Email Author ERIN DEWITT

2010 Stories by ERIN DEWITT

• Twisted Wine

  published August 26, 2010

  With the success of Big Love and documentaries like True Life and TLC’s newest project, Sister Wives, polyamorous and polygamous... More >>

• Coffee and Conversations with Artists

  published August 26, 2010

  Though their successful summer run may be winding down, Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts still has a few more events up its beautifully... More >>

• 'Today' Opening Reception

  published August 26, 2010

  210 AR4T Space (that stands for Artists Republic For Tomorrow) is a little Laguna Beach gallery looking to make a big, bold, radical... More >>

• Delta Mirror

  published August 26, 2010

  Released earlier this year, the Delta Mirror’s debut LP Machines That Listen is a hypnotic, digitally savvy (laptop electronica!)... More >>

• Wooster

  published August 19, 2010

  Like a whiff of fresh air from the north, Wooster takes the stage at underground lounge La Cave to show late-night party people how Santa Cruz... More >>

• 2010 Redbull Flugtag

  published August 19, 2010

  What’s that? A massive pig crashing into the water, apple in mouth and riders desperately clinging to its hocks? A woman riding a giant,... More >>

• Panteón Rococó

  published August 19, 2010

  Though their music has been sold and traded on the black market at nearly an epidemic rate, heavily taking away from the group’s album sales,... More >>

• Beneath the Broken Bottles & Cigarette Butts Opening Reception

  published August 12, 2010

  While the old adage may go something like “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure,” local artist Ryan Clemens has... More >>

• This is Not a Gated Community

  published August 5, 2010

  One of the appealing things about abstract art is that it can be pretty much whatever the hell you want it to. Meet artists Jonathan Apgar,... More >>

• So Alone

  published August 5, 2010

  Named for Johnny Thunders’ 1978 album, So Alone is the story of the former New York Dolls frontman’s catapult to success, battle... More >>

• 8: The Mormon Proposition

  published July 29, 2010

  Showing films “shot through a queer lens,” Out at the Movies takes over the Art Theatre in Long Beach once a month, donating proceeds to... More >>

• e.impulse

  published July 29, 2010

  Electrical impulses—the tiny sparks that make us function and allow us to move, to react and to feel. The theory behind... More >>

• Otep

  published July 29, 2010

  This week, the hurricane known as Otep comes crashing through Orange County to the Galaxy Theatre. As Ozzfest favorites (they were invited to play... More >>

• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

  published July 22, 2010

  The circus is back in town—which means so are the contortionists, acrobats, tigers, elephants, at least one naked PETA protestor, and lots... More >>

• Charles Phoenix’s Retro Disneyland Slide Show

  published July 15, 2010

  Pop-culture and nostalgia enthusiast Charles Phoenix comes to Orange County this weekend to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Disneyland’s... More >>

• Some Like It Hot

  published July 15, 2010

  By the time 1959 rolled around, Marilyn Monroe was already one of the biggest stars on the planet—so when Some Like It Hot came out,... More >>

• Colectiva

  published July 15, 2010

  Specializing in Latin American contemporary art, the folks of Salt Fine Art decided to take a spin around the globe for their latest exhibit,... More >>

• Buen Provecho

  published July 8, 2010

  Hamburgers, french fries, and drive-thru fried chicken sandwich concoctions are all well and good, but give us a heaping plate of spicy, savory... More >>

• Light-Bulb Mouth Radio

  published July 8, 2010

  Trickling down from Los Angeles’ steady stream of all-the-rage cabaret/variety shows (hey, El Cid, we still miss “Below the Belt”),... More >>

• Disney’s Celebrate America: A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky

  published July 1, 2010

  It’s difficult to get more “American” than the nightly fireworks spectacle at Disneyland getting amplified for Independence Day.... More >>

• Art-A-Fair

  published July 1, 2010

  Laguna Beach is a unique area in that the city boasts both obnoxious heaps of money and a dominating artists community. Now celebrating its 44th... More >>

• Taste of Downtown

  published June 24, 2010

  Just in time for the arrival of summer comes Long Beach’s “Taste of Downtown.” Presented by non-profit organization the Downtown... More >>

• Farr Ligvani Exhibit

  published June 24, 2010

  Born in Iran, Farr Ligvani has spent his entire life conveying the world around him through art. His talent shone early on—he was painting by... More >>

• Timeless Melodies: Bob Hope

  published June 24, 2010

  Somewhere between dancing on a boardwalk for spare change, performing alongside tap-dancing conjoined twins, being named the first and only... More >>

• Future Islands

  published June 17, 2010

  Now a concrete three-piece, Future Islands is enjoying some positive press for their first full length under the new structure, the Chester... More >>