Culture
Seven Dancers Proving L.A.’s Burlesque Scene Is the Best in the World
In a city where younger generations aren't necessarily going out, drinking, or dancing the way they used to, burlesque quietly continues to thrive.
Three DIY Zine Makers to Support In a Time When Their Craft Is Criminalized
Followed by federal immigration agents or asked to take down their zines, these artists are aware of the danger that comes with speaking out and still going strong.
Burbank’s Annual Latin Clown Convention Made Me Embrace My Inner Payasa
Every year, the collective hosts the Congreso, a multi-day gathering where clowns from across the United States and Latin America swap techniques, attend workshops, discover new products, and uplift one another, even hosting an Oscars-style awards show on the final night in one last hurrah.
Remember the 99 Cents Only Art Show? Artists Allege They Got Ripped Off.
A number of local artists involved in a heavily attended, viral art show in a former 99 Cents Only Store tell L.A. TACO they’re still yet to be paid for the work that was sold.
This Proudly Queer and Undocumented Organization Has Funded More Than 100 DACA Applications With Only $50 and a Screen-Printing Setup
The words "May I Be Latino in Every Lifetime" adorn their shirts, but behind the bold letters is a founder who's quietly paying for DACA renewals and redefining what activism looks like.
An Art Show Honoring Sex Work Is Hidden Inside a Fashion District Gallery
"I chose Beverly as my stripper name 'cause I was born in a car on Beverly and Western in Koreatown," Michaela Campbell, who hosted the night's event, tells L.A. TACO.
Sunday Taquitos #30: Flock This!
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
10 Rising L.A. Directors You Need to Follow
From local short film screenings to Sundance Film Festival, these are the city’s emerging directors keeping the industry alive.
Catch Chicano Arts Innovator Gronk In Conversation at Moveable Feast, August 27 In Pasadena
A true legend of L.A. art and innovation, Gronk is the East L.A.-raised, multi-hyphenate artist that formed one quarter of the main nucleus of ASCO, the 1970s and 80s avant garde artists collective famous for confronting and skewering the systems set against Eastside Angelenos and Chicanos.
These L.A. Comedy Stars Sprang From One of the First Ever YouTube Channels
In the L.A. comedy world, there’s improv, stand-up, and now . . . Smosh.
