Onra is moving on to do big things and making big moves with his first proper album, “Long Distance” (All City 2010). The newly released music video for his single, “The One” exemplifies his progression from his previous beats as simply a collection of beats to an altogether new sound and rhymes.

Onra – The One feat. T3 from Slum Village from Onra on Vimeo.

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Coming to you from Manhattan’s Upper West Side, The Postelles, a group consisting of four in their early 20s is a group that’s hard not to fall in love with. They’ve been getting their name out there by performing at club shows and festivals around the globe in the past couple years including this month’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Their unique sound is influenced by 50’s doo-wop and swaggering garage rock and has won fans as well as critics over. Their highly →

It’s ragga turned spastic- it’s loud graphics and in-your-face, explosive dance moves- it’s Major Lazer’s hit “Pon De Floor,” featuring Skerrit Bwoy.

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How it all originated…

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 A talk and booksigning with the publication of Anderson’s One Block: A New Orleans Neighnorhood Rebuilds and accompanying exhibtion opening at Clampart Gallery.

“Turned On”  is a group exhibition of 12 artists working in a variety of mediums and genres who incorporate light and technology in their finished product.

A Survey of Kinetic and Light-based Art
Bleicher/Golightly Gallery-Santa Monica, CA
07/10/10

Playful and witty, colorful and captivating, still and moving →

Los Angeles Apolis Activism carries their continuing message of creating practical things made with factories in developing countries and for the use of us everyday city types. Working with non-profit Saidpur Enterprises who has been manufacturing Market bags to create further impetus for economic stimuli.

To learn more about Apolis’s programs go to: http://www.apolisactivism.com

July 4 Book Sale
Skylight Books – Los Angeles, CA
7/1/10 to 7/4/10

At Skylight Books on July 1-4, get 20% off your Skylight Books purchase when you buy two or more books and get a discount code coupon to use on your next order through the bookstore website. Help keep independent publishing and book selling alive!

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Experimental folk rock band Netherfriends will challenge Sufjan Steven’s tongue-in-cheek effort to record one song for each of the 50 states of America by touring the entire country.

Your home can be one of the stops in which they’ll perform live and record a new song. To get a feel for their sound, check out this stop-motion video for “Brett Easton Ellis Novel.” The band begins the tour at the Pitchfork Music Festival in their hometown Chicago, IL. →

Taking the Reins Benefit
TtR – Los Angeles, CA
7/11/10

Big City Forum with Pink Cloud Events is proud to present a fundraiser dinner for Taking the Reins (TTR), a remarkable non-profit that develops self-esteem, teamwork, responsibility and leadership skills for at-risk teenage girls through learning to ride and care for horses, sustainable gardening, creative writing, and art lessons. Their learning center is located in Los Feliz at equestrian stables near the LA River. →