Angus & Julia Stone
Amoeba Records
Tonight 6:30pm - Hollywood
Angus & Julia Stone's cinematic folk music is anchored by the band's namesake siblings, with percussionist Mitch Connelly and bassist Clay McDonald adding instrumental flourishes to the mix. Growing up in the northern beaches of Sydney, the Stone siblings were taught the history of pop music from an early age by their father, who played in a cover band. In 2005, Julia Stone began teaching trumpet lessons while her brother Angus worked as a laborer. She convinced him to test his musical talents by performing locally, and he responded by bringing her on-stage with him as a backing musician. At first, the two played separately billed shows, but each would support the other onstage to the point where it made sense to share billing credits.
The duo released an EP of early material, Chocolates & Cigarettes, before moving to London in 2006, where the siblings met Fran Healy of the band Travis. Impressed with the band's material, as well as their growing buzz in both Australia and England, Healy invited the Stones to his house to use his piano. The twosome eventually recorded their entire second EP, Heart Full of Wine, at the residence. In return, Julia Stone provided backing vocals on the Travis record The Boy with No Name. Angus & Julia Stone's debut album, A Book Like This, is out now on Nettwerk Records. - All Music Guide
It's another night of the No Culture club at the Echo, but then perhaps they're being ironic, because in fact you couldn't ask for a higher-heaped plate of resonant new cultural madness than this night of musical and art provocateurs, all aligned with the exceedingly relevant Manimal Vinyl. Tonight is ostensibly a record-release party for Hecuba's new Paradise album, due soon and which, like last year's obliquely rarefied electro-pop-gospel-grainy-'70s-PBS-science-show Sir EP, offers an even deeper dive into the duo's multidimension music from a parallel universe. They're also visual artists with a fine eye for unsettling plumage and film projections, so look out. Hecuba's eerily complementary label mates Rainbow Arabia are something like hearing Hecuba from the other side of the globe; their unusually piquant blend of Middle Eastern microtonalisms and rhomboid polyrhythms gets crosshatched with catawampus guitar and vocals, and it's a real toe-tapper's delight. Lucky Dragons will strew the stage with things to pluck on, toot and beat at, maybe drag you up there to help out. - John Payne, LA Weekly
With:
Hecuba (Featuring LA Fog) || Listen
Rainbow Arabia || Listen
Lucky Dragons || Listen
Followed by NO CULTURE DJS
8:30pm / $8
Brigadier Jerry emerged in the late 1970’s, as one of the most popular cultural DJ’s to regularly improvise over the Jamaican sound systems. Highly respected in Jamaica as a conscious DJ, Briggy was a soundsystem teacher, teaching Rasta culture to the multitudes. Bootleg recordings of these dancehall sessions started to leak out internationally amongst the deeper cultural enthusiasts, spreading Briggy’s name abroad. In the years to come, other DJ’s were to follow his example, but Brigadier Jerry remains as the teacher, who set the standard. His vibe and lyrics have an Old Testament Biblical quality about them, that is both edifying and endearing.
Backed by
Yellow Wall Dub Squad
Mixed by
Scientist
with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony
Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall
@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026
9pm / $12 / 21+
can't wait for the new TRUE BLOOD season!
the new must see...
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Bike Through Elysian Park
Pedal your way through Elysian Park history
The EPHS Elysian Park Bike Ride will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 10 am. Explore the historic highlights of the Elysian Park's western edge (the route is limited to paved roads) during this 90-minute, guided tour headed by Matthew Dubois. Stops include Barlow Hospital, the old Navy Armory and Police Academy. Space is extremely limited. The tour is free to EPHS members and $5 for all others. RSVP to ephs@HistoricEchoPark.orgthis is a fun little watch...
GAVIN CASTLETON
Nothing Compares 2 U (cover) live
Gavin Castleton performs a live version of Nothing Compares 2 U (made famous by Sinead O'Connor) in his bedroom using a Line 6 looping delay (but multitracked for better mixing in post production), a Gulbransen pump organ, and everything else (including synthetic kick drums) with a Roland JP8000
Ha! look at little joy basking in the daylight with its new tricked out blinkity blink bling!
"They say nobody walks in LA, but many people cross Sunset Blvd. at Portia everyday. This new signalized crosswalk will make it safer for them when they do," Council President Eric Garcetti said today at a news conference introducing Echo Park's new pedestrian friendly feature.
Nike Presents
LA Weekly's LA Weekend
April 24-25
In 2009, the award-winning LA Weekly celebrates 30 years highlighting the people on the cutting edge of contemporary LA culture. Taking place at Nike's Montalban Theater in the heart of Hollywood, LA Weekly's "LA Weekend" will showcase some of LA's most dynamic and colorful talent, programming a cutting edge film screening, speaker panels, art, food, music and book signings. Now due to Nike's commitment to the arts community of Los Angeles, we are able to make this a free, open to the public, event. Please rsvp (rsvp@laweekly.com) and join us!
Friday, April 24
7-11 pm Art opening featuring KEVIN SCANLON's LA Weekly Portraits Special dinner visit from the KOGI Korean taco truck Special guest DJ's Henry Rollins from KCRW and LA legend Keith Morris
7:30 pm Wil Wheaton reading and book signing 8:30 pm A dance piece by Ryan Heffington
9:30 pm Music and Video by THE HUMAN EAR COLLECTIVE featuring a performance by Geneva Jacuzzi
10 pm Lynda Kay performs songs from "Dream My Darling".
