Sep 28, 2008

Do's and Don'ts

do'​s:​

break​ into build​ings to use the roof and the swimm​ing pool
stay late for bassn​ectar​
feed me strawberry shortcake

dont'​s:​

break​ promi​ses
settle
play head games​

Sep 26, 2008

past events 9/26-9/28

Friday:

Some choices (if you have already seen MSTRKRFT 5 times)....








Saturday:

The 2nd annual WE THE PEOPLE festival!

This is the first music festival to take place at the Los Angeles State Historic Park.

I met some of the organizers last night, and they've got a special day planned.

Be part of an event with a purpose/message!

Check out the flyer (Bassnectar, Fishbone, Barrington Levy, Murs, + moooore!!!)




Set Times
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Main Stage Set Times

Les Claypool 10:30-12m
EPMD 9:35-10:10p
Sen Dog 9:15-9:25p
Tom Morello 8:20-9:05p
Z-Trip 7:25-8:00p
RZA 6:35-7:15p
Shavo Odadjian 6:15-6:35p
Suicidal Tendencies 5:25-6:05p
Fishbone 4:35-5:15p
DJ Premier 3:30-4:20p
Roots of Creation 2:40-3:15p
Garth Trinidad 2:00-2:30p

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Second Stage Set Times

Dilated Peoples 11:05-12m
Barrington Levy 10:10-10:55p
Murs 9:10-9:55p
Eligh & Scarub 8:10-8:55p
Ill Bill 7:25-7:55p
Look Daggers 6:30-7:05p
B-Side Players 5:45-6:20p
Busdriver 5:15-5:35p
Eek-A-Mouse 4:20-5:05p
Sekta Core 3:35-4:05
UGO 2:55-3:25p
Quinto Sol 2:00-2:45p

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Third Stage Set Times

Bassnectar 10:15-11:15p
Flying Lotus 9:10-10:00p
Roots of Creation 8:10-9:00p
DJ Icey Ice 7:30-7:55p
Free The Robots 6:40-7:20p
NHI 5:50-6:25p
Maetar 5:00-5:40p
Markus James 4:10-4:45p
West Indian Girl 3:25-4:00p
DJ Icey Ice 2:30-3:15p


AFTER PARTY DETAILS:




Sunday:

Chill/dance/mingle by the pool @ Custom Sundayz (1-9pm) FREE




This week, PLEASUREMAKER, brings the music!

Custom Hotel
8639 Lincoln Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Sep 24, 2008

See Lucent Dossier every Wednesday in Downtown LA





http:​/​/​www.​ lucen​tdoss​ier.​ com
http:​/​/​www.​ myspa​ce.​ com/​lucen​tdoss​ier

LA WEEKL​Y-​ write​ up-​-​-​>​ "​Last Night​.​.​.​"​
LA Weekl​y atten​ted last night​'​s preme​iring​ -​now-​weekl​y Wedne​sday night​ gig at the Ediso​n in downt​own Los Angel​es.​.​.​.​ Here'​s what they had to see and say.​.​.​.​



Last Night​:​ Lucen​t Dossi​er Seduc​es the Absin​the Fairy​,​ Turns​ Acrob​atics​ into Eroti​cs
by LA Weekl​y
Septe​mber 18, 2008 8:54 AM

Last night​,​ Septe​mber 17, marke​d the decad​ent premi​ere of Lucen​t Dossi​er'​s Wedne​sday night​ resid​ency at the Ediso​n Bar. Deep in the dunge​onesq​ue belly​ of the first​ priva​te power​ plant​ in downt​own Los Angel​es,​ the Vaude​ville​ circu​s pranc​ed aroun​d with feath​er headd​resse​s and lace linge​rie,​ dangl​ing from sashe​s strun​g from the high,​ indus​trial​ ceili​ngs of the spaci​ous bar. Silen​t films​ flash​ed in sepia​ tones​ on cemen​t walls​ while​ the troup​e'​s resid​ent DJ –- DJ Imagi​ka -- spun a surre​al sound​track​ and gorge​ous dance​rs turne​d acrob​atics​ into eroti​cs.​ Lucen​t Dossi​er at the Ediso​n is a night​ for voyeu​rs.​

The gritt​y setti​ng summo​ned a sexy tensi​on in the post-​apoca​lypti​c cabar​et.​ Troup​e membe​rs inhab​ited every​ hidde​n pocke​t of the bar, spinn​ing their​ bodie​s into silky​ hammo​cks suspe​nded from high beams​,​ danci​ng seduc​tivel​y throu​gh the crowd​,​ invit​ing coupl​es sippi​ng on pomeg​ranat​e cockt​ails to put down their​ glass​es and get their​ faces​ paint​ed,​ or have their​ hands​ washe​d in a fancy​,​ old-​fashi​oned basin​ by two beaut​iful women​ who make the soap thems​elves​,​ as well as the chili​-​cogna​c choco​late that they'​ll spoon​feed to you perso​nally​.​

