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A Trio of Talent Entertains at the New Jazz Venue El Cid for the Indie Hotspot

A Trio of Talent Entertains at the New Jazz Venue El Cid for the Indie Hotspot

June 13, 2012 was the launch of the Indie Hotspot Silver Lake Jazz Series hosted by jazz singer/flautist Kaylene Peoples, who was also a featured performer, along with actress/singer Chase Masterson, and saxophonist Dave Pell. This evening took place at El Cid, a restaurant/bar that is known for Flamingo music and dance for the last 50 years. El Cid promoter Michael McCarthy has been presenting indie bands, short films, open mics, and more for over three years for the quaint venue; and the Indie Hotspot Silver Lake Jazz Series was shift from that direction. The venue is beautiful with a patio and full bar. That’s where the red carpet was and legend Hubert Laws (3-time Grammy nominee), Park & Recreation’s Jay Jackson, and Glee’s Bill A. Jones were just a few who stopped for a photo opp.

Once the show started, Kaylene came out on stage and talked about the Indie Hotspot and why starting a jazz tradition in Silver Lake was is necessary. “Creating new venues for jazz is something that really needs to happen to keep jazz music spreading throughout our communities. I’m excited to be able to host this event this evening. You, the audience members, are the biggest key in making this evening a success,” says Kaylene Peoples.

Kaylene sang mostly bossa nova and soloed brilliantly on her flute. Some of the highlights of her performance were “Summertime,” “Girl from Ipanema,” and “One Note Samba.” She showed off her vocal prowess and wowed everyone with the heartfelt song “Funny Valentine.” Chase Masterson performed a series of songs by Joanie Summers. Her performance was delightfully playful. Especially when she sang the songs “This Can’t Be Love” and “Fever.” Dave Pell played tenor sax, and for a man of 87 years, he blew everyone in that room away. Then Jay Jackson surprised us all with a wonderful blues song, giving us a sneak peek of what to expect for his upcoming July 11^thIndie Hotspot performance.

Overall, the Indie Hotspot Silver Lake Jazz Series Launch was a very entertaining and successful evening; and the trio of talent that entertained that night was the perfect combination of refreshing, vintage, and legendary jazz!

Sponsors for the evening were Boogsey Music, The Mouse House Studio, Agenda Magazine, Em & Co, and iRock Jazz

(All Images photographed by Arun Nevader/WireImages.)

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MICHAEL COSTELLO @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

MICHAEL COSTELLO @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT - ©JEFFLINETT

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BERT KEETER @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

BERT KEETER @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT - ©JEFFLINETT

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GOGA BY GORDANA @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

GOGA BY GORDANA @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT - ©JEFFLINETT

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Project Ethos Back for Summer Event JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

Project Ethos Back for Summer Event

Emerging Talent, Project Runway Alumni

The first runway show began at 8:30pm will consist of emerging designers Michail Sykianakis (Mihail Kian), Brenna Hoffman (XYST), Lauren Stucky (Lauren Stucky), Camiille Liim (Camille Liim), Noah Landis (Kent Denim), Candice Wu (Candice Wu Couture) and Nausheen Gilkar (Sheen).

With acts such as LMFAO, Colbie Caillat, and Bruno Mars featured in past events, Project Ethos showcased its next music pick -- Los Angeles based Virtual Boy, at 9pm. Live painting from Lab Art’s Meex One, Felix,Septerhed and Philip Lumbang will be set bordering the main room with installations in the lobby and Honey from Flewnt and Spenser Little.

The second runway show was at 9:30pm will be composed of Project Runway alumni Gordana Gehlhausen, Michael Costello, and Bert Keeter.

PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT - ©JEFFLINETT

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Go Rollerblading Day 6:20

GO ROLLERBLADING DAY 6:20

What It’s All About: On June 20th Rollerbladers around the globe will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of the most infuential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skating. OK, so most bladers do this every day of their lives, but this is just one more reason to blow off your television/computer/video games and go skating!

Rollerbladers everywhere will show their love and support by holding fundraisers, contests, protests and demos! They’ll skate across cities, gather in skateparks, stream into their local skate shops and some will even revel in the solitary act of blading alone at their favorite spots, all bringing together the Rollerblading community in the grinds heard around the world.

Go Rollerblading Day was founded by Bakerized Skate Shop

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LIVE ART @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

Live painting from Lab Art’s Meex One, Felix,Septerhed and Philip Lumbang will be set bordering the main room with installations in the lobby and Honey from Flewnt and Spenser Little.

SETH "MEEX ONE" / THELOVEALONE.COM

PHIL LUMBANG

FELIX STREET ART

SEPTERHED KILLS WITH DESIGN / SEPTERHED.COM

SPENSER LITTLE

MARY SZUDY IN MERLIN CASTELL COUTURE

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VIRTUAL BOY @ PROJECT ETHOS JUNE 19 2012 PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF LINETT

With acts such as LMFAO, Colbie Caillat, and Bruno Mars featured in past events, Project Ethos showcased its next music pick -- Los Angeles based Virtual Boy