After last year’s sensational Halloween Masquerade celebration amidst the majesty that is the Park Plaza Hotel, KCRW are upping the ante for 2010 with an impressive portfolio of bands and DJs.

The Masquerade festivity returns on Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 9pm to 2am at the Legendary Park Plaza with special performances from LA DJ legend Cut Chemist, The Duke Spirit, and Gram Rabbit, as well as sets from 13 of KCRW’s talented DJs (including Henry Rollins, Music Director Jason Bentley, and Raul Campos).

London’s Duke Spirit’s knack for sombre Indie melody and guitar infused rock offers a nice balance to the electronic mastery of turntablist Cut Chemist, who explores the roots of hip ...

New York punk/funk scenesters: The Rapture, Panda Bear and local indie acts: Best Coast, Local Natives, and Dead Man’s Bones (complete with a children's choir) were among the top shining stars of the 35 strong lineup at this year's FYF festival.

Defying hour-long waits for booze and toilets (even the Cha Cha Lounge's VIP section was jam-packed), a crowd of around 10,000 braved the dust, heat and chaos on Saturday at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, to dance, sing, bond and parade an assortment of fashion statements.A few highlights greeted the eager sea of mustaches, oversized hats, vintage boots, lots of lace, denim cutoffs, and how could we leave out the hipster fox tail trend ...

Next week’s Downtown Film Festival (launches September 8th) is shadowed by controversy with the screening of the much talked about art/sex film series called "Destricted."

Destricted is the first short film collection of its kind, bringing together sex and art in a series of short films created by some of the world’s most visual and provocative artists and directors. Beyond explicit in content, these films (including Richard Prince’s House Call, Gaspar Noe’s We Fuck Alone and Hoist by Matthew Barney’s a.k.a. Bjork's husband) reveal the diverse attitudes by which we represent ourselves sexually.

Formed in 2004, the Destricted brand is the first in a continuing series. The seven films highlight controversial issues about the representation ...

With the balmy days dwindling, so are your chances to bare flesh publicly while bands play outdoors. For those not burnt out by the recent plague of local festivals, including Sunset Junction, Sunset Strip Festival, or Outside lands, get to Fuck Yeah Fest this weekend for another chance to don your denim cutoffs.

Nestled downtown just beside Chinatown, LA State Historic Park plays host to a plethora of indie outfits on Saturday, including UK dance hybrid scenesters The Rapture as well as !!!, New York’s Panda Bear of Animal Collective, L.A.'s very own overnight phenomenon Local Natives, actor Ryan Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones, and a huge collection of local groovers.

Others include Sleep, ...

London’s esteemed beacon of all things lowbrow, Lazarides Gallery will conclude their four month run of shows this week at their temporary Beverly Hills pop up annex with a show by sculptor, painter Jay Jay Burridge.

Offering a twist on predictable images of dinosaurs roaming in classic settings Burridge instead portrays them dancing, skating and sipping tea, with a weighty series of technically dexterous paintings and humorous sculptures and installations.

Forget the artschool alumni, last week’s opening of this event was all about glam, with a gaggle of celebrities and LA artscene luminaries on hand to celebrate at the event, and its Soho House after party. TV types included a seemingly single and roaming Gavin ...