We all enjoy a relaxing evening out sometimes. After you have worked hard all week, you are ready to blow off some steam with family and friends and take it easy for the weekend. The problem many of us have is finding just the right place to go out at night. It may be that you are not that familiar with the nightlife in your area or that there are a number of locations, but you do not know which suits your personality the best. If only there were a way where you could get a quick list of bars in the Silver Lake area so you could make a decision before you go out. Wait! There is a way to do that! You can find the best bars in Silverlandia for your night out, so you know just where to go. What is Silverlandia? Silverlandia is a unique website we have created to provide people in the Silver Lake area with all of the information they want about their community. Our goal is to combine the old school information that you might find on maps and in phone books with the streamlined style and use of the latest technology. What we have come up with is a Silver Lake map that pinpoints all of the locations that you are looking for in the area. We offer a listing of the businesses in the Silver Lake community so you can easily find what you want when you want it. Choose the Best Place to Go When you are searching for the best bars in Silverlandia, our map makes it all very easy for you. You can use our map on either your desktop computer before you leave home or make use of it on your mobile device so that you always have it with you when you need it. You can pull up the map, find the bars in the area, read details about each place, get the address and have the directions to your location all with one simple click. You and your friends can find the perfect spot to go out that night if you want a quiet drink, a place to eat, somewhere to dance or...
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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...
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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...
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Next month in the Mojave Desert is the annual “Rise” Lantern Festival. The gathering is a ritual like experience where attendees write personalized message inside of the burning lanterns before letting them go into the sky. According to the festival’s statements, each lantern takes two to three people to launch, thus making the experience very driven by community and sharing. Though it seems as if the event might somehow produce pollution, 98%-100% of the lanterns are said to be retrieved and are 100% biodegradable. Each vehicle is also equipped with a carbon offset. Rise’s message is very focused on giving people an ethereal experience while being completely sustainable. Tickets for RiSE Lantern Festival 2014 are available for purchase at...
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Los Angeles has been hit with a heatwave this week, with blistering temperatures over 95 degrees to the 100s on a consistent basis. Over 4000 homes have been left without power, with temperatures spiking into triple digits. California’s mountain ranges have also been issued a red flag warning for forest fires, while a heat advisory for the city is under way. If you’re one those who has lost power, make sure you are taking precautionary measures to keep you and your loved ones safe during the heatwave. Heatstroke can easily cause confusion and make people disoriented, incapable of good judgment. In every case prevention is the best step to take. 1. Eliminate excess heat sources. This means the oven, desktop computers, laptops, heavy machinery, etc. Anything giving off heat can contribute to rising temperatures inside ones home. Keep the lights off in rooms you’re not using, and make sure you’re using only whats necessary. After all, the excess consumption of power thru air conditioning units is what caused the power outages to begin with. 2. Drink More Water than normal. The recommended serving is eight 8oz glasses a day, but if caught in a heatwave you’re going to be stepping that up. Add electrolyte supplements or consume drinks that contain electrolytes that have been lost due to excess sweating. Do not consume alcohol, excess coffee, or energy drinks (despite them claiming to be full of electrolytes) as these act as diuretics and promote dehydration. Remember, if you’re thirsty, you’re actually already dehydrated. 3. Recognize heat related illness such as heat rash, heat stroke, heat cramps, and heat exhaustion. These can be serious medical emergencies if left untreated. 4. Take advantage of Water to keep cool. If you afford it, take cool showers, run through the sprinkler, wet your hair, your forehead, wrists, and neck. These points on the body can keep the rest of your body cool if kept cool. Your body has cooling spots all over which you can apply cold compresses, ice packs, and wet cloths to. 5. Prepare your home. Keep the windows shaded as to not let sunshine heat up the room. Use Box fans to circulate air and push hot air out of your...
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Silverlandia Art Report: MOCA’s new director Philippe Vergne is gaining alot of positive momentum, this time for announcing a new performance series at the MOCA this september. The performance series titled “Step and Repeat” is featuring artists including but not limited to rapper Le1F; internet and video artists Yung Jake, Jacolby Satterwhite, DJ Ashland Mines; comedians Heather Lawless, Neil Hamburger, the Power Violence collective, performance artists Dynasty Handbag and Wu Tsang with Boychild, artists/musicians Geneva Jacuzzi and Brendan Fowler ,and bands The Jicks, Nguzunguzu and Stephen Malkmus. The MOCA event will be featuring noise/experimental music, performance art, poetry readings, stand-up comedy, and live bands / DJ’s. Moca refers to the event as a gathering that “celebrates all kinds of artists”. With ambitions to make step and repeat as a reocurring event, with Vergne stating “In a way, yes, it sets a tone — and that is to be a platform for innovation across disciplines. For many artists working today, disciplines as they were constituted at the end of the 20th century are simply irrelevant; so many works now exist above and beyond traditional, even modernist and avant-garde traditions. The tone of Step and Repeat, as well as the tone I want to instill in the museum, is one of freedom and artistic independence. I want MOCA to be fearless.” STEP AND REPEAT will be at the MOCA Geffen Contemporary Space, 152 N. Central Ave., dwntwn. Sept. 13, 20 & 27 and Oct....
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