Arts/Culture
By Ed Fuentes — November 13, 2009 — 4 Comments
One year after the contemporary art world was jolted by news that Downtown's Museum of Contemporary Art was on the edge of financial ruin, it's a new day on Grand...
By Ed Fuentes — November 11, 2009 — 11 Comments
Last fall, street artist Shepard Fairey's posters showing Barack Obama became a symbol of a campaign and then a symbol of controversy, as Fairey and the Associated...
Art Walk Preview: November, 2009
By Ed Fuentes — November 11, 2009 — 5 Comments
November's Downtown Art Walk comes amid new Gallery Row signs and a change in the event's leadership. Yesterday's resignation of Executive Director Richard Schave...
By Eric Richardson — November 10, 2009 — 27 Comments
Portuguese Buraka Som Sistema was a breakout hit in 2009, taking its kuduro sound to dance floors worldwide. This Thursday, November 12, the group makes a stop...
Schave Resigns as Head of Downtown Art Walk
By Ed Fuentes and Eric Richardson — November 10, 2009 — 11 Comments
With just two days before the November Downtown Art Walk, the popular monthly event event is without a leader. Executive Director Richard Schave confirms to blogdowntown...
Dan Garcia of Radio Hill Recorders
By Monk Turner — November 10, 2009 — 6 Comments
Dan Garcia's resume includes a laundry list of some of music's top stars. Known in audio engineering circles as an electrical genius (he built his own sound board...
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...
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