Eek.
What are freeways called there? Highways?
What's this called in Los Angeles?
Malibu = god-awful traffic because the highway in is basically a 2 lane road for miles. Unless you go up the 101 east of the little mountain range and then cut west from there. But yeah, way out of everyone's price range on here except DCharlie and Cormac.
L.A. is the apocalypse: it's you and a bunch of parking lots. No one's going to save you; no one's looking out for you. It's the only city I know where that's the explicit premise of living there – that's the deal you make when you move to L.A.
No one cares. You're alone in the world.
L.A. is explicit about that. If you can't handle a huge landscape made entirely from concrete, interspersed with 24-hour drugstores stocked with medications you don't need, then don't move there. It's you and a bunch of parking lots.
Los Angeles is where you confront the objective fact that you mean nothing; the desert, the ocean, the tectonic plates, the clear skies, the sun itself, the Hollywood Walk of Fame – even the parking lots: everything there somehow precedes you, even new construction sites, and it's bigger than you and more abstract than you and indifferent to you. You don't matter. You're free.
Los Angeles is a confrontation with the oceanic; with anonymity; with desert time; with endless parking lots.
And it doesn't need humanizing. Who cares if you can't identify with Los Angeles? It doesn't need to be made human. It's better than that.
NoHo would be my second choice. Burbank is endless office parks and suburban shopping malls. Nothing there but movie studios and Olive Gard--
carry on.
I have considered Silver Lake. I'm. It going for a beach city for obvious and depressing reasons. I hear Silver Lake is full of hipsters though?
So LA is like Houston in his it names stuff? In Htown, the actual city is small as shit, and the surrounding stuff that make up the majority of "Houston" are suburbs that are their own actual towns with their own mayors and shit. So while we are in Bouston, we are actually not in "Houston". LA is like that? I'm from Humble, Texas which is a suburb of Houston. humble has its own police force and mayor and laws despite being literally two minutes away from Houston City limits. So if an address says Los Angeles it only means downtown?
I have considered Silver Lake. I'm. It going for a beach city for obvious and depressing reasons. I hear Silver Lake is full of hipsters though?
So LA is like Houston in his it names stuff? In Htown, the actual city is small as shit, and the surrounding stuff that make up the majority of "Houston" are suburbs that are their own actual towns with their own mayors and shit. So while we are in Bouston, we are actually not in "Houston". LA is like that? I'm from Humble, Texas which is a suburb of Houston. humble has its own police force and mayor and laws despite being literally two minutes away from Houston City limits. So if an address says Los Angeles it only means downtown?
Silver Lake is full of hipsters. Why do you want to go to the beach? If you're not a surfer it's not worth the cost and headache (remember, during the summer, everyone who DOESN'T live at the beach WANTS to go to the beach, and they use the same roads as you, and you will come from grocery shopping and it will literally take you three-and-a-half hours to find available street parking, and you will be so very, very sad).
Los Angeles mostly just means downtown, though there are plenty of named Los Angeles neighborhoods (like Echo Park and Silver Lake). Malibu is not LA. Burbank and Glendale are not LA. Orange County is sure-as-shit not LA. LOOK AT THE MAP. Figure out where you want to work. Figure out what you want to spend. Figure out what you will want to do - not what you say you want to do but what you will actually do. Are you a homebody? Do you like bars and live bands? Are you really, truly going to learn to surf? Only pay for as much as Los Angeles as you are going to use.
I plan on using the bus. A lot.Welp... Good luck with that Himu. LA's public transportation system is by far the most soul-sucking I've ever experienced. Get a car. If you don't know how to drive, learn quickly. LA drivers are the worst.
I'm worried you won't read this article (http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/greater-los-angeles.html) so I'll quote it here:This is all pretty much spot-on.QuoteL.A. is the apocalypse: it's you and a bunch of parking lots. No one's going to save you; no one's looking out for you. It's the only city I know where that's the explicit premise of living there – that's the deal you make when you move to L.A.QuoteNo one cares. You're alone in the world.
