Photo galleries for Events

A cavity waiting to happen

1. Fête photos: Cupcake Challenge

You can't have just one

Photo evidence: It's a Beautiful World' art show

2. Photo evidence: 'It's a Beautiful World' art show

It's a beautiful world with beautiful art

Photographic proof: the RVip Lounge

4. Photographic proof: the RVip Lounge

This roving party bus might be crashing a bar near you

Pier pARTy, presented by the Bagavagabonds

5. Photo evidence: pier pARTy

It's a pARTy at the pier

Photo evidence: Clash of the Tetris

6. Photo evidence: Clash of the Tetris

A vodka tonic and some tetrads, please

BPM and Smurf House: this bartender was psyched to 'finally' get her photo taken

7. Photo evidence: Coachella scene day three

The pool parties rage on as Coachella mellows out on the last night

Look, ma, gift bags!

8. Party Pics: Adult Swim mini figure release party at Kidrobot

We took some pictures—and some gift bags—at the toy launch party

Is it art? Science? We say both

9. Photographic Proof: the Grilled Cheese Invitational

We witnessed the glories of bread, cheese, costumes and competition

Photographic proof: Royal/T's opening gala

10. Royal/T's opening gala

Japanese art and French maids collide at the art space's opening night

Crystal Castles Downtown Bash

11. Local Heroes: warehouse party madness

Snapshots from a night of DJs, art, music...and innumerable tank tops

An unsubtle message rings out

12. Photographic proof: "L.A. vs War" art show

Glimpses from the opening night of the anti-war art show

Hope Gallery

13. Echo Park's brand-spanking new Hope Gallery

We hopped in on opening night for art... and cupcakes

First Fridays art walk on Abbot Kinney

14. First Fridays art walk on Abbot Kinney

We tooled around Venice's Abbot Kinney for the First Fridays art walk

Element founder Johnny Schillereff and Bam Margera are ready to rock

15. Party pics: Element fall '08 fashion show

Free booze + models = more girls than guys at this fashion show!

Tiger beat

16. Party pics: Tomahawk-e-oke at Hyperion Tavern

A reason to drink beer and sing on stage wearing a Superman cape

Keeping our fingers crossed

17. Keeping our fingers crossed

A photo gallery of a photo gallery opening

"There's Nothing Like Living in a Bottle," acrylic on wood (sold)

18. Art attack: Sylvia Ji, please marry us

Or maybe we'll just come to your art show at Corey Helford instead

You are, Am I? I am

19. Art attack: Charles Glaubitz's "Los Eternos 2.0"

A photogallery of pieces from his Feb. 16 show, "Los Eternos 2.0"

Glam, bam, thank you, ma'am...

20. Photographic proof: Wumpskate

Goths on roller skates? Hell yes

"This elk diorama is bigger than my apartment."

21. First Fridays: Wild humans on the loose

We dodged raindrops to check out First Fridays at the Natural History Museum

Fancy!

22. HARD New Year's: Awesome night, lame pictures

Some blurry pictures from our cameraphone. Whoo, open bar!

Kat Von D, setting a world record with her tattoo gun

23. Kat Von D, settin' records

Miss Von D attempts to set the world record for the number of tattoos inked in 24 hours. Madness ensues.

Eat, drink and be merry

24. Party pics: Metromix holiday bash at 86 Icon-mmx-pick

Free booze + DJ Valida + the longest tongue ever = a pretty sweet party

Controversial photographer Jill Greenberg makes kids cry, plays with bears and shoots Gwen Stefani

25. Jill Greenberg

Gwen Stefani, the 'Ursine' series and her most controversial shots

Pink-haired designer Tarina Tarantino with 0.5 of the Hilton sisters (Nicky, that is)

26. Party Pics: Tarina Tarantino's Tokyo Hardcore launch

Pink hair and cute clothes ruled the night at Tarina Tarantino's launch

Is the stunning complexion today worth a stained blue bathtub tomorrow? We think so

27. Halloween hall-o-fame

We scoured some shady parties for the most spine-chilling get ups

The county fair: specializing in fun

28. Rodeo, motocross, corndogs and barfing

We hit the county fair for some down-home ridiculousness

Sidekick LX Launch Party

29. Party pics: Sidekick LX launch party

We weaseled in for free booze, Kanye, and a complementary wig

Decompression Fest 2007: This pretty much sums up the vibe

30. Proof: Declothed and decompressed downtown

A gallery from the Burning Man-centric Decom festival

8:06 p.m. The Loft booth

31. Eagle Rockin' out

Our favorite moments of the underdog music fest

"Heroes" star/registered voter Hayden Panettiere strikes a pose at the Declare Yourself event

32. Party pics: young celebrity voters at Declare Yourself

Barely legal TV stars celebrate their power to vote

Gettin' all anachronistic at the Hotel Tonic

33. Photographic proof of the Hotel Tonic

Vintage clothes, beautiful girls, boobies and fire dancers

Posing with arthropods at the Lobster Fest

34. Proof: Lobster Fest y'alls

Photographic evidence of a festival that paired steamed crustaceans with Indie 103 music

The sweltering evening draws to a close-- ah, parting is such sweet sorrow

35. Exploring Pehrspace

We popped into Pehrspace recently to check out the monthly Jax Art event, which showcases local art and music

A lovely lady named Erin manned the door, showed the way, and made it hard to keep our eyes on the screen

36. Proof: Downtown's Angel City Drive-In

A gallery of sweet rides and drive-in dames

Putting the L.A. in lady, Miss Kat Von D

38. Party Pics: 'L.A. Ink' Premiere

Getting our ink/drink on at the 'L.A. Ink' party

Sunset Junction: hot asphalt, blurry memories

39. Sunset Junction: hot asphalt, blurry memories

What you missed if you stayed indoors, and comfortable

"A Heavy Pollination Fee"

40. Jonathan Edelhuber at the Carmichael Gallery

We can't pronounce his name, but we dig him.

Nerd imposter, or the real thing? We'll let his spelling be the judge

41. Proof: Drunken Spelling Bee

Spilled drinks and spelled words

Little vinyl art toys in signature Buff Monster pink. Awww.

42. Mingling with the monster at Buff Fest

Art icon Buff Monster releases his toy line to a mob scene

Zombies vs. Hollywood

43. Zombies vs. Hollywood

Photos of the gruesomely awesome flash-mob

Lucha Va Voom

44. Lucha Va Voom

Mexican wrestling, sparkly bikinis, and ambisexual hula hoopers. It's Lucha Va Voom time!