For a Chung King Road gallery showing, the idea of an exhibition celebrating the Chinese New Year might not be that odd. But the new two-person exhibition Hampah (Farsi for "two walkers sharing a path") instead commemorates the Persian New Year. A collaborative undertaking between Bay Area artists Ala Ebtekar and Taravat Talepasand, both Iranian-Americans, the show finds the two pursuing its thread in diverse ways. Ebtekar's work draws on and merges paradigms of urban street art, political events, and decorative tradition; Talepasand, on the other hand, uses more confrontational, narrative imagery to directly challenge the intransigent taboos and prejudices that endure in society. – Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill
Black Mountain || Listen || Watch
Black Mountain’s self-titled 2005 debut was crammed full of Sabbath-inspired riffs and thick, druggy dirges, and the Vancouver quintet seemed poised to charge Queens Of The Stone Age’s stoner-rock castle, unkempt beards flapping wildly in the wind. In The Future offers the same intense, throbbing psych-prog, but with a few new, welcome flourishes: Stephen McBean’s deep, throaty howls remain paramount, but vocalist Amber Webber is a much more prominent force now, and her otherworldly warbles balance nicely against McBean’s pipes. Structurally, Black Mountain still favors quick changes and untraceable arrangements, and although it’s easy to accuse the band of aping all of 1975 (at times, Black Mountain sounds like the best Led Zeppelin cover band ever), the riffs are mostly unimpeachable. The eight-minute single “Tyrants” is an epic celebration of what Black Mountain does best, with its intense, building guitar slams, bowel-emptying drums, and sudden bursts of calm. Loud-quiet-loud has never been so dizzying. - The Onion AV Club
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Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's
Arts & Culture Committee presents:
HI, NOON
The Silver Lake Arts & Culture Committee invites the entire community to snap a photo at exactly 12pm on Saturday March 21. Photos may then be submitted to our online Flickr gallery or printed copies may be submitted for display at our weekend of Gallery Showings around SIlver Lake. Click on the image for all the details.
It's begun...um, yeah, okay Mr. Ward...it continues...
This morning on KCRW's live coverage of SXSW, Anne Litt proclaimed "Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, you heard it here first!" A good lot of us have loved them since their conception...glad to see their notoriety growing...
click the image for a listen!
Full Coverage Of South By Southwest
Hear archived concerts, get blog and Twitter updates, and see photos at NPR Music's SXSW page.
Here's some great SXSW stuff I got into today...
The Austin 100: A SXSW Mix
NPR.org - In preparation for the 2009 South by Southwest music festival (March 18-21), NPR Music's spent weeks sampling songs by more than 1,000 of the acts in attendance. Some of the music induced swooning, some of it induced sleepiness, and some of it made us want to pry out our eardrums and swallow them for safe keeping. (We're looking at you, Gaybomb.) Arranged alphabetically by artist, the 100 songs in this ridiculously bountiful — but by no means definitive — mix all passed a simple litmus test, summed up in six simple words: "Yeah, I'd listen to that again." To hear the stream, click here.
¡¡¡ MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!
Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Says Sunset Junction Needs an Overhaul
[...]Ultimately, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a motion stating that it will "oppose the Sunset Junction Street Festival in its current format." What this means for the future of the popular festival is still unknown... LAWeekly.com
Relocation, fee changes, cancellation? Speculate wildly!
Here's some video of Soko's last and only known L.A. performance:
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!
SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES!!!
THE MAE-SHI @ Spaceland
THE MOVIES @ Spaceland
DENGUE FEVER @ Viper Room
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