L.A. is explicit about that. If you can't handle a huge landscape made entirely from concrete, interspersed with 24-hour drugstores stocked with medications you don't need, then don't move there. It's you and a bunch of parking lots.QuoteLos Angeles is where you confront the objective fact that you mean nothing; the desert, the ocean, the tectonic plates, the clear skies, the sun itself, the Hollywood Walk of Fame – even the parking lots: everything there somehow precedes you, even new construction sites, and it's bigger than you and more abstract than you and indifferent to you. You don't matter. You're free.QuoteLos Angeles is a confrontation with the oceanic; with anonymity; with desert time; with endless parking lots.
And it doesn't need humanizing. Who cares if you can't identify with Los Angeles? It doesn't need to be made human. It's better than that.
Oh, and Malibu? MALIBU? DOES IT LOOK LIKE MALIBU IS IN LOS ANGELES?!? (https://goo.gl/maps/zNnNm)
chrono I love you but you need to check your beach privilege
Alright. Since I've now picked North Hollywood, time to get started on apartment research. Anything to know about getting an apartment in LA? Also, any good hostel suggestions in case I end up leaving without a place ready?
So far I have 8,000 saved up for this move. My initial goal is 10,000 dollars for sustenance, and that's not including buying a new car, a new bike, a new semi-powerful laptop, a new Wacom tablet, and art supplies, such as charcoals and oils and other materials, nor clothes, since I fully plan on starting out in Los Angeles as a woman. Lots of shit to do. One thing I've got in mind is taking Greyhound to LA for a vacation sometime this year to scout and explore North Hollywood and the surrounding areas and get a feel of it. I probably should have done that Memorial Weekend but oh well.
I've been to LA a few times and I honestly felt very uncomfortable there. I think it's mostly down to the fact that if you created a place the opposite of where I was born and raised in every single way, it would look exactly like LA. First time descending into LAX, I felt like I was entering Midgar from FF7.
3. Active night life. Not so much clubs, because clubs suck. But live music venues and concerts. Music a big deal.
4. Food variety is a big deal.
best place for tacos in LA go
You're in for a good time. Let me know if/when you're actually in the city and I'll keep you up on shows. You'll want to get used to going to some of the resident events, too. Low End Theory @ the Airliner (http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/)on Wednesdays, Bootie LA @ Echoplex (http://bootiemashup.com/la/) twice a month on Saturdays, etc. Nonstop music. If you can be out here to scout in August (23rd and 24th) you can be at FYF (http://fyffest.com/), or Low End Theory Festival in June (http://www.theecho.com/event/511273-low-end-theory-festival-los-angeles/) (14th and 15th), or Culture Collide in October (http://blog.filter-mag.com/) (16th, 17th, 18th), or...you get the picture. That's not counting the tours and local shows. Music like no other place. I actually keep a pretty solid concert schedule in Google Calendar if you want to be added to it.
I guess a good question would be, what do you listen to? I know you're a Knife stan like me. What else?
Guisados (http://guisados.co/), but tacos are better in SD.
and double posted. Smooth.
Gonna use this opportunity to pimp Low End Theory (http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/) some more for LA residents and visitors. Best place in the world, can't imagine my life without it. There's nothing like a Wednesday night with a Kings win and Low End straight after. Like your family is momentarily extended out to 300 folks into the dopest shit in the world.
Daddy Kev, Gaslamp Killer, D-Styles, Nocando, and DJ Nobody as residents. 3+ guests a week. Generally up and coming dudes for the most part, always one person who sent in a submission and got the okay to play. So this week (today!) for example is Black Knights, Untold, and Yosi Horikawa. Unannounced guests fairly often (Erykah Badu + Thundercat, DJ Shadow, Q-Tip, Mary Anne Hobbs, Mimosa, etc so far this year).
Gaslamp Killer talks Low End Theory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebsj74ks4Rc)
Low End Theory hype video (http://vimeo.com/37574091)
Here's a dude doing backflips during a Daddy Kev set (http://instagram.com/p/nupVvZussx/).
The infrequent Low End Theory podcast series can be downloaded here (http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/podcast/).
This is how dope GLK is, although not at Low End (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sHQV98JMXM). Week in week out, incredible to see this dude work. Few weeks ago he was playing this Thai country shit...like mana from heaven.
