Will new WB webisode series 'Rockville, CA' officially ruin Echo Park forever?
If you've ever made the Logan's Run of bars, clubs and cafes on Sunset Boulevard between Alvarado Street and Elysian Park Avenue, and thought it would make for a fine television show, you are hereby deemed hopeless and should be exiled to Brentwood. However, you also are prescient. Such a show is about to become the fictional "The Hills" of Echo Park (don't act like you're somehow above it, you be-moustached kids), and good lord, do they have their ducks in a row on guest appearances. - Pop & Hiss - The L.A. Times music blog
Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond)
Tangier
HARPER SIMON 10:30pm
BECKY STARK 9:30pm
JENA MALONE (THE SHOE featuring ) 8:30pm
The Karabal Nightlife
Echo
The Karabal Nightlife [Listen]
The Karabal Nightlife began the evening with their joyous amalgam of swinging, bluesy folk crossbred with the stabbing throb of arcing postpunk, an odd combination which the band managed to blend into a singular blast of right-angle guitar lines slicing throughout the swampy, humid murk of their Delta sonics and folk-tinged melodies. The Nightlife’s shapeshifting music would sidewind from a twinkling slowgroove of acoustic, whisper-sung acoustic balladry to throat-tattered, howling rock—often within the same song, with singer/guitarist Jesse Davis’ reverbed shouts dovetailing into the hazy beauty of bassist Lindsay Mancha’s glimmerglass vocals, while drummer Courtney Olsen kept the music from spiraling into the ether (special notice should be made for percussionist Dan Grayson, who at one point was playing the tambourine with his right foot, as his hands were busy with shakers). With the punk/folk schizophrenia of songs like “Cicadas Sing and Wake the Dead,” the band whirled and spun from arcing whiplash-rock to chugging, sunny indie-pop, setting both the eclectic tone for the evening and the musical bar dizzyingly high. - Web In Front
8:30pm / FREE / 21+
JEFFREY LEWIS / TALKDEMONIC /
HOMESICK ELEPHANT
Spaceland
Jeffrey Lewis [Listen] [Watch]
“Weird? Very… [...] but it’s also downright inspiring” (4 of 5 stars) - Rolling Stone
“The record presents Crass’s lyrics calmly, often demonstrating how sane and practical they are; it proves once again, and kind of thrillingly this time, that no music is immune to interpretation” - The New York Times
“Jeffrey Lewis retunes [Crass'] vituperative, cats-and-gravel-in-a-blender sound into something approaching sunny-side-up genius… [and] Crass’ lyrical, ultrapolitical vitriol is, if anything, more relevant than ever. It’s the most astonishing cover album of the last 10 years, bar none.” (4 of 5 stars) - Austin Chronicle
“Folk maverick raids anarchist commune and finds catchy tunes… Works wonderfully” - Spin
“Jeffrey Lewis’ talents appear without end… (on 12 Crass Songs he) magically makes the anarcho-rockers’ anti-establishment savagery his own, by wrapping their barbed sentiments in his trademark mottled tea-towel warmth” - NME
with:
Talkdemonic [Listen] [Watch]
Homesick Elephant
9PM / $8 ADVANCE; $10 DAY OF SHOW / 21+
Part of the Weekend Never Dies
The Montalbán
Take a walk — or a tour-bus ride — on the wild side and see what it's really like to be on tour with the band. Saam Farahmand's frenetic documentary, Part of the Weekend Never Dies, follows the adventures of the Belgian electro act Soulwax during their world tour. Also starring Tigra, Justice, Busy P, So Me, Peaches, Kitsuné, and Klaxons, the kinetic film updates the grand tradition of rock-concert films for a new generation of music and movie heads. Tonight's US premiere starts the party with a DJ set from Jason Bentley before the screening, and carries on with Daedalus and C-Town at the afterparty. – Yolanda Evans
Soulwax and Saam Farahmand’s kinetic documentary, PART OF THE WEEKEND NEVER DIES, captures all the excitement, chaos and humor of Soulwax’s world tour. The film also features 2manydj’s, James Murphy, Nancy Whang, Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Kitsuné, Klaxons and many more with interviews and LOTS of music.
