Silverlake Girl

Spring Shadows at the Hive Silverlake

2009-03-18T16:06:00.000-07:00

Sadly, I missed the opening reception for this last Saturday, but the exhibit is on view through mid-April. The Hive Silverlake is a great, cute little hair salon with great space for art.

The Hive
1402 Micheltorena St
Silverlake, CA

here's their blog posting about the reception!
http://thehivela.blogspot.com/2009/03/great-crowd-representing-at-hive-los.html

Echo Park; Bandit Gallery reception this Saturday

2009-03-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

NEW WORKS: FROM HERE TO THERE
Group Exhibition
Bandit Gallery
1549 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
213-250-9944
www.banditgallery.com
Thursday – Sunday 11-7 pm

Opening Reception: March 21^st 2009, 6-9 pm with DJ Katie Byron

Bandit Gallery is pleased to present the work of From Here to There:

Gilda Davidian
Ignacio Genzon
Suzy Goldish
Stefani Greenwood
Alex Lewin
Jeff McLane
Tiffany Roohani
Katie Shapiro

From Here to There is a collective of artists currently living and working in Los Angeles. Their practices range from photography to collage and include video, sound, and installation. They are brought together by their desire to combine personal perspectives to create a greater dialogue through their artwork. They work as a group to hone their practices, and fuel each other’s art through discussions, critiques, and conversations.

heretotherela.com
http://www.heretotherephoto.blogspot.com/

Update!

2009-03-18T15:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates- was unexpectedly out of town for a family emergency : (

Anyway! lots of fun stuff still going on!

Taix in Echo Park starting happy hour
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7wf9tf_55gv7zn4dp

1911 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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The Park in Echo Park is starting $5 burgers on Wednesday and is also feauring their birthday this week with $5 lunches
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7wf9tf_56c478zq2q

The Park in Echo Park
1400 Sunset Blvd, Echo Park

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This Saturday! Silverlakers everywhere participate in the "Hi, Noon" project, where everyone takes a photo at noon on saturday, and uploads it to a flickr pool. Participants can also submit their photo for a group show at the end of the month.
http://laist.com/2009/03/17/silver_lake_neighborhood_council.php

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Also, don't forget! Giant Robot Silverlake is still continuing their closing sale through the 28th!

(taix and the park info courtesy of The Eastsider)

ReForm School; New March classes up!

2009-03-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

Reform School has posted their March workshop schedule! You can learn to embroider, make your own succulent terrarium, or make paper machie bracelets!

Check out their website for more info!

ReForm School
3902 Sunset Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Giant Robot Silverlake- closing!

2009-03-09T14:54:00.000-07:00

Sad! Giant Robot Silverlake is closing it's doors. But their loss is your gain!

Giant Robot Silverlake Closing March 28th.
Sale Begins on Tuesday. 20% off, take an additional 5% on already marked down items.

Echo Park- Show Cave tonight

2009-03-07T12:55:00.000-08:00

Via Show Cave's email list- sign up here!

JOIN US FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES BY

THE PASSIONISTAS (SF) & HARD PLACE (LA)

9pm / $5

AND ALL THE DRINKS YOUR BELLYS CAN HANDLE!!!

http://www.myspace.com/thepassionistas

http://www.myspace.com/hardplace

Show Cave Night Gallery

1930 Echo Park Ave

LA, CA 90026

Echo Park: Show Cave event- tonight

2009-03-05T15:10:00.000-08:00

Via Sourharvest (sign up for their newsletter here!)

Show Cave
1930 Echo Park Ave in Los Angeles
Special event celebrating the release of Jessie Rose Vala’s new book, “The Tortuous Veil” with masks, prints & t-shirts available + live musical performance from Rain Machine
(One-night only special event)
http://www.showcave.org/

COOP DJing at Stinkers tonight (no, really)

2009-03-05T15:04:00.000-08:00

Apparently last time Coop was supposed to DJ at Stinkers, he got sick and sent his ipod in his place; this time tonight, though he's supposed to be there again!

Via Metroblogging

Sunset Junction

2009-03-05T14:55:00.000-08:00

FYI: Interesting article over on LA Weekly about much needed changes and overhauls to Sunset Junction

"Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Says Sunset Junction Needs an Overhaul"

"The annual event has been a point of contention in recent years as it has grown in size from a neighborhood street fair to a bona fide music festival and the tension between the festival organizers and its neighbors came to a head at a meeting of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board last night..."

read more here!