And as I mentioned above, the first ever Low End Theory festival is in June...sold out, but you can still grab secondary market tickets. Just a truly special place. Support your local institutions, fellas!
Quote from: MrAngryFacebest place for tacos in LA go
Guisados (http://guisados.co/), but tacos are better in SD.
Will respond to rest of the post later, but for now I will respond to weather. What is NoHo weather like on a regular day? I am not moving from one armpit to another. How humid does it get?! What does 100 dry weather feel like? When I visited LA as a kid, I never felt tremendously hot. Htown felt way hotter to me. But then, I was staying in Crenshaw.
North Hollywood is not LA. It's practically a part of the Valley. It's gonna be hot.
Did some research on some other studios and asked other people in animation biz. Some studios like Fox would be a bitch to commute to from NoHo. There are a few studios over the hill, however. Fox is in Century City and a few others (Titmouse, Six Point) are in Hollywood. Can you tell me about commuting from NoHo to Century City/Hollywood?
Good news is there's ample studios in Burbank and Glendale.
Anyone use Meetup to meet new people in LA? I know Bebpo has but little else.
The music scene sounds really rad.
Ummm. Music I liiiike.
Let's check my phone, shall we?!?!?
Tacos are great, but burritos are better! Is there a taqueria every two minutes like in Htown? :hyper :hyper :hyper
How accurate is this video?
best place for tacos in LA go
Alright. Since I've now picked North Hollywood, time to get started on apartment research. Anything to know about getting an apartment in LA? Also, any good hostel suggestions in case I end up leaving without a place ready?
So far I have 8,000 saved up for this move. My initial goal is 10,000 dollars for sustenance, and that's not including buying a new car, a new bike, a new semi-powerful laptop, a new Wacom tablet, and art supplies, such as charcoals and oils and other materials, nor clothes, since I fully plan on starting out in Los Angeles as a woman. Lots of shit to do. One thing I've got in mind is taking Greyhound to LA for a vacation sometime this year to scout and explore North Hollywood and the surrounding areas and get a feel of it. I probably should have done that Memorial Weekend but oh well.
That place :lawd It's lousy with people on a weekend night though.best place for tacos in LA go
The truck in Echo Park next to the Ralph's.
There's zero humidity out here. A regular NoHo summer day would probably be mid 80s to low 90s, with a few spikes up to the high 90s and some rare trips into the 100s. Outside of summer you're looking at 60s - 80s year round, similar to elsewhere in the Valley.
NoHo to Hollywood would actually be super easy, you'd just be on the 101 and get off wherever you need to be. Traffic wouldn't be horrific for that. The problem is parking. There are a lot of offices and workplaces in Hollywood that don't have employee parking and can run $20 a day. BUT, in NoHo you would be right next to the end of the underground Metro railway (above ground/underground railway). And the one, singular thing Metro is good at is delivering people to Hollywood. You could park there and get off the Red Line at Universal Studios (Studio City), Hollywood and Highland, Hollywood and Vine, or Hollywood and Western. I actually used to live near the Hollywood and Vine stop (down the street from Amoeba) and used Metro to get out to the Valley, it's maybe a 40 minute trip.
Yeah you're straight. Of that list, these fellas played this calendar year or are scheduled to play by September:
Janelle Monae
The Roots
Erykah Badu
Nas
Solange
M.I.A.
The Knife
St Vincent
The Weeknd (PRE-KISS LAND)
Flying Lotus
Thundercat
Bonobo
Tycho
Chvrches
Fun
Arctic Monkeys
The Strokes
Yessir, but Mexican food is just straight up better in San Diego. The good news is it's only a two hour drive away. The bad news is you can't really get carne asada fries or California burritos in LA.
Mmm...it's a pretty touristy outlook and presentation of LA. Like, J-town? I don't know anyone who doesn't call it Little Tokyo. Hail a taxi? How the fuck are you getting a taxi in LA? You'd use Uber or Lyft. And it kind of focuses on touristy areas.
But in general, yeah, it's accurate enough. If you have someone local guiding you you'll have a much different and much better experience. Nothing glaringly wrong though.
