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3/28/12
Boomerang Trend: Neon - S/S2012
It was hot lost year and its even more electrifying now. Yes, neon is back...AGAIN!
Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon: Weekend event guide for 4.1.12
Ready to start planning your weekend? Here are a few events taking place across the country that you might be interested in adding to your itinerary.
(NY) This Sunday begins Hanami, (literally translated "flower viewing") at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It is the time honored Japanese tradition of celebrating the Cherry Blossom season. Their culture views the fragrant flower as a metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life. The BBG has over 220 flowering trees (the most in one place outside of Japan) and is one of the best places to experience this celebration. Curator led tours begin at 3pm. (Sunday 10am - 6pm - 900 Washington Ave. - $10 admission)
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(CA) It's the 1st Sunday of the month and you know what that means. Time to grab some cash, put on your suncreen and head on out to some of California's best outdoor flea & antique markets!
Groves Antique Market - 7am to 2pm (Great Park Conservancy: 7290 Trabuco Rd)
free general admission and complementary parking
Groves Antique Market - 7am to 2pm (Great Park Conservancy: 7290 Trabuco Rd)
free general admission and complementary parking
Ventura Flea Market - 6am to 2pm (Ventura County Fairgrounds: 10 W. Harbor Blvd)
early bird admission (6-9am) $10 - General admission $5
early bird admission (6-9am) $10 - General admission $5
Santa Monica Airport Antique Market - 8am t0 3pm (3050 Airport Ave)
early bird admission (6-8am) $7 - General admission $5
early bird admission (6-8am) $7 - General admission $5
(TX) Ready to "Get ur Brit" on? Come on out for the 6th annual Rockers vs Mods bike/scooter show and music festival. Think West Side Story with engines *grin* Multiple rides will be taking place across the Dallas metroplex Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Just $25 to register and FREE to spectate! Sunday events include brunch at SMOKE!, afternoon ride up Irving Blvd and drinks at the Dubliner with KNON's Rockabilly Review.
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Movin' down a crowded avenue
Doing anything we like to do
There's always lots of things that we can see
You can be anyone we like to be
All those happy people we could meet
Just groovin' on a Sunday afternoon
~The Rascals: Groovin'~
3/27/12
Tuesday Tunes: Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers~The Van Sessions
For those of you werent one of the 15,750+ facebook members who got the video link below into your newsfeed this past weekend (It just hit mine today) you're in for a treat! Its a P-R-E-T-T-Y awesome cover of Hall and Oates "I Cant go for That" tune from San Francisco's Nicki Blum and The Gramblers....recorded in their VAN!!
Appropriately dubbed "The Van sessions", the tune is part of a compilation of covers the band recorded on the road last summer while touring cross-country. The 16 video playlist includes classic favorites from bands like The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor.
As everyone knows, the true test of how talented a singer is to hear them live on stage. Well, they pass with flying colors. These recordings are one step better (in my book) because all the tracks are completely unfiltered. Hell, you can even hear the 'white noise' of the highway in the background! It totally reminds me of the slight "hiss" you hear when listening to music on vinyl. Who doesnt love that? As I listened thru the sessions and other live recordings (the duet, "Unforgetaboutable" is a fave.) I could totally see myself getting addicted to her laid back, folky, 70s songstress voice. Fabulous voice PLUS great vintage style? (think Jane Birkin or Allie McGraw) - This gal is the complete package!
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Nicki
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Doesnt she look EXACTLY like a young Cher from the 70s?
Currently on tour, Nicki and the gang will be comin thru the Los Angeles area next month on the 20th at The Hotel Cafe. Pre-sale tickets are just $12 bucks and you can purchase them online.
1623 1/2 North Cahuenga Boulevard - Los Angeles, CA
Fans can keep up to date thru their social networks (listed below) and the band newsletter. Members who subscribe to the mailing list will get a FREE Mp3 of the song "Carousel" from their latest CD, Driftwood available now on itunes
3/26/12
3/25/12
Cold + Rain + Sunday afternoon= Netflix Documentary Marathon
Woke up to a rainy Sunday morning here in Southern California. Grabbed my laptop, curled up in bed and hit 'play' on my Netflix instant queue list. Todays movie marathon runs the gamut of fashion, art, journalism, music and interoirs:
This documentary tells the story of the husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames, widely considered America's most important designers
NEW YORK IN THE FIFTIES
It was a powerful time in New York City, as the bohemian movement unfolded and changed the beat of the city. The cast of characters interviewed for this fascinating documentary (based on writer Dan Wakefield's memoirs) reads like a "Who's Who" of the decade
It was a powerful time in New York City, as the bohemian movement unfolded and changed the beat of the city. The cast of characters interviewed for this fascinating documentary (based on writer Dan Wakefield's memoirs) reads like a "Who's Who" of the decade
Originally only superficially a chronicle of Edie Sedgwick's days at Andy Warhol's Factory, Ciao! Manhattan has become one of the most insightful looks at New York's "Silver Sixties" period and the horrible fallout that followed
With the release of "A Night at the Opera" in 1975, Queen catapulted into the rock 'n' roll mainstream and broke new ground with the wildly inventive single "Bohemian Rhapsody." This installment of Classic Albums series examines the creative process behind the landmark recording.
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3/24/12
Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon: Weekend event guide for 3.25.12
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(NYC) Lovers of pop culture will enjoy Brooklyn Museum's ‘Keith Haring: 1978-1982’ exhibit that runs thru July 8th. It focuses on the early works and career of the pop artist. His namesake foundation created the Keith Haring Tumblr page in conjunction with the exhibit that will feature a picture a day of scanned pages from the artists personal journals. {FREE} The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy
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(DFW) Check out the Texas Pinball Festival where the old school gamer can relive their childhood while basking in the glorious sight of vintage pinball machines, retro arcade games, and classic slot machines. Plus they're FREE to play! Hourly prize drawings for pinball related memorabilia including the grand prize raffle: 'Transformers' Pinball Machine {$10 adult} Hilton DFW Lakes 1800 Hwy 26 Grapevine, TX
(DFW) Check out the Texas Pinball Festival where the old school gamer can relive their childhood while basking in the glorious sight of vintage pinball machines, retro arcade games, and classic slot machines. Plus they're FREE to play! Hourly prize drawings for pinball related memorabilia including the grand prize raffle: 'Transformers' Pinball Machine {$10 adult} Hilton DFW Lakes 1800 Hwy 26 Grapevine, TX
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(LA) Calling all cops and sweet tooths: For Your Art will host the 1st ever 'round the clock' donut pop-up shop this weekend off Wilshire Blvd. As many know, LA is a mecca for 24hour donut joints. Some of the metro's best bakeries and diners will offer foodies their confectioned toroids from noon on the 24th till noon on the 25th in 2 hour stints (click to see the full schedule). I of course HAVE to try the Apple Fritter by Inglewood's historical landmark Randy's, but Nickle Diner's Bacon Maple sounds just too good to pass up as well! The event coincides with LACMA's free screening of Christian Marclay's 24 hour film: The Clock {FREE} For Your Art 6020 Wilshire Blvd.
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Movin' down a crowded avenue
Doing anything we like to do
There's always lots of things that we can see
You can be anyone we like to be
All those happy people we could meet
Just groovin' on a Sunday afternoon
~The Rascals: Groovin'~
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