LACMA West (formerly the May Department Store)

Fairfax Avenue is a street on north central Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard (which separates the Westside from the central part of the city) with Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end.

Fairfax Avenue forms the western boundary of Hancock Park as well as Park La Brea, an 160 acre (0.6-km²), 4,222-unit apartment complex with over 10,000 residents. [1]

Since World War II, the Fairfax District has been a heavily Jewish neighborhood. Fairfax High School, on the corner of Fairfax and Melrose Avenue, was known as the alma mater of many entertainment industry personalities. Canter's Deli has been a late night hangout in Los Angeles since the 1940s. CBS's Television City is located on the corner of Fairfax and Beverly Boulevard, the former site of Gilmore Stadium, where the minor league baseball team, the Hollywood Stars, used to play prior to the Dodgers moving from Brooklyn. World-famous recording studio, Cherokee Studios, home to over 250 gold and platinum recorders, is just above Melrose Avenue.

The Grove is off 3rd Street and Fairfax. Due to the volume of high density attractions, Fairfax is one of the most congested streets in Los Angeles. Little Ethiopia is further south by Olympic Blvd. South of Olympic, Fairfax narrows to two lanes.

At the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax is the former May Company department store building, which has been converted to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on the south corner.

Metro Local line 217 and Metro Rapid line 780 are bus lines that serve Fairfax Avenue.

Notable landmarks[link]

• CBS Television City
• Farmers Market

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Candygram For Mongo
Candygram For Mongo featuring, from left to right: drummer Gary Sharp, lead singer Tony Shea, lead guitar Dan Cohen & bass James Baker
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Rock Punk Pop
Years active	2006– Present
Members
Tony Shea (Lead Vocals/Occasional Guitar) Gary Sharp (Drums) Dan Cohen (Lead Guitar/Formerly Bass) James Baker (Bass)

Candygram For Mongo (sometimes known as C4M) is a rock and roll band based in Los Angeles, California. The band name refers to a quote from the Mel Brooks Movie Blazing Saddles.

Biography[link]

Candygram for Mongo was founded in 2005 by drummer Gary Sharp and vocalist and guitarist Tony Shea. The two had been friends for five years when they discovered a mutual interest in music. Sharp and Shea began rehearsing and writing together with the idea of creating a studio project. They enlisted the help of Johnny Dwinell (also known as "Johnny D"), a producer and musician from Los Angeles by way of Nashville who was impressed with the unique sound of the band and officially joined Candygram For Mongo as the guitarist. The band also recruited Dan Cohen, a top notch studio musician who has played and recorded with many musicians, including members of the Gigolo Aunts, Happy Stars, The Posies, The Rembrandts, and Dogs Eye View, to become the band’s permanent bassist despite his background primarily as a guitarist. The band added bassist James Baker in 2008, allowing Cohen to become the group's primary guitarist. Johnny Dwinell left the group shortly after Baker joined.

Career[link]

The band’s first public show was on September 3, 2006 at the Viper Room in Los Angeles. The club, once partially owned by actor Johnny Depp, is located on the Sunset Strip, and has been a launching pad for numerous bands over the last fifteen years, although it remains perhaps most notable as the last location actor River Phoenix visited prior to his death from a drug overdose in 1993.

Candygram For Mongo’s first record release was entitled “The Red Pill”. Though the term “The Red Pill” is often associated with the films in the Matrix series, the band stated that the album title is a coincidence based upon a inside joke and has nothing to do with the popular film series.

In popular culture[link]

The band’s music has been used on Battlestar Gallactica, which aired on the NBC owned SCI-Fi Channel. Their music was also use on Unhitched, the 2008 comedy television show produced by the Farrelly Brothers. The band members appeared as extras on Unhitched in March 2008.

Live performance[link]

The band has performed at world famous venues including the Viper Room, House of Blues, The Key Club, The Derby, Cat Club and the Mint. Beyond the band’s growing reputation as a live act and the national exposure from television placements, they have won a variety of numerous online competitions. The band’s song “Happy” was on the Garageband.com charts for more than six months. As a result, “Happy”, was accepted into Clear Channel’s Discover New Music Program and consequently featured on 400 Clear Channel FM Radio Station Websites.

Releases[link]

"Red Pill" (2007)
"Candygram for Mongo" (2008)

External links[link]

• The Official Candygram For Mongo Website