Related article on LAist

Echo Park- Writing about Music seminar

2009-03-05T14:52:00.000-08:00

From 826LA's website:

"Adult Writing Seminar Series: Writing About Music

826LA is proud to present the first in our Adult Writing Seminar Series: Writing About Music. Panelists will discuss the music business and writing about music in all forms of media. We will cover the creative as well as the business side of music journalism. This seminar is a must for those who want to get free CDs, get cozy with scruffy rockstars, and most of all write about what they are passionate about: music.

The seminar will be held Thursday, March 5, from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at 826LA East. Tickets are $25 and non-refundable."

Wine and Fedoras: schmooze it up at CitySip

2009-03-04T16:08:00.000-08:00

from CitySip LA: sign up for their newsletter here!

"Meet People. Drink Wine."
This Thursday, we encourage you to wear your finest Fedora and drink wine with us.

Thursday, March 5 from 7pm - 9pm
$15 for a 3 wine flight and some cheese!

City Sip LA:
2150 W. Sunset Blvd.
LA, CA 90026

Ghettogloss- Out There- New works by Melissa Manning

2009-03-03T12:30:00.000-08:00

from Ghettogloss's event page:

March 5, 2009
8pm-midnight

Ghettogloss
2380 Glendale Blvd.
Silverlake, CA 90039

Join us March 5, 2009 for the opening reception of Out There-New Works by Melissa Manning. The cocktail reception will be from 8p-Midnight. The exhibition will be on display until March 15, 2009.

Photographer Melissa Manning captures and portrays subject and style with a distinct point of view. Melissa is also well known as an LA society photographer, having been published monthly in the pages of Flaunt magazine. Melissa has been featured on VH1. Her repertoire also includes fine art photography.

Some of Manning's clients include:

Flaunt Magazine, Morphine Generation, A Common Thread, Diesel, Erik Hart, LACMA,
Patrick Painter galleries, Ghettogloss gallery, Planet Blue, lynda.com, The Standard (LA), Matteo, Feng Junk Accessories, Bradley Baumkirchner, Love from Ya-Ya, Burning Torch, Variety, Preen Magazine, Five Four, Inform Ventures for Scion, etc.

Saturday's Silverlake Farmers Market

2009-03-03T12:27:00.000-08:00

From http://www.sunsetjunction.org/farmersmarket.html

Silverlake Farmers Market
Every Saturday from 8am-1pm

3700 Sunset Blvd
Between Edgecliff Dr & Maltman Ave (intersection of Griffith Park Blvd)
For more info, call (323) 661-7771

Get the freshest vegetables and fruits directly from the original growers! Most items are organic produce and non-sprayed. They have apples, oranges, Asian pears, berries, nectarines, peaches, grapes, plums, limes, tropical fruit, avocadoes, dragon fruit, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, chilies, cauliflower, potatoes, asparagus, lettuce, onions, baby lettuce, Asian vegetables, cabbage, eggs, goat cheese, plants, orchids, the best flowers and more.

They also have pita bread, French crepes, fresh bread, gourmet tamales, dried fruit, , fresh imported roasted coffee, fresh from the farm natural juice, pupusas, samosas, cheese & olives, and sugar-cane juice & coconuts.

The market also features Arts and Crafts, including jewelry, incense, clothing and more.

Saturday in Echo Park

2009-03-03T12:24:00.000-08:00

Ran some chores in Echo Park last Saturday, and decided to swing by Two Boots to try out their pizza. Alas, they were closed (second failed attempt at getting pizza from there- first time we called about delivery they hadn't started delivery service yet), so we drove a bit further down to try out Lot 1 cafe, a little place we had walked past a few weeks ago during the Echo Park art crawl.

Pretty good experience, but nothing overall special. They seemed to be closing up, but when we poked our heads in, they were very nice and stayed open for us.

We had the roast beef and tuna salad sandwich with iced teas. It was a very pleasant meal, sitting outside, enjoying the weather and hipster-watching, and our waiter was very attentive. The ice tea was delicious, my side salad was very good as well. The tuna salad sandwich was ok- nothing to write home about (a bit heavy on the mayo, and the bread was a little dried out), but the flavors were good, and my husband's roast beef sandwich was middle of the road as well ( although I think he thought it was a hot sandwich when he ordered it).

