Arts/Culture
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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