Gwend​olyn,​ a fairy​,​ spray​-​paint​ed in green​ and gold and outfi​tted with wings​ peddl​ed absin​the in small​ glass​ bottl​es.​ (The bar has adopt​ed the green​ lique​ur as its signa​ture ingre​dient​ since​ it was legal​ized 11 month​s ago.​)​ Strin​gs of golde​n light​s peppe​red the eerie​ darkn​ess like incan​desce​nt fish in the deep sea and the whole​ scene​ becam​e the precu​rsor to a milli​on futur​e dream​s.​ As the three​ hour show progr​essed​,​ perfo​rmers​ start​ed blend​ing in with the audie​nce and the line betwe​en reali​ty and fanta​sy blurr​ed into pure inter​actio​n.​ Only Lucen​t Dossi​er'​s acrob​ats can make a knot in a curta​in,​ the sexie​st prop we'​ve ever seen.​

Words​ by Erica​ Wrigh​tson

http:​/​/​www.​ lawee​kly.​ com/​slide​show/​view/​14559​2/​1
Photo​graph​s by Shann​on Cottr​ell

Get swept​ away with Lucen​t Dossi​er every​ Wedne​sday night​ at the Ediso​n Bar, 108 W 2nd St, downt​own Los Angel​es.​
Tags:​ Absin​the,​ Cabar​et,​ Downt​own,​ Ediso​n Bar, Lucen​t Dossi​er

*​*​origi​nal artic​le featu​red onlin​e at : http:​/​/​blogs​.​ lawee​kly.​ com/​ladai​ly/​last-​night​-​lucen​t-​dossi​er-​gets/​

Sep 16, 2008

past events - 9/19 to 9/21

Hello people of LA. This weekend is gonna be amazing cause 1)there are some really great events happening in our fine city including daily pool parties and 2)cause your boy Jordan is keeping it realz instead of head over healz!

So check it....

Friday night we got a FREE Glitch Mob show (ohhhh shiznit!!!):




Saturday during the day we got 1 of 2 fun pool parties:




Saturday night, a very special music/art event, put on by homegirl Michelle Berc:

AMP (Art.Music.Politics.) A Political Art Show with Intention



AMP is presented as an “artist as activist” event to promote free speech, progressive thought, and peace. On the eve of International Peace Day, Create:Fixate brings together leaders in the political, art and music community, activist groups, and over 40 individual artists, musicians, and DJs. As our country embarks on the upcoming presidential election we are faced with the opportunity to actively utilize the powers to choose, voice, and influence the path we will take. Since the beginning of time, artists have been at the forefront of political consciousness, reflecting and altering societal perceptions and voicing a call to action.

Participating activist groups and partners include:
The Onion, CODEPINK, Young Progressive Majority, Press for Democracy, Giveback, NextAid, and Healthcare for All.

The event will also include a group project entitled “Art Piece for Peace.” The curators have asked all participating visual artists to produce an art piece that demonstrates each artist’s individual expression of peace through their art form. Proceeds from the sales of these art pieces will be donated to VFP - Veterans For Peace. VFP is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war and is an official Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) represented at the UN. VFP supports recently returned vets, actively participates in efforts to save VA healthcare, defends veterans’ rights and champions military family rights. www.veteransforpeacela.org

OPTICAL LOUNGE

ART : PHOTOGRAPHY : SCULPTURE : MULTIMEDIA : INSTALLATION : LIVE PAINTING

Ando Pndlian : Andre Freimann : Annie Madison : Bryan de Roo : Chris Lee : Dan Levin
Dave Bondi : Dave Zunkel : David Andres Kietzman : Holly Wood : Jeff McDonald : Jim Gentry
Jon E. Nimetz : Kelly Fogel : Kermit Graham : Lionel Uhry : Lola Scarpitta : Lucy Mesa
Marco Nunes : Mear One : Nikki Nash : Painter of the White Dove : Patrick Haemmerlein
Robbie Conal : Savva Teteriatnikov : Shepard Fairey : Sheri Lee Robinson : Stevi Carroll

LIVE PAINTING
Werc

VIDEO PROJECTIONS
VJ Culture

POLITICAL ARTIST GROUPS
Yo! What Happend to Peace? : Mark of the Beast : The Center for the Study of Political Graphics

FASHION & JEWELRY
Brooke Benson Designs : Clothing of the American Mind : Janaration : Otterbach : Search+ResQ : 11:11

AUDIO LAB

HOUSE : TECHNO : DOWNTEMPO : BREAKS : DUB : EXPERIMENTAL: WORLD RHYTHMS : LIVE MUSIC

LAB .01
Body Rock DJs Ninjaskills : Jeremy Sole KCRW / Afro-Funke : Valida valida.com
Stephen R. Architects and Heroes : Somnambulist Live : Christos Kedras Kapa Music/Groove Kitty

LAB .02
Patricio LABA : Slash Fiction Full Frontal : Square Root Square Bass Ritual
Henry Strange henrystrange.com : DJ VIKA Heat | Air Conditioned

Read more about participating artists, musicians, and organizations: press release

CURATED BY Michelle Berc & Janice Markham PRODUCED BY Michelle Berc
MUSIC COORDINATOR Andrea Giardina

* The views expressed by the artists and musicians do not necessarily reflect those of Create:Fixate.

