Here’s to a cooler weekend, dear transit blog readers. This Friday’s choice comes courtesy of my impatience for the next installment of the Hunger Games movies. (Although I still don’t think [continue reading]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXx0zQ3i95c] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkmDUBPkgBY] Mark your calendars: Metro Presents Môfo, the only band in Los Angeles that plays in the traditional “pé de serra” style of forró. (Forró–pronounced fo-HAW–is accordion-driven, hip-swiveling dance music originating from the northeast of Brazil.) Check out the video above for a sample of forró sound from a flash mob in [continue reading]
Make Music Los Angeles, now in its 3rd year, is set to take place Saturday, June 21. Hundreds of free concerts will be taking place in public spaces throughout Los Angeles County from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Venues include Helms Bakery, Santa Monica Place, Grand Park, Eagle Rock Library, [continue reading]
A little warm weather on Saturday didn’t keep crowds at bay as thousands of people descended on Union Station for the building’s 75th anniversary celebration that featured live music, train exhibitions, speeches from dignitaries and a lot of folks who apparently wished it was 1939 all over again. The above [continue reading]
Here are a few photos from the JazzMob that took place Wednesday afternoon at Union Station — coinciding with International Jazz Day. It was nice to hear some jazz gracing the station’s waiting room and hopefully spruced up rush hour for commuters. The event was organized by the Jazz Education Network [continue reading]
