Taylor Marie Contarino
‘Jazz Is Dead’ Brings L.A. The Musical Legends That Your Favorite Hip-Hop Artists Sampled
Hundreds of artists, including Tyler The Creator, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Kanye West, and Lauryn Hill, have sampled performers who have graced the Jazz Is Dead stage in person, from Roy Ayers to Sister Nancy. “These guys are in their eighties, and they have so much energy and life," said a co-founder of one of L.A.'s most low-key and influential concert series.
This Pioneering Mexican Restaurant Was One of the First in L.A. to Reject ‘Combination Plates’ In 1985. Now, They Are Struggling to Stay Open
Jose and Aurora Rodriguez founded La Serenata on 1st Street in 1985. Their menu full of "complex sauces that blew everyone's minds," as Jonathan Gold once wrote, drew people from all over the city to Boyle Heights. But like many other restaurants at the moment, Jose's only son, Marco, is struggling to keep their last-standing West L.A. location open amid rising costs and declining sales.
With Albondigas and Tortillas Hecha a Mano, East L.A.’s ‘La Que Si Llena’ Restaurant Hopes to Stay Open For Another 30 Years
The hole-in-the-wall has served homestyle Mexican dishes to the Hazard neighborhood for the last 30 years. The new, East L.A.-based immigrant owners aren't trying to earn Michelin stars and "don't see [their] customers as numbers" but provide a cozy reminder of what it’s like to sit at your kitchen table surrounded by loved ones with heaping bowls of albondigas, birria, ceviche, and other comforting plates of comida casera.
Hawthorne’s Very Own COYOTE Are Running L.A.
Wailing their signature ghoulish howl, two brothers, "Ladies Love Guapo," and "Ricky Blanco," are the duo that makes up the up-and-coming Mexican-American rap hip-hop duo, COYOTE, hailing from Hawthorne.
The 24 L.A. Rappers You Need to Know in 2024
Kendrick Lamar's 'The Pop Out' show celebrated many rising L.A. rappers carrying hip-hop into the future. Here is our list (and your next playlist) of the local emcees putting on for the West Coast.
L.A.’s 10 Biggest Summer Jams, Check Out Our Playlist
These are L.A.'s ten biggest summer jams, those ubiquitous tunes you'll be hearing all season, whether you're banging them out of your ride with friends on the way to the beach or hearing them rattle the windows of every other car around you as you do your best to exit Dodger Stadium.
X’Tiosu Kitchen, Boyle Heights’ Beloved Lebanese-Oaxacan Restaurant, Is In Danger of Closing
X’Tiosu Kitchen has been fusing cultures and supporting neighbors in Boyle Heights since 2017, but recent economic struggles have shifted its story of triumph and dream-chasing to one of hardship and struggle.
‘Not Like Us:’ Kendrick Lamar Unifies Los Angeles In A One-Night-Only Juneteenth Concert, Placing West Coast Unity At the Forefront
“The Pop Out” wasn’t just a showcase of the breadth of talent and music that Los Angeles has to offer—it was a cultural renaissance, a presentation of art bursting with unity and West Coast pride. In a city with so much pain and suffering throughout history, “The Pop Out” showed that community is everything.
How to Celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the place to be this Juneteenth, with a wider variety of free and exciting ways to celebrate, there is something for everyone to attend or participate in.
‘Tacos With a Side of Dope Music:’ A Preview of the DJs Gracing The Stage at TACO MADNESS
Attendees of this weekend have much to look forward to—from behind the turntables to behind the grills, TACO MADNESS promises to bring something for everybody, and the L.A. TACO looks forward to bringing all of the energy, excitement, and culture to La Plaza De Culturas y Artes this Saturday.