You're from Houston so anywhere outside of someone's asshole is going to be "better weather" so I wouldn't sweat it.
That place :lawd It's lousy with people on a weekend night though.best place for tacos in LA go
The truck in Echo Park next to the Ralph's.
dont mean to derail this from actual areas, but i'm kinda curious if you have things set up about what your going to do out there or just gunna wing it
http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/parks.htm (http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/parks.htm)dont mean to derail this from actual areas, but i'm kinda curious if you have things set up about what your going to do out there or just gunna wing it
This is Himuro we're talking about here.
The truck in Echo Park next to the Ralph's.
Although there's a place a couple blocks from my apartment called Tacomiendo that is rated among the best places in LA for Tacos and since I can walk there, that's where I go.
Taking the red line (that's the metro rail, right? I've been reading on my routes! :-*) to Studio City and Hollywood doesn't sound bad. In fact, it sounds great! How much does a rail line ride cost?
The rest sounds okay besides parking being 20 dollars a day. :holdup
If you can, in the near future, go to a taqueria, order a burrito, and take pics of their burrito menu. I wanna see what options they have, and I wanna get a good preview of what the burrito you ordered looks like! :drool
dont mean to derail this from actual areas, but i'm kinda curious if you have things set up about what your going to do out there or just gunna wing it
This is Himuro we're talking about here.
You're from Houston so anywhere outside of someone's asshole is going to be "better weather" so I wouldn't sweat it.
I deserve more than humid weather! Today in Houston my iPhone says it is 80 degrees high but it feels like I just walked into a restroom after someone took a hot shower. I hate it!dont mean to derail this from actual areas, but i'm kinda curious if you have things set up about what your going to do out there or just gunna wing it
This is Himuro we're talking about here.
Please don't insult me further. I have a lot of patience with jack assery but I have no patience or kindness for this. I just got a second job to help pay for this move and help support my transition. Both will be expensive as shit. I've sacrificed a lot in the past year for this move. I've bought less, I've saved up $8,000 so far and plan on doubling that before years end. I am working on my art for no less than 10 hours a week. I have been researching neighborhoods, studios, rent, crime, and Greater Los Angeles for two and a half months. I didn't make this thread for you insult me or think I lack teeth, so stop being a cunt.
cool you should have no trouble getting a job in Hollywood
Yes, I will put out.
Almost every videogame artist I ever worked with was either a failed LA transplant, or (worse) a Hollywood burnout. So there's hope afterwards I guess :(
I deserve more than humid weather! Today in Houston my iPhone says it is 80 degrees high but it feels like I just walked into a restroom after someone took a hot shower. I hate it!dont mean to derail this from actual areas, but i'm kinda curious if you have things set up about what your going to do out there or just gunna wing it
This is Himuro we're talking about here.
Please don't insult me further. I have a lot of patience with jack assery but I have no patience or kindness for this. I just got a second job to help pay for this move and help support my transition. Both will be expensive as shit. I've sacrificed a lot in the past year for this move. I've bought less, I've saved up $8,000 so far and plan on doubling that before years end. I am working on my art for no less than 10 hours a week. I have been researching neighborhoods, studios, rent, crime, and Greater Los Angeles for two and a half months. I didn't make this thread for you insult me or think I lack teeth, so stop being a cunt.
Well, it sure initially sounded like you had made the decision to move to SoCal before doing research on SoCal. If that is not the case, so be it.
Almost every videogame artist I ever worked with was either a failed LA transplant, or (worse) a Hollywood burnout. So there's hope afterwards I guess :(
I'd sell wine for you :-*
Anyway, I give it 2 months before Himu is on the crack rock and suckin' old man dick.
I am blessed in that I have a lot of skills to fall back on.
Plans in case an assistant job does not pop up:
1. Scout out internships if a job doesn't happen.
2. Use my creative skills to make money while interning or being a production assistant while working a side job or two. I have graphic design and photography experience. I can take budding actors' headshots for cheap for some income. Since i am saving up a shit load of money, I will be able to get a dslr on a lark, just in case.
