Velvet Lounge
August 8 at 10:00 pm – 2:00 am
La Cita
336 S. Hill St. (across from Angel’s Flight)
Los Angeles, CA
www.lacitabar.com
This month’s Velvet Lounge is gonna be hotter than the weather featuring Nica Tine churning out some Boss Jamaican sounds, Frankie the Face making a public appearance from his Secret Affair, and local L.A. Icon Lee Joseph of Dionysus Records making his rounds around town and stopping by to lay some tracks down!
Come by after the Dick and Jane Family Orchestra set at the Lotus Light Arts Fundraiser!
Next Month Velvet Lounge will have the 45 Flying Dutchman: Kula Baker, Powder from the old school days of L.A. Mod, Rocksteady Lounge’s Nina and Viktor plus… many others! Tell your friends and spread the word, cause The Velvet Lounge is still here and is 100% drama free!
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8/6: Christopher Ulrich “Illuminator: The Royal Wedding” at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Christopher Ulrich
“Illuminator: The Royal Wedding”
August 6 – 29, 2010
Reception for the artist: Friday, August 6, 2010, 8pm – 11pm
Print Release & Signing will precede, from 7-8 pm
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90232
323-666-7667
info@laluzdejesus.com
www.laluzdejesus.com
Choice
Oil on canvas
36″ x 48″ in 44″ x 71.5″ frame
This is Christopher Ulrich’s second show with Billy Shire. The first was “The Fourth Enochian Key,” which debuted on June 13, 2009. This next chapter is a continuance of the “Demoneater” series recently catalogued and exhibited at the Grand Central Art Center Museum at CSUF. “Illuminator: The Royal Wedding” is the second chapter of three in Ulrich’s ongoing journey. It was on this very day 38 years ago that Ulrich was born. Each piece in the series is designed to be its own portable temple marked and charged by the number 8. There are 16 paintings with 16 illustrated studies, 1 additional drawing, hidden, conceptual notes and 16 print editions that complete the show.
“Illuminator: The Royal Wedding” is a merger, a multi-faceted view of the crystal. Light and dark begin to dance within the circle. As the black continues it’s metamorphic process, the heat and flame of experience (and a time-crunching deadline) increase and the whitening begins. The white aspect of the alchemical process is the manifestation of a deep healing process. What happens is it gives birth to axioms. These insights form the images, which create personalized alchemical recipes. Various figures from history -both real and imagined- have folded with cross-cultural counterparts significant to the artist. This manifested array marks the interior witnesses that revolve around the axis of the third part, that which has yet to be. All the works can be viewed simultaneously, as if they are all happening at the same time in different places and dimensions. Poetic conception is the moment in which a certain resonance rings out throughout the universe; dark beacons echoing across the depths of space and time. As the piper plays his hypnotic melodies so, too, the aspirant chooses his card. As the Promethean hare reveals nuclear magic to primates so, too, St. Margaret rises from the belly of the dragon. These moments capture a singular message. And that is an awakening with the white and black truly integrated. The red man and the white woman merge and not only give birth to the divine child but absorb its golden aura, which is the backdrop of the whole show. The entire universe spirals above, below, and within. The Royal Wedding heals all wounds, and establishes treaties amongst all houses; a rekindling of friendship; truce between enemies; the harvesting of fruits of labor; the newborn gifts between lovers; a new manifestation between father and son, god and warrior, mother, sister and friend. :Illuminator: The Royal Wedding” has revealed that there are no mistakes, no regrets and no lies. All parts of the greater whole bear witness that life is a magical process with “magic” defined as the transforming agent. The ability to make the unreal reality, to make impossibility possible, to bring a sense of inspiration, joy and insight is your birthright. We live in abundance, not scarcity. Everyone is invited to experience his or her own inner awakening by witnessing the call that the artist has truthfully labored to answer.
Grace
Graphite on strathmore
12″ x 17.5″ (plus 3″ matte & frame)
Also available as a proof edition lithograph (1/16)
There is a great wedding occurring. The bride and groom could be myth and reality or science and religion. Seeming opposites come together. You have to choose: there are four paths with four different directions all going to the same place. All who attend this show will see various paths revealed. The Universe will be drawn back to its singularity. There is no expansion without contraction. Each guest is invited to contribute and share their own gifts within the court. May the masks come off and the archetypes dance. Who knows what they will bring forth. Amen, Glory, Peace, and Triumph!
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Contact the Gallery Director for availability and purchase info: (323) 666-7667
La Luz de Jesus Gallery is located in the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 7pm, Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity, leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-269, f (818) 848-2699.
