September 2010 - The Sunset Strip

Dine With Art

If you’ve ever dreamed of dining in an art museum, now is your chance to make that dream a reality. West Hollywood’s The Avenues: Art, Fashion and Design District is hosting a series of innovative dining events that lets you dine with art.

“Taste Art” will highlight the City’s premier art galleries and acclaimed restaurants, pairing art exhibits with special prix-fixe menus from West Hollywood’s hottest chefs. The dining events will take place Tuesday nights at restaurants throughout the city, including four Sunset Strip restaurants (Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood, BLT Steak, RH at Andaz and Restaurant at Sunset Marquis).

Come One, Come All!

Fashion-forward retailer LIVE! On Sunset is celebrating its second birthday this Saturday with a carnival party, and you’re invited!
The afternoon party will include festive carnival games and prizes, cocktails, food, music from DJ John Lock and a raffle for your chance to win a gift card and closet makeover.
LIVE! On Sunset made a splash two years ago when it opened on The Sunset Strip. The store provides a one-of-a-kind shopping experience blending traditional in-store shopping with an interactive, online component. The retailer also boasts a DJ booth with professional recording and sound equipment, a stage for live performances, music listening center and a casual lounge area to rest those feet after a long day of perusing the racks.

Ten Sunset Strip Restaurants Participating In DineLA Restaurant Week

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. When L.A.’s top restaurants invite you to enjoy three-course meals at a discounted price. It’s DineLA’s Restaurant Week! The fall edition of Restaurant Week technically spans two weeks — Oct. 3-8 and Oct. 10-15 — with select restaurants throughout the L.A. basin offering three-course menus for lunch and dinner, ranging from $16 per person to $44. So grab your appetite and join us!

Asia de Cuba
Asian-Latino cuisine and spectacular views of Los Angeles. Lunch and dinner ($28 / $44). Three-course menu options.

BLT Steak
Critically-acclaimed French-inspired steakhouse. Dinner ($44). Three-course menu options.

TheSunsetStrip.com Exclusive Interview: James Grundler of Paloalto, Golden State

Earlier this month, one of L.A.’s most beloved bands, Paloalto, reunited for a one-off special performance at the Viper Room. Drawing mostly from the band’s last release Heroes And Villains, an album that rose to No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2003, the band played to a packed house of fans eager to hear the anthemic classics. After the show, lead singer James Grundler, spoke with TheSunsetStrip.com about the band’s history and what lies ahead for his new project, Golden State.

The Sunset Strip Gets Social

If you haven’t heard, it is officially “Social Media Week” in Los Angeles. Starting today, cities around the world are celebrating social media with free events and panels aimed at connecting people, content and conversations. Businesses in West Hollywood and on The Sunset Strip are hosting a number of free panel discussions and events as part of weeklong social media celebration. Update your iCalendar and join us!

Whole Foods West Hollywood kicks off the week with a twEATup for the younger crowd today at 3 p.m. The event includes healthy after school snacks, a scavenger hunt and coloring activity. Regiser for this free event.

Sunset Strip Music Festival Draws 30,000 Visitors To The Sunset Strip

The third annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) took over the legendary boulevard Aug. 26-28, 2010. The three-day event was a spectacular success, drawing 30,000 people to The Strip. Featuring full nights of music at The Strip’s six legendary music venues, the festival culminated with an all-day street festival on Saturday, Aug. 28, with 13,000 attendees flocking to The Strip to see performances by The Smashing Pumpkins; Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and Fergie; Common; Kid Cudi; Travie McCoy; Neon Trees; Steel Panther; Semi Precious Weapons; Saint Motel; Big B; and a host of more than 70 local and national artists performing within the venues.

TheSunsetStrip.com Exclusive Interview: Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist Jeff Schroeder

Jeff Schroeder was plucked from L.A.’s local music scene four years ago and thrust onto the world stage when the Smashing Pumpkins tapped him as the band’s lead guitarist. Joining a band with a legendary back catalog — one that inspired Schroeder’s own rock and roll fantasies — the guitarist has proven he can hold his own.
On Aug. 28 the Smashing Pumpkins headlined the third annual Sunset Strip Music Festival and energized the crowd of 13,000 before taking off on an extensive U.S. and international tour. Check out this exclusive interview, conducted prior to the band’s crushing headlining set, and get to know this unlikely and understated guitar hero a little better.

Take us through the story of how you came to join the band.

Shop, Sample and Dance: West Hollywood Celebrates Fashion’s Night Out on Friday, Sept. 10

Designers, celebrities, models and fashion editors will stage exciting, one-of-a-kind events for Fashion’s Night Out in West Hollywood stores on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m. Fashion’s Night Out is a global initiative, celebrated in more than a dozen cities around the world. It was created by Vogue magazine to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry’s economy and put the fun back in shopping.

“Fashion’s Night Out allows us to highlight all of the great fashion oriented businesses in the City of West Hollywood,” said West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman. “We have great designers, great retailers and cutting edge stylists in West Hollywood. We are lucky to have so many fantastic, creative businesses.”

9/8 is SPiN Hollywood Throwback Night at Mondrian

Check out early 90’s hip hop jams, sushi and specialty cocktails! More info can be found at www.spingalactic.com/hollywood