The evening will also feature a Halloween costume contest. The best dressed guest will win an exclusive Halloween meet and greet with Busy P and Justice at The Montalbán, a limited-edition pair of Nike Busy P Air Force One sneakers, a one-year subscription to Anthem Magazine, and a pair of VIP Tickets to the HARD Fest on Halloween night.
Admission is free, RSVP is required (flux.net/weekend). First come, first served.
RSVP does not guarantee entry.
NEW CHAPTER FROM MORGAN KIBBY!
M83: Piles of dung, not people, in Luxembourg
[M83's keyboardist-singer Morgan Kibby continues her tour diary. Previous installments here.]
Dear Friends and Family,
Just a small note to let you know that I am writing a tour blog for the next three months while I am traveling and playing with M83 throughout Europe and the US. The blog will be hosted by Kevin Bronson who was a senior music writer and editor for the LA Times. I am thrilled and honored that he asked me to do this. Should you have the time and the inclination to check it out, the link is as follows:
BUZZ BANDS
I hope this email finds you all healthy and happy, and hopefully i will see you while I'm on the road.
Lots of love,
Morgan
Here's some video I shot of Soko the other night
Industry Insiders: Alexis Rivera, Pied Piper
How did you got your start in Los Angeles, and how did you became such a heavy in Echo Park?
Read the BlackBook article
Descend into the basement of the historical Union Savings Bank Building where mysterious occurences have taken place in the buildings' deadly 107 year history. In fact, something lives down there in the dark....not some one, but some thing. The basement that was sealed shut for decades is being reopened for your investigation into the unknown, what will you do when the catacombs and darkness surround you!
Echo Park Named One of Top 10 Great Neighborhoods
And when you hear that, you might find yourself asking which Realtor came up with that ranking. Luckily, this time there is some creditability behind the designation: the American Planning Association. They "singled out Echo Park because of its breathtaking topography set in the hills above downtown, historic architecture, pedestrian-oriented streets and stairways, and engaged residents who, over the years, have gone to great lengths to protect and preserve their community," according to an APA release (add: their website has more info and history on why EP was chosen) .... more after you click on the image!
¡¡¡ MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!
Chilean-born and California-bred, Pilar Díaz is a talented singer-songwriter whose life highlights her many interests. Moving frequently between Santiago and LA as a child, she was taught guitar by her parents, both of whom were acclaimed folkloric musicians, and her voice was soon heard on various cartoons in her native and newfound countries. Accurately reflecting her adopted hometown of Los Angeles, she spent her teenage years going to punk shows in Hollywood, and her bedroom walls had as many photos of Victor Jara and Violeta Parra as they did REM and Bjork.
She graduated from CalArts, where she majored in classical voice (specifically opera), was a member of a Bulgarian women's choir and Balkan music group, participated in a gamelan ensemble that toured Bali, and led a popular campus band with Ryan Francesconi, who currently serves as Joanna Newsom's musical director. During and after college, Díaz worked with Danny Elfman on numerous soundtracks, and her vocals appear in films like Spiderman and Sleepy Hollow. With her rock band Los Abandoned, a bilingual new wave outfit whose debut album was lauded everywhere from the LA Times to Perez Hilton, she performed on Conan O'Brien and KCRW, gigged with Sonic Youth and Neil Young, and played before a crowd of 40,000 in Mexico City.
Díaz has now chosen to go solo, working on new songs and exploring new songwriting partnerships. She aims to continue the hybridity of her life experiences and wide artistic tastes, while increasing the personal nature of her songwriting and maintaining her vibrant and unique stage performances.
Cult animator and Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt ("the Meaning of Life", "Rejected", "Billy's Balloon") is hitting the road this fall for a rare series of one-night-only events! A selection of Don's classic animated shorts return to the big screen, culminating in the exclusive regional premiere of his brand new film, "I am so proud of you". His longest piece to date, "I am so proud of you" is the eagerly anticipated second chapter to "Everything will be OK", winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Jury Award in Short Filmmaking and named by many critics as one of the "best films of 2007". Every screening will be immediately followed by a live on-stage interview and audience Q+A with Don Hertzfeldt.
SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES!!!
THE MAE-SHI @ Spaceland
THE MOVIES @ Spaceland
DENGUE FEVER @ Viper Room
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