Welcome to GuitarTown on The Sunset Strip
May 25 2012
For those that haven’t been, you should know that our Standard, Hollywood hotel is located right on The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. The Sunset Strip is the place of rockstar legends. With that in mind, Gibson Guitars has partnered with the neighborhood to create, GuitarTown, a larger-than-life public art exhibit celebrating the people and places that have shaped The Strip....
Desert Nights: Yellow Red Sparks, Frankie Palmer, and Charlie Clark
May 21 2012
Gather round lil’ cowboys, its time to mosey on over for another installment of The Standard, Hollywood’s Desert Nights. Held every Wednesday, each week we bring together the best of LA’s acoustic music scene. The music is great, the drinks are strong, and the vibe is mellow. Yellow Red Sparks: Yellow Red Sparks started off as the solo acoustic moniker for...
TO DO: Hot Jazz Band, Hot Sardines, Heads to Bar Marmont
May 17 2012
In their West Coast debut, one of The Standards favorite jazz bands, Hot Sardines (a frequent player on Top of The Standard) will be playing at our sister restaurant, Bar Marmont, in Los Angeles this Monday. Special guest Andy Bean of the Two-Man Gentleman Band will be on hand as Chateau Marmont’s Executive Chef, Carolynn Spence, is serving up a fish and chips special. It is the...
HOT BOX: The Standard, Hollywood Goes Hydroponic with Britt Browne's Indigo Garden
May 16 2012
Los Angeles artist Britt Browne has turned The Box at The Standard, Hollywood into a hydroponic garden nurtured by the miraculous glow of magenta LED lights. For those who associate hydroponics with the cultivation of one herb in particular, sorry to disappoint, the term refers to any plant grown without soil. Britt is the Founder and Creative Director of Growing Indigo, an art...
Desert Nights with Harper Blynn, Sydney Wayser and Anthony Polcino
May 14 2012
This is what Los Angeles is all about: warm nights, cocktails, good music, and an ocean breeze. This Wednesday, join us in our pool side Cactus Lounge for another toe-tapping edition of The Standard, Hollywood’s Desert Nights. This week’s line-up is guaranteed to soothe your soul and jump start your heart. Harper Blynn: “If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this...
CELEB SPOTTING: Olive Oyl Checks Into The Standard, Hollywood
May 11 2012
Frank Caruso and Stephen DeStefano made this cute comic strip featuring Olive Oyl and Popeye checking into The Standard, Hollywood. Check out Olive’s 20th and 21st century hijinks over at OliveOylLoves.com. 95 years old and still got it. She can be our box girl any day.
NOW PROJECTING: Artist Drew Heitzler's Double Feature
May 07 2012
We are pleased to announce our next collaboration with Art Production Fund for our 24/7 lobby projections with artist Drew Heitzler. Heitzler, an LA-based artist with Blum and Poe, has had his work featured at PS1, LA><ART, The Whitney, and MOCA, among other illustrious venues. This time around, The Standard, Hollywood and The Standard, Downtown LA are showing two distinct works by the...
Desert Nights with American Bloomers, The Northstar Session, and Trevor Menear
May 07 2012
Gather round for another fantastic night of music, courtesy of The Standard, Hollywood. This Wednesday’s Desert Nights line-up is aimed to please. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy! American Bloomers: American Bloomers is the union of three singer/songwriters: Jaime Wyatt, Jane Sheldon and Jonathan Sheldon. Their voices blend seamlessly over jangling acoustic guitars and Stonesy...
TO DO: Monroe on Stage, Silver Lake Shopping, Rubell's Recent Acquisitions
May 07 2012
NEW YORK Encores! presents this 1949 musical, based on the novel by Anita Loos, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Megan Hilty (“Smash”) stars as Lorelei Lee, the gold-digging blonde made famous onscreen by Marilyn Monroe. John Rando directs. Opens May 9, closes May 13 City Center 131 W. 55th St., New York , N.Y. nycitycenter.org LOS...
Artillery + The Standard Present: May Day - A Group Reading
May 02 2012
May day! May day! Not to be outdone by NYC’s PEN World Voices Festival, on Tuesday, May 8th, Artillery and The Standard, Hollywood are joining forces to bring literary LA to the forefront. Curated by Steven Reigns, these writers bring a balanced symposium of talent, word play, and imagination to the tradition of Artillery readings. The line up includes Michael Serrato, comedy...
