Friday, April 13, 2007
Was anyone else blown across Sunset Blvd. sidewalks yesterday? Or have their eyes burned out by the dust and ash clouds of the Hills? Or see buildings bend backwards along mid-Wilshire? Those winds were strong but not as strong as our love for you.
We haven't done a news blurb thing in awhile so here you go... Mr. Bolles continues to receive the most press of his entire career with one of the more obvious cases of profiling in recent memory. No word if this will change The Germs' scheduled 5/18 show at Safari Sam's but we fully expect Bolles to be vindicated and then promptly launch a talk show tour, beginning with Tavis Smiley... Live Nation recently acquired the Palladium, joining the 2 million other venues under its stronghold. It plans to renovate the historic venue and start booking local bands. That second part was a joke and a bad one.
Two anniversaries this week. The Fold celebrates 10 years on 4/17 at the Silverlake Lounge. And Safari Sam's celebrates their first year at the new location tonight with Los Straitjackets. Sam's has probably gone through more ups and downs in one year than most venues' lifespans but tonight we toast to the ups... Also tonight, we're gonna be pulled through a ringer getting to all these shows but it'll be worth it. Sara Lov at Tangier, Mia Doi Todd at El Cid, Hella at The Echo, Castledoor at Rudolpho's, The Sweet Hurt at The Scene, and Rock Insider put together a last-minute mindblower over at pehrspace. If anyone can get the whole L.A. blogosphere to post about a last-minute show, it's Ms. Ashley. She must know we've been to like every Monolators show since 1968... Saturday could be just as challenging, but should be a no-brainer for those who take locals over touring bands (cough... Spaceland)... Finally, next week everyone go check out to The Scene on 4/19 when L.A.'s best music blogs (aka not us) showcases their favorite bands for a night. It's always good to put a face to a blogger and then together dance to the likes of The Pity Party, The Clean Prophets, The Valley Arena, and The Western States Motel. Hopefully, there's slow dancing.
We love you.
Mia Doi Todd - "Autumn" (Nobody Remix) (MP3)
The Sweet Hurt - "Ms. Misery" (MP3)
The Pity Party - "The War Between 8 & 4" (MP3)
