Who knew this first weekend in February would be so bonkers…I love d&b btw…if this is even that lol.

This should be tight. I need to get amongst the downtown nightlife scene because Hollywood *smh*…

sometimes there’s too much pretension when all we want to do is shake our butts….

Want to take a look at how it goes down? Follow THIS link…

Enjoy yourself.

Brap!

You GOTTA check out DJ Ozone’s newest spot. It’ll be good to have those vibes in a place as uptight as Hollywood.

It’s free before 10:30 or 11 me thinks, and $5 afterwards, that’s virtually unheard of… Read the rest of this entry »

The Rundown: Tracking The Wounded, a solo exhibition of new works by Joey Remmers. For his first solo show at the gallery, Remmers creates a series of compelling visual narratives, many are adaptations from his favorite novels and short stories. Inspired by authors from Stephen King and Chuck Palahniuk to Michael Chabon and Dean Koontz, Remmers employs the paintbrush, as an author would the pen, to create timeless moments and intimate snapshots. Remmers’ color palette is more muted than before, and the oil and mixed media works highlight the grain of his birch panels. Read the rest of this entry »

 After all the anticipation, VIMBY finally released the newest video with the SKATE ALL CITIES crew based out of L.A. Even though SKATE ALL CITIES started with skateboarding, they are also clothing line and a graff crew. Watch the video as they talk about bombing, skating, and starting their own t-shirt line. That ollie over that fence is NUTS!

Also, since no names were listed in the video, the order of appearance goes as follows:
Jeremy Cannon, Gabriel Martinez, Masaki Itoi, Damian Tramell, RICKS, Steve Cuellar and introducing Tony Karr.

P.S:  Word of the day “Basically”, I’m just messing with you RICKS

The beauty of VIMBY is we think of cool stuff to do and we go do it. Don’t need to spend much time doing fancy things like “think” or “research”.  When we decided to do stripped down backyard sessions, Jason Reeves was the first artist to come through.  He was great, and as I sat on the chaise lounge, a lynchburg lemonade in one hand with a beautiful girl in a sundress in another, I realized how blessed I am to have this intimate opportunity to listen to great music performed for me. OK there was no chair, no beverage, no girlie- just good blessings…see for yourself.

I had a little email exchange with Jason on the eve of this posting, here’s what the man had to say:

ME: Thanks for your time, we at VIMBY enjoyed hanging with  you in our backyard.

JR: Thank you. I enjoyed it too! I loved that it was shot outside in such a cool (and real) backyard,  especially the moving shots through the trees..

ME: What  do you miss the most when you’re on the road?

JR: Home is the obvious answer but what makes it a bit more interesting for me is that I’ve accumulated a few homes now over the years of being a vagabond, so I’ve begun to miss a lot of different details. and I miss my friends and family the most.

ME: Your album of the year for 2008?

JR: I’ve gotta have two:  Brendan James-”The Day is Brave” and Brett Dennen-”Hope for the Hopeless”.

ME: What’s your favorite city to perform in?

JR: Every show is different in every city and they all have their unique vibe…Boston has always been amazing though, and most of the west coast..and Iowa City has been there since the beginning..If I kept going I’d list too many..

ME: What’s your take on the so-called “digital revolution”  of how music is consumed these days and the ability of artists to reach out to  fans directly?

JR: I think there are a great deal of good and bad things about the digital revolution in music.  It’s great to be able to reach so many people so quickly but at the same time it creates an over-saturation to an extent that gives listeners a unique and new form of a.d.d.  all in all too many to list, but one thing I don’t like is the disappearing of albums and the birth of the downloadable single age.

ME: What  is 2009 going to hold in store for you?

JR: I hope it holds peace.  I hope for me it holds life and love for it, I hope it gives the space for more songs to be drawn..

Jason Reeves’ The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales) is out now.  Buy it here or here. Or send him a love note here.

Makes me think of Hot Buttered Rum (which I’ve heard is delicious)…or pancakes, I think it might be lunch time

But back to the subject at hand, Hot Buttered Fridays with DJ Lady Sha of Lioness Ent.

New drink specials include $4 beer & call drinks from 7-11pm.
Lady Sha on the 12s from 9:30pm-2am.
Please RSVP with me for FREE entry all night long on the DJ’s list.
Without rsvp, entry is $5 after 11pm.

So get at Lady Sha via Myspace or something if you want to be down…

 This Saturday Skullphone, BERD & MFG will be showing their past and recent work @ Apartment 3 in downtown Los Angeles
Complimentary drinks by your favorite beer! Colt 45 babbyyy…

Opening Reception starts at 7pm and ends at 11pm
Music Provided by Dj Hits & MRS

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 This is going to be an AWESOME show to go to! I think I might have to stop by…
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Friday Jan. 9th from 1-11pm
@ 4210 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90029

Show Runs:
January 9th through February 6th, 2009

Opening Reception:
Friday, January 9th, 2008 7pm until 11pm

IN THE MAIN GALLERY: “FROM THE STREETS OF BROOKLYN”

–> Curated by AD HOC ART(www.adhocart.org)

featured installations from:
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• Imminent Disaster (project room installation)
• Ellis G. (special street installation in surrounding area)
• Luna Park (special photo collage install)
• Over 40 Brooklyn, NY based artists in our main gallery, including:

Abe Lincoln Jr. / Acne / AIKO (aka Aiko Nakagawa) / AnerA / Avoid Pi / avone / Bast / Bloke / c.damage / Celso / Chris Stain / Dan Witz / Dark Clouds / Dennis McNett / ELBOW-TOE / Ellis G. / ELC (aka Endless Love Crew) / Faro / Gaia / Graffiti Research Lab (G.R.L.) / Imminent Disaster / infinity / jm rizzi / Josh MacPhee / Juse One / Kuma / Matt Siren / Maya Hayuk / Michael DeFeo (aka The Flower Guy) / MOMO / Peru Ana Ana Peru / PMP (aka Peripheral Media Projects) / Rate / Robots Will Kill / Royce Bannon / Skewville / Slept / Sometimes / Sonet / Stikman / Swoon / Thundercut / UFO / Unplate