3. School. There are plenty of animation schools in the area. Great for contacts. Again, money helps a lot.
4. Right now I'm juggling two jobs, and that's giving me fantastic experience which will be put to excellent use in LA. Many people there work two sometimes three jobs while supporting their actual dream in the background. I can do that easily now that I actually have experience doing it.
Honestly, I have plenty of options. There is no room for failure.
Speaking of crime data, here's another resource you might like to play around with.
http://maps.latimes.com/crime/
So it's a general crime map and aggregation tool, but if you dig deeper into individual neighborhood/cities information, it's a really good census tool. Here's North Hollywood, for example:
http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/north-hollywood/?lat=34.187044&q=North+Hollywood%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA%2C+USA&lng=-118.3812562
lol last quarter I remember Culver City having like 9 violent crimes total but something like six or seven were rape :holeup
A 30 day pass is indeed 75 dollars. That is fantastic but the site is a little vague on lines. Does that include buses, rail, underground? All the same thing?
Thanks for this. One of the big reasons I picked NoHo is that the worst thing about it is that you might get your car broken into, or your bike stolen at the Metro rail station. I've read that if you're staying in NoHo, it is best to be south of Burbank because it gets a bit sketchy north of it. South NoHo ounds good but I'm not living TOO close to the metro station because there are reportedly punks who hang out there at night. Also, the art distinct gets a bit frisky at night. Living in LA, I will lose my male privilege and I do not want to get mugged when I'm alone in town so I'm trying to get a handle in the crimes and the logistics of their location. I'm not sure if those robberies take place north of the Burbank line or not but at least there's no rape listed, which again, is another reason i picked the hood.
LA sucks.
LA sucks.
I hear ramen is improving in Los Angeles. If only it would improve in the SF Bay Area. Nothing but unending mediocrity (except for my friend's place, Juku in SF, which is handmade awesome).
How is ramen compared to pho? I love pho. But ramen looks so much better man!
Silver Lake and Los Feliz is great, you're going to hear a lot of blahblahblah too many hipsters etc. but I think you'll be plenty comfortable there.
Holy shit at that ticket price. Is that 1st class?Labor day prices.
LA sucks.
That's OK. I lived in Santa Cruz for years and held the same opinion. However, SC is beginning to suck as well, with the increase in crime -- isn't it higher than San Jose's crime rate now?
Holy shit at that ticket price. Is that 1st class?Labor day prices.
And Himu, I'll probably be down there Labor Day as well.
Biking in LA? I don't know what it's like lately, but the LA that I remember, you'd end up Raban'd in the first week.:tocryspoiler (click to show/hide)SORRY, RABAN! :-*[close]
Biking in LA? I don't know what it's like lately, but the LA that I remember, you'd end up Raban'd in the first week.spoiler (click to show/hide)SORRY, RABAN! :-*[close]
I'm seriously starting to reconsider Silver Lake or Los Feliz instead of NoHo. Is that stupid? :( With NoHo I could bike to Burbank daily whereas as Silver Lake and Burbank are 30 minutes apart. On the other hand, it's close to downtown and hollywood. But on the other hand NoHo is cheaper. But I also want to live in a place with a teeming social life and culture. But then Silver Lake looks like a white hell hole that I would need rescuing from by a brave, brave knight. Is Silver Lake diverse? On wikipedia, the relevant data is from pre-hipster gentrification. FUCK.
This seems to make the best case for Silver Lake:
http://www.immovingtola.com/things-to-do-guide-silver-lake/
The actual Galleria area is terrible, but the areas West and South of it (which are now starting to consider themselves in The Galleria) are hot, hot, hot. So much good food and small bars/clubs. West down Westheimer or Hillcroft near 59 and Westpark is becoming completely awesome.
But yeah, besides there and the Montrose and surrounding area, Houston blows.
Los Angeles Food:
Bottega Louie (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bottega-louie-los-angeles) is up there with the best bakeries in the country. Also has a fantastic kitchen for sit down orders and a decent beer list. They are very much known for their macaroons, so definitely get a box if you swing by. It's in downtown LA, which makes it a convenient place to eat if you're exploring the area.