Surf Guitar 101 3rd Annual Convention August 7, 2010 Orange County CA
The Starting Gate
5052 Katella Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2802
(562) 598-8957
(Dionysus Records will be vending at this event!)
Surf Guitar 101 Facebook Page
Surf Guitar 101 Myspace Page
Schedule:
8 am- Open for Breakfast
9 am- Vendors begin
10 am to 8 pm – Live Music
Line up:
Space Cossacks (Washington D.C.)
Frankie and the Pool Boys (SF Bay Area, CA)
The Wadadli Riders (Antigua/Italy)
The Insect Surfers (Los Angeles, CA)
The Space Rangers (Germany)
Atomic Mosquitos (Washington D.C.)
The Surfside IV (Phoenix, AZ)
Men of Mystery (L.A. County, CA)
**Plus**
– A “60’s Legends of Surf” Jam and The SG101 Members Jam.
– Huge back room at The Starting Gate will host the Vendors area.
– Meet and greet SG101 members from around the world
– Meet legendary Surf Musicians
– Raffles! CDs, T-shirts, Vinyl, and a Guitar worth $1200.00
– Many more shows planned around the main convention show
More info here
There are two separate podcasts highlighting the bands that will be playing the SG101 convention.
SG101 podcast
Radio Free Bakersfield podcast
I hope many of you can come out to California to soak up the sun and reverb of this ongoing tradition of shows.
– Your host Jeff “Big Tiki Dude” Hanson
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8/8: Lotus Light Arts fundraiser w/ The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra
August 8 at 6:00 pm 2:00am
Tony’s Downtown Saloon
2017 East 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA
Lotus Light Arts wishes to raise $2000 for the amazing curriculum that will help them bring yoga and art to at-risk teen women. Your $5 donation at the door will be a much appreciated contribution to helping us bring much needed healing and healthy life tools to the under-served in our LA community. Tony’s is also being gracious enough to give Lotis Light Arts a percentage of liquor sales, so please have a good time – but of course, drink responsibly!
3 FANTASTIC BANDS:
7:00 Neil Morrow in Memphis 54 (with our dear friend Ronnie Mendoza on guitar!)
8:00 The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra (with our dear friend Lee Joseph on bass!)
9:00 The Jane Doe’s
Tony’s is a full bar with a wide selection of whiskey, great atmosphere and FREE PARKING!!!
There will be RAFFLES for some great pieces of ART from local artists, gift baskets, GIFT CERTIFICATES from places such as Malo, Wacko / Soap Plant …and more…
A few art, yoga clothing and t-shirt VENDORS will also be there!
$50 gift certificate from Malo
$25 gift certificate from Wacko / Soap Plant
Aveda gift basket
Mosaic art pieces from artist Leigh Adams
Watercolors from artist, Kara Hamer
A vintage condom machine from the ’50’s
2 cds by fantastic Runyan Canyon Yoga teacher, Daniel Overberger
Other Ways to Help:
*Pass this invite along to everyone!
*Pass along our website info: http://www.lotuslightarts.org
*Volunteer as a yoga or art instructor for us! (contact info@lotuslightarts.org)
*Donate yoga or art supplies
*Donate something for the raffle
*Sell your art, jewlery, crafts, etc. at the fundraiser
Most importantly, PLEASE ATTEND! Your presence and support mean the world to me. Plus, it will be lots of fun!!!
Hope to see you!
♥ Gina & Lotus Light Arts
Keep A Breast Art Show
at Tiki Oasis 10
Benefiting the Keep A Breast Foundation
Reception for the Artists:
1:00PM – 2:30PM, Saturday Aug. 21
The Keep A Breast Gallery will be open 11 AM – 4 PM on Friday – Sunday, August 20 – 22 – Free and open to the public
Artists and castees will be in attendance at the reception. Live music provided by Project Pimento
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lahaina Room
2270 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
1-619-297-1101
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/sancp
Tiki Oasis announces an exclusive art show in conjunction with the event’s 10th anniversary:The Keep A Breast Art Show is curated by Tiki Oasis co-organizer Baby Doe Strohiem and features 25 noteworthy tiki artists who have combined sculpture, philanthropy and symbolic artistry creating one-of-a-kind plaster forms made from the female torso of 25 celebrity castees.
