Culture
‘Courage’ By Eric Hernandez Is ‘Not a Cowboys and Indians’ Film
San Gabriel Valley-raised celebrated hoop dancer and director Eric Michael Hernandez honors his Mexican-Lumbee upbringing in his new film "Courage."
Shepard Fairey’s ‘OUT OF PRINT’ Street Art Exhibit Is a 35 Year Retrospective of Rebellion
Shepard Fairey’s street art honors the subcultures that built him and advocates for human rights. And now you can indulge in his world at Beyond the Streets until January 11.
Forget Spotify, Here Are L.A.’s 27 Best Record Shops
Whether you’re a dedicated digger of crates, a touring name in turntablism, or merely a tocadisco-dilettante hoping to start your collection, we can promise you, you’re in the right town.
Sunday Taquitos #3: Thanksgiving Edition
Gobble gobble! Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
These Hacienda Heights Latino Punk Phenoms Are Under 20 and Fronted By the Reincarnation of Darby Crash
Meet the four young guys from the SGV playing punk shows they way they should be played.
Where ‘Predator’ Hunted In The 1990 L.A. Sequel . . . And What Those Spots Look Like Today
Released on November 21, 1990, Predator 2 is set in the year 1997, and Los Angeles is a muggy, suffocating sweatbox. These are the iconic filming locations still alive today in L.A.
A Snapshot of L.A.’s Multi-Layered Street Scenes Overlooked by Mainstream Media
Life in the city is not perfect, and it doesn’t need to be to have value. This photo essay is a snapshot of the city, from the street level, from an L.A. TACO OG.
Second Chances: The Heartwarming Stories of L.A.’s Rescued Exotic Animals
From Alaska to Louisiana, meet the wolves, monkeys, and reptiles now residing in the wild, wild west of Los Angeles.
JACKASS Remembers 25 Years of Stunts and Shenanigans at Complex Art Gallery
“It was a celebration of Jackass; we hit a quarter-century,” Dave England told L.A. TACO. Looking forward to another 25 years of human sling-shots, apex predator taunting, and yes, dildo skateboards.
Meet the L.A. Print Makers Weaponizing Art Against ICE
When the federal immigration raids ramped up in L.A. and protesters took to the streets in June, Chan decided to make a statement the only way he knew how: By printing thousands of protest signs and distributing them for free.