Desert Nights with Shane Alexander, Justine Bennett, and Jamie Drake
Apr 30 2012
It’s nearly May, Spring is in the air and the weather in Los Angeles is spectacular. What better way to spend a nice warm evening than listening to some great music while relaxing under a starry night sky? The Standard, Hollywood’s Desert Nights, held every Wednesday in our Cactus Lounge, is exactly that. Desert Nights is a mellow evening filled with toe-tapping acoustic genius...
Desert Nights with Kris Orlowski, Dawn Mitschele, and Niilo
Apr 23 2012
Sit back, relax, and enjoy! It’s time for another fantastic music filled Wednesday at The Standard, Hollywood’s Desert Nights. At Desert Nights the weather is warm, the drinks are cool, and vibe is chill. Kris Orlowski: Kris Orlowski’s honest folk-pop songs offer you a story, a moment or a mood – from wistful to happy. Coming off a break out 2011 in the northwest...
TO DO: Head Gas, Surf Art & Polo
Apr 22 2012
NEW YORK “Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. Over the past twenty years, David has produced a body of work encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage that draws upon a rich variety of sources and expresses a range of complex emotional states. Although his work is highly celebrated throughout Europe—the...
Coachella Must Haves for Weekend Two
Apr 20 2012
We’re gearing up for another exciting weekend at Coachella! Here are a few must-have suggestions from the veterans who were there last weekend: Sunscreen!! Unlike last weekend the sun is supposed to be in full effect this weekend so good protection is key. Peter Thomas Roth Instant Sunscreen SPF 30 is a fantastic brush-on sunscreen! A talc-free, transparent matte, SPF 30 mineral...
PLAYLISTS: Coachella TO-GO
Apr 18 2012
Our musically gifted Starman has put together an eclectic mix of Coachella tunes. 42 tracks loaded into this nifty thing called Spotify. Be the first of your friends to get the Standard Sounds Spotify Play Button.
Desert Nights with Lady Bankers, Alaska Reid, and Antoine Debarge
Apr 16 2012
Like Coachella, we’ve got great music in a desert setting, the only difference is that our Desert Nights won’t cost you $300+ bucks and doesn’t require camping equipment. Join us this Wednesday at The Standard, Hollywood for a little musical interlude between the crazy Coachella weekends. Lady Bankers: They met singing soulful harmonies in a band called GIRL...
TO DO: Cornell West, Tavis Smiley & The Lost Gatsby Movie
Apr 16 2012
NEW YORK On Friday, the brilliant, ever-entertaining and ever-outspoken Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are going to discuss their new book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.” Friday, April 20th, 6:30pm Center for Black Literature Park Ave. at 68th St. More Info Here LOS ANGELES The Great Gatsby has been pretty hot as of late (when wasn’t...
Proj'ekt LA at The Standard, Hollywood
Apr 11 2012
Smile Pretty! The Standard, Hollywood is stoked to be participating in The Lucie Foundation’s Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA). This year’s theme for MOPLA is Intersect: An Exploration of Innovation and Technology in Contemporary Photography and over the course of April, MOPLA is presenting a bunch of dynamic photography programs related to the topic of new technology. ...
Desert Nights with Count Fleet, Monsters Calling Home, and Haroula Rose
Apr 09 2012
Mosey on over for another titillating installment of The Standard, Hollywood’s Desert Nights. This Wednesday, grab a cocktail, sit back, relax, and enjoy! Count Fleet: Los Angeles-based Count Fleet’s jangling indie pop epitomizes the notion that the hills of Echo Park are fast becoming the latest refuge for “big-hearted folk music coming from the scene”...
NEW MUSIC: The Six Spring Albums You Meet in Heaven
Apr 03 2012
Mr. White may have shed his stripes but he hasn’t lost his sound. After a string of noodle-y side projects, his new solo album, “Blunderbuss,” reunites the pounding bass, distorted riffs and arch lyrics of yesteryear. We miss you Meg! (Kinda!) Iceland’s answer to Enya releases their first album since 2008. The single “Ekki Mukk” is...
