Friday, March 06, 2009
We came thisclose to doing a "Los Angeles Loved... Long Beach Last Night" post but thought the better when we theoretically could do that every night. Plus, that title just doesn't suffice for the utter joy we had jumping from club to club. We visit often but last night was just fantastic. First of all, congrats to Jessica Dobson on the release of Deep Sea Diver's new EP "New Caves," held at the jam-packed Art Theater. The lady has always been able to write a great song but as of late her songs, voice, and stage presence is at an all time high. Perhaps five years of being push and pulled by industry pricks has made her a better songwriter. It's certainly made made a better performer. Be sure to pick up a copy at shows and it'll probably be available online at some point. DSD opens for Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at the Glass House on 4/15. Photos up... After which, we couldn't just leave when the genius that is The Long Beach Loop just so happened to be going on within a few blocks away. The LBL is held every first Thursday of the month and features great bands at several of Long Beach's best clubs, but primarily Alex's Bar, The Prospector, and The Que Sera. The beauty of the night is that set times are somewhat staggered so that you can check out all the bands, traveling to each club on a free double-decker bus so that you don't drink and drive. (Seriously, this is such a great idea). The Loop's theme for the evening was "Dynamic Duos" and presented a few bands we hadn't seen in awhile: Restaurant (who are now going by the much Google-friendlier Restavrant á la Cafe Tacvba), Ninja Academy, The Pity Party, and Jessie Deluxe (and bonus non-duo comedy-disco band Glock Und Spiel who were hilarious -- pictured above). Anyway, long story short, it was fun and we love Long Beach. The next one is 4/2. Photos and vids from the whole night have probably been posted by now.
Good weekend of stuff to do. Tonight, Day of the Outlaw celebrate the release of their new record Black Mountain Majesty at Mr. T's Bowl. First Fridays at the Natural History Museum with Fool's Gold and BLK JKS. Hecuba at Space 15 Twenty. Moving Units at the El Rey. Jon Brion/Dave Palmer at g'net. Oliver Future, Dirty Sweet, and others at Spaceland. Robert Francis at Home. The Monolators, One Trick Pony, and The Voyeurs at Where. Mia Doi Todd opens for Kath Bloom at McCabe's... Saturday, M83 and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Radar Bros. open for Lambchop at g'net. Eliza Rickman celebrates the release of her new "Gild the Lily" EP at the Hotel Cafe. Create:Fixate at the Premiere Events Center. Whispertown 2000 and Olin and the Moon at Home. The Littlest Viking, Bastidas, and others at The Smell. AM, Blue Jungle, The Health Club, and Hello My Name Is Red at pehrspace. The Chapin Sisters, Artichoke Heart Souffle, Jessie Deluxe, and others for FuzzFest at Synchronicity. And Free Moral Agents and Blank Blue at The Que Sera... Sunday, Arms & Sleepers, Go West Young Man, and WALK at All Star. The Tartans and Sea Lions for PTP. 60-Watt Kid, Dietra Kruschev, and Halloween Swim Team at The Que Sera.
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Sorry, no mp3s today. You probably have everything anyway.
