RUPAUL'S DRAGCON 2024 dazzled Los Angeles with a two-day celebration of queerness, creativity, and community, featuring stunning performances and interactive events. From RuPaul's electrifying DJ set to exclusive live tapings and the iconic Queens Walk, this year's DragCon was an unforgettable extravaganza of drag culture.
Read MoreStep into a world where artistry meets altruism, and every brushstroke tells a story of hope. Join us as we unravel the enchanting tale of the 2024 LA Art Show Opening Gala, where creativity ignites hearts and champions a noble cause.
Read MoreComplexCon 2023 unfolded a vibrant convergence of culture, fashion, art, and music along the Long Beach coastline, featuring Kanye West's PASTELLE revival, exclusive drops, and electrifying performances. From the intense Sneaker Of The Year debate to insightful ComplexConversations, the event left a lasting legacy as a global cultural phenomenon, teasing an even more immersive future with expansions planned for Hong Kong and Australia in 2024.
Read MoreJANELLE MONAE’S Age of Pleasure Tour, which kicked off in support of her fourth studio album, creates an electric and celebratory atmosphere, seamlessly blending individuality and community in a two-hour spectacle. Monae's performance is not just a celebration but a warm, intimate, and welcoming space, leaving the audience inspired and yearning for more of the infectious energy and creative pleasure she exudes.
Read MoreSelling out The Novo is no small feat, and he accomplished it with style and substance. The night was a testament to his talent, charisma, and ability to captivate a diverse audience.
Read MoreThis is Mt Joy: A Night in Photos. Mt. Joy is one of those bands that makes me feel truly alive and completely present. Their music has a way of staying with me; I often find myself humming a refrain or two over and over again like a meditation, or prayer.
Read MoreHighlights and gallery of 88 Rising’s Head in the Clouds music festival held at he iconic Brookside at the ROse Bowl in Pasadena, California
Read MorePhoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker are the unfathomably sexy trio that make up the band boygenius, and they are on a mission to steal all of our hearts. Or at least, that is what it feels like they are trying to do because once you listen to their album, they will have you on your knees laughing and sobbing, frantically searching for when their next live show near you is coming up and praying the tickets aren’t sold out yet. Listening to boygenius feels like working through and healing trauma. It feels like High School Musical’s Troy and Chad doing a choreographed number in a faux junkyard because the boys are back. It is pure unadulterated friendship, and it is coming to a town near you.
Read MoreWith Festival season kicking in and ushering waves of new and returning audiophiles, curious party-goers, fashionistas, influencers, celebrities, and more, the A BOOK OF team braved the scorching heat and the hovering veil of dust to share our editors’ personal thoughts and inputs regarding their experiences at the recent 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 14-16, 2023 in Indio, California.
Read MoreVance Joy serenades audience in Los Angeles during his 2023 tour at the YouTube theatre in Inglewood, California
Read MoreAsian Talents Rise in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl at HEAD IN THE CLOUDS Music Festival 2022
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