This Saturday our friends at Vanessa Squared Productions (interior designer Vanessa De Vargas and design editor Vanessa Kogevinas) are hosting their third High-End Designer Tag Sale shopping event in Brentwood. Think a high-end garage sale with professional advice from some of the best interior designers in Venice and Santa Monica.

The Designer Tag Sale is an upscale interior designer yard/tag sale hosted by Fyndes and Little Castle Productions that will feature over thirty of Los Angeles’ top interior designers and stores/vendors selling items including small furniture such as side-tables, lamps, rugs, pillows, art, accessories and more at incredibly low prices—from $5-$200 only!

I’ll be djing as well (New Berlin), and suggest you show up bright and early. Professional shoppers might want to camp out at 8am. — Seriously.

SATURDAY, JULY 31

201 Beloit Ave., (Brentwood)
Los Angeles, CA 90049
10am – 2pm
First 30 attendees receives a goodie bag!

Filed under the category “Reasons of why we love Los Angeles”, tonight’s Happy Happy show by April Hava Shenkman is happening at the Silverlake staple Meet, Mix, Mogul. One part German vaudevillian performance art, one part comedy — it’s hard to say there’s anything quite like her show in town.

FRIDAY, JULY 30

The Happy Happy Show (Variety Show – FIRST webisode LIVE taping)
Meet, Mix, Mogul
1519 Griffith Park Blvd. Silver Lake 90026
9–11pm

Our other weekend recommendations are below…

SATURDAY, JULY 31

The Showdown (Late Night event)
AREA 33
11822 TEALE STREET
Culver City, CA 90230

This night is going to be filled with surprise DJ spots both in the main room and the Patio!!Always chill on the Westside! More Chill space than you ever need…smoking patio…firepit…live art + gallery!…
This is going to be a night of DJ vs. DJ and a send off for SUNEVIL AKA Love Child.

NOTE:
If you would like to not have to deal with the presale discount membership donation the “password” at the door is “BATTLESHIP”

Stille Post: 7 curators > 7 artists (Art Show)
Kinkead Contemporary Gallery
6029 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
6–9pm
The opening reception for Stille Post: 7 curators > 7 artists based on the game of Telephone or Stille Post. The exhibition asked each curator to choose an artist who then chose a curator, and features Whitney Carter, Christopher Russell, Darin Klein, Kate Barclay, Brian Bress, Peter Harkawik, Jan Tumlir, Craig Stecyk, Cindy Ojeda, Laurie Steelink, Doug Harvey, Scott Marvel Cassidy , Daniel Mendel-Black, and Alex Sanchez.

Our friend Baron Von Luxxury from Disco Workout is playing the Echo in Echo Park tonight w/ Midnight Juggernauts, and we at Teleportdoor can’t recommend it more.

As a DJ I’ve been poaching mp3s from Barron’s website for like 3 years now, and after seeing his band live earlier this summer I promise you’ll love it.  And NO you can’t bring your gat.

Here’s  a great BVL HEALTH remix worth downloading right now, along with a fun MJ video below.

Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs

Monday July 26
The Echo
1822 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026-3227

This time of year, it’s difficult to navigate the streets of Los Angeles proper without suntan lotion and your car’s AC on blast. We’re just rebounding from an oppressive heatwave last week that keeps Angelinos from doing what they love most — namely enjoying the outdoors and exploring the town for new haunts, and can expect cooler weather and heads this weekend at last.

Here are our recommendations below:

FRIDAY JULY 23

Robyn and Kelis All Heart Tour (concert)
The Music Box
6126 Hollywood Blvd.

My future ex-wife Robyn is headlining with Nas’ ex-wife Kelis. Both just released stellar albums that remind me of Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor. Count me in.

SATURDAY JULY 24

Renegade Craft Fair 2010 (event)
July 24–25
FREE : Daily (11am–7pm)
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St

DIY hipster clothes and furniture all in one of my favorite parks in LA.

