| | | First Look: Get Social in The Conference Room | Pull into 12181 Bluff Creek Drive, and you’ll see a giant KAWS statue — a towering, pop-art, blue Pixar-like creature with X’s for eyes. It’s so imposing and idol-like one would expect swarms of people to be actively praying to it, ... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | Andrea Drummer: The Canna-Chef Elevating Cuisine | There’s a lot of canna-cookery going on in Los Angeles right now, and nobody is leading the charge more tastefully than executive chef and partner at the Original Cannabis Cafe (formerly Lowell Cafe) in West Hollywood, Andrea Drummer.... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | | | The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Julia Nunes | “The Best Gig I Ever Saw” is a weekly column that will see us ask a musician to chat about their favorite concert thus far. This week it’s singer/songwriter Julia Nunes… I searched my soul and the best show I’ve ever seen was d... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | Not Another DJ: Machete | Born in Torrance and raised in Los Angeles, Rob Gonzalez started a lifelong love affair with underground raves in his senior year (1992) and never looked back. As Machete behind the decks, it was then that he tuned his signature hip-hop and... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | UnBinged: Getting to the Core of Apple TV | As streaming services wage war for our attention, a new player enters the battlefield. Not to be outdone by Netflix, Amazon or Disney+, Apple’s own streaming service offers a small selection of original programming featuring A-listers and... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | Review: Black Christmas Reboot Bludgeons the Boys Club | For hardcore horror fans, Black Christmas is sacred, a film that in many ways created a bloody blueprint for the slasher genre. Though the film was remade (and well enough, too) back in 2007, the latest take — opening today just in time f... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | Embracing Spontaneity: R.B. Kitaj at L.A. Louver | “Magic is a joke you pay cash for. Do you want to be refreshed or not to be refreshed?” — Edwin Denby How can visual art change our perception or at least cause surprise? The reconfiguration of what we’ve come to expect fascinate... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | Tanya Aguiñiga: The Uplifter Creating Bridges Across the Border | Artists have long addressed our country’s immigration policies in their art, especially the debate over the U.S.-Mexico border. Tanya Aguiñiga has not only created art along that border, but crossed it countless times herself. Aguiñiga... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | Adam Schiff: The Man for the Moment | For someone bearing quite literally the weight of potentially altering the nation’s history, Congressman Adam Schiff is surprisingly calm. The House Intelligence Committee chair representing Burbank and charged with helming the impeachmen... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | The 12 Strains of Christmas 2019 | The 12 Strains of Christmas is back for year two! This holiday season, we will again rundown a dozen of the finest cannabis flowers in California. Some are widespread treasures, but there are certainly a few more exotic options for those... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | David Garza: 100 Years of Cannabis Songs, From Cab Calloway to Cypress Hill | As 2019 is winding down, L.A. Weekly associate publisher of cannabis Michael Miller is reflecting on his favorite cannabis-related memories. Here, he delves into the intersection of artistry and cannabis at Grand Performances. David ... | READ MORE ➝ |
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| EVENTS | | | | New Years Eve Flamenco | Looking for something fun and unique before your late night this New Years Eve? Join us for a four course dinner and Flamenco show for an unforgettable night of fun and food! Seating begins at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.... | LEARN MORE ➝ |
| | Kosher Xmas Eve Comedy | Join Host/Comedy Magician Dan Frischman*(Arvid from Head of the Class, Chris from Kenan & Kel) with comedians Wayne Federman (Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jimmy Brogan (Former Tonight Show Head Writer), Marc Price (Skippy from Fami... | LEARN MORE ➝ |
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