Porto's (http://www.portosbakery.com/) is another fantastic bakery with a few different locations (Burbank and Glendale would be the most relevant for you). Amazing desserts, decent food otherwise. Might be out of the way for you depending on what your itinerary looks like.
Mexican food is a lot better in San Diego, but the best tacos in Los Angeles are at Guisados (http://www.yelp.com/biz/guisados-los-angeles) out in Echo Park/Silverlake. Delicious. Consistently the best tortilla's of any Mexican place in the state.
Intellegentsia (http://www.yelp.com/biz/intelligentsia-coffee-los-angeles-4) is the best coffee in LA (and likely the same for every city they're in). And you can take in the fully glory of Los Angeles' hipster community.
If you do end up in Echo Park you might enjoy stopping by Sunset Beer Company (http://www.yelp.com/biz/sunset-beer-company-los-angeles). Great place to try beer, constantly rotating their collection and adding new bottles weekly. As a bonus you can order pizza at the place next door (Los Angeles Pizza Company (http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-angeles-pizza-company-los-angeles-2)) or from a few blocks down at Two Boots (http://www.yelp.com/biz/two-boots-los-angeles) and have it delivered to a table there for your drinking session. Awesome staff, too, they really went out of their way to help a me and a friend set up our homebrew station.
Best ramen in the city is at Hakata Ramen Shin-Sen-Gumi (http://www.yelp.com/biz/hakata-ramen-shin-sen-gumi-los-angeles) or Daikokuya (http://www.yelp.com/biz/daikokuya-los-angeles). Both are in Little Tokyo. Best Thai food is Srisiam (http://www.yelp.com/biz/srisiam-thai-kitchen-arcadia) but is out in the ass end of nowhere (Arcadia).
You should grab In-N-Out at some point just because it's California and that's kind of a given. You want a Double-Double, possibly animal style, with fries light well done (or also animal style). Whatever you do, absolutely skip Pink's Hotdogs (http://www.yelp.com/biz/pinks-hot-dogs-los-angeles-4#query:pinks). Horrifically overrated tourist trap. Not worth a five minute wait, let alone a half hour one. If you're dying for a hotdog try Fab's (http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-hot-dogs-los-angeles-3). They just opened a Westwood location that might be convenient.
Los Angeles General:
If you're a music fan and are here on a Wednesday you should go to Low End Theory (http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/), which is a weekly event. Almost all of the Alpha Pup/Brainfeeder crowd (Flying Lotus, Tokimonsta, Nosaj Thing, etc) started at Low End. Same with Odd Future, and a lot of the newer Stone's Throw guys. It's a struggle to even call it an underground institution at this point. Doors at 9:30, line gets pretty packed around 10:30ish.
My concert calendar doesn't have anything noted for the period you're here, but I'll give a heads up if any shows are scheduled between now and then.
Huntington Library and Garden (http://www.huntington.org/) is a fantastic place, but will take the better part of your day. A little bit out of the way as well, and not a "typical Los Angeles" thing to do. It has a fairly extensive private art collection with a few traveling pieces, one of the best original manuscript repositories on the west coast, and a really, really, really cool series of botanical gardens. Apparently has a pretty dope Japanese teahouse as well but I've never been. Along those lines, you can never go wrong by heading out to the Getty Villa (http://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/) and LACMA (http://www.lacma.org/). I would prioritize the Getty Villa over LACMA, and shockingly enough now that I think about it I've never been to the standard Getty (http://www.getty.edu/) museum.
Walking around Venice is fun, as is walking around Santa Monica (Third Street Promenade and the Pier). There are a lot of outdoor concerts that time of year, and you can get a schedule here (http://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/los-angeles/downtown/free-outdoor-concert-in-la-calendar).
Amoeba Records (http://www.amoeba.com/) is a must-visit either in the Bay Area or in Los Angeles. If you hang around the store stoned all day looking at records and asking people for recommendations, you'll have experienced roughly 30% of my highschool life. The San Francisco location is in the Haight, and the Los Angeles location is in Hollywood. Both are areas you can walk around afterward for fun.
