Monday, February 26, 2007

concert calendar (courtesy of Filter Magazine)





FEBRUARY
2/26 Eastern Conference Champions @ Silverlake Lounge
2/26 Division Day @ Spaceland
2/26 Simon Dawes, Sabrosa Purr @ The Echo
2/27 Foreign Born, The Hectors, Molecules @ Boardner’s
2/27 Mezzanine Owls @ El Cid
2/28 French Kicks, Scissors for Lefty @ Troubadour
2/28 Great Northern @ Little Radio Warehouse

MARCH
3/1 State Radio, New Amsterdams @ Troubadour
3/1 Josh Ritter, The Submarines @ El Rey
3/2 Alexi Murdoch, Midnight Movies @ El Rey
3/2 Clinic, Seawolf @ Troubadour
3/3 Annuals, Aqueduct, Pilot Speed @ Spaceland
3/3 Midlake @ Troubadour
3/3 Moving To France @ The Roxy
3/3 MSTRKFT, John Digweed @ The Vanguard
3/3 Snowden, Malajube @ The Echo
3/3 Weird Science @ El Rey
3/4 The Spinto Band, dios (malos), The Changes @ Troubadour
3/5 Great Northern @ The Viper Room
3/6 Young Knives @ Safari Sam’s
3/6 Expatriate @ Cinespace
3/6 Albert Hammond Jr., Mooney Suzuki @ El Rey
3/7 Young Knives @ Spaceland
3/7-8 Bright Eyes @ El Rey
3/8 Bright Light Fever @ Spaceland
3/8 Spindrift @ The Echo
3/8 Expatriate @ Silverlake Lounge
3/8 Dustin O’Halloran performing live on KCRW @ 11am
3/9 Sebadoh @ Troubadour
3/9 Earlimart @ Getty Center
3/9 Razorlight, Mohair @ El Rey
3/10 Sebadoh @ Spaceland
3/10 Do Make Say Think @ Troubadour
3/10 Menomena @ The Echo
3/11-12 The Mountain Goats @ El Rey
3/11 Viva Voce, The Village Green @ The Echo
3/13 Youth Group @ Spaceland
3/14 Dr. Dog @ Troubadour
3/14 El Perro Del Mar, The One AM Radio @ Hotel Café
3/15 The One AM Radio @ Tangier
3/18 Under Byen, Frida Hyvönen, & Au Revoir Simone @ The Knitting Factory
3/19 The Fratellis @ Troubadour
3/19 The Horrors @ The Echo
3/19 Amy Winehouse @ The Roxy
3/19 The Western States Motel @ The Viper Room
3/19-20 Bloc Party @ The Wiltern
3/19-20 The Feeling @ House of Blues
3/20 The Helio Sequence, Dirty On Purpose @ The Echo
3/20 Amy Winehouse @ Spaceland
3/21 The Electric Soft Parade, Goldrush @ Spaceland
3/21 Sondre Lerche @ El Rey
3/21 Expatriate @ The Gig
3/22 Badly Drawn Boy @ El Rey Theatre
3/23 Let’s Go Sailing, Elvis Perkins @ Largo
3/24 West Indian Girl @ Spaceland
3/24 As Tall As Lions, Cute Is What We Aim For, Circa Survive @ Avalon
3/26 El-P @ Troubadour
3/26 Dustin O’Halloran @ Hotel Café
3/27 Kate Havnevik @ Hotel Café (Record Release)
3/29 Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) @ Hotel Café
3/30-31 TV On The Radio @ Henry Fonda


APRIL
4/2 Ratatat, 120 Days @ Henry Fonda
4/4 Richard Buckner with Six Parts Seven @ The Echo
4/5 Ken Andrews @ Troubadour
4/6 The Thermals @ The Echo
4/6 Richard Swift @ Spaceland
4/7 The Gossip @ Troubadour
4/7 Mew @ Henry Fonda
4/12-13 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists @ El Rey
4/13 Hella @ The Echo
4/14 The Ponys @ The Echo
4/20 Trans Am @ Troubadour
4/21 Art Brut @ Troubadour
4/24 Sean Lennon @ The Roxy
4/25 The Cinematics, Mutemath @ House of Blues
4/30 The Kooks @ Slim’s

Monday, February 19, 2007

When it's snowing....Chin Up!! Chin up.

the girls are back in town


I'm really into the recent DJ set buy the Acid Girls from Costa Mesa. I'm sad that I missed them when they played in Los Angeles and really hope they they drop more remixes soon, if not venture out into the world of original production. Get the Guns 'n' Bombs remix and DJ set here.



I'm also digging Oxy Cottontail , who combines punky disco with simple rhymes a la Fannypack. She's produced by Aaron LaCrate and Low B so you know it's good.

Friday, February 09, 2007

The Lefsetz Letter




For those who like to follow what's going on in the music "industry" - sales, trends, et cetera, you must read this blog. Bob Lefsetz is an industry veteran who has been publishing his weekly newsletter for over 20 years. Meaning, "I have no clue what he does" (don't you love how informative this blog is??), he is one cranky mother-effer. Please give it a spin. If you're jaded like me, you will love it.

http://www.lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Love is All




Because I work on a PC during the day now and a MAC at night (sucky - I'm a devoted mac fan), I've been looking for an instant messenger that works on a PC besides trillian. I downloaded the new AIM 6.0 which comes embedded with interactive features such as video, radio, and add-ons for mobile. I went straight for the embedded XM radio which works like a charm. It's totally seamless, integrating well with the AIM and has had no buffer time in the past 6 hours. So my point is that I stumbled across this adorable little band called Love is All from Sweden. Give them a listen, they're super cute and punky like a looser version of the Noisettes.

http://www.myspace.com/loveisall8
loveisall.se

Thursday, February 01, 2007

mumm-ra




Oh no, another super poppy band from the UK - but wait, they rock in a sunshiney and non-threatening sort of way? Check out the videos on the myspace page. Totally too cute to say no.

http://www.mumm-ra.com/
www.myspace.com/mummra