Burlesque babes, Latin jazz, a taco fest and a neon train film! This weekend is hot hot hot and Ms Go Go isn’t talking about weather…..
Tag: Grand Ole Echo
The Weekend Go Go: Bowlerama, LA Times Book Fest Picks, Grand Ole Echo + More
Craving Coachella but don’t have the cash/car/camping gear? This weekend, L.A. has enough fun for nonstop Go Go. Less driving. Less sand. Same amount of sunblock. Bowled Over Are you a passionate preservationist? A fan of Googie architecture? Have you had your own bowling shoes and monogrammed ball since you were five? (You know who…
The Weekend Go Go: Sunset Beer Floats. Eastside Handmade, Rock ‘n Juke Benefit, Grand Ole Echo
Go Go’ers, there are many situations when it’s important to hold on tight: a bar stool at 1:55 a.m., a Maserati on Mulholland Drive, and this past week on the windy streets of L.A. If you’ve survived the gale force winds of the last few days without rolling down the street like a tumbleweed, celebrate…
The Weekend Go Go: Tiki Luau, Australian Wagons and Spirit of the Times
Ms. Go Go is tres desolee at the lateness of The Weekend Go Go due to deadlines and birthdays (not mine!) And such a fun weekend, too! Let’s Go Go now! Tiki-ti One On Go Go’ers, is there anything more festive than Tiki? Indulge your love of all things South Seas balmy and carved at American Cinematheque‘s Luau Night at the Egyptian…
The Weekend Go Go: Beachy Keen Artists, Wonderland Turns 2, Woodypalooza, Viva France
Summer. It’s not for clock-watching. There are certain events, however, for which calendar watching is a must. Anniversaries. Birthdays. Biennials. Revolutions. Especially when sunscreen, musical legends, cancan, and cuteness are involved. Go on, Go Go’ers. Circle some days in red. Live All Nine Lives Venice Beach. You’ve ogled bodybuilders, bladed in a bathing suit,…
Weekend Go Go: Rock ‘n Roll Poetry, National Park Music Fest, and Return of the Grand Ole Echo
Easter is over. Passover is past. Go Go’ers, it’s time to get the parties started. A certain music event in the desert just means there’s more room in L.A. for the rest of us to have fun so read on for a weekend jam-packed with music-themed events. And if you’re really jonesing for a Coachella-like…
GRAND OLE ECHO and Twangin’ around Town
Go Go’ers, if the cold and rain has settled in your very bones, you’ll need more than a couple of high-temp ray days to recover your git-up-and-go. Luckily, Grand Ole Echo, L.A.’s premier, down home, jump-for-joy returns this Sunday to warm you up no matter what the weather (though it looks like sunny skies all weekend long!) Queen…
IT’S ABOUT THE MUSIC, MAN….
Go Go’ers, it feels like the world has been in Val-Day countdown since January 2nd so let’s all take a little breather and in honor of the Grammys, focus on music instead of love or lack thereof. THE BEATLES’ COMPLETE FIRST AMERICAN CONCERT Here’s your chance to forget Paul McCartney’s recent Saturday Night Live appearance…
Blue jean summer: heartland music for hipsters
If last weekend’s Roots Roadhouse left you jonesing for more blues, alt country, and Americana (or if, sadly, you missed the swell shindig thrown by Grand Ole Echo promoter Kim Grant), check out these off-the-beaten-track venues where the artists/songwriters sing songs of big lives lived small on back roads and in bypassed towns. On August 4th, …
Roots Roadhouse @ the Echoplex: Pick the Bones Clean
Sure, there’s a time for glitter tights and pink champagne, Go Go’ers, but sometimes you haveta forego the frippery and strip it down to the bone. So even though it’s only Tuesday, you’ll want to start the countdown to Saturday when the Grand Old Echo presents Roots Roadhouse. At 20 bands for $15 bucks, you’re…
“Sinfully Sweet Sunday”@ the Verdugo/Grand Ole Echo 5th season kick-off: Groovin’…on a Sunday afternoon (and evening)
It’s the ultimate Big Kids Bash: exotic beers paired with exquisite sweets while lazing on an urban patio on a Sunday afternoon. Then, sashay on over to the Echo for the opening night of the Grand Ole Echo’s 5th season of BBQ, americana and country music. Really…does life get any better than this? Your “Sinfully Sweet…
