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The London West Hollywood was selected as the No. 1 large city hotel in the continental United States and Canada in Travel + Leisure’s 2009 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey.

The new boutique hotel is situated just off The Sunset Strip. Among its myriad features: a splendid rooftop pool with spacious sundeck and panoramic views of the legendary Hollywood Hills; an inspired meeting & private event space; spacious guest suites with private terraces; dining at Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood; and expertly attuned service throughout the hotel.

“The London West Hollywood is truly honored to receive this coveted award,” said General Manager Vincent Mercurio. “We feel that our property exemplifies the best of Los Angeles and we are very pleased that the readers of Travel + Leisure share our sentiment.”

Four of The Sunset Strip’s top Twitter accounts — The Roxy Theatre …

In this new era of “do it yourself” viral marketing, After Midnight Project has charted a course for success through an uncertain digital landscape. With all the social networking loopholes it’s become next to impossible to discern which bands have a legitimate following and which are just tech savvy. The proof is always in the live show, and for AMP this show at Key Club on June 26 marked a celebratory homecoming on the road to what looks to be a bright future.

The club was packed with eager young kids. And when the curtain rose, the band wasted no time jumping into fan favorite “Digital Crush.”

The Sunset Strip’s got a full week of shows, events, poolside drinks and …

It was a last minute announcement, the way these sort of special club gigs tend to be, when less than a week out word came that Jack White’s latest and least well-known project The Dead Weather would be making their L.A. debut at The Roxy Theatre on June 17. It takes a rare event like this for dozens of Sunset Strip club goers to wake up early on a Saturday morning and wait in line at The Roxy’s box office for tickets to go on sale.

For those who missed the initial announcement or perhaps just decided to sleep in, tickets for the show were in high demand on sites such as Craigslist and Ebay. And this is a band that has yet to even put out a record.

I first heard of The Foreign Exchange from Garth Trinidad’s show on KCRW. He was playing a track from a Mushroom Jazz CD called “Nic’s Groove.” I was drawn to the groovy blend of hip-hop, R&B, with a touch of house, and wanted to hear more. So I picked up not one but two copies of their debut album Connected — the original CD and the equally impressive instrumental-only version — and became a fan.
These discs and the band’s recent follow-up, Leave It All Behind, deftly blend so many sounds that I had no idea what their live show would look or feel like.
Led by North Carolina rapper Phonte with groundbreaking production from Dutch trip-hop producer Nicolay – the duo made Connected swapping vocals and beats over the Internet — this is a band that simply doesn’t draw between the lines.

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Whoever said mid-week nights are uneventful never spent theirs on The …

It was a festive Cinco de Mayo at The Roxy Theatre and a bit of a change of pace from the usual tequila and cerveza specials. The room was packed with excited teens, sporting shoelace headbands, bright neon patterned tees, and peg leg trousers — these kids were ready to dance and ready for the triumphant release of Iglu & Hartly’s debut record And Then Boom.
 
Pop Noir, a favorite of KROQ Locals Only and one of the more promising new acts to come out of L.A. in the past few years, opened the night. Since playing the inaugural Sunset Strip Music Festival, the band has garnered enough exposure to snag an opening slot on several dates of Doves U.S. tour.