Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Rush 7/29 -8/4

Do you feel like you are being Rushed?

Wednesday 30th, 2008

Rebel With Out A Cause at the Arclight
As part of the AFI 100 Years 100 Movies, the Hollywood Arclight continues to screen classics films from the first 100 years of American Cinema. This week's highlighted film is Rebel Without A Cause starring James Dean & Natalie Woods. Need I say more.

Admission: $11
Time: 8 pm
6360 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
323-464-4226
Thursday July 31st, 2008

Last Call for the Now Festival
This is the last week to experience the third and final Now Festival program at Redcat. This week's program features dance/performance art by Rosanna Gamson, Anne Lebaron, Douglas Kearney, and Kristina Wong. Runs July 31st - August 2nd.

Admission: $18/$14 Students
Time: 8:30 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall
631 W. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-237-2800
Friday August 1st, 2008

Get the lead out ~ Group Show
The Black Maria Gallery in Glendale is scheduled to open a group show on Friday. The featured artwork is an array of small sketches pen & ink drawings, watercolors, and some sculpture. The show is an homage to the artistic process. They will be raffling an original painting and if you bring a book you may just walk away with an original sketch.

Admission: FREE
Time: 7 - 10:30 pm
Black Maria Gallery
3137 Glendale Blvd.
Glendale, CA 90039
323-660-9393

Public Enemy w/Ghostface Killah
It may be difficult to remember the days when Public Enemy was a real Hip Hop threat. Their present day menace may very well be skewed by visions of member Flava Flav's recent escapades with reality television, but I assure you this is the Flava you will love. Also featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah this blast from the past is sure to be both an old and a goody.

Admission: $22
Time: 8 pm
Crash Mansion
1024 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-747-0999
Saturday August 2nd, 2008

Doug Henry & Joe Potts: Still Life With Dancer
As a tribute to the 100 year anniversary of Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, composer Joe Potts and artist Doug Henry have collaborated on a new video work Still Life With Dancer. Honoring the birth of cubism the video is scheduled to show at Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art in Culver City.

Admission: Free
Time: 6 - 8pm
Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art
8568 Washington Blvd.
310-815-1100
Ryan Graeff : Restitution Press
Artist Ryan Graeff is infamous for his garilla-tactic art installations of the LA "Bandit," that you can often find as you walk through the Los Angeles urban landscape. An artist by day, and a cultural Zapatista by night, Graeff's new exhibition includes over a dozen volumes of urban-coated, textured, color-enriched newspapers that he has aptly labeled "The Restitution Press." You may run into one of Graeff's many celebrity collectors at his opening on Saturday, fully equiped with DJ and drinks.

Admission: Free
Time: 7 - 12 Midnight
2380 Glendale Blvd.
Silverlake, CA 90039
323-912-0008
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Rush 7/22 - 7/28

Here is the weekly rush for all you Angelenos out there. These are my top-picks for events in and around the L.A. area. Enjoy this beautiful summer week!

Thursday 24th, 2008

Tokyo Police Club at The Hammer
The Tokyo Police Club is the FREE concert hosted by the Hammer this week. The Indie 103.1 FM summer concerts are held in the courtyard of the Museum building so that you can enjoy the twinkling of the night sky as you watch your favorite indie rock stars perform in the moonlight.
Free Admission
8pm - 11pm
The Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Cirque Berzerk
Opening this week at the Los Angeles State Historic Park is Cirque Berzerk, a goth/punk circus with heavy ties to the Burning Man Festival. Imagine Cirque du Soleil and a punk/rock S & M band had a baby, throw in a few items on fire and that is Cirque Berzerk. If you like watching contorcionists wearing black bustiers climb through flaming rings then this is the event for you. Show runs from 7/24 - 7/27.
Admission $35-65
8:30pm
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Friday 25th, 2008

Culture Shock Dance L.A. at The Ford Theater
This is an L.A. based hip hop dance troop dedicated to enriching the Los Angeles area by provided cultural outreach programs to the urban youth of L.A. In partnership with programs like D.A.R.E. Culture Shock provides free hip-hop dance classes to the community. They even provide a FREE community class that is open to ANYONE on Monday nights.
Admission $20
8:30pm
The Ford Theater
2580 E. Cahuenga Blvd.
323-461-3673
Saturday 26th, 2008

Last Call for Automatic - Enigmatic
Saturday 26th, 2008 is the LAST day to view this two artist show at the Lawrence Asher Gallery. The show consists of the sculpture/collages of Sophia Allison along side the paintings of York Chang. Sophia Allison's sculptures are pretty stunning so don't miss out!
Admission Free
11am - 5pm T-F/ 12pm - 5pm S
Lawrence Asher Gallery
5820 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-935-9100
We're All Doomed - Cameron Gray
Saturday opens the new Cameron Gray show at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica. If you are not familiar with Cameron Gray you should be, because his paintings are quite amazing. Taking small individual scenes that he has painted on wood blocks he creates the most imaginative collages. Show runs from July 26th - August 23rd.
Free Admission
Reception: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Robert Berman Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave. C2
Santa Monica, CA90404
310-315-9506
Does It Offend You Yeah?
You have no idea what you are getting yourself into, is the name of this UK based band's debut album. I think thats a very accurate description of the way I feel about this band. I never quite know what's going to happen next, I but I have full faith that I will love it. If you haven't heard them already, these guys are rock stars.
Admission $16
8pm
The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90026
213-413-8200
Sunday July 27th, 2008

