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Oct 19, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing recap

by Martin Wong

It must have been interesting for Carsick Cars, Chui Wan, and Alpine Decline to head all the way down the I-5 from their San Francisco gigs, drive right past the skyscrapers of Los Angeles, and spill out onto on a sidewalk in Long Beach. And then be faced with a gaggle of Chinese language reporters....

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Sep 27, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing

by Martin Wong

Perhaps I skipped a skip or two by posting an interview with Alpine Decline last week. Let's get into the show...

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Sep 20, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing preview with Alpine Decline

by Martin Wong

I was stoked when Tanya and Julia gave me a green light to set up an Imprint event featuring underground bands from China. I had booked them to play a benefit for music education at my daughter's school in Chinatown but how cool will it be for cool and noisy artists like Carsick Cars, Chui...

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Jun 30, 2015 Hello from Pow! Wow! Long Beach

by Martin Wong

Of course this is a blog for Imprint, a group of people that had everything to do with bringing Pow! Wow! to Long Beach and really made the wheels roll once it came along. But I can't claim any responsibility or take any credit for the event. Kudos go to Julia (above, left), Tanya, Jeff,...

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Jan 20, 2015 Long Beach: Work in Progress 2

by Martin Wong

On April 26, 2013, I helped organize an Imprint conference called Long Beach: Work in Progress. The idea was to celebrate the city where Imprint and its sister companies were about to put down some serious roots. After being housed in a nondescript Ocean Boulevard high rise for more than a decade, plans were announced...

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Oct 06, 2014 Beachwood BBQ and Brewing Taking Home The Gold

by Calvin N.

Being a beer head, I was excited to hear about our local neighbors Beachwood BBQ and Brewing, for being awarded as the Best Large Brewpub and Best Large Brewpub Brewer by The Great American Beer Festival. They also took home the gold in the coffee beer category for their custom roasted Mocha Machine. They will...

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Jul 15, 2014 Agenda Long Beach (Dudes)

by Martin Wong

Made an off-the-cuff decision to attend the Agenda show in Long Beach last week and I'm glad I went. While most friends I know in the action sports industry dread planning their booths, making the same presentation over and over again, and trying to remember people's names, I love it because I get to see...

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Mar 04, 2014 Rithy Panh and The Missing Picture at The Art Theatre

by Martin Wong

[caption id="attachment_9785" align="alignnone" width="790"] Lindsey Ingram Photography[/caption] If you watched last weekend's Academy Awards, hopefully you noticed that Rithy Panh's The Missing Picture was nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture. The Cambodian/French co-production is an artful and ingenious retelling of the filmmaker's surviving the Khmer Rouge and its consideration was a milestone for Cambodians around the...

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Dec 24, 2013 Chad Tim Tim on Truman

by Martin Wong

You might recall Chad Tim Tim from April's Long Beach: Work in Progress event, where he and some of his friends discussed the heritage and future of skateboarding in his hometown. I met up with the pro skater last week to find out about his latest project, which he has started in conjunction with his...

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Apr 02, 2013 TSOL’s Jack Grisham on Long Beach (Work in Progress)

by Martin Wong

Long Beach: Work in Progress music panelist Jack Grisham is most famous for being the frontman of TSOL, a first-generation hardcore punk band from Long Beach that started singing about anarchy, moved on to create death rock, and played in legendary local dives like the Cuckoo’s Nest and Fender’s Ballroom. Like most incendiary bands, the lineup...

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Oct 19, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing recap

Sep 27, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing

Sep 20, 2016 Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing preview with Alpine Decline

Jun 30, 2015 Hello from Pow! Wow! Long Beach

Jan 20, 2015 Long Beach: Work in Progress 2

Oct 06, 2014 Beachwood BBQ and Brewing Taking Home The Gold

Jul 15, 2014 Agenda Long Beach (Dudes)

Mar 04, 2014 Rithy Panh and The Missing Picture at The Art Theatre

Dec 24, 2013 Chad Tim Tim on Truman

Apr 02, 2013 TSOL’s Jack Grisham on Long Beach (Work in Progress)