Editors Note: Sammie Wuensche is a Pepperdine 2023 alumna and a former assistant photo editor for the Graphic. Are you looking for guitar-heavy music? Don't "fret." Trumpet music? Find a place to "blow off" some steam. Loud drums? There are some "smashing" performances. With over 400 live music venues in Los Angeles, choosing the right one for a particular memory, style of … [Read more...] about That’s Our Place: Boutique LA Music Venues Share Their History
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In a ‘Dreamland’ with Spooky Mansion, Smiley Surf-Grooves Under the Neon Lights
They had their start performing in monster makeup, jamming at haunted houses and gathering fans, and this led the surf-soul-rock-n-roll band Spooky Mansion up and down the country — from Upstate New York to L.A., frontman Grayson Converse said.Spooky Mansion played under the neon lights of Malibu's coastal venue Aviator Nation's Dreamland — a hidden oasis in the … [Read more...] about In a ‘Dreamland’ with Spooky Mansion, Smiley Surf-Grooves Under the Neon Lights