flickr/Juan Andres Martinez

DJs, Should You Take Requests? Our Experts Pick Sides

Liz Ohanesian
[Editor's note: In clubland, few topics ignite more heated debates than the question of whether DJs should or shouldn't play requests. Below, writers and DJs Lina Lecaro and Liz Ohanesian lay out both sides of this controversial subject.] No Requests: It's About Respect By Lina Lecaro We all know that......
Das Bunker; Credit: Photo by Gustavo Turner

10 Things to Do in L.A. When You're Feeling Lonely

Liz Ohanesian
City life in the 21st century can be a lonely experience. We're surrounded by millions of other people, but the combination of work and traffic and more work and worse traffic can make it hard to actually make new friends. We can communicate with people on Facebook or Twitter or......