BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

Single, the label well-versed at creating a pretty, printed silk dress (usually between $200-$400) is having a fall sample sale Sunday, September 30th from 6:00PM-9:00PM with wine, deals, giveaways, and even karaoke. Cash or credit only. Email info@buysingle.com to RSVP and find out the location details (somewhere in West Hollywood).

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I pretty much avoid Hollywood & Highland like the plague. Why, besides the touristy annoyances? It’s a nightmare to go there. So, as much as I’m not a fan of the mega-complex, I appreciate that Global Inheritance’s Public Displays of Affection series is trying to get people to use public transportation. Liverpool’s Ladytron and Great […]

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Thursday, September 27th, starting at 8:00PM, is Apartment 3’s downtown Dress Right Monthly Fashion Party. It is $10, but that gets you Dewar’s drinks, food from Spork Foods, VIP Dance Right entry, and , of course, fashion (runway show, plus up to 50% off vintage selections). RSVP to dressright@danceright.net.

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Party Thursday, September 27th from 7:30PM-10:30PM at the Original Penguin store on Melrose, put on by Filter Magazine, Dim Mak Records, and featuring tunes from The Deadly Syndrome. Drinks. Gift bags until gone. RSVP to iwanttogo@filtermmm.com.

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Rodan vs Griffith once again proved they know how to throw a party with margaritas, Tecate, really friggin good tacos, music, and a $5 sample bin (which is still there for the taking!). First, the tacos: all I’m saying is if you are going to have a party Tacos Teresa is the way to go […]

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The husband and I scooped up some friends and headed over to Spaceland last night to check out The SoftLightes. West Indian Girl played before them, which garnered quite a crowd. Lead singer Mariqueen Maandig, lithe and clad in a tiered, billowy red dress, had a bit of a Will Farrel-SNL-Blue Oyster Cult-cowbell thing going […]

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Because you’re not crazy, you’ll be at Rodan vs Griffith Thursday, September 20th from 6:00PM-10:00PM for a gratis taco-Tecate-margarita-live music-fest. This is the first of a monthly series of parties the 3rd Street boutique will be hosting, featuring an artist, band, or designer. This Thursday, it’s Let’s Go Sailing, a band Grey’s Anatomy fans might […]

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If you’ve been with B+S from the start, you know the husband and I are huge fans of The SoftLightes. The band is going to be at Spaceland  a 8:00PM Wednesday, September 19th, then at the Troubadour at 8:00PM Saturday, September 22nd. We’ve been following frontman Ron Fountenberry from his days with the band The […]

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I’ve been to Tantra in Silver Lake once and it was delicious. Saturday, September 8th from 9:30PM-2:00AM, the Indian restaurant and bar will be the place for much music, food, art, hookah, and drink. Proceeds go to Haven House L.A. RSVP to list@lionessla.com.

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I’ve written before about the multi-talented Elizabeth Paige Smith and her Atelier on Abbot Kinney. The artist has teamed up with Roxy and shot a film, Ritournelle, which will be screened and feted Wednesday, August 29th, from 5:00PM-10:00PM; the festivities start with a gallery exhibition of Roxy Studio Artists at Elizabeth Paige Smith’s gallery at […]

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Turntable Lab on Fairfax is having a record release party tonight from 8:00PM-10:00PM for Madlib’s latest Beat Conducta in India (Vol. 3-4). Love the liberal use of exclamation points in the post above from Turntable Lab’s blog. All the info is there though and it sounds like an awesome event - music courtesy of DJ […]

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Hm, not sure why the flyer says August 24th-26th, since the site says August 25th and 26th… The F*ck Yeah Fest is a weekend of indie music, art, and comedy for all ages in Echo Park, held at The Echo, Echoplex, The Rec Center, Taix, and another vague ‘other location’, all in walking distance of […]

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