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Let There Be GWAR: The ‘Scumdogs of the Universe’ Invade Beyond The Streets for Massive Career Retrospective
40 years' worth of costumes and props, tour flyers, posters, comics, original illustrations, group photos, intergalactic phalluses and more at L.A.'s showcase of immersive exhibits.
‘Music Is Beyond Politics:’ Q&A With Li Saumet and Alberto Montenegro of ASTROPICAL
"We need good people and musicians just have to be unique and be true to themselves," says singer Li Saumet. "Not the best, not perfect, but simply be who they are so that music can continue to create the impact it engenders."
With Film Production Down, Is the Sun Setting on the Hollywood Dream?
In the past five years, the whirlwind effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 and 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes, the advent of AI, and productions filming outside of California and the greater U.S. have meant that the glamorous “Hollywood” industry has become more of an ideal rather than a physical setting.
How An OG Chicano-Run Tattoo Parlor Doubles as a Secret Art Gallery in a Shifting Neighborhood
In Echo Park, El Clasico Tattoo’s annual lowrider cruise and art show transforms the 17-year-old parlor into a vibrant, insider art gallery, showcasing over 67 artists and Chicano art. This year’s legendary “only if you know you know” block party was cut short by an unprecedented LAPD raid, highlighting tensions in the city.
I’m a 17-Year-Old Zapoteca in L.A., Choosing to Help My Community Over Fearing ICE
Volunteer over fear. Even when things feel hopeless, scary, and distressing, it is important to focus on what you can do and start where you are.
You Missed Over 1,800 Succulents at the Country’s Biggest Cactus Bash, In Arcadia
Some of the rare succulents for sale included Yemen’s rare euphorbia abdelkuri and Chile’s copiapoa marginata, where nine seedlings sold for $1,900. Other rare cacti on display can live up to 700 years.
This Winery In Los Olivos Holds One of the Biggest Mexican Folk Art Collections
You'll find stirring displays of Oaxaca's barro negro pottery and vibrant, Tonala-burnished white clay bowls, ceremonial costumes from Guerrerense processions, beaded Nativity scenes, carved and gilded gourds, ceramic fruit vendors and smiling demons from Ocumicho, plus chilled sauv blanc from some of the first vines from that grape planted in Santa Ynez Valley.
After ICE’s Show of Force, Ska-Punk Fans Reclaimed MacArthur Park This Weekend
The flyer claimed that it would be “THE BIGGEST BADDEST SKACORE SHOW OF THE YEAR.” For local impacted communities, it would be one of the most important.
(UPDATE) ‘I’m Deeply Sorry:’ Willy Chavarría Apologizes To Oaxaca After Backlash From Both Sides of The Border
“I am deeply sorry that the shoe was appropriated in this design and not developed in direct and meaningful partnership with the Oaxacan community,” said the designer.
The Secret Brigade Hanging Defiant Messages Over One of L.A.’s Busiest Freeways
"We’re taking their MAGA phrase and redefining it to remind them how important immigrants are, and the flags are used as a form to take back the flag and remind ourselves that this is the United States of America, we have to stand up while we still can,” says one of the peaceful demonstrators in the group.
