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MOCA opens "First Thirty Years"

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...

Fairey's "Peace Goddess" Casts Her Gaze over the Arts District

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...

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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...

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Win Tickets to See Buraka Som Sistema at the Mayan

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...

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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...

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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...

Win Tickets to See Huey Lewis and the News at Club Nokia

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" First Premiere for L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas

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...

The Spirits of the City Live On at El Pueblo

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...

Mucho Wednesday's Ricky Garay

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...