The Keep A Breast Foundation Breast Casts™ are part of Keep A Breast’s unique campaigns to use art and artistic expression to inform young people about methods of prevention, early detection, coping and support. This awareness campaign is like no other, harnessing the power of art to communicate complex feelings and thoughts about health, the female form and ultimately about breast cancer.
The breast casts will be sold at the exhibition to raise funds for Keep A Breast’s early detection,prevention, and support programs. Through these programs Keep A Breast strives to eradicate breast cancer by inspiring young people to adopt lifestyle choices that have long-term health benefits. www.keep-a-breast.org
Artists: Atomikitty , Bosko, Claudette Barjoud aka Miss Fluff, Crazy Al Evans , Danny Gallardo, Dave “Squid” Cohen, Dave Krys, David C. Wong, Dawn Frasier Sophista-Tiki, Derek Yaniger, Eric October, Erin Joy, Heather Watts, Isabel Samaras, Jason Rodgers, Ken Ruzic/Little Lost Tiki, Mark Mothersbaugh, Maya Rodgers, Michael Fleming aka Tweedlebop, Mitch O’Connell, MP, Rex “!”, Tiki King, Tim Biskup, Velvet Glass.
Castees
Amber Ray, Angel Baby, Atomikitty, Audrey Moorhead, Baby Doe, Becky Ebenkamp, Evie,Lovelle, Fifi, Giddle Partridge, Kari French, Kathleen O’Malley, Kitty Diggins, Lady Borgia, Lili VonSchtupp, Megan Mayham, Mimi Le Meaux, Penny Starr, Jr., Red Snapper, Tana the Tattooed Lady, The Assassin, Tura Satana, Vintage Girl, Violetta Beretta
If you cannot attend the show and are interested in purchasing a cast, contact Shaney Jo Darden at the Keep A Breast Foundation by clicking here
THE BULLET Mod, Soul and Garage club TURNS SEVEN YEARS OLD!
No cover charge and FREE CHAMPAGNE!
Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 9:00pm
Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill
6122 W Sunset
Los Angeles, CA (in Gower Gulch)
Bullet DJs laying down top Mod, Soul and Garage vinyl sounds!
Jackie Hoodoo
Lee Joseph
Dan Melendez
Dr. Ray
Jason Ringgold
Suzi Q
– Big dancefloor
– Booth seating
– Intelligent lighting fx
– live video mixing and projections
– Outside smoking/drinking area
– Food Service til 1030pm
– $5 Jack n Cokes / $3 Stellas before 1030pm
– FREE PARKING
– FREE ENTRY
– FREE CHAMPAGNE! (while supplies last)
– FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT
HELP SPREAD THE WORD! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO THIS EVENT!
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7/16: Kaboom! works by Picture Mechanics at La Luz
KABOOM! works by Picture Mechanics
July 14 – August 1, 2010
Opening reception, Wednesday, July 14, 6-11pm
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
info@laluzdejesus.com
www.laluzdejesus.com
www.laluzdejesus.com
Picture Mechanics is an artist’s collective consisting of 30 of the world’s most innovative illustrative talents. Their work is published in major publications, on book covers, ad campaigns, merchandise, civic projects and is regularly exhibited internationally. Over the years, Picture Mechanics has created group shows, products, books, and a web portal, picturemechanics.com. KABOOM! Is a collection of new work from the group. This is their first show in Los Angeles.
http://www.picturemechanics.com/index.php
Works by:
Michael Bartalos
Cathie Bleck
Juliette Borda
Calef Brown
Marc Burckhardt
Richard Downs
Ann Field
Vivienne Flesher
Geoffrey Grahn
Amy Guip
Eddie Guy
John Hersey
Jody Hewgill
Anita Kunz
Greg Mably
Mark Matcho
Adam McCauley
Joel Nakamura
Christian Northeast
Dan Page
Edel Rodriguez
Ward Schumaker
Jeffrey Smith
Katherine Streeter
Gary Taxali
Mark Ulriksen
Sam Weber
Noah Woods
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Reception catering by: Silk Thai Cuisine
The show will be followed by days of events at ICON6 in L.A., more info here
MESSAROUND DEFIES LAWS OF GOD AND MAN WITH THE RETURN OF SUNSET STRIP-PALOMINO LEGEND TROY WALKER, HOLLYWOOD UNDERGROUND SENSATIONS DICK & JANE, AND SUPREME COUNTRY HOOLIGANS GROOVY REDNECKS
Lightning Strikes Twice at the Unrivaled, No-Cover, Blow-Top Shindig The Messaround!
Sun., July 18, 5 – 9 p.m.