Just wrote something for an NHL-GAF member who's taking a trip through California, went over some stuff that I'm not sure made it in here. I'll just copy/paste it.QuoteLos Angeles Food:
Bottega Louie (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bottega-louie-los-angeles) is up there with the best bakeries in the country. Also has a fantastic kitchen for sit down orders and a decent beer list. They are very much known for their macaroons, so definitely get a box if you swing by. It's in downtown LA, which makes it a convenient place to eat if you're exploring the area.
Porto's (http://www.portosbakery.com/) is another fantastic bakery with a few different locations (Burbank and Glendale would be the most relevant for you). Amazing desserts, decent food otherwise. Might be out of the way for you depending on what your itinerary looks like.
Mexican food is a lot better in San Diego, but the best tacos in Los Angeles are at Guisados (http://www.yelp.com/biz/guisados-los-angeles) out in Echo Park/Silverlake. Delicious. Consistently the best tortilla's of any Mexican place in the state.
Intellegentsia (http://www.yelp.com/biz/intelligentsia-coffee-los-angeles-4) is the best coffee in LA (and likely the same for every city they're in). And you can take in the fully glory of Los Angeles' hipster community.
If you do end up in Echo Park you might enjoy stopping by Sunset Beer Company (http://www.yelp.com/biz/sunset-beer-company-los-angeles). Great place to try beer, constantly rotating their collection and adding new bottles weekly. As a bonus you can order pizza at the place next door (Los Angeles Pizza Company (http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-angeles-pizza-company-los-angeles-2)) or from a few blocks down at Two Boots (http://www.yelp.com/biz/two-boots-los-angeles) and have it delivered to a table there for your drinking session. Awesome staff, too, they really went out of their way to help a me and a friend set up our homebrew station.
Best ramen in the city is at Hakata Ramen Shin-Sen-Gumi (http://www.yelp.com/biz/hakata-ramen-shin-sen-gumi-los-angeles) or Daikokuya (http://www.yelp.com/biz/daikokuya-los-angeles). Both are in Little Tokyo. Best Thai food is Srisiam (http://www.yelp.com/biz/srisiam-thai-kitchen-arcadia) but is out in the ass end of nowhere (Arcadia).
You should grab In-N-Out at some point just because it's California and that's kind of a given. You want a Double-Double, possibly animal style, with fries light well done (or also animal style). Whatever you do, absolutely skip Pink's Hotdogs (http://www.yelp.com/biz/pinks-hot-dogs-los-angeles-4#query:pinks). Horrifically overrated tourist trap. Not worth a five minute wait, let alone a half hour one. If you're dying for a hotdog try Fab's (http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-hot-dogs-los-angeles-3). They just opened a Westwood location that might be convenient.
Los Angeles General:
If you're a music fan and are here on a Wednesday you should go to Low End Theory (http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/), which is a weekly event. Almost all of the Alpha Pup/Brainfeeder crowd (Flying Lotus, Tokimonsta, Nosaj Thing, etc) started at Low End. Same with Odd Future, and a lot of the newer Stone's Throw guys. It's a struggle to even call it an underground institution at this point. Doors at 9:30, line gets pretty packed around 10:30ish.
My concert calendar doesn't have anything noted for the period you're here, but I'll give a heads up if any shows are scheduled between now and then.
Huntington Library and Garden (http://www.huntington.org/) is a fantastic place, but will take the better part of your day. A little bit out of the way as well, and not a "typical Los Angeles" thing to do. It has a fairly extensive private art collection with a few traveling pieces, one of the best original manuscript repositories on the west coast, and a really, really, really cool series of botanical gardens. Apparently has a pretty dope Japanese teahouse as well but I've never been. Along those lines, you can never go wrong by heading out to the Getty Villa (http://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/) and LACMA (http://www.lacma.org/). I would prioritize the Getty Villa over LACMA, and shockingly enough now that I think about it I've never been to the standard Getty (http://www.getty.edu/) museum.
Walking around Venice is fun, as is walking around Santa Monica (Third Street Promenade and the Pier). There are a lot of outdoor concerts that time of year, and you can get a schedule here (http://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/los-angeles/downtown/free-outdoor-concert-in-la-calendar).
