‘Nightlife’ Category
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Travels: Barrio Chino, Mexico City: Jukeboxes And Big Bangs In The Red.
1April 10, 2009 by Citizen192
I was the last to enter the bar. There were red fluorescent lights spliced by white bulbs from the jukebox across the room. A crackling speaker hurled remnants of what were once top 40 hits somewhere, at sometime in the hemisphere. There was a man at the bar dressed in a suit who surveyed the gringos waltzing in. We had one Mexican with us, but the necks that spun 180 degrees towards the front of the house, jolted by their exhausting routine, were in no way detoured. Flummoxed and sullen red-faces grazed the scene from left to right after they
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keep readingCategory Life, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Nightlife, Travels | Tags: Bars, Mexico City, Nightlife, Travels
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Calendar: Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk: DT Clubbin’: It’s All “Cryptograms.”
4February 9, 2009 by Citizen192
Downtown Los Angeles’ continuous revamping involves much more than wannabe Times Square promenades and chic-less plazas. In fact, it’s most vibrant addition to nightlife happens only once and month and doesn’t involve the auctioning of million dollar lofts. Entering its 5th year of artistic gathering, Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, a monthly celebration of free art in Los Angeles, will kick off its largest (estimated) evening this Thursday February 12th when more than 40 galleries participate in free admission for patrons.
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Exhibitions: Estevan Oriol: SURU: Retrospective: Gangsta.
5January 29, 2009 by Citizen192
Los Angeles, Ca resident and longtime photographer Estevan Oriol will be featured at SURU gallery in Los Angeles starting February 1st. The exhibition, held until February 28th, consists of photographs throughout Oriol’s career. You can probably expect hardcore cholos (is that redundant?), bodacious cholas and iconic shots of Cypress Hill, Soul Assassins and others. Frankly, Oriol’s photographs should be categorized as cultural and historical treasures. In fact, I’d go so far as to say they should be hung in official city hallways throughout LA, or in mayor Villaraigosa’s office somewhere. Watch the clip below for some more about this artist.
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