The summer concerts have started and one of our favorite spots to feel the sun, ocean breeze with incredible music is the Twilight Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier.  Last night Yuna, a charismatic young singer from Malaysia, took over the stage and conquered the crowd with her soft vocals and soothing presence. Her music has dashes of […]

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the lineup for the 2014 Twilight Concert Series at Santa Monica Pier has been announced. As Southern California’s largest free concert series, this year’s beachside roster will feature Cults, Jagwar Ma, Cayucas, The Zombies, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Charles Bradley, and many more incredible acts. PHOTOS: Twilight Concert at Santa Monica Pier feat. […]

UPDATE: We will select our winner on Saturday, April 19th. The fine folks at Apogee have hooked us up with an Apogee MiC 96k to gift one lucky artist. Normally, our giveaways cater to our average reader, which most are not singers or musicians aspiring to become the next big indie sensation. This time we’re […]

You know it’s summer time when the Twilight Concerts series at the Santa Monica Pier announces their line-up! Kicking off Thursday, July 11 with Surfer Blood, the sweet L.A. summer tradition that is the Twilight Concerts will be going off every Thursday this summer! The 29th annual Twilight Concerts will offer some awesome indie acts, contemporary, and […]

“Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling …” Just about every 80s lovechild adored this song from the popular 80s girlgroup, the Bangles and now after nearly eight years, the Bangles are back with a new album, Sweetheart Of The Sun, out September 13 on Model Music Group. The iconic trio will preview a […]

Call ’em hipster shoes, hippie shoes, smelly shoes or whatever … one thing for sure is TOMS has done some serious good in this world with their product around the globe for those in need. Although you wouldn’t catch me dead sportin’ a pair of those glitter Liberace-like TOMS that Silver Lake hipsters love to […]

?uestlove (Quest Love) is making his way back to Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club in Santa Monica for a dope DJ set you won’t want to miss. The famed Roots drummer knows his shit and is a fan of a plethora of quality music including some to today’s hottest indie acts. ?uestlove will be […]

It’s nice to see the West side, or anywhere coastal open up with more venues showcasing some good music (and not just the bro-surfer-jam kind of tunes). We need more of that! There’s a fairly new joint in Santa Monica called Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club that’s been slowly, but surely lining up some […]

The California Heritage Museum is proud to present “SKATEBOARD: Evolution and Art in California.” The show opens to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 and continues through Sunday, May 30, 2010. Plenty of time to catch this great exhibit, be sure to make a part of your calendar. Guest curated by legendary Z-boy […]

Vans will be opening it’s first pop-up shop, the Vault Shop at Conveyor. Ooooh, fancy! The shit’s at Fred Segal! Running today Oct. 23 – 25, check out the complete collection of Vans by Vault found anywhere. The shop will feature exclusive limited edition product: “We’re excited to announce that we are opening the Vault […]

“You guys probably think I’m weird for singing Happy Birthday to the Pier,” shared Patti Smith after engaging the crowd for a Happy Birthday sing-along in commemoration of the Santa Monica Pier’s centennial. “Well, back at CBGB’s I used to sing Happy Birthday all the time to Hilly Kristal’s dog!” The crowd cheered for Smith, […]