Friday, April 18, 2008
What a fun time we all had at "Rock with a Twist" last night. Raves to Mary Monolator for making such a wonderfully large assortment of yummy pretzels and to CGT for promoting the heck out of the show and making such a great PSA. Thanks to Going.com, LA Weekly, Rock Insider, RFSL, YSTS, and Pasadena Star News for mentioning the show. Also, thanks to all those who took the time out of their busy lives to come out to the show. Some photos are up with a few more club shots than usual as it may be the last show we do there. The next "Rock with a Twist" is 6/19 at Charlie O's.
It's a very busy weekend and we'll be making an effort to stop by everything...
Jaxart presents Bad Dudes, We vs. the Shark, The Valley Arena, and Guppies at pehrspace. The Quarter After celebrates the release of their new album Changes Near at The Echo. Halloween Swim Team and XYXX celebrate the release of their new split 7" Cardio Pulmonary at The Derby tonight. Tweak Bird celebrates the release of their new 7" Whorses at El Cid. Los Angeles Murderfest 4.0 begins its three-day takeover of the Knitting Factory with Converge, Genghis Tron, and others. Pete Rock and DJ Premier at Crash Mansion. PRE makes their L.A. debut at Spaceland. Anavan and She Fallacy at Show Cave. Don Cavalli, Team Scrub, Over the Atlantic, and others at Echo Curio. MGFKRS and Silver Daggers at The Smell. MGMT and Shwayze do a frat party at USC. Jon Brion begins two nights at Largo. Also of note, "White Lion" is opening for RATT tonight at the House of Blues although we all know it's not really White Lion unless Vito Bratta is in the band. The solo on "Little Fighter" is still one of our favorite pieces of music ever. And be sure to listen to the amazing Dorian Wood on "Demolisten" tonight.
Saturday is Record Store Day around town so get out there and buy something. Most notably, Amoeba and Fingerprints (Long Beach) are doing special in-store events. Amoeba hosts DJ sets by Peanut Butter Wolf, The Donnas, and Daniel Ash with David J. while Fingerprints presents acoustic performances by Silversun Pickups, Limbeck, and Rob Halford. Bodies of Water headlines at Spaceland. Detroit Bar hosts a benefit show for Alex, a Ugandan teenage boy in need of surgery, featuring performances by Delta Spirit, We Barbarians, and another great Orange County band that everyone loves...
On Sunday, No Age and Mika Miko play an daytime show at the Central Library, which is a nice coincidence since that's where we spend most every Sunday. Later, go to All Star for another round of great bands with The Hectors, Wait Think Fast, El-Haru Kuroi, and Sister Grizzly. Also, PRE and HEALTH headline The Smell.
Other news of the week: Check out Videothing's post on last week's show with The Movies, The Happy Hollows, and The Savages... Twilight Sleep are looking for playas... Airborne Toxic Event signed to Majordomo... The original Jane's Addiction lineup will reunite for "one show" for the NME Music U.S. Awards at the El Rey on 4/23 joining already announced Kate Nash, Carbon/Silicon, Evan Dando, and Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Bad Dudes - "Animatronic Tito Puente" (MP3)
MGFKRS - "Drugs" (MP3)
MGMT - "Destrokk" (MP3)
