Friday, January 16, 2009
What a whirlwind week of crazy happenings.
First, congratulations to Warpaint on the release of their new EP Tuesday night at Echoplex. If the music gods are kind, we will be seeing a School of Seven Bells/Warpaint house party tour in 2009, beginning with our casa, por favor. And you'd be doing a huge disservice to your ears if you do not pick up a copy of their new EP sometime soon. It's quite good.
We heard a rumor that The Deadly Syndrome played Jessica Alba's husband's birthday bash a few days ago. And, yes, Cash Warren can only be referred to as Jessica Alba's husband -- or the luckiest guy in the world, or I don't get what she sees in him, or doesn't she realize she's made a horrible mistake.
Thursday a plane crashed in NY -- and a radio station crashed in Los Angeles. We got a few emails asking what we thought of Indie 103 being relegated to an Internet stream and we kind of just shrugged. We have nothing against radio, but with the exception of KXLU's Demolisten and KCRW's Anne Litt (both of which we tune in online and donate to regularly), we rarely listen to it. In fact, we're actually a little surprised that people still enjoy so much. In any case, we will admit that the best show on Indie 103 was by far Henry Rollins' "Harmony in My Head," not just because of his expertly crafted playlist -- Gorch Fock, Hawnay Troof and Sun Ra Arkestra in the same block while waiting out a cancelled flight at LAX was a godsend -- but to hear the man talk about these records like one of those snobby music geeks behind the Info desk at Amoeba was just brilliant. Getting back to the point, some will remember that this all happened back in 2000 (and before that in 1998) to the same channel in much the same way so this whole thing is is kind of, well, predictable. Groove Radio is still going strong (although it's been streaming online since the beginning) and World Class Rock, whose site now is the home of Colorado's KBCO, ended after only one year. Is Los Angeles now ready to listen online on a more consistent level to warrant full-time programming? Can Internet radio survive without ads, commercially-driven playlists, and paying their DJs? Not sure, but when your audience is primarily made up of people sitting at computers the competition is pretty tough when you've got Little Radio, playlist.com, Hype Machine, and hard drives filled with mp3s a few clicks away. As always, we hope good things come from this. We believe there will be.
Oh, and we just heard Xray OK apparently broke up and won't be playing tonight at the Downtown 81.
Wow, what a week, right? Well, it ain't over yet...
Delta Spirit tapes an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live before headlining the El Rey Theatre tonight. Tleilaxu Music Machine performs live on KXLU's Demolisten. The Muffs return to the stage with a show at Spaceland with The Dollyrots and Calamity Magnet. Ozomatli, Wait Think Fast, and The Little Bastards at Echoplex. Eleni Mandell, Emily Wells, Pedestrian, Theresa Andersson and others at the Hotel Cafe. Jon Brion/Dave Palmer split rooms at g'net. We Barbarians, The Fling, and Greater California at Alex's Bar. boxViolet, Odd Modern, and others at Downtown 81. Moses Campbell, Jack Wilson, Jr., and others at pehrspace. The Start, The Ringers, and others at the Troubadour. Robedoor, Horse Head, and others at Echo Curio. Victim Vision and Red Cortez at The Echo. And Post Sound Tribe 2 happens tonight and tomorrow at the Roxy with two good lineups.
Saturday, Autolux plays the Music Box. Fool's Gold and others at the Troubadour. The Ditty Bops at McCabe's. The Ofersures, Pulse Out, The Mind Blasters, and others at the Knitting Factory. Theresa Andersson at Amoeba. Mika Miko and Little Red Radio at Echoplex. The Mormons, Manhattan Murder Myster, The Primos, and The Studiofix at pehrspace. The Amazements, The Widow Babies, and Traps, PS at the Tribal. CROCODILES, Okie Dokie, and others at MotionLA. The Soul of John Black at The Mint. And Repeater and others at The Prospector.
Sunday, great lineup Hello Dragon, The Hectors, Spider Problem, and The Breakups play Spaceland. Wet Cassette, Avi Buffalo, and others at the Prospector. Jenny O., Tenlons Fort, and others at the Hotel Cafe. And Eastern Conference Champions at The Scene.
Everyone just take a deep breath. Everything will be ok...
Delta Spirit - "Trashcan" (MP3)
Greater California - "Midnight #5" (MP3)
Theresa Andersson - "Birds Fly Away" (MP3)
Hello Dragon - "Birds of Prey" (MP3)
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