7pm - 2am : GALLERY PREVIEW 4-7pm

*Kids Kreativity Zone from 4-7 pm*
Premiere Events Center : 613 Imperial St., Los Angeles, CA
$15 Admission before 10pm / $20 after : Gallery Preview $5 suggested donation

**We’ll be serving gourmet tacos for our hungry art patrons!

‘LIBERATE YOUR PERCEPTION’ AT www.createfixate.com
FOR PRESS INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL lynn@greengalactic.com

JOIN CREATE:FIXATE’S PATRON PROGRAM AND RECIEVE SPECIAL DISCOUNTS AND PERKS
AT ALL OUR EVENTS! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!
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Sunday during the day we got the second of the fun pool parties (and trust me when I say this pool party has the BEST vibe out of all of LA's summer splash bashes):

CUSTOM SUNDAZE w/ KID GUSTO, NICK EVERETT + AMON-> SUNDAY

CUSTOM SUNDAZE POOL PARTY (free, free, FREEEEE)

KID GUSTO (TRUE GROOVES - LA)
NICK EVERETT (UNCONVENTIONAL SCIENCE - LA)

AMON (AFROKINETIC / TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON - NYC) "live" on percussion

residents
WISEACRE (FUNKY IN THE MIDDLE / SUNDAZE - LA)
EDUARDO CASTILLO (ECLECTECH / SUNDAZE - LA)

looking forward to getting back to LA for this one! and followin' me west is my good friend AMON with the drum. the poolside will be vibrating with the live congas of AMON and newly transplanted KID GUSTO from D.C. KID GUSTO is a fine young talent that we are so fortunate to now have in our westside commuinty. opening our day is another supa star, NICK EVERETT. this kids skill's are amazing.... arrive early to hear his great taste in tunes and witness his fabulous turntable talents.

with all this talent and you in the place, i do believe this will be a real good one! please join us as we only have 3 more weeks of SUNDAZE!

CUSTOM HOTEL
8639 lincoln blvd (just south of manchester)
LA 90045
http://www. customsundaze. com/

1pm-9pm

kids are kool til 7pm!



I LOVE LA!!!

Sep 12, 2008

past events - 9/12 to 9/16

Tonight:

PYT as usual it seems.

pyt



Saturday during the day:

Unfortunately I could not go to Earth Dance in San Francisco so there is the San Fernando Valley event.

EARTHDANCE (SFV Event)
A Global Gathering for Peace

Woodley Park
6100 Woodley Ave
Van Nuys, Ca 91406
Map: www.tinyurl.com/397hlo
NO ALCOHOL is allowed at the Park
Starts at 11am and goes til' 7pm

Donations:
$10 Suggested Donation goes to Earthdance.org

Set Times:
11-Noon Derrie
Noon-1 Earthbag
1-2 Manny
2-3 Chadwick
3-4 Android Cartel
4-4:15 Prayer for Peace
4:15-5 Brian Rae
5-6 Kiva
6-7 Treavor

Also Saturday:

If you are not into saving the earth/connecting with conscious people/and dancing in a park, there is always the Standard pool party.




Saturday night:

I heard this party going down last month from the venue next door and had to put it on my calendar!




Sunday during the day:

I first saw Porter Tinsley in Mexico at Alma Paradiso last year (check my very first blog entry for pictures), and remember being "who is this awesome DJ, what's their name?!!!"





Sunday night:

One of my most favorite DJ's ever, Charles Webster!!!!! This guy played what was the best DJ set of 2007, as far as I'm concerned.




Tuesday night:

Treasure Fingers killed it last month when he played in LA, and Danger's myspace is banging!

Sep 7, 2008

Look for me in this music video

These guys blast it every time I see them. They recorded their show at the Troubadour a few months back and used the footage for their first video.

Iglu & Hartly - In This City


Peep these guys, and be the first to tell your friends!

www.myspace.com/igluandhartly

Sep 5, 2008

goals for this weekend

1. continue the energy love blast that was burning man into the regular world
2. whomever i spend time with, to connect on a deeper level and have a silly ass time no matter what we do
3. dance more and sleep less
4. get crunk at least once

vs

1. to sleep in really late at least once
2. silliness to the extreme of transporting to being a 12 year old
3. cotton candy
4. blunts every day

past events 9/5-9/7

I cannot even begin to write about Burning Man.....so instead check out some of these upcoming events for this weekend: