Cali Dewitt and Jenna Thornhill are basically the perfect couple. When they’re not busy with their respective publishing baron and rock star careers, they somehow find time to publish dreamy glimpses of their adventurous lives in the digital pages of DeWitt’s blog.
Cali and Jenna’s distinct personalities fuse together into an aura of immediate magnetism, crippling humor and totally next-level creativity that shines like a radioactive cockroach in these candid, arresting photographs. The surge of a show at The Smell, the trash-strewn beauty of L.A.’s silent streets, an intimate afternoon moment spent amongst friends– they’re all rendered powerfully real in a sea of glorious grain. No other photographers capture the texture of contemporary Los Angeles quite like Cali and Jenna.
Lately, it seems like all the rad creative people and places in L.A. have become closely intertwined, like a cat’s cradle of overlapping awesomeness. Sure, an extensively detailed flow chart might help you get the picture– or you could just watch this astute new documentary from Lance Bangs! Family Portrait centers on the bookstore Family and spider-webs outward from there, touching on some of our favorite places in Los Angeles, like The Smell, Hope Gallery, and Ooga Booga, as well as the people who make those places great. Watch the rest of Family Portrait after the jump.
Part 1: An intro to Family Bookstore, the crazy range of items they stock, and the origin of the store’s name.
Nick DeWitt’s new 12″ record Supernatural Punishment is a wondrous journey through four unique tracks of stellar instrumental music. The lack of vocals is an asset to these lovingly constructed tunes, encouraging the listeners to envelop themselves in the mystifying, jangly, nostalgic sounds DeWitt creates, and bask in the light of the easy images they paint. I was pleasantly surprised when I caught the former Pretty Girls Make Graves member performing at Ooga Booga last month. Coyly trumpeting and noodling around with a series of electronic devices throughout a quick-witted and playful set, DeWitt created a continuously morphing piece of music that both pacified and seduced the audience.
In case you were curious, yes, he is of the same DeWitt family that brings the world acclaimed novelist Patrick and Teenage Teardrops impresario/Hope Gallery co-owner Cali. It must be something in their genes.
Check out this cute short film set to the music of Nick DeWitt, directed by Momma’s Man auteur Azazel Jacobs:
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