The Messaround
at Viva Cantina
900 West Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506-3211
All Ages; No Cover.
FREE PARKING across the street at Pickwick Bowl (same owners)
www.vivacantina.com
Messaround thrill wrangler Jonny Whiteside joyously welcomes back Troy Walker, the hyper-flamboyant, ultra-talented song stylist whose wicked humor, show-stopping presentation and gale-force lungpower first immolated Sunset Strip lounge lizards almost fifty years ago. Walker’s passion, involvement and flawless execution are as indisputably arresting as ever, still soaring to the out-of-this-world level that won him such fans as Elvis Presley, Louella Parsons, Ethel Merman, Mae West and Ronald Reagan. A historic, albeit inadvertent, pre-Stonewall symbol of Way Out queer equality, Walker’s take no prisoners candor drove him to include a smoldering version of “Happiness is a Thing Called Joe” on his prized Live at the Crescendo LP and later–against all odds– allowed him to become a beloved 1970’s fixture at redneck C&W shrine the Palomino. Walker’s phrasing, repertoire and gift as an arranger always set him apart and led to alliances with distinguished players like Country-rock godfather Leon Russell (who bestowed Joe Cocker with a major hit via Troy’s kicking arrangement of “Cry Me a River”) and an eight year collaboration with Hollywood studio guitar titan Jerry Cole. Making only his second appearance in more than a decade, expect nothing less than a high-voltage dose of cut-above country, soul and rock & roll kicks from this most boss, one of a kind entertainer.
Preceding Walker will be a set from Tinsel Town underworld artist-filmmaker-empress Jane Cantillon’s Dick & Jane, a deliciously pop-centric exercise in real-now, old school oddball that’s laid waste to audiences everywhere from the Cinegrill to NYC’s Limelight. Teamed with sweet strumming spouse Richard Ross, indefatigable rock head (and Dionysus Records prexy) Lee Joseph on bass and percussionist Michael Peffer (late of Biblical Proof of UFOs), Dick & Jane’s mixture of offbeat charm and expectation defying creativity perfectly fit the
Messaround’s radically high standard for all-the-way-down low life merrymaking. Ditto for the
Groovy Rednecks, hard-charging honky-tonk hell-raisers whose near two decades of mayhem and wig flipping have earned them both the affection of a hardcore cult following and a tattered mantle of disprespect from squares throughout Southern California. While titles like “How Come I Only Love You When I’m Drunk?”, “Drinkin’ Band” and “Buzzed” speak to the group’s drastic capabilities, their songs are more painstakingly crafted country gems then painfully corny genre conjuring. That’s a hell of a balancing act, but even with all that beer in ’em, these mavericks always pull it off with eerie grace.
The proceedings will ignite with the Messaround Tabernacle Choir, featuring funkenized, rocky-tonk guitar hero Harry Orlove, soulful, sinuous bassist Paul Marshall (formerly with the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the only man in the business who has worked with Russ Meyer and Rose Maddox) and deadly accurate drummer David Raven, who will play their own opening set and accompany Walker (not to mention the inevitable drop-in guest stars).
It’s a LOVE weekend at two L.A.book stores next Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10 in honor of the debut of John Einarson’s book “Forever Changes,” which features Arthur Lee’s autobiographical notes released for the first time!
Friday July 9 at 7 p.m., STORIES Books * Cafe * Goods (1716 Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park) will feature a LOVE DJ night featuring mid-’60s L.A. scene discs spun by people who are huge fans of LOVE, including Lee Joseph, Tita Ortega, Ian Marshall, Kara Wright, Steve Stanley & Cheryl, Domenic Priore, Becky Ebenkamp, Renee Hendrie, Erik Bluhm, Kari French and surprise drop-ins. Every few songs, you’ll hear one by LOVE.
Saturday’s event at BOOK SOUP (5 p.m., 8818 Sunset Strip) promises to be a legendary moment in the history of the band as LOVE guitarist Johny Echols and drummer Michael Stuart-Ware will be joined by ’60s Elektra Records president Jac Holzman and other close associates of Arthur Lee in an interview-question and answer session featuring “Forever Changes” author John Einarson, moderated by Domenic Priore (author of “Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood,” foreword by Arthur Lee). Live acoustic music will be provided by members of Baby Lemonade, who spent the last bunch of years touring with Arthur around the globe.
Friday, July 9: Stories, 1716 Sunset Boulevard, 7 p.m. (213) 413-3733
Saturday, July 10: Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Strip, 5 p.m. (310) 659-3110
Both events are FREE
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