The City E-Zine

This is one of those rare its about me sorta posts.  I curated the Route 66 Gallery’s “The Body Electric” show that runs 8/1 – 8/31/09.
Artists from throughout the LA Metro area (but primarily the San Gabriel Valley) submitted work for consideration in “The Body Electric”.  The styles of painting vary from the real to [...]

LA has plenty of outdoor movies, from Metblogs pal Hollywood MobMov to the Angel City Drive-In to the classic Cinespia at Hollywood Forever, and recently a new one’s been added to the ranks: the Hollywood Outdoor Cinema. It’s actually an import, having begun in Fremont & spreading to Boulder, Berkeley and finally LA, and it’s [...]

Shilah Morrow’s “Sin City Social Club” nights of outlaw and alt. country, roots rock and, at times, genre-busting forays into glam, cabaret and beyond, were ongoing musts for a devoted collective of fans and musicians either based in or passing through Los Angeles.
For five years of monthly events at Molly Malone’s bar on Fairfax, then [...]

See this fellow? Looks like a nice guy doesn’t he? He probably is a nice guy too. His name is Aaron Westbrook and he’s a teacher. He was just sentenced to 240 days in jail for banging a couple of his 17-year old female students. Such activities are so not appropriate for an [...]

Hi! My name is Tiny. I was born with my brother & sister in the middle of a backyard in Canoga Park. I was very hungry for a long time, even though Mom nursed me & watched over me. Then Mom & us kittens went over the wall into a nice lady’s yard. She is [...]