Saturday, April 25
9:30 pm Performance by Matt Sorum and friends, including Juliette Lewis, Billy Morrison (the Cult), Chris Chaney (Janes Addiction), Donovan Leitch and a Special Guest TBA
8 pm Special screening of the film, "The Heart is a Drum Machine"
7 pm "Unbearable Lightness of Being" Taylor Negron
6 pm Lonn Friend signs "Life On Planet Rock"
3 pm Rare book signing and prints with artist David Weidman
3 pm Authors panel moderated by Joe Donnelly featuring Jerry Stahl, Richard Lange, Patrick DeWitt and Evan Wright
2 pm A special bank robbing, big-wave surfing, 100% pure adrenaline matinee performance from the cast of Point Break Live
Noon Carnivore! meat lovers panel moderated by Jonathan Gold including Mark Peel of Campanile, Octavio Becerra of Palate Food + Wine and Susan Feniger of Street
Noon Lunch! Hot dogs with Let's Be Frank
Noon-4pm Belvedere lounge wth DJ Kiddkit.
meet the charm known as WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
Watercolor Paintings - Telephone Wires from If You Make It on Vimeo.
some more really fun kids we met a few days ago...they go by name PANGEA
DENGUE FEVER
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong follows Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock n' roll in the country where it was created and very nearly destroyed. The odyssey is a homecoming for singer Chhom Nimol and a transformation for the rest of the band as they perform with master musicians and record new songs along the way.
yeah, as many of you know from seeing them live, they're really THAT good! check out this footage from their current tour.
COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council is a grassroots-level advisory committee set-up by a 1999 revision to the City of Los Angeles Charter that created the Neighborhood Council system. We represent our community on issues ranging from affordable housing and sustainability to arts, land use, education, and public safety.
Our 28-member volunteer Board of Directors represents residents, business owners, public and private sector employees, the homeless, social service providers, artists, and educators across Downtown and is elected by stakeholders every two years. Past successes include ArtWalk and other community events such as Park[ing] Day LA, Project Homeless Connect, community mixers and advocacy on many community issues.
The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council logo competition is now open through May 12, 2009 and we're looking to redefine our image to reflect the qualities of Downtown and the neighborhood we so proudly represent.
How to Enter: Enter up to three submissions and help us define our organization by emailing your submission to logo@dlanc.com. If you have any questions, please email us at logo@dlanc.com All entries will be on display for public viewing at the May 14, 2009 ArtWalk! MORE INFO AFTER THE JUMP
¡¡¡ MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!
Nike Presents
LA Weekly's LA Weekend
April 24-25
In 2009, the award-winning LA Weekly celebrates 30 years highlighting the people on the cutting edge of contemporary LA culture. Taking place at Nike's Montalban Theater in the heart of Hollywood, LA Weekly's "LA Weekend" will showcase some of LA's most dynamic and colorful talent, programming a cutting edge film screening, speaker panels, art, food, music and book signings. Now due to Nike's commitment to the arts community of Los Angeles, we are able to make this a free, open to the public, event. Please rsvp (rsvp@laweekly.com) and join us!
Friday, April 24
7-11 pm Art opening featuring KEVIN SCANLON's LA Weekly Portraits Special dinner visit from the KOGI Korean taco truck Special guest DJ's Henry Rollins from KCRW and LA legend Keith Morris
7:30 pm Wil Wheaton reading and book signing 8:30 pm A dance piece by Ryan Heffington
9:30 pm Music and Video by THE HUMAN EAR COLLECTIVE featuring a performance by Geneva Jacuzzi
10 pm Lynda Kay performs songs from "Dream My Darling".
Saturday, April 25
9:30 pm Performance by Matt Sorum and friends, including Juliette Lewis, Billy Morrison (the Cult), Chris Chaney (Janes Addiction), Donovan Leitch and a Special Guest TBA
8 pm Special screening of the film, "The Heart is a Drum Machine"
7 pm "Unbearable Lightness of Being" Taylor Negron
6 pm Lonn Friend signs "Life On Planet Rock"
3 pm Rare book signing and prints with artist David Weidman
3 pm Authors panel moderated by Joe Donnelly featuring Jerry Stahl, Richard Lange, Patrick DeWitt and Evan Wright
2 pm A special bank robbing, big-wave surfing, 100% pure adrenaline matinee performance from the cast of Point Break Live
Noon Carnivore! meat lovers panel moderated by Jonathan Gold including Mark Peel of Campanile, Octavio Becerra of Palate Food + Wine and Susan Feniger of Street
Noon Lunch! Hot dogs with Let's Be Frank
Noon-4pm Belvedere lounge wth DJ Kiddkit.
JDub Records & Nextbook Present
A New Monthly Party:
MILK & HONEY
Tuesday April 28th @ Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood
8pm - 12 am / FREE / 21+
OPEN BAR while it lasts
Featuring DJ Sabbo (of Soulico)
Hip-Hop, Middle Eastern Dancehall, Rare Groove, Reggae, Baltimore Club, Afrofunk
myspace.com/sabbosoulico
myspace.com/soulicocrew
jdubrecords.org * nextbook.org
Made possible with support from Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
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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