Amoeba Records (http://www.amoeba.com/) is a must-visit either in the Bay Area or in Los Angeles. If you hang around the store stoned all day looking at records and asking people for recommendations, you'll have experienced roughly 30% of my highschool life. The San Francisco location is in the Haight, and the Los Angeles location is in Hollywood. Both are areas you can walk around afterward for fun.
I'm not looking to be an animator. I'm not fully trained in that area. I am looking storyboard. I will send you stuff over when I think it is good enough to.
The line stretched hundreds of people long down an industrial stretch of Esperanza Street, as throngs of Angelenos endured the baking heat Saturday to get into a Boyle Heights warehouse.
Inside, cannabis growers offered up their crop from glass jars labeled with gauzy names like "Blue Dream" and "Banana Kush." Shoppers sniffed each musky container discerningly. A dizzying assortment of marijuana-infused wares beckoned from dozens of booths: balms and sunblock, organic waffles and soft pretzels, chai tea, cooking oil, lollipops in salted caramel, watermelon or key lime flavors.
Many shoppers were wowed by the bargains: A 62-year-old military veteran raved about the prices, showing off a plastic bag loaded with fluffy buds as he waited in line for another vendor. "Fifteen dollars for this?" he told a young woman standing behind him. "Now where are you going to get this for $15?"
A market where marijuana growers can talk directly to customers "is absolute genius," Brown said. "We can find out what works for them and what doesn't" and recommend the right strains, he said.
"The dispensary is so last decade," quipped Los Angeles-area grower John Moreaux.
lol Himu, you're going to love this city. There's a weekly weed farmer's market that opened up in Boyle Heights this Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0706-pot-farmers-market-2-20140706-story.htmlQuote from: LA TimesThe line stretched hundreds of people long down an industrial stretch of Esperanza Street, as throngs of Angelenos endured the baking heat Saturday to get into a Boyle Heights warehouse.
Inside, cannabis growers offered up their crop from glass jars labeled with gauzy names like "Blue Dream" and "Banana Kush." Shoppers sniffed each musky container discerningly. A dizzying assortment of marijuana-infused wares beckoned from dozens of booths: balms and sunblock, organic waffles and soft pretzels, chai tea, cooking oil, lollipops in salted caramel, watermelon or key lime flavors.QuoteMany shoppers were wowed by the bargains: A 62-year-old military veteran raved about the prices, showing off a plastic bag loaded with fluffy buds as he waited in line for another vendor. "Fifteen dollars for this?" he told a young woman standing behind him. "Now where are you going to get this for $15?"QuoteA market where marijuana growers can talk directly to customers "is absolute genius," Brown said. "We can find out what works for them and what doesn't" and recommend the right strains, he said.
Going with a mazda 3 sedan and not yet.
'Looking for the Perfect Beat' is a cinéma vérité immersion inside the unique Los Angeles "beat scene" music community, centered around the world famous Low End Theory club night. Filmed over the Summer of 2013, we are given the opportunity to elegantly lift the veil on the personal creative processes of the internationally-acclaimed pillars of the scene. Indie music luminaries such as Thundercat, the Gaslamp Killer, TOKiMONSTA, Jonwayne, Baths, Daedelus, Ras G, Teebs, D-Styles, edIT of the Glitch Mob, Astronautica, Free the Robots, and Matthewdavid are all featured in vivid detail. The soundtrack for the film creates itself live on camera as the film elapses. This avant-garde visual angle on each subject in their respective creative spaces provides for an introspective glimpse into what would otherwise be unseen.
Told as a 24-hour tour throughout the city, the fly-on-the-wall perspective of 'Looking for the Perfect Beat' archives each artist's studio at this moment in history, revealing something not only universally humanizing about the scene's stars, but also telling of the diverse community in which this group of inter-related artists interact. Directed by seasoned music documentarian Matthew F. Smith, and produced by Low End Theory club founder Daddy Kev, 'Looking for the Perfect Beat' provides a holistic view of L.A.'s key players in this generation's electronic music landscape while instilling hope for the future of cross-cultural creative unions.