2/26 PYT Fridays for LA Weekly

the third installation of PYT @ temporary spaces (presented by MFG and Gracie Cakes) brought Hollywood Holt (above) and Juiceboxxx performances along with some good carne asada tacos out on the smoking patio. la weekly gallery now up HERE.

2/25 Down & Derby @ The Echoplex for LA Weekly

another epic night at down & derby. something about disco roller skating outfits, good music, and beautiful people puts a smile on my face. full gallery up on laweekly.com!

2/21 Carl's Jr's Bar Downtown for Brand X Magazine

the only 3 carl's jr's with bars are right here in downtown l.a. and serve big pitchers of beer for under $7 ... brand x mag sent me and a writer to investigate and you can catch the article on news stands now or see it here.

2/21 Allee Willis and The Sound of Soul Party for LA Times

"Allee Willis knows a thing or two about the sound of soul. The iconoclastic writer of hit songs for Earth, Wind & Fire, Patti LaBelle and the Pointer Sisters (among many others) also co-wrote the musical "The Color Purple," currently playing in L.A..." -see the rest of Dean Kuiper's article and my photo gallery HERE. above: Luenell (from Borat), actress Rochelle Aytes and comedian Michael Colyar (pointing at an artist's rendition of Allee Willis).

2/20 Scion Feb Installation- "It Was on Earth that I Knew Joy"

i love the title and theme of this latest scion gallery in culver city. the artwork (curated by sixpack france) was beautiful as well and brought in a great crowd. for more images check my full gallery here.

2/19 Street Fashion for LA Times- Larchmont

ann-marie draws fashion inspiration from "audrey hepburn" and "afro queen asian fusion," drake says "live free, roll forever," and brandi explains ""I come from an era around the 50s. It's something I feel inside and it manifests itself in my style." full gallery and quotes up here on latimes.com!

2/18 LoveNailTree Tear Sheet for Brand X (LA Times)

in case you missed it in the news stands last week. be sure to check out this week's brand x issue to see my photos of a beer serving fast food restaurant (blog post coming soon).

2/13 Derby Dolls for LA Weekly

the night before valentine's day a sold out arena watched the tough cookies defeat the fight crew in an epic roller derby match @ the dollhouse. this was my first experience with the derby dolls and it was amazin! check the la weekly gallery for all the action.

2/11 Editors @ The Wiltern for LA Weekly

we missed the antlers opening set due to photo pass drama but above are some of my images of the editors performance and you can check the rest along with the usual fan photos HERE on laweekly.com

2/10 Sara Bareilles- Recording Session, Pub Crawl and 30th Birthday Photos

sara b is back in the recording studio so i stopped by a few weeks ago and took a couple photos (below). the songs i heard sounded amazin'... can't wait for the 2nd album.
afterward some of her band members and the raining jane girls were in town so we ventured to main street. it started off innocently enough @ wildflour pizza, then got progressively crazier as we hit a couple bars before having a dance off at barcopa and finishing the night w/ some holy guacamole tacos.
later, sara had her 30th birthday at an amazing venue called big red sun in venice. (below: blowing out candles as mona tavakoli looks on, dancing with her cupcakes, and hangin w/ javier dunn and cary brothers).
for more check out sara's latest performance w/ weezer.

2/3 Scion Feb Dub Step- 16 Bit, Untold and 12th Planet

what a party. scion, media contender, 12th planet and the crew have this dub step ish down. 4 block line and nonstop madness. full gallery NOW UP:

1/30 OCMA Auction

the orange county museum of art brought me out to cover their art auction saturday night. there were some pretty cool pieces and it was also nice to see so many people bidding.