New Years Eve Line Ups

After a brief holiday hiatus, #LAskeez is back and just in time to provide you with all of the information that you will need to make this upcoming NYE in Los Angeles, a memorable experience. 

First and foremost, #skeezies-RELAX! NYE is about spending it in whichever way makes you happiest. If sweatpants and pizza is your idea of a good time, go for it. NYE, like many other big party nights e.g. Halloween, St. Patrick's day, etc., at times can be more stressful than fun as people try this best to successfully partake in a cliché evening that is more fitting of a Hollywood 'bromance' film rather than what happens in everyday life. But enough ranting, here are my tope 5 favorite events for NYE 2015 (in no particular order):

Number 5: Black + Gold Ball NYE featuring DJ Jason Bentley, Valida, and DJ Brazilia. This event will be held at the Viceroy Santa Monica. You can join the party by purchasing $180 gen. admission tickets. More info on this event can be found here: 

Number 4: Let's Party NYE featuring Blood Orange, Classixx + more. This event is presented by AOK, IAMSOUND, and KCRW. It will be held at the Legendary Park Plaza Hotel. You can join in on the fun by purchasing the $150 tickets. 

Number 3: New Year's Eve LA at Grand Park will be featuring Mr. Little Jeans, Garth Trinidad, Chris Douridas + More. Best of all this event is $FREE and there will be several food vendors. This event is alcohol free and fun for the entire family. Check it out here. Grand Park NYE Event

Number 2: Total Eclipse NYE at the Ace Hotel in DTLA featuring Twin Shadow with live performances by Pegasus Warning and Black Gatsby. 

Number 1: Rhondapolis NYE at the Standard Hotel in DTLA will be featuring Moon Boots, J. Rock, Peanut Butter Wolf, and Jimmy Edgar. This is sure to be a wild evening as all 13 floors of the hotel will be dedicated to NYE festivities.

Bonus Round for the OC folks (I swear, sometimes I spoil you) : Banks at the Observatory in Santa Ana.

  BUT...!

If you have to go anywhere in the OC #LAskeez recommends keeping it classy with the Black and Gold Party at the Wayfarer. This is the ultimate NYE experience. For $30 you get a complimentary hors d'oeuvre buffet, champagne for the balloon drop count down and great Dj entertainment by our favorite DJ Niko Six, plus more AND Charity Strike!

Alright #skeezies that's what I have for you. The events above are by no means the only events that are happening in the great city of Los Angles on NYE. There are plenty more to choose from, these are just some of the ones that stuck out to #LAskeez. So get out there, have fun and be safe. Please remember to have a plan, drinking and driving is not cute. 

Lana Del Rey // The New Pornographers // Culture Collide

Alas it's Friday! 

#LAskeez is here to give you today's top show recommendations in and around LA. 

Hope you #skeezies are ready because there's no shortage of shows. 

The hottest ticket tonight is Lana Del Rey. She's playing at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery tonight AND tomorrow. Both shows sold out literally within two minutes. Tickets sold at $65 and they're reselling for double to triple the original price so consider yourself lucky if you came up on a ticket. There's nothing more appropriate than watching a show at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery during October. It's spooky yet fun. 

The New Pornographers have finally made their way down to LA. They're going to be over at Wiltern and tickets are in the $25-35 range. They've already performed once today on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic so you can always go online and check out their live set. 

$65 for Lana Del Rey, $25-35 for New Pornographers, or $30 for a wristband to Culture Collide which gives you access to see bands from all over the world! #LAskeez is no economist but something tells us that Culture Collide is the better deal of the evening. The event started yesterday, so the wristband would include access for tonight's activities along with tomorrow's fun.

Look out for the giant Culture Collides balloons in Echo Park, that's where you #skeezies want to be.  

Friday Flights and Summer Nights

Alas the weekend is here! 

Now what to do? 

Never fear #skeezies, #LAskeez has just the thing. 

School Night and the Ace Hotel Present Summer School.

Don't worry there aren't any lectures here.

It's a 3 day crash course event consisting of DJs, poolside, and rooftops. Specifically on Saturday De Lux will perform live in the Amigo Room. Hope the #skeezies have their summer bods ready. KCRW DJ Chris Douridas will be spinning some summer jams as well. Go out tonight or any time between now and Sunday Funday. 

 

Never got your summer bod ready? It's alright, it's Friday Flights at the Getty! No Age will be there with 3 experimental performances. 

No Age

Sounds "artsy". It's a FREE event from 6-9pm. Music, art, visuals, and "local beer and bites" now if that's not worthy of checking out who knows what is?!

The withdraws will stop today. Dodger baseball will resumes at 5:15. The Dodgers will play in St. Louis against the Cardinals.

This should hopefully be an easy win but tune in just to double check. 

 

Earth Day/ Clippers/ Chromeo & Hauschka

Happy Earth Day! 

Recycle Reuse Reduce!

That's right use your canvas bag (in LA you have no choice but to use your own bag otherwise you get charged 10 cents), dust off that reusable water canister, and take a shorter shower.  

Today is the one time out of the year were everyone become's eco-friendly.

 Unfortunately the next 364 days will have no regard for the environment. 

But hey at least the Earth has one day out of the year, better than nothing.

Earth Day 2014

#LAskeez has nothing but love for the Los Angeles Lakers but since we all know they are not in the NBA playoffs this year, I feel a sense of obligation to still report on the other LA team...The Clippers.
The Clippers certainly have done a few things this season that have ticked off Laker Fans such as covering up the championship banners with Clipper selfies and recently hung Clipper balloons on the Laker statues.
As they say; "Haters gonna hate."

The Clippers tied the series last night against the Golden State Warriors.
The 40 point win was very impressive.
Let's see if they can carry the momentum over to the Warriors home court.

There's two great shows going on tonight.

Chromeo will be in Santa Monica for a KCRW apogee session.

Over at the Masonic Lodge inside the Hollywood Forever Hauschka will perform.

What's the #skeez tonight?
#LAskeez  will spend another evening at Dodger stadium.