Gnarls Barkley at the Hollywood Bowl
Run children! Run for your life! Gnarls Barkley is play the bowl this Sunday. What better way to end the weekend than enjoying a warm summer breeze, while rocking out to the dynamic duo that is Gnarls Barkley. Perfection in a bowl.
Admission $10-96
9pm
The Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90068
323-850-2000

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Prodigal Son Returns

Guided by his Hawaiian and Japanese roots, Edwin Ushiro journeys through misty memories of his forgotten childhood with his new solo show "while tides guide you back home," which opened last weekend at Project Gallery in Culver City. 
The show, which runs from July 12th through August 9th, is a collection of multi-media pieces that have been inspired by Ushiro's up-bringing on the tranquil island of Maui. Fusing traditional painting with digital imagery, the Arts Center graduate, combines a plethora of techniques like iron transfer and the use of ink, fabric, and plexi-glass to create his scenes from a long abandoned past.

Ushiro's wistful scenes often feature youthful anime-esc characters painted on the foreground of a sheet of plexi-glass, while the picturesque background is mounted on the reverse side to create the illusion of three- dimensional depth. Each piece has an ethereal quality to it, as though we might be walking through a watercolor dream, a photo-snapshot of the moment before we wake-up. An aura of light baths these quaint apparitions, blinding us with the glow of the fondest, well preserved memories.

As dreams habitually move from light to dark, Ushiro's recollections delve far bellow the surface of a tender remembrance of things past, and many of the images touch upon childish fears and fascinations with the shadowy unknown.
Inspired by Japanese folklore, the dreams transform into nightmares, where fantastical creatures emerge from the mists of the forests to frighten us. Spirits and gods come to life and we get swept under the currents of these lurid images. Caught in the riptide, it can be easy to get carried out to the turbulent sea and be overwhelmed by these surreal visions. But Ushiro wisely instructs us from the beginning that the best course of action is to succumb to the pressures of the waves and eventually if we let go of our panic and fear we will be guided home on a friendly tide. 






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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Rush 7/15-7/21

These are my favorite LA LA LAnd events for this week. There are some amazing things happening in LA this week that I highly encourage you to check out.

Thursday July 17th 2008

The NOW Festival at REDCAT - Program I
Thursday opens a three program performance art festival featuring a variety of movement, dance, and theater troops. Each program lasts through the weekend and features three different acts. This week's line-up is: Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project: Sira Kan/ On the Road, Cloud Eye Control: Final Space and Subterranean Heart, & Theater Movement Bazaar: Model Behavior. The festival runs for the next three weeks.

General Admission $18
7/17 - 7/19   8:30 pm
Disney Hall
631 W. 2nd St. 
Los Angeles, CA  
Box Office: 213-237-2800



Saturday July 20th 2008

All Mixed Up at The Grind Gallery
A group show opens at The Grind Gallery in Culver City, featuring 15-20 artists of varying tastes and degree. Appropriately titled there should be something for everyone. 

Artist Reception 7 - 11 pm
Free Admission
The Grind Gallery
12222 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-397-2244

Movie Screening at The Hammer Museum
One of the many free summer events hosted by the Hammer Museum, featuring cinematic classics like The Big Lebowski & Less Than Zero. Though tickets are free you must pick them up at the theater box office one hour prior to the event. Availability is on a first come first served basis. 

Free Admission
7 pm Less Than Zero
9 pm The Big Lebowski
The Billy Wilder Theater 
The Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd. 
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-206-3456



Scratch Art at Canvas LA
The Canvas LA Gallery opens a new show that features a remarkable collection of scratchboard art from over 200 tattoo artists worldwide. There will also be a scratch wall where guests are encouraged to add their own marks to the mix. 

Free Admission
8 pm - Midnight
441 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-944-0678

Sunday July 20th 2008

Feist Plays at Hollywood Bowl
This Canadian indie rock singer has a beautiful and powerful voice that will sooth your heart. She is a salute to all women who rock, and her timber
tickles the deepest part of your soul. She is a must see gem. 


Admission $20 and up
7 pm 
Hollywood Bowl
2301 North Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90068
323-850-2000

Monday July 21st 2008

Princeton Plays the Silverlake Lounge
This is a sweet new indie band that is reminiscent of The Beatles' early feel-good albums. They will be also playing  the following monday July 28th, so if you miss them this week all is not lost.

Free Admission
The Silverlake Lounge
2906 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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