Art Promotes Awareness with Materials & Applications in Silver Lake

By Alice on Apr 13, 2015 in Local News, Los Angeles Art Show, Silver lake Los Angeles, Silver Lake News, Silverlake Los angeles, Silverlandia, Silverlandia Art, Silverlandia Events, summer nights |

We’re totally obsessed with pretty much everything that Materials & Applications does, but this month is different. If you haven’t checked out their current exhibit in Silver Lake you’re totally missing out. Take a break one evening or night this week to check out DOMUS an installation by D.V. Rodgers and team. DOMUS is experimental anti-seismic architecture incorporating spatialized seismic sound and light that challenges our response to and perception of earthquakes. What:  DOMUS by D.V. Rodgers  – Materials & Applications is an outdoor exhibition space that is visible from the street 24 hours a day. Entry is free but donations are appreciated! When: Literally 24 hours a day Where : 1619 Silver Lake Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 9026   DOMUS an installation by D.V. Rogers and team On view until Spring 2015 DOMUS DOMUS is an experiential, anti-seismic architecture installation that challenges our perception and response to earthquakes in Los Angeles. The project is currently exhibiting at Materials & Applications (M&A) in its outdoor exhibition courtyard and is open free of charge to the public from 10am – 10pm every day of the year. DOMUS is constructed from a low-cost open hardware Hexayurt shelter system designed by Vinay Gupta and utilized heavily in Black Rock City during the annual Burning Man Festival. DOMUS is constructed from THERMAX (CI) insulation panels and bi-directional filament tape, a temporary construction technique durable up to 12 months. As with all M&A installations, this two story high extended Hexayurt design was constructed with a team of volunteers. Suspended in the center of DOMUS is a matrix of undulating lights and sounds that pulse, retreat, tremble, and vibrate in response to two curated seismic databases, creating a stunning visual and aural immersive experience. DOMUS submerges visitors into the sensorial datascape of two historical events: Haiti’s 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010 and the 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on Feburary 21, 2011. The LED chandelier centerpiece suspends from an 18’ tall ceiling as the structural ribs taper into eight points, suggestive of gothic arches. Compositions performed in DOMUS are created by Ryan McGee in collaboration with D.V. Rogers, and use seismic recordings to translate waveform data to the compositional data collected by IRIS Wilbur. Visitors...

Can’t make it to Coachella this year? Bootie LA at The Echo has come to the rescue!

By Alice on Apr 8, 2015 in echo park, Echo Park News, Silverlandia, summer nights |

So Coachella sold out before you could get tickets to the big festival? Then come out for the next best thing: Bootchella! Bootie SF resident DJ Tripp joins Bootie LA’s own ShyBoy in playing music from Coachella artists past and present throughout the night! But there’s one big twist — they’ll all be mashed up! For the Midnight Mashup Show, rock and roll chanteuse Kat Robichaud joins ShyBoy to belt out mashups live, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. put on their best festival outfits to throw down go-go madness for you all night! Plus SceneSnaps captures it all, and free Bootie mashup CDs for the first 100 people through the door! It might not be the “real” Coachella, but it’s 3000 percent cheaper and you won’t get sunburned! Launched in 2003 by San Francisco DJ duo A Plus D, Bootie was the first club night dedicated solely to the then-burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup — and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Voted “Best Club Night” for the past nine years, Bootie celebrates pop culture both past and present, keeping your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations. Mixing and matching every musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party, it’s a place where everyone is welcome. And with free mashup CDs given away like candy, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation. For all Bootie parties worldwide: http://BootieMashup.com...

Leche Lounge Comedy at Malo Cantina, the best independent comedy show of 2015!

By Violet on Apr 2, 2015 in leche lounge comedy, malo cantina, Silver lake Los Angeles, Silverlake Los angeles, Silverlake map, Silverlandia, Silverlandia Events |

Leche Lounge Comedy at Malo Cantina, the best independent comedy show of 2015! Tacos, tequila, and comedy with big-name comics and a few you haven’t heard of yet. Join Tammy Jo and friends for Leche Lounge, the best independent comedy show of 2015! Leche Lounge is where comics milk it at Malo Restaurant in Silver Lake. Malo serves East LA style Chicano comfort food realness with the largest selection of tequila north of Mexico. Eat and drink up while laughing with comics who have been seen on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, Showtime, HBO, NuvoTV, Conan, and more. TWO Shows – 7:30p & 8:30p Tickets purchased at the door are $15.00 YAY!!!!! NO FOOD OR DRINK MINIMUM 18 and over-bummer chicos Located @ Malo 4326 Sunset Blvd. Silver Lake, CA 90029   Silverlandia local neighborhood map of events boutiques, restaurants, bars, music Shop local, support your neighborhood    ...