Monday, July 28, 2008
First of all, thanks to the anonymous IM this morning mentioning CWBH's lovely write-up preview on last week's show. If you haven't added them to your Twitter feed you should do so. Also, thanks to Janet at Going.com for her support for the show and for being awesome in general. We were pretty low-key about that night, mainly because low-key affairs are usually the best. Plus, the intimacy of the show allowed us to properly record the everything in high quality audio for possibly something special later on down the line. By the way, thanks to Arlo for making it sound like heaven that night. Wow.
This weekend was pretty amazing. Lots of people showed up for Bloody Robots' CD release show on Saturday. And we do believe those Robots blew away quite a few people that night -- did we really see a certain member of Obi Best throw her bra on stage (seen above)?. Be sure to pick up their album, coming soon to a local record shop near you. It's one of our favorites of the year. We should also mention how happy we were to do two shows with ExitMusic last week. Add them to your list of bands that should be making headlines soon. Great interview of them by Web in Front here... Also, congrats to Castledoor who celebrated the release of their new EP at Little Radio on Sunday. The band plays 7/31 at The Scene with The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, Gangi, and others. They also have another EP release show down in Long Beach on 8/9 at {open}. Photos from all the weekend fun are up.
So the deal this week is International Pop Overthrow returns for its 11th year. Dave Bash doesn't get enough credit for keeping this festival going. It's quite a task presenting a festival of this scope in Los Angeles -- just ask Poptopia, the "other" pop festival that ended after a few good years. Elsewhere, Spacehog, Golden State and others at Viper. HEALTH return to The Smell. And the final residency Mondays for July. Bloc Party is also doing DJ spot at All Star Lanes with Desert Eagles and others... On Tuesday, The Watson Twins, Robert Francis, and Tim Fite at The Echo. The Shys celebrate the release of their new album You'll Never Understand This Band The Way That I Do at the Troubadour with Emily Wells, Nico Stai, and others. Dead Rock West at The Scene. And Haim at the Temple Bar... Wednesday, Thavius Beck, Ras G, and others at Low End Theory. Peanut Butter Wolf opens for Chromeo at the Music Box... On Thursday, the lovely and amazing Hello Dragon celebrates the release of their long-awaited debut album The Quantum Explorers at Spaceland with The Hectors, Barrio Tiger, and Costa Nova. Castledoor, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, Gangi and others at The Scene. Imaad Wasif and Two Part Beast, Tweak Bird, and Sasqrotch at The Smell. The Parson Red Heads open for Grand Ole Party. My Pet Saddle, Avi Buffalo, Boris Smile and others at The Prospector. David Garza opens for Alejandro Escovedo at the Troubadour. El Ten Eleven opens for Pinback at the Samueli. And Aushua, Radars to the Sky, and Forcefield ON at Alex's.
In other news: Detour Festival has announced this year's lineup, which includes locals The Mars Volta, Shiny Toy Guns, Peanut Butter Wolf, Bitter:Sweet, The Submarines, Afternoons, Guns 'N Bombs, The Mae Shi, and many others. They're also doing another "Battle of the Bands" type contest to get another local band on the lineup. The festival is 10/4 on 1st and Main... Wire returns to Los Angeles on 10/14 with a show at the Echoplex. Tickets on sale now. Tickets for Mission of Burma's 9/25 show at Echoplex goes on sale Thursday... Sam Sparro's big show at the Troubadour 8/9 has been moved to the El Rey on 9/9. Update your calendars... The artist formerly known as Emma Burgess is now Brandi Emma. Update your bookmarks.
Hello Dragon - "Rats of L.A." (MP3)
