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Boardshorts by Quiksilver + Much Much More!

Okay, okay, we realize that Stan D’Arde - in typical Stan behavior - might have spilled the beans a bit, but here you have the official announcement: the third edition of... More »
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Pacific Festival Returns to Orange County

Don’t be the last in line when the doors open at Pacific Fest this Saturday in Orange County! Hosted at beautiful Oak Canyon Ranch, the gates will open at 10 AM with music kicking off at... More »
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Fair and Honest Appraisals from The Bumbys

Ain’t no party like a Standard pool party, especially when The Bumbys are in the house! The Brooklyn based duo took time out of their jetsetting lives to attend last Saturday’s... More »
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Desert Nights - Aug 10

Hark. Another week of brilliant acoustic music awaits you at The Standard Hollywood. This Wednesday, here’s the line up of three bands looking to entertain you. American Bloomers is... More »
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First Fridays - Venice Beach Edition

A couple months ago we gave a shout out to the Los Angeles Natural History Museum’s first Fridays, where they offer unique after-hours programming complete with DJ’s and food. ... More »
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Introducing Instagram Standard Style!

We have our very own Instagram! We know all the cool kids are doing it (and by kids, we obviously mean Justin Bieber), so we decided to rally our amateur photographers at each Standard hotel... More »
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WeHo Library Murals are a Triple Threat

West Hollywood, home of The Sunset Strip and the illustrious Standard, Hollywood is getting a new library. We know what you’re thinking, a new library is nice and all but whoopty doo.... More »
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Standard Hollywood Moment

This photo was snapped up by Brooklyn based filmmaker Crystal Moselle visiting The Standard Hollywood last weekend. “So much talent in LA” she writes on her Instagram.  More »
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Stan D'arde's Summer Essentials

For me, weekends are the greatest days of the week.  Actually, my entire week is really like a seven day weekend, but I like to focus on Saturday and Sunday because that’s when my... More »
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Meet Zach

Zach is one of The Standard, Hollywood’s newest Front Desk Agents but his upbeat personality has turned him into one of our best cheerleaders.  He’s seriously one of the most... More »
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Having a Little Fun with Miranda July

Poet/writer/performance artist/director/all-around-awesome-person Miranda July has been making the rounds promoting her upcoming film, The Future.  The press junket for the film was recently... More »
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Desert Nights - July 20

If you’re not at The Standard Miami this week due to the recent Miami Swim Week, and all our festivities, then we hope you’re at least at The Standard Hollywood, ready to enjoy our... More »
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(Pool) from Ramon J. Goni

We’re loving this pool video, very editorial don’t you think?  And we can’t rave enough about the location! W Magazine - UNTITLED (pool) from Ramon J. Goni on... More »
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Papaya King's Cheeky Billboards

Last month we happily announced that one of New York’s favs, Papaya King, had just opened up shop in Hollywood. Angelenos are going nuts for those delicious dogs and fruit juices but the... More »
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Car-Mageddon

As anyone who lives within a 100 mile radius of Los Angeles hopefully knows by now, 11 miles of the 405 Freeway, the major North/South thoroughfare through West LA, will be closed down completely... More »
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Skullphone Strikes Again

The name Skullphone is basically eponymous with LA street art. And while he’s best known for the now iconic image of a skeleton on a cell phone we love the evolving direction of... More »
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The Cobrasnake's Chica

Irregular Choice, those British cobbler extraordinaires have done it again.   They got Mark Hunter, aka The Cobrasnake, aka party central, aka the ‘definitive photographer of... More »
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Desert Nights - July 13

This Wednesday we’re bringing you another batch of talent for our regular weekly party, Desert Nights, held in the intimate Cactus Lounge at The Standard Hollywood. This week, each of the... More »
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A Beeautiful Evening!

Last night’s Spelling Bee at The Standard, Hollywood was a smashing success! The theme was film and the audience was enthralled as some of LA’s best and brightest answered film trivia... More »
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The 24/7 Projection: Chris Dorland's Video Debut

Artist Chris Dorland is a self-proclaimed image scavenger. If you’re familiar with his work, you’ll know what he means. Dorland creates amazing works framing found images in a new... More »
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Summer Nights with KCRW

KCRW, the recognized tastemaker for music in Los Angeles, has decided to make the summer just that much better with their Summer Nights series. They’ve pretty much got the city covered in... More »