Prices were average- around $23 for the two of us. In all, it was a pleasant lunch- I've heard really good things about their breakfast/ late night menu, so I'd be interested in coming back and checking those out. So overall, good experience, but I don't know if I'd be craving another visit for lunch necessarily.

After wards, we walked down adn checked out Bandit Gallery, a new gallery space that's just opened on Sunset. They had their first group show up in the front, and were getting ready for some benefit event that night in a back patio area. Need to go back and check out how they grow in the coming months!

Exposure Photography show at Mix, Meet and Mogul

2009-02-27T15:22:00.000-08:00

I've always wondered what that mix, meet and mogul place has been about down near Sunset and Griffith Park Blovd (where the Silverlake farmers market is every Saturday). Here's a neat event that is going on tonight and every friday through March.

"Exposure finds band/music event photographers Koga, Benjamin Hoste and Simon Cardoza showcasing their best work every Friday for an entire month at Meet, Mix, Mogul in Griffith Park. Although there will be live performances from some of the fabulous bands they've shot, consider the event to be the photographers' equivalent of a residency.

Meet, Mix, Mogul is located at 1519 Griffith Park Boulevard. The weekly event begins this Friday, February 27th at 7:30 PM. It is free before 8:45 PM and $5 thereafter."

via LAist.com

Echo Park: Cowboys & Samurai Group Show at Ronin Gallery

2009-02-27T12:57:00.000-08:00

Cowboys & Samurai: Group Art Show
Tonight @ Ronin Gallery, 1924 Echo Park Ave, LA CA 90026
New Paintings by Food One, Peekaboo, Angry Woebots, Codak, 2H, Plex, and more.

5-10pm.

Artist COOP to DJ at Stinkers Tonite!

2009-02-26T14:06:00.000-08:00

From LA Metblogs, word is that Coop will be DJing tonight at Stinkers Bar.

From Ruth 666:

"... if you’re at STINKERS TRUCKSTOP in Silver Lake tonight, COOP will be your DJ!

Playing your favorites from the 70s and such, come on by and soak up some ROCK and a LARGE MARGE (a deliciously boozy root beer float

Stinkers is on Sunset in Silver Lake, 2939 W. Sunset Blvd, across from Cafe Tropical, and the fun starts around 10pm."

http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/26/coop-dj-ing-tonight-at-stinkers-truckstop/

Mardi Gras Party @ The Echo

2009-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:00

courtesy of flavorpill (sign up for their newsletter here!)

Mardi Gras Party
Tuesday Feb 24 (8:30pm)
The Echo (1822 Sunset Blvd, 213.413.8200) map
$8

"The Echo hosts an evening of Mardi Gras-themed revelry with four raucous local acts. Ozomatli's GRAMMY-winning Wil-Dog Abers steps it up with the lively, rhythmic Mentiritas, having poached session musicians from Beastie Boys, Cava, and Plastilina Mosh. Ollin, comprised of identical twins Randy and Scott Rodarte, fuse punk rock with Mexican folk, throwing in Fat Tuesday-inspired dance music to keep up with the theme. La Santa Cecilia hybridize various forms of world music for a classically Angeleno vibe, while the wild, 20-piece Killsonic cap things off with their eclectic and enjoyably demented marching-band tunes. - Tanja Laden"

Karaoke at Stinkers, plus Musk Monday

2009-02-23T16:51:00.001-08:00

Stinkers (the Trucker themed, 70s Burt Reynolds, "skunks on the wall" bar) now has a Karaoke night every Sunday at 9pm, and something called "Musk Monday," which.. I really have no idea what it is, but there's a flyer for it. So there ya go.

More infoat their (ick) myspace page... (they need a better website, seriously!)

