The Neon Lights Are Veins

The Neon Lights Are Veins is a cocktail mix of Hubert Selby Jr., Jay McInerney and Josh Stallings, with "L.A. Woman" playing in the background.

Skewing the line between literary and noir, The Neon Lights Are Veins is a peephole into the underbelly of modern Los Angeles; a place where hometown hard-lucks and wayward hustlers scrounge for hope in gutters. Top of the heap: Alvi Drake, an aged pro skateboarder whose lone thrill nowadays is a pill-fueled escape from the terror of past ghosts.

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