Friday, January 22, 2010
Well, what a wonderful wet week we've all had. Actually, we haven't really seen much of it since we've had this little thing called jury doodie the last few weeks. Please don't brag to us how awesome you are because you've never been summoned because this would be our 7th jury pool in a little more than a decade. That might sound horrible but we actually find them fascinating and quite relaxing. Get several hundred grumpy Angelenos trying to avoid 12 seats and just kick back and watch the drama unfold. Moreover, we're still not sure how people fight off the urge of yelling "I'm out of order?! You're out of order!" in court... What else happened this week? Well, we wrapped up another Photo L.A. exhibit where we had two photos on display at this year's big event. Also, we participated in another open mic standup night where we were given a few minutes to show the world how unfunny we are. Actually, we didn't do too badly this time and were asked to come back next week. We, of course, declined since it took two months to prepare for that debacle along with attending every Comedy Death-Ray show since October trying to learn how to be funny. Anyway, so we've been busy. We'll try to be as unbusy as possible, however, for this weekend's happenings...
Tonight, listen up for Blackbird Raum on Demolisten then check them out later at pehrspace for Elaine Layabout's Hoedown with Cobra Lilies and others. The Street & Babe Shadow in-store at Origami Vinyl. The Smell anniversary/NHY festival at The Smell with Robin Williams On Fire, Mincemeat Or Tenspeed, Realicide, and Simo Soo. Cold War Kids at The Wiltern. Haiti benefit with Nico Vega, Adanowsky, Jenny O., SoKo, Corridor, Pizza!, and LA Ladies Choir at the Echoplex. Avi Buffalo, Killsonic, Restavrant, and others play around UCLA for students only. Andy Clockwise, Brother Sal, Brian Wright & the Waco Tragedies, and others at the Hotel Cafe. "Space Hell" closing reception at L'KEG with Signals, Big Whup, DSS and others. Wet and Reckless, Not the Government, Rough Kids, and NASA Space Universe at the Bixel House. Arrow Down, Beat Killers, Dante vs. Zombies, and Gestapo Khazi at the Redwood. Bestial Mouths, Didmao, Solar Wimp, White Leopards, and others at Synchronicity. Family of the Year opens for Jemina Pearl at The Echo. James Pants record release with DJ sets by Dam-Funk and Mayer Hawthorne at TS2. Amanda Jo Williams, Cricket and the 2:19, and others at Where. SISU, A Thousand Faces, and others at Mr T's. Rocco Deluca & the Burden and others at Saint Rocke.
Saturday, another Haiti benefit with Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, Sara and Sean Watkins, and Tom Brosseau with special surprises at g'net. KillRadio fundraiser at TOW with LACO$TE, Dirt Dress, 60 Watt Kid, Restavrant, and others. Night two of The Smell anniversary /NHY festival with Lucky Dragons, Mi Ami, Foot Village, and Missincinatti, and VNC. All Leather, Halloween Swim Team, and Conejos at Five Stars. The Street & Babe Shadow record release, Samuel Stewart, and others at 2023. In Waves and boxViolet at Silver Factory Studios. Summer Darling, Kissing Cousins, and Two Guns at the Basement. The Underground Railroad to Candyland, The Valley Arena, and So Many Wizards at The Prospector. No Age, Best Coast, and Dum Dum Girls at the Montalban. Wrong Way Driver, Modern Time Machines, Socadia, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults at Spaceland. Lissie opens for Ciy and Colour at the Music Box. Jesse Thomas at Room 5. Fantastica Bastidas, The Terrapin, Tommy Santee Klaws, Torches in Trees at Mr T's. Gene Loves Jezebel at The Que Sera. Jubilee Singers and Mau Haus at All Star. DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, and Nick Warren at Avalon. Also, there's "Scion Installation 6: Video" at SI.
Sunday, Agent Ribbons and Ms. Carolyn from The Finches do an in-store at Origami. The Minor Canon, Rademacher, Andrew Lynch, and Quiet Americans at Spaceland. I See Hawks in L.A. and Matt the Electrician at McCabe's. Kat Parsons, Eleisha Eagle, and others at the Hotel Cafe. Allah Las, The Passports, and Zoro at Dakota. La Ghost, Bombon, and Animal Style at L'KEG. Sky White Tiger and Girl Problems at El Cid. And new buzz band Radiohead at the Music Box to benefit Haiti.
Pictured above is a one of the custom ESP guitars at NAMM last week. Here's video of it. We'd like a quadruple neck x-pattern version with odd-numbered strings on each neck like 4, 9, 17, and 1.
Here's some great video that LA Record took of Corridor at last year's Manimal Fest:
Here's some crappy video we took of LA Record shooting Corridor at last year's Manimal Fest:
