Takes a Teen Age Riot to Get Me Out of Bed Right Now
LA-UNDERGROUND: LOS ANGELES LOVES YOU
 
Friday, July 20, 2007
Takes a Teen Age Riot to Get Me Out of Bed Right Now


We'll be away for a bit this week and no matter how happy that might make you it's nothing compared to the feeling you'll have at these fine shows...

Why anyone would miss Sonic Youth and Redd Kross tonight at the Greek would be a mystery unless of course The Bird and the Bee at the El Rey, Jonathan Rice/Whispertown2000/Everest at the Echo, or Jon Brion at Largo suit you more, especially since Sonic Youth are performing a free show tomorrow at Urban Outfitters on 3rd St. Promenade with Dntel. The whole thing is getting mixed criticism but, hey, a free show is a free show. On a related note, the Promenade once had a summer concert series years ago and invited Irving to perform (back when Shana was in the band). The show was cancelled because of noise restrictions and they haven't had anything like that since. Well, noise restrictions and Sonic Youth don't exactly go hand in hand so it shall be interesting to see the potential riot that comes out of this marketing stint. And, oh the irony, if that happens while SY blazes through "Teen Age Riot"... Our beloved Amnion perform Sunday 7/22 at Tangier... Eskimohunter's lineup this Monday makes us ill that we won't be in town that night. The Coral Sea, Mezzanine Owls, and Solare are superb bands, each deserving of headlining the night themselves. You'll see... We'll be back just in time for a couple of long-awaited CD release shows on Thursday with Bodies of Water at Pershing Square (pretty much the only space in Los Angeles that can hold such a grand ensemble) and Meiko at the Hotel Cafe (fresh off from her first U.S. tour and being featured on PerezHilton.com, which apparently has become more career-defining than anything else on the planet -- Priscilla Ahn, Lenka, Emma Burgess take note).

We should be refreshed, well-rested, and rid of any infectious diseases by the time we come back so we look forward to our next embrace, Los Angeles. We love you.

Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot" (MP3)
Bodies of Water - "These Are the Eyes" (MP3)
Meiko - "Piano Song" (MP3)


Mezzanine Owls - "Moving Ground" (Live Acoustic)


Eskimohunter - "Ice Caps" (Live at Spaceland, 7/2/07)
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