Rocking the House of Burton With a New Concert Series
Jul08

Rocking the House of Burton With a New Concert Series

  More music on the Miracle Mile! You probably know about LACMA’s free Friday night jazz series on it outdoor plaza. But now there’s a new concert series in town that showcases the Los Angeles independent rock scene. It was the brainchild of LACMA Muse director Jason Gaulton, who oversees a series of events, like Young Director’s Night, for the younger crowd of art enthusiasts that belong to Muse, one of the museum’s...

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Furniture, Phones and Toilets–Three Good Reasons to Party
Jun24

Furniture, Phones and Toilets–Three Good Reasons to Party

Beverly Blvd. just east of Robertson was the place to be on Thursday night as three separate events slowed traffic to a crawl and brought out hundreds of people. The biggest party was at the brand-new Restoration Hardware flagship store, right around the corner from the Starbucks. The home furnishings store is reportedly closing its locations that sell lower-priced merchandise and focusing on a higher-end concept like the one...

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True Blood’s Alan Ball Called it an Obscene Party, and He Meant That in a Good Way
Jun22

True Blood’s Alan Ball Called it an Obscene Party, and He Meant That in a Good Way

When we last left Sookie Stackhouse on “True Blood,” she had disappeared in a fairy flash. As season four of the hit HBO series begins anew, we find out exactly what happened to her. And part of it was pretty, before of course, it turned True Bloodian. Okay, there will be some spoilers here. Sookie, now single after breaking up with Bill Compton, spent time with her fairy godmother in an idyllic place where time stands still and where...

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What do Annette Bening and Katie Holmes Have in Common, Aside from Star Husbands?
Jun20

What do Annette Bening and Katie Holmes Have in Common, Aside from Star Husbands?

Warren Beatty was there, Tom Cruise wasn’t as their illustrious wives took center stage at the Women in Film 2011 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills. Hosted by Melissa McCarthy of “Bridesmaids” and the CBS hit show “Mike and Molly,” the gala event honored Annette Benning with the Crystal Award, Katie Holmes received the MaxMara Face of the Future Award, CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler, “How I...

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Billabong Design for Humanity Rocks NY Street to Save the Music
Jun16

Billabong Design for Humanity Rocks NY Street to Save the Music

Billabong sure knows how to throw a party, and for a good cause. The surf line put on its fifth annual Design for Humanity fashion, art and music block party celebration to benefit VH1’s Save the Music Foundation on the New York Street back lot of Paramount Pictures in Hollywood– and they’re probably still cleaning up the place from all the festivities. The fashion, music and art-filled block party raised more than...

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