This week at Silverlake Lounge

2009-02-23T15:33:00.000-08:00

For more info go to the Fold's website

MON, FEBRUARY 23 - FREE
KROQ Locals Only, Buzzbands LA, Metromix,
Citizen LA, and The Fold presents...
LOCAL NATIVES 11p
VOXHAUL BROADCAST 12a
UNION LINE 9p
LOVE GRENADES 10p
YOU, ME & IOWA 8:30p

TUES., FEBRUARY 24 - $8
ZACH LUPETIN & THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL 9p
THE SHIVERS 11p
EMA & THE GHOSTS 12a
BLAKE MILLS 10p

WED., FEBRUARY 25 - $8
LINKS 9p
MISSISSIPPI MAN 10p
THE CAPSHUNS 11p

THURS., FEBRUARY 26 -$8
WOUNDED LION 11p
TIJUANA PANTHERS 10p
GUILTY HEARTS 12a
GIRLS 9p
FAREWELL FLIGHT 8p

MONDAY, MARCH 2
YELLOW RED SPARKS
STEELWELLS

This week at the Echo and Echoplex

2009-02-23T15:30:00.000-08:00

For more info, go to The Echo's website

This week at Spaceland

2009-02-23T15:28:00.000-08:00

For more info, go to Club Spaceland's website...

February 23, 2009:
- Monday 02.23.09: Monday Night Residency - LE SWITCH / RADAR BROS. / ANDY CLOCKWISE / THE FARAWAY PLACES (8:30 pm)
February 24, 2009:
- Tuesday 02.24.09: MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS / HE'S MY BROTHER, SHE'S MY SISTER / SQUARE ON SQUARE / THE QUARTER AFTER (8:30 pm)
February 25, 2009:
- Wednesday 02.25.09: CLUB NME w/ DEAD CONFEDERATE / TRANSFER / HEAVY YOUNG HEATHENS (8:30 pm)
February 26, 2009:
- Thursday 02.26.09: CLUES (ex-Unicorns, ex-Arcade Fire) / BLACK CHEETO (8:30 pm)
February 27, 2009:
- Friday 02.27.09: Rock Paper Scissors Pre-Party with MIKE WATT & THE SECONDMEN / LEE RANALDO / THE NICHEMAKERS / THE ELECTRIC ILLUMINATI / THE HOOTENANNY ALL-STARS (8:30 pm)
February 28, 2009:
- Saturday 02.28.09: FAUN FABLES / VOCO (8:30 pm)
March 2, 2009:
- Monday 03.02.09: Monday Night Residency - NICO STAI (8:30 pm)

Echo Park- The Park adds lunch

2009-02-20T12:41:00.000-08:00

via Eating LA Blog:

"Echo Park's The Park is adding lunch as well from Tuesday through Friday. (On the weekends, it's brunch instead). The lunch menu of soups, salads and sandwiches will be up on their site soon."

http://www.thepark1400sunset.com/

1400 Sunset Blvd
at the corner of Douglas
in Echo Park.
213.482.9209

Dinner hours:
Tues - Sun    5:30-10:00
Lunch hours:
Tues - Fri    11:00-2:30
Brunch hours:
Sat / Sun    10:00-2:00

Meltdown Comics- LA Myth closing reception

2009-02-20T02:10:00.000-08:00

(not quite silverlake, but I'm in this show, so I'm pimping it out!)

“LA Myth 2009” Closing Night Party!

Saturday Feb. 21st, 2009 @ 7pm -11pm

Come celebrate this amazing show at our closing night party!

This will and may be your last chance to purchase many of these amazing affordable pieces.

There will be live ambient music BY Jared “Spider fingers” Meeker and Friends.

We will be doing a photo shoot of the event for later publication.

This event is free, so don’t miss this mythical and magical world before it’s TOO LATE!

“LA MYTH 2009”

Closing Night Party

Closing night: Sat. February 21st, 2009

Time: 7pm to 11pm

www.lamyth.com

Gallery is located at:

Meltdown Comics/Gallery

7522 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90046

(310)851-7223

Store hours: Mon-Sun 11am-10pm

Bring your friends, imaginations and your happy thoughts, and join us for the end of this amazing mythical show!!

"Angel del Fuego"

by Daisy Church 2009

Echo Park- book signing @ Stories

2009-02-20T01:27:00.000-08:00

Pop Surf Culture and Surf Sounds, Sat, FEB 21. 6pm

Dominic Priore signing

To celebrate the release of “Pop Surf Culture: Music , Design, Film and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom ” and the growing popularity of Priore’s “Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand inHollywood” (Jawbone Press, London, 2007), the Stories book store in Echo Park will host a book signing event and free performance from surf band The Boardwalkers .

1716 Sunset Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90026

213 413 3733

For more information, check out Stories official website!