Got invited to see the Wrens at the Troubadour. I have no idea who they are and apparently not many people do either. They’ve been around since 1989 and have had a string of bad luck with regards to record companies but they’re still together through it all. Playing their music and loving what they…
Category Archives: Music
Livin' LRG: LRG/Luxirie Release Party at Montmartre Lounge
Just stumbled on this event and I think I may have to actually check this one out: fashion and djs in a too-cool-for-school Hollywood lounge? I’m in! LRG will be presenting its first full women’s line, Luxirie, via a very stylish party featuring performances by DJ Rashida and Digable Planets’ MC Ladybug Mecca at the…
Get Off the 405 and Go to the Getty: New Monthly Art/Music Series
Sick of spending a majority of your Friday night getting to where you’re going? How about stopping off at the Getty instead? If you enjoyed the Getty’s Summer Sessions, you’ll love its new monthly series, Fridays Off the 405, which suggests you trade your Friday evening on the 405 for one filled with free live…
Don't Be a Butthead: Great American Smokeout Benefit Show at the Knitting Factory
Evite.com, American Cancer Society and Kaiser Permanente are coming together for a