TONIGHT - THANKSGIVENDS

Cease and Desist record release party

Cease and Desist RELEASE PARTY
Morgan Page will be DJ'ing on Nov. 23rd at Zanzibar in Santa Monica. The first 15 people to the door get free copies of the CD. Those that print out the MySpace bulletin can score a copy as well.

Beautiful Decay issue M release party

> Los Angeles Beautiful/Decay Issue M Release Party
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> rsvp only/rsvp to: stephen@radiolovesyou.com
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> Live performance by:
> Chris Holmes w/ Tamara and Jane Anne
> Justin Sterling (Radio)
> DJ Damon Bell (Live Mechanics/HVW8)
> Willow The Gaslamp Killer (MHE/Sound in Color)
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> Free Sparks for the first hour/
> Free Giftbags for the first 100 people
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> Saturday November 19 2005
> Time: 10pm - 2am
> Location: Mountain Bar
> 475 Gin Ling Way
> LA, CA 90012 (Chinatown)
> Age: 21 +
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> Map
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> sponsors: greyone.com, livemechanics.com, sparks.com

Tonight: Benefit for Breast Cancer

I'm going to this before the Lounge 111 event. The DJ is going to be good. I forgot his name but he's the son of Don Tiki (Taboo Records) and often DJ's and promotes for the Spyder @ Avalon. He plays cool music - Interpol, LCD, Chin Chin Up, Gang of Four. I'm dismissing the term "red carpet' for this event because that term is so frivolous here in LA, but it's an amazing cause so I'm in. Check out the sponsor! it's all about publications going online. Talk about versatile

Don't Go...

to Star Shoes on Thursday night. Unless you want to relive the de-glamourized suburban version of Party Monster. Or if you like drum and bass circa 1995. Just kidding, sort of. It's a great spot but Thursdays...why so wierd? whhyy?

tonight, oh tonight

November 18, 2005
Doors at 9:30pm
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Featuring
James Lavelle (UNKLE)
Steve Spacek & Troubleman
DJ Nobody
Music Director: Jason Bentley (KCRW)

Admittance is subject to capacity.
Parking is available directly beneath Walt Disney Concert Hall. Enter on Second Street.
Parking: $8 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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This party is going to be insane. You need to RSVP to get in at lounge111@laphil.org

So last night was a music industry party at Hollywood and Highland. The Billboard Music Conference was this week, so loads of people are in town and the party went off proper. Recognized in the crowd: attorneys (Sony, Miramax), music supervisors (Nip/Tuck, The Shield, MTV Films) publishers (Bug Music, Windswept - who threw the party), a jock from Sirius, and loads of musicians. Many labels were representin too -notably Enrique from Paper Bag records, Nate the licensing head of Stones Throw, and the guys from Ghostly International. Tall Paul was there and PS is really cute in person. Or was it the vodka goggles? Anyways the location is proper - Loggia at the Highlands. The most incredible view of LA I've seen yet. Check it out. The spot is cheesey on the weekends but good to check out the view.

Bands like it when you Yell "Yar"

Check out Seattle's Minus the Bear. They're an excellent indie band with some electronic sensibility - without being as annoyingly mush mush as Death Cab can get.

also wednesday

KCRW presents an evening of music, fashion and art at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday November 10th to benefit the American Red Cross. KCRW supported musicians Jim Bianco, The Chapin Sisters, Chris and Thomas, and Indie 103.1 Vagenius will be performing. the evening will conclude with a special guest Dj set from Angel Alanis.

Free Obey t- shirts for the first 100 people and other giveaways from Saks Fifth Avenue, Laemmle Theatres, The Giesha House, The Bungalow and more.

There will also be noted artists from the LA art scene displying their work including gary baseman, daniel peacock, james jean and catia chien. $10, doors open at 8 pm.

Wednesday night

SHANA & KIRAN--
QUANGO MUSIC GROUP RECORDING ARTISTS--
UNVEIL ‘THE MATING GAME’ AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN LOS ANGELES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

DEBUT ALBUM DUE OUT MARCH 7, 2006

From the label that gave the American music audience their first glimpse of
emerging electronic artists like Zero 7, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Talvin Singh and
Koop, Quango Music Group will present their newest discovery, SHANA & KIRAN,
Wednesday, November 9 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA.

Backed by a full band, including 2 DJs, a guitarist, bassist, keyboardist
and harp player, SHANA & KIRAN--who is Shana Halligan (vocals/songwriter)
and Kiran Shahani (producer, composer, programming)--will perform an
assortment of new material from their upcoming debut The Mating Game, set
for release March 7, 2006.
SHANA & KIRAN’s sound is natural and fluid with Halligan’s melodic sweetness
and sultry vocals over Shahani’s experimental pop beats and masterful
programming.

The House of Blues is located at 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA.
Doors open at 7:30. SHANA & KIRAN perform at 8:00.
18+. Tickets are $13 and are on sale now.

Saturday night was amazing. I highly reccomend checking out the new Orenda Fink release on Saddle Creek. The lead singer is from Azure Ray and just rocks it. The bassist - Stephanie - is amazing too. She told me that she's from LA and has been playing the bass for 10 years. she's got a dope bass clef tatoo on her shoulder. i really want to start playing an instrument again - so inspiring! anyways it was one of those shows I was hesitant about at first but wound up having a great time. A few guys from The Faint were there (also on Saddle Creek) and after the show we all went down to the Little Joy bar for drinks. Man is that place a dive. But it's not repulsively divey - just dirty (you should have seen the dirty martini the bartender made me) . the show was an early one so when we got to the bar it was dead. grabbed a table, played some pool...fun times.

Tomorrow night - Orenda Fink and...BOOTIE LA

Check out Orenda Fink tommorow night at The Echo.

"Invisible Ones, Orenda Fink's debut solo album, relates a human journey from inward to outward, crossing boundaries of self and culture to find reconciliation with guilt, betrayal, tragedy, and regret. Orenda weaves empathetic tales of struggle with compositions that by turns haunt and offer clarity. Invisible Ones is haunted by ghosts from the earth’s four corners. It is troubled but ultimately optimistic. It is enigmatic and soulful. It is best heard with eyes closed."

What? Anyways afterwards is Bootie LA - "LA's first monthy bootleg party". I may stick around after Orenda Fink to see what it's all about. But check out this flyer:



Dude, mash ups! It's like, drum and bass remixes of r&b needle drops, but way cooler!

Firecracker - tonight

FIRECRACKER!
This Friday >>> November 4th

Celebrating the release of
Real Music For Real People (BBE Records)

We welcome very special guest:
DJ LANGUAGE
(NegroClash/BBE)
http://www.djlanguage.com

PLUS... Live in the Jazz Lounge:
KILLSONIC
http://www.killsonic.org

Alongside Firecracker Residents:
ALFRED HAWKINS | ERIC COLEMAN | PRAISE ONE | KING WO | KUTMAH | AZUL

SPINNING THE FINEST SELECTIONS IN FUNK, SOUL, HIP-HOP, JAZZ, HOUSE & MORE...

@
THE GRAND STAR
943 N. BROADWAY (@ COLLEGE)
CHINATOWN, DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

9:30 PM - 2:00 AM 21 & UP
$5 BEFORE 11 PM
http://www.firecracker.mu

Spread the word...

Meet the Yuppies #1: "Good Thing They're Plastic!"

" Picture a nice resturant at lunch, I'm interviewing two women for a certain cosmetic line. Everyone's dressed in business atire and these two women look like Anna-Nicole. They are smokeing Salem Menthol cigs, one after another and talking about how qualified they are for the job, when suddenly, one of their cigarettes catches a red acrylic fingernail on fire!! She casually reaches over and dips her finger in the water glass, "Good thing they're plastic!" And continued on as if nothing happened.

She didn't get the job."

- L.C., Cleveland OH


(Note: this one isn't Extreme Yuppie but still hilarious. If you have a story to tell about a yuppie encounter, shoot it to nicole@cifani.com and I'll post it. - nc.)

tomorrow night - loose tooth

tonight - screening of URB 100

I don't know what's up with this film - haven't heard much about it, and why would a magazine put it's name in the title of a film? Anyways the party for the screening looks good.