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....
This Sunday at Le Bain, Come Rain or Sunshine, Another Summer of Love Begins
May 25 2012
This Sunday, Le Bain opens the Eté d’Amour 2012 with Tommie Sunshine and Populette for a new season of balearic dreams and New York coup-de-foudres. Ready for the storm? We sat down with Tommie and the Populette boys for a Standard Q&A dedicated to the Summer of Love. The Standard: ‘The First Summer of Love’ - the hippie one - took place in the...
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Ping Pong Tournament with Chandon, SPiN Social & The Standard
May 24 2012
It was stripe on stripe last night at The Standard Biergarten where Chandon, SPiN Social and The Standard celebrated that most marvelous thing called summer. Girls in striped dresses served special edition striped bottles of Chandon with striped straws cheerfully peaking up above the rim. There were even some real military stripes courtesy of Fleet Week. Meanwhile, the mavens of urban...
SPOTIFIED: The Lovely & Talented Selah Sue for The Standard
May 24 2012
As part of our Spotified music collaborations, the gorgeous Belgian R&B songstress made us this fun little mix to carry you off into the holiday weekend. Thanks Selah! xxx RELATED: Spotify Playlist from Jefferson Hack
MEET THE STAFF: Lindsay Atwood, Front Desk Agent at The Standard DTLA
May 23 2012
We learn about Lindsay’s love of fashion, food and dancing a jig, all just a day in the life of a Standard employee. RELATED: Meet Chef Micah Fields of The Standard, Downtown LA
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECTACLE: Gehry, Dudamel, Rodarte & Mozart Dazzle at Disney Hall
May 23 2012
Now here’s a Classical music dream team: putting on Mozart’s darkest, most avant-garde opera, Don Giovanni, we have Mr. Frank Gehry (world’s most famous living architect, also architect of the concert hall) on set deign, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the geniuses behind Rodarte on costumes. And at the podium, Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil. Four blocks away at The...
You Make Us Look Good
May 22 2012
Here’s a round up of our community live upload section. Keep sending them in. We want to see lots of fantastic summer pics.
GRAPHIC OF THE DAY: Girl-Time In Greece
May 22 2012
Marianne Fürstin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (no clue how to pronounce that) is an Austrian Princess and photographer who captured the European beau monde of the 20th century. Here, she captured her friends Isabelle Ratilar, Helen and Ludmila of Austria in June 1970 onboard of the M.Y. “Illyris” somewhere off the coast of Greece. It’s so nice to see something about...
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...
StndAIR Flies Again
May 21 2012 / by stan d'arde
When I told you last week that Sunset Beach was back for the season, I also mentioned that I would have some more news for you. Well, I’m here to bring it to you, and it’s good. Starting on Thursday, our beloved little seaplane that could, StndAIR, will fly again for its second summer season in the sky! We are beyond excited about its return, and you should be too, so let me...
STANDARD TALKS: Makeshift
May 18 2012 / by stan d'arde
Design Week in New York City is upon us, and today marks the first day of Noho Design District at The Standard, East Village. But a few days ago in another installment of our Standard Talks series, we invited a few of our favorite friends over to discuss the shifting thoughts on Design, Fashion, Craft and Do-It-Yourself arts and how the bridge between designing and making can be crossed. ...
SPOTIFIED: A Sunset Beach Soundtrack Courtesy of Standard Sounds
May 18 2012
On this, the official opening day of Sunset Beach, Standard Sounds has made this summery little Spotify mix. Enjoy and happy friday. Oh and make sure and get all friendly with Sunset’s Facebook page where you can keep up with all the summertime fun.
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...
SONG OF THE WEEK: Donna Summer, We'll Always Love to Love You Forever!
May 17 2012
As you’ve probably heard, the oh so magical Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, passed away this morning at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer. We Love to Love You forever!
A-Trak Meets Fafi in The Carmine Vault
May 17 2012
This Wednesday May 23 at Le Bain, Parisian artist Fafi celebrates the release of her first comic book The Carmine Vault (Rizzoli). The party will be hosted by Fafi’s New York Crew: the Mob Girls and Folake, with music by her friends A-Trak and Jasmine Solano. What is The Carmine Vault all about? A-Trak had a chat with Fafi right before she takes off to Japan. A-Trak: I can recall...
DESIGN WEEK: The Standard, East Village & Noho Design District
May 17 2012 / by stan d'arde
Over here at The Standards, we have always set out to offer you, our loyal friends, the best in design across all of the properties. Personally, I’ve always felt that bad design is like a screaming banshee while good design remains a quiet and supportive friend. This weekend in New York City marks the beginning of Design Week where designers and their fans descend upon the city to...
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...
Summer at Le Bain Is Close at Hand
May 16 2012
The Standard Summer begins on Memorial Day Weekend! Starting Friday May 25, Le Bain will be open every day from 2pm. Join us for a cocktail, a sunset, a bath and a dance. Bikinis are welcome and yes you can keep your Sunglasses at Night! The weekend kicks off with Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend, Autobot of Flosstradamus and Full Nelson (Friday with Greco-Roman). Saturday is Blu Jemz, Lloydski...
Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio Celebrates His First Solo Record at Le Bain
May 16 2012
Friday May 25, Le Bain joins forces with hot label Greco-Roman to celebrate the release of Baio’s first solo record Sunburn. On top of being the bass player of one of America’s favorite bands, Vampire Weekend, Chris Baio has also been a DJ and radio host since his student years at Columbia University. Baio will DJ alongside his friends Autobot (of Flosstradamus) and Full Nelson...
Sunset Beach Is Calling
May 16 2012 / by stan d'arde
If you don’t live in New York, then I don’t think you truly understand the importance of the arrival of May. If you’ve made it through the harsh winter unscathed, you’re golden, and when May 1st hits the calendar, your inner Coppertone girl starts to do her little dance of joy. There are many reasons to get excited, but for me, there’s only one…Sunset...
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