La Vie Productions in association with Jailbreak Films, is proud to announce the release of the award-winning new feature film, How We Got Away With It, through Devolver Digital. How We Got Away With It, directed by Jon Lindstrom, is a provocative and disturbing film that deals with the complex truths of abuse. Lindstrom is a well-known, award-winning actor, director and screenwriter who has worked successfully on both sides of the camera for over 20 years, with extensive acting experience (As the World Turns, General Hospital, Port Charles). His new film, How We Got Away With It, is now available on cable VOD as well as digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Distrify, and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Conspiracy Lab Recordings announces the release of Arrival, a 4-song EP by Los Angeles electronic music artist Pyrotec, aka Caesar Garcia, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Arrival is a concept EP that takes listeners on an upbeat interplanetary journey. Sonically, the EP is a fun mix of electronic dance music and old school hip-hop styling, featuring performances by J Bird, Gabe leGrand, EVeryman, Earl Iodine, and Damaris Siramad. Arrival will be available digitally through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, Rdio, Xbox Music, Rhapsody, eMusic, iHeartRadio, Shazam, and many other outlets. The album will also be available in CD format via Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

Take Action Hollywood!, in association with Coasting Films, is proud to announce the digital release of the new documentary film Losing LeBron on May 20, 2014 through Devolver Digital Films. Losing LeBron, directed by Nicole Prowell Hart and Allyson Sherlock, examines the impact of NBA star LeBron James’ decision to leave the city of Cleveland. Told through the eyes of the fans he left behind, the feature-length film explores why sports are so important to the struggling city. Losing LeBron will be available to rent/own on digital VOD (Video On Demand) via iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Xbox, PlayStation, Vimeo on Demand, VuDu, VHX, Distrify, and others. Pre-orders on iTunes are available now. The film’s cable VOD release is scheduled for August 5, 2014 (check local listings).

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Arts organization Create:Fixate (C:F) presents Serendipity on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Lot 613 in Downtown Los Angeles. For over a decade, C:F has established its unique signature blend of presenting vibrant visual art and music in an immersive cultural experience. These one-night-only events feature top emerging talent from around the globe, with an emphasis on the local talent of Los Angeles. The excitement begins at 4:00pm with a three-hour gallery preview. The main event starts at 7:00pm and closes at 2:00am. Admission is $15.00 before 9:00pm and $20.00 for the remainder of the night.

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Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present multi-talented French actress Clémentine Célarié in the U.S. Premiere of Dans la Peau d’un Noir (Black Like Me) on Wednesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 15, 2014. The one-woman show is based on American journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 book, Black Like Me, adapted by Célarié into a live performance. Célarié will portray an African-American man in the production that promotes tolerance and humanism. The performance starts at 7:30pm and will take place at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90064 (310-286-0553). A no host bar will be available. Ticket prices range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased here. The event is supported by the French-American Cultural Society (FACS). Read the rest of this entry »

Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present the Los Angeles premiere of Inconnu à cette adresse (Address Unknown) starring French film and theatre legends Thierry Lhermitte and Patrick Timsit on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, 2014. Inconnu à cette adresse is based on the book Address Unknown, written by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. The novel was published just before the outbreak of World War 2, written as a series of letters between a Jewish art dealer living in San Francisco and his business partner, who had returned to Germany in 1932. It is credited with exposing, early on, the dangers of Nazism to the American public. The work was adapted for the stage by Michèle Levy-Bram. Inconnu à cette adresse, directed by Delphine de Malherbe, will be in French with projected English subtitles. Read the rest of this entry »

Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present vocalist-composer Perla Batalla In Concert, featuring pianist Karen Hammack and special guest comedy actor-writer Rick Batalla (Perla’s brother, founding member of the Troubadour Theater Company), on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Deftly moving through musical genres, the Grammy-nominated Perla Batalla will perform a variety of classic and original material, in both English and Spanish, including selections from her award-winning Mestiza song cycle; the Grammy-nominated Leonard Cohen tribute album, Bird on the Wire; as well as her own unique take on the Great American Songbook. As an added treat, Batalla will also feature new collaborative compositions and work-in-progress from her upcoming one-woman show inspired by the work and words of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Blue House. Read the rest of this entry »

Palette Recordings is proud to welcome Daniel Troberg to its roster of artists. His new EP, Bolivia, will be released on February 25, 2014, available digitally only. To learn more, please visit www.danieltroberg.com and www.paletterecordings.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Laila Biali, the award-winning Canadian jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter, will bring her signature genre-bending, crowd-sourced concerts to six major cities in her first headlining U.S. tour in March 2014. Biali is known for taking the best of pop, rock, classical and soul, and informing it with her knowledge of jazz, as she weaves together exquisite musical arrangements. Biali’s tour, supported by The Canada Council for the Arts, will feature Adam Thomas on bass and Fred Kennedy on drums. The trio will be joined by guest artists at each stop.

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