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Macy Gray : Sympathetic Opportunism

Music, X Scenes

To act on an opportunity or not: a deceptively simple choice governing our everyday existence. Weighing the consequences of a decision is admirable, but as we all know, it is action, rather than intention, that ultimately defines us within and without. As there is often a thin line that separates an act of “appropriate self-interest” [...]

Debauchery In Exile

Games, X Scenes

In a survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian, Conan Exiles allows players to build a kingdom, and dominate enemies, in brutal combat and epic warfare. Starting with nothing but bare hands, players explore a vast world full of challenge and opportunity. Whether hunting animals for resources, slaying monsters for treasure, or [...]

Burning Man Attacks Oakland

Illuminating the event’s origins, and its culture of experimentation, collaboration, and creativity, "No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man" consists of cutting-edge artwork, sculpture, and interactive installations from Burning Man; the infamous event that draws over 70,000 people to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert each year.

Swan Lake Re-imagined

Dance, X Scenes

A new vision for this beloved tale, Loch na hEala (Swan Lake) creates a world of magical realism, compelling imagery and potent storytelling. From one of Ireland’s foremost dance and theatre makers, Michael Keegan-Dolan, comes of one of the most famous of all ballets. The Dublin based band Slow Moving Clouds has created a new [...]

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Downtown Playground: Ala RRicardo Garcia

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ART! BUY ART OR DIE! I DON’T NEED YOUR STINKING COMMISSION! (well, on second thought…) Mantras oft repeated by the artists that live, eat and breathe the stuff. To show in a gallery. To splash onto the side of a building. To sell online. To display on the inside walls of [...]

Tripp’n On Hyperspektiv

The photo/video game changes once again with the release of the new visuals app Hyperspektiv. Citizen LA was granted access to a beta release for a test drive… it proved to be one hell of a mind trip. I quickly noticed that Justin Boreta of The Glitch Mob was associated with this project. Hmm… interesting. [...]

The Closing of Bar 107

Lifestyle, Scenes

The official last night of ‘Bar 107′ was Sunday, May 31, 2015. Ten fucking years in business. Life, motherfuckers. Fuckin’ life! 10 years! Thump, thump, thumping away! At first known to me as a local artists’ gathering spot, especially after art walks, and various resident art shows. Cheap booze. Even cheaper artists. Classic dive bar [...]

Giant Rainbow Rave Noise Circus | Interview: Kawaiietly Please

Coming off a Saturday night of double parties with an 8am turn in, my first question to Los Angeles noise/performance artist Kawaiietly Please is: What is the perfect rave? “Oh my gosh, wow, I can’t believe I don’t have this in a little black book already. The perfect rave. Bzzzzzrp… I think the water is [...]

Cowboys Don’t Cry | Interview: Taz

Art, Scenes, X Features

"The professor walked in and said ‘Realism is everything and abstraction is nothing.’ I sat and pondered about this for a while and then I stood up..."