All posts by Ryan Philander

honeyhoney + Coachella | WELO Show #6

April 12, 2012 · No comments

Our lovely friends Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo met up with us one day in front of Groundwerks for an impromptu Takeaway Show. They rocked us then and will rock us tomorrow and the next weekend at the little festival ...

Caine’s Arcade | A 9 year old boy from L.A and his DIY Cardboard Arcade.

April 11, 2012 · No comments

Caine started a cardboard arcade in the back of his father’s auto parts store in East LA and has gone from one customer to raising nearly over 84 thousand in just a few days. Good for him! He had a ...

Red Bull Curates L.A + Jules Muck | Showcase Tonight at LAB Art

April 5, 2012 · 3 Comments

Red Bull Curates – A look at the SF artists showcases LA tonight and one of Venice’s very own, Jules Muck is one of the many talented contemporary artists work being shown tonight at LAB Art. Via FB: “Celebrating Los ...

From San Fran to Venice | The Urban Air Market Coming to Abbot Kinney on Sunday, April 8th.

March 1, 2012 · No comments

San Francisco’s wildly popular Urban Air Market is finding new roots in Southern California and where a better place to plant them then right here in Venice. The Urban Air Market is coming to Abbot Kinney on Sunday, April 8th, ...

LA VIE residency now at Harvelle’s | + FREE Bonus Download for WELO Readers

February 7, 2012 · 1 Comment

Tonight LA VIE will be rocking Harvelle’s with DAN KEYES and Max Lugavere in what will be the first of a new residency set to add some soul into your Tuesday nights. What do they sound like? The music of LA ...

WELO’s Top 11 Films of 2011

December 29, 2011 · No comments

1. Drive - Director Nicolas Winding Refn has made a remarkable film in Drive. It’s as precious as it is violent, and to me it works because it sucks you in and gives you pure cinematic entertainment. The score by long ...

Venice Faces | Interview w/ Spoken Glass owner, Conor Gafney

December 21, 2011 · No comments

Conor Gaffney lives in Venice and when he’s not playing Bass for The Makepeace Brothers, or creating documentaries such as May I Be Frank; he’s running his custom made water bottle company, Spoken Glass. Spoken Glass, a water bottle company ...

Local 5th Grade Photography at G2 Gallery | Start your bidding!

December 6, 2011 · No comments

Photography students are putting their creative skills to good use this November and December, using their art to benefit the environment. Local fifth graders from Westminster Avenue Elementary School joined forces with The G2 Gallery’s Jared Nigro for a lesson ...

WEEKEND EVENT – Saturday, Dec 3rd | Urban Roots Farms in Schools Benefit

November 30, 2011 · 1 Comment

We’re honored to be a part of a truly great movement in ethnobotany. What’s Ethnobotany you’re wondering? Essentially, it’s the relationship between plants and how they can be used beneficially within our culture. Whether that be through food, medicine, or ...