Do It. Bloomfest LA.

If you love exploring downtown Los Angeles as much as we do, check out Bloomfest LA this weekend.

The music, street art, and food festival is a tribute to the late Joel Bloom, community activist and owner of the now-closed arts district Bloom's General Store.

With official partners like KCRW, LA Weekly, Honest Tea, American Apparel, and Whole Foods (among others), this is bound to be a success. There will be food trucks including Coolhaus and LudoTruck too.

Related post--Read about my LudoTruck experience here.

Saturday July 23, 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at 3rd Street and Traction Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. Admission is free.

Info: bloomfestla.com

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: Bloomfest LA

Check It. Fruit Bats.

When you see Youth in Revolt, you'll undoubtedly notice the song "When U Love Somebody". Let me save you the trouble of googling the lyrics to figure out who it's by (or staying till the end of the credits and squinting at the song titles) -- Fruit Bats. The song is from their 2003 album, Mouthfuls.

Cut to: 2010. With a new album, The Ruminant Band, released in August of 2009, they're on tour. Check them out on January 28 at EchoPlex.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: band's MySpace