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Boyle Heights

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Winning By a Neck at Kentucky Fried Buches

    The first time I ever saw buches--perhaps more properly known as pescuezos de pollo--was at the late, lamented Breed Street vendor fair in Boyle Heights, where the scent of frying chicken competed for olfactory primacy against enchiladas, pambazos, churros, and pit-roasted meat. I wasn't paying atte ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 17, 2012

    Where Can I Find the Mexico of Donkey Shows?

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] And will Mexicans support Marco Rubio?

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    It's Casual Debut a Pro-Public Transportation Message in 'The Redline' [WATCH]

    ​Eddie Solis wasn't kidding when he told us that he enjoys taking public transportation in the city. The LA native (proudly from Boyle Heights, yo!) Says traffic, instead of being "harsh" and "time-consuming," is "fun." And he put his money where his mouth is in The New Los Angeles, reissued wit ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2012

    It's Casual Are Citified

    The LA band live and breathe their city

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Pilar Díaz Checks in from Chile (and Talks About the Los Abandoned Reunion Show)!

    On site in Santiago filming a new music video for 'La Vitrola'​ While Southern California has been slugging through an often humid summer full of music events and festivals, singer-songwriter Pilar Díaz has been chillin' in Chile as inverted seasons make the country a winter wonderland. Hard at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Homeboy Industries Music Releases 'The Big Lay-Off'

    ​ Last year was a tumultuous ride for the heralded LA-based institution known as Homeboy Industries. Despite its reputable work over two decades in transforming the lives of gang members through employment and other programs, its money coffers have dried up. The organization, founded by Boyle Heig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Pastrami Sandwich-Eating Contest at Tommy Pastrami Next Month

    Note: actual Skyscraper sandwich much taller than this...​Another food contest for the local gluttons: the Tommy Pastrami chain wants YOU to be the fastest person to eat TWO of their Skyscraper Pastrami sandwiches to win $500. A full fortune that is! Details after the jump!

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    Lalternatives?

    [Mental Notes] The best alt-Latin acts in OC

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Latin Alternative Music Guide: OC Edición!

    Earlier this week, I introduced readers to my "Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edición" and the musicians who compiled it - a task too much for one person and one blog post! (Other "must listens" that came to mind after publication were Cava, Monte Carlo 76, and BEATMO to name a few) Now I turn t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edición!

    www.pilardiaz.com​Our lovely, monstrous, sprawling metropolis to the North otherwise known as Los Angeles has seen new talent fuse with established artists to create a revival of sorts in the broad Latin Alternative music scene. Supportive venues like La Cita in downtown Los Angeles, and Eastside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Cupcakes Out, Pies In: Someone Gets Paid To Predict Food Trends

    Flickr user vpickeringWhere food trend predictions come from...​We're coming up to the end of the year, which means it's time for would-be tastemakers to make all sorts of bold and useless predictions about what the new trends are. That people pay to hear this nonsense is hysterical (though the fa ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    Killing for the Cartel

    Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Two arrested following attempted carjacking fvproud wrote: Latinos en masse are a parasite on a community. Racist statement? Yes. Untrue? No. Name a latino community that is nice? Still waiting. Still waiting. Santa Ana, Bell Gardens, Bell, Parts of Anaheim, Stanton, Midway City, South ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    La Santa Cecilia Are LA's Next Big Genre-Bending Latino

    ​Headline: Two arrested following attempted carjacking fvproud wrote: Latinos en masse are a parasite on a community. Racist statement? Yes. Untrue? No. Name a latino community that is nice? Still waiting. Still waiting. Santa Ana, Bell Gardens, Bell, Parts of Anaheim, Stanton, Midway City, South ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2009

    OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out

    ​Headline: Two arrested following attempted carjacking fvproud wrote: Latinos en masse are a parasite on a community. Racist statement? Yes. Untrue? No. Name a latino community that is nice? Still waiting. Still waiting. Santa Ana, Bell Gardens, Bell, Parts of Anaheim, Stanton, Midway City, South ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach

    Andrew Youssef​Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 3, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Andrew Youssef​Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Friday Film Funnies: Larry "Nativo" Lopez

    My email and Facebook in-box have been invaded with the news that longtime Latino activist/racialist Larry "Nativo" Lopez was arrested on felony counts of voter fraud this Wednesday. We'll see whether the charges (that he voted in Boyle Heights but lives in OC), but my only comment at this point is ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2005

    Live Previews

    My email and Facebook in-box have been invaded with the news that longtime Latino activist/racialist Larry "Nativo" Lopez was arrested on felony counts of voter fraud this Wednesday. We'll see whether the charges (that he voted in Boyle Heights but lives in OC), but my only comment at this point is ... More >>

  • Film

    July 5, 2001

    Look, Maman, No Hands!

    The Crimson Rivers, plus "crazy/beautiful"

  • Music

    September 28, 2000

    Punk en Espanol

    Union 13 let it burn

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