Friday, June 08, 2007
First of all, we'd like to thank the bands and the attendees of this past week's shows. Mr. T's Bowl with Amy Cooper, Kissing Cousins, The Henry Clay People, and The Monolators was pretty amazing. There was much love in the room so we have a feeling those bands will meet again sometime soon. And The Scene with Anavan, The Mormons, The Shark That Ate My Friend, and Bloody Robots was epic. Thank you, thank you. A few photos have been posted here and this fine young lass posted a better write-up than we ever could. Now, onward...
Was there any bigger news this week than Arthur Magazine returning to publication in July? Perhaps that was topped only by the subsequent return of Arthur Nights in October... Checked out the last Locale Tuesdays show at Star Shoes this past week and we're so sad to see it end. If you never went, every Tuesday for the last eight months Rickles and Nalepa showcased some of the finest electronic, ambient, dub, hip hop to laptop wunderkinds that we know of including Tycho, Tom Burbank, Glitch Mob, Test Shot Starfish, Aloe Black, and so many others. We were truly inspired both musically and visually with the nights they produced and still think we were getting away with murder by not paying a door cover of some sort. In any case, chances are they'll be setting up at another location since Star Shoes has been bought out -- which in itself is a bit sad given all the great shows we've seen there... In other news, Amnion is looking for singing musicians so all you multi-octave screamers hit them up on their MySpace. And we highly recommend you leave your shitty band to do so because we can pretty much guarantee being all over this band like prison guards on Hilton...
For shows, let's discuss what Peanut Butter Wolf is doing this week. In one of the more brilliant city tours we've ever seen, the Wolf will be spinning seven styles at seven different clubs in seven straight nights. This in itself isn't much to awe over when guys like Aoki and Chan DJ 30 different states in a week, except for the fact that PBW is the real deal not just a song selector like 99% of the kids these days are, meaning he'll be spinning vinyl not playlist scrolling. If you're not in L.A. this week, be sure to check out Stones Throw for podcasts of the mixes.
PEANUT BUTER WOLF VS. L.A. TOUR
6/10 - Crane's (80s early house)
6/11 - Carbon (80s rare soul)
6/12 - Cinespace (90s hipster)
6/13 - The Echo (70s dub/reggae)
6/14 - Little Temple (80s hip-hop)
6/15 - Grand Star (70s Afro-Latin disco)
6/16 - Star Shoes (60s deep funk)
The Airborne Toxic Event, The Happy Hollows, and Radars to the Sky are playing a big show at the Troubadour on Saturday. Generally, we shy away from big shows like this but when it comes to these bands we'll pretty much do whatever they ask. Plus, they ask so nicely... On the eastside Saturday, an equally fine lineup of 8-bit, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Bedroom Walls, Seasons, and Crooked Cowboy do damage at Mr. T's Bowl. Elsewhere, Captain Ahab leads a formidable roster of dancer-friendly friendly-dancer mic rockers with Big Digits, Bon Voyage, and Smooth Grooves. Or head on over to Dave's Warehouse for the Penny-Ante Book #2 Release Party with Ariel Pink, Morris Tepper, Qui, Spindrift, and RTX. To top things off, Wax Tailor makes his headliner debut over at the Echo. Yeah, and that's just some of the shows on Saturday. If none of that interests you, hit up the calendars.
Peanut Butter Wolf & Planet Asia - "In Your Area" (MP3)
Wax Tailor - "Que Sera" (MP3)
Big Digits - "Why Did You Reject My Steve Perry Fan Fiction?" (MP3)
