Third Annual Amoeba Art Show
1343 Powell Street – Emeryville
3/6/09
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On Friday, March 6th, Amoeba Records invites you to step into the world of Andy Warhol and his original 1960s New York City factory. They are turning an Emeryville warehouse upside down for a night of live art, film making, musical performances, and theatrical art forms. →

T I M E L E S S: THE COMPOSER / ARRANGER SERIES: II OF IV
Harriet & Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Los Angeles, CA
2/22/09
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VTech + Mochilla + ArtDontSleep  present “Timeless,” an homage to the arranger/composers that have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways. Hear what happens when these two worlds come together.  This Sunday will be the second of a 4-part Series entitled “A Suite for Ma Dukes.”  →

KAWS Solo exhibition in the West Coast
Honor Fraser – Los Angeles, CA
2/21/09
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Next Saturday, February 21st, the Brooklyn-based artist, KAWS makes his way to Los Angeles for the opening of his solo exhibit at HONOR FRASER. The exhibition, “The Long Way Home” will feature new large-scale paintings and sculptural works, including a life-size Chum installation at the entry way. →

Nine Lives: Visionary Artists from L.A.
Hammer Museum – Westwood, CA
3/8/09
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Nine Lives: Visionary Artists from L.A. is the fifth in the Hammer’s biannual invitational exhibition series highlighting work created in greater Los Angeles.  The exhibition begins March 3rd at 12pm.  Nine Lives features over 125 works, much of it new, by nine artists spanning four generations →

Cyne – XLR8R Mix

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Let CYNE (pronounced “sign,” and standing for “cultivating your new experience”) take you down memory lane of hip-hop.  Their socially conscious lyrics and tight beats  are influenced by such luminaries as Public Enemy and J Dilla.  And this mix proves that they’ve received the best history lesson. →

Obey Giant + MFG: Dance Right
La Cita – Los Angeles, CA
2/19/09
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This Thursday, February 19th, Dance Right celebrates Shepard Fairey and DJ Troublemaker’s birthday at La Cita in Downtown L.A.

21+ [from 10pm to 2am ]

LOCATION:
La Cita
336 South Hill Street
(between 3rd and 4th)
Downtown Los Angeles

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RSVP

THE 9th ANNUAL BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL 2009
Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA
2/21/09
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The much-anticipated, annual LA tradition of Brazilian Carnaval (now in its 9 th year, formerly aboard the Queen Mary) erupts on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the newly renovated HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM (a LIVE NATION venue) and will inaugurate the ballroom as its largest public celebration since reopening in November with Jay Z.   Boasting the title of largest Carnaval on the West Coast, Brazilian Nights Carnaval has sold out with a crowd of 3000+ guests every year for the past nine years.   →

The all new Rubik’s TouchCube is fully touch-sensitive, unlike the classic Rubik’s Cube. This model has a few features the old one did not. Not only does it have lights and touchscreen capabilities, but it also offers “undo” and “hint” options if you get stumped. →

Oh, New York Fashion Week.  Let us count the ways: tents, trends, top models…the new hemline/hairstyle/hero to watch.  But what spring always brings best is a new color, and this time around, it’s black.  According to The New York Times Magazine, runway shows, once as segregated as water fountains with casting sheets proclaiming “No Blacks”, have finally decided to effect some new deals.  And who is there to thank but the man with the stimulus plan himself?  →

The Ace Hotel just opened it’s new location in Palm Springs, CA last week. This hotel offers turntables and vinyl in the rooms, mountain or poolside views, and tons of other vintage accents throughout. →