Friday, May 30, 2008
What did we say about May? Yes, our favorite month of the year came through big time. We hope you made it out to at least one of the many great residency nights for Castledoor, Le Switch, Mezzanine Owls, Gran Ronde, Emma Burgess, and Porterville... Good times at the Lavender Diamond variety show for their film (in progress) "Imagine Our Love" on Wednesday. Members of The Entrance Band, Moonrats, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Mountain Party, Lion of Panjshir, BlackBlack, Layer, and many others enjoyed a night of story and song featuring performances by Eleni Mandell, The Chapin Sisters, Palms, Mia Doi Todd, and host Becky Stark. The night also featured a 3D cosmic visions booth (that had scenes from the film set in a spaced out closet of sorts), existential fortune telling, raw organic vegan deserts provided by Crops and Rawbers, a silent art auction, and one of the more entertaining raffles we've ever seen. Lots more we're missing but it was fun. Kids from LA Weekly and LA Times were there so they should have more to say. P-Fork also has some details about the film... Also, lots of fun was had down in Long Beach last night with Look Daggers shooting a performance for an upcoming live DVD at The Prospector; the great lineup of The Health Club, Downtown/Union, and Joshua Lanes at the Que Sera; and the huge "Locals Only" lineup of The Happy Hollows, Le Switch, The Meemies, and Forcefield ON at Alex's Bar. A few photos up.
Dead Meadow, The Entrance Band, and Winter Flowers at Little Radio tonght. The Like and BlackBlack play at Dave's Warehouse. Die Rockers Die, Mospeada, Bastidas and others at pehrspace. Crystal Antlers, Unwed Sailor, and others at the Vermont House. Spirit Vine, The Karabal Nightlife and others at the Unknown Theater. Uh Huh Her at Viper. And Devon Williams opens two nights for Beirut and The Brunettes at the Wiltern... Aimee Mann celebrates the release of her new album @#%&! Smilers and shows off some of her own original artwork with an exhibit at La Luz de Jesus on Saturday. Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, The Muslims, and AM at pehrspace. Gram Rabbit, Sabrosa Purr, Quazar and the Bamboozled, and Kind Hearts and Coronets at Safari Sam's. Film School and Xu Xu Fang open for Swervedriver at the Music Box. Captain Ahab, Meho Plaza, and others at The Smell. Seasons, The Breakups and others at Crane's. Uh Huh Her at the Roxy. Hecuba and Saint Motel play Dave's Warehouse. And Upper Playground makes its grand opening... On Sunday, Death to Anders, Tigers Can Bite You, Shiloe, and Rocking Horse People play All Star. The Monolators and Vaudeville down at Saint Rocke. There's also this little thing called the MTV Movie Awards that we've been invited to (be a seat filler) at the Gibson. Coldplay and Pussycat Dolls perform.
The Muslims - "Bright Side" (MP3)
Gram Rabbit - "Dirty Horse" (MP3)
Death to Anders - "Great Plains States" (MP3)