SUNDAY JULY 25

Silverlake Art, Craft & Vintage & Food-Truck Block Party
FREE Saturday July 24 (10am–4pm) & Sunday July 25 (10am–4pm)
Ghettogloss
6109 Melrose Ave
323.871.8100

Along with art, you get a fine selection of LA based food trucks, selling more than just tacos. I’ve noticed that many are run by restaurants offering bite sized versions of their best menu items.

Thanks to the 4th of July, your abbreviated workweek is almost over. This weekend the adventurous have several off the beaten path options for fun. More below…

FRIDAY, JULY 9

Animal Style: The New Warrior (Art Opening)
Pepin Moore (Chinatown)
7–9pm

The opening reception for Animal Style: The New Warrior, organized by Drew Heitzler, at Pepin Moore. The exhibition includes work by Justin Beal, Scott Benzel, Gil Blank, Jedediah Caesar, Matthew Chambers, Fritz Chesnut, Krysten Cunningham, Mark Hagen, Emilie Halpern, and Lucy Raven; and cites its influence as messy burgers and self-help retreats.

SATURDAY, JULY 10

Area 33 Summer Of Love Cuddle Puddle Pajama Party
11822 TEALE STREET
Culver City, CA 90230

Our favorite drummer/dj/ Playboy bodypainter Sunevil is hosting a Westside cuddle party this Saturday.  For the uninitiated, cuddle parties started in New York amongst the shameless hipster set. Yes, cuddling is mandatory, plus wearing your pajamas is totally encouraged. Grab your cheap tickets here.

We love it when our talented friends get to strut their stuff in a new venue. Especially when two or more team together for the first time based on a Teleportdoor recommendation. Check out Friday night’s event and more below..

Friday

Electroclash duo Purple Crush w/ deejays Haizee & Jess Beau at ULTRASUEDE. For the adventurous and non-homopobic, hosted by the adorable Dani Frank. 661 N. Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood. 10pm sharp

Saturday

Devil’s Night Drive-in, downtown LA’s only drive in movie theatre, albeit in a outdoor above ground parking garage.  This saturday they’re shamelessly showing Showgirls. At 240 W. 4th St. (at Broadway) – 2nd Floor Downtown Los Angeles.

Sunday

One act future forward play Extropia Live @ the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Starts at 8pm.  At King King 6555 Hollywood Blvd. Grab your tickets here.

Here at Teleportdoor, we have a habit of big-upping our friends and kin-folks that make us smile. And under no exception is our friend Neiliyo, one of our first interns in good old Austin days, all grown up and funky.

We swear, Neil needs to have his own kids show.. like now.

Stay tuned for info on his upcoming shows while touring in LA later this summer.

Last night I finally got to catch dinner with Stephen R, and our friends Isla and Jared from Purple Crush at 101 Diner in Hollywood. Expect some fun new party collabos to pop off this summer involving the 4 of us soon.

In the meanwhile get your bloghouse fix on PC’s latest illegal download.

Download Beat It by Michael Jackson – Covered by Purple Crush
Beat it (Purple Crush Full On Cover)byPurple Crush

K-town’s underground tapas scene is like visiting the future – if, in the future, everyone speaks Korean and hangs out in hazy dive bars known for spicy late night kimchi and ass-flooring dragon juice.

Straight out from some steampunk chapter of Bladerunner’s Los Angeles, DGM (Korean for “Back Alley”) is the kind of dig where you can share a pitcher of beer, smoke a cigarette (yes, you can smoke there) and wait for your memory-dealer to show up with a mechanized stripper with a fake snake. Or not.

You won’t find the painfully hip or rich clanking glasses in this charming speak-easy with scribble etched wooden walls and red-faced Korean’s surprised that you’ve stumbled upon one of L.A.’s best nocturnal secrets.

Don’t expect watered-down Americanized K-cuisine here. Don’t make the mistake of asking for a menu in English either. They don’t have them. And if that bothers you, travel to the future somewhere else.

DwitGolMok (DGM)

3101 W 8th St
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Neighborhood: Koreatown

(213) 388-0067