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Arts/Culture

America's Polo Cup Concert-02874

By Eric Richardson — November 09, 2009 — 16 Comments

Huey Lewis and the News bring the "Power of Love" to Downtown on Thursday, November 12, performing at L.A. Live's Club Nokia. Tickets for the show are on-sale now...


2012 Premiere Arrivals

By Eric Richardson — November 03, 2009 — 5 Comments

L.A. Live's new 14-screen Regal Cinemas hosted its first film premiere on Monday evening as stars of Sony Pictures "2012" walked a black carpet set up on Georgia...


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New Signs Are Wayfinders For Gallery Owners

By Ed Fuentes — November 03, 2009 — 12 Comments

The sleek, clean lines of new signage marking Gallery Row are an elegant contrast against the detailed architecture of Downtown's Historic Core. Despite taking a...


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By Ed Fuentes — October 30, 2009 — 1 Comment

Just as Latino culture would feel incomplete without ceremonial skeletons dancing around pan luce this time of year, a city with creaky historical structures would...


Ricky Garay takes a well deserved break

By Monk Turner — October 27, 2009 — 5 Comments

Back in the late 90's there was a buzz around Latin Alternative music. Bands from all over the US, Latin America, and Spain were receiving major attention and creating...


Alice Cooper, August 2009

By Eric Richardson — October 26, 2009 — 15 Comments

61-year-old rocker Alice Cooper brings his "Theatre of Death" tour to Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Wednesday, October 28, and we've got tickets for blogdowntown readers...


Cobra Starship

By Eric Richardson — October 24, 2009 — 31 Comments

A pair of East Coast bands with new albums make their way to Club Nokia this week, as Boys Like Girls and Cobra Starship headline a full lineup on Tuesday, October...


PaulShaffer

By Ed Fuentes — October 22, 2009

Downtown hit new heights in hipness on Thursday night with the visit of David Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer. After a brief introduction, he peered out to the GRAMMY...


Laura Ann Masura

By Eric Richardson — October 22, 2009

Laura Ann Masura, a musician and bartender at Downtown's Redwood Bar and Grill, was injured in September when her motorcycle was hit by a car on the PCH.

On Sunday...


Gloria Gaynor

By Eric Richardson — October 20, 2009 — 4 Comments

GRAMMY-Winning Disco Queen Gloria Gaynor will be at the GRAMMY Museum on Thursday, October 22, celebrating the 30th anniversary and impending re-release of her hit...


Spring Street Public Art Eric Richardson

Meet Spring Street's New Public Art

By Eric Richardson — October 19, 2009 — 21 Comments

It's hard to know what to make of the newly installed public art along the Spring street side of the Police Administration Building. Are those large black lumps...



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