Punk Rock Saves: We Got P0WER! At Track 16
Some of you will never understand this, but punk rock saves lives. It certainly saved mine. There is salvation to be found in shared despair. You’ll have to excuse my navel-gazing for a moment, but when I was fifteen, things were pretty bleak. I’ll spare you the details but I was a really messed-up kid,…
Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art
From Downtown to Midtown to South Central, Los Angeles’ streets have become canvases. After MOCA’s “Art in the Streets,” street art not only grabbed Angelenos’ attention, it became a hot topic in the art world. Attempting to shed light on the city’s street art scene is Azusa Pacific professor and writer Jim Daichendt, author of…
Goth and Spooky Art at The Congregation Art Gallery
Inside THE CONGREGATION OF FORGOTTEN SAINTS, a gothic rocker clothing store on Melrose, is a gallery of spooky and dark art. A majority of the work features bones and skeletons, including one praying in front of a mock-Rothko that is directly across from one of the largest portraits of a skull I think I have…
“Americana” debut opening at Perry Rubenstein Gallery
Perry Rubenstein Galley opened it’s debut exhibition, “Americana” with brand new body’s of work by contemporary artist Shepard Fairey. Americana is a collaboration effort by Fairey and famed musician Neil Young, in conjunction with a release the release of Young’s latest album also titled “Americana. This effort brought on an exciting twist to traditional American…
Tiki Oasis 12 Exotic Espionage and Polynesian Pulp. Or, What Happened After Too Many Mai Tais
I have finally escaped the plumeria-scented, rum-fueled embrace of Tiki Oasis 12, making my way home from the headquarters of Exotic Espionage and Polynesian Pulp at the Crowne Plaza in San Diego where spies, bad guys and glamour girls frolicked. Though there appears to be a slight gap in time… Now that my amnesia is…
“WE GOT P0WER!: We Survived the Pit” Celebrates Punk Rock at Track 16
Appropriately, “WE GOT P0WER!: We Survived the Pit” a celebration of the hardcore punk music scene that grew out of the South Bay, opens September 8 at Track 16 in Bergamot Station, a long time supporter of alternative music. Track 16 is where punk icon Mike Watt staged his first photo exhibit, “Eye-Gifts from San…
“Marvelous Expeditions” Group Show at Thinkspace
On September 1, Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City opened a wonderful group show “Marvelous Expeditions,” curated by the talented Dabs Myla. The buzz in the air was contributed by the artists featured in the show, billed as “friends” of the talented duo; and by their installation, with help from artists Greg “Craola” Simkins, which features…
Interview: It’s All Done With Ransom & Mitchell’s Smoke and Mirrors
Ransom & Mitchell have taken their photographic and film-making know-how, along with their love of pop-surrealist art and classical painting, to an elevated level by combining narrative themes, an illustrative approach, cinematic lighting, theatrically design sets, and a whole lot of inspiration from the Italian and Dutch Master painters. The end-result is their first fine-art exhibition, Smoke and Mirrors, which opens at Varnish Fine Arts in San Francisco on Saturday, September 8.
We’ve Got Issues / Blood opening at WWA Gallery
On August 18th, WWA Gallery in Culver City opened the 4th Annual “We’ve Got Issues.” The black and white group show, which runs trough September 27th, features artists Ana Bagayan, Anthony Ausgang, David Flores, JC Rivera, Angry Woebots and many others. The impressive amount of work in this show were done in ink, graphite or…
“Los Angeles’ War on Street Artists” via LAWEEKLY
In Los Angeles, some street artists get celebrated at MOCA, while others see their work painted over by the city and county’s graffiti abatement crews. And some end up behind bars with felony convictions. Pick up a copy of the LAWeekly today or visit their site, click here, to read this article about street art…
Stoli + LA CANVAS Present: The Art Of Vodka
On Thursday August 30th, LA CANVAS and Silo Vodka Bar partner with Stoli to throw a tasting/intoxicating party celebrating the vodka maker’s new Salted Karamel flavor spirit. Free shots will handed out from 9-10pm, and DJs J-Logic and Double Down Drew will be keeping the party going until 2am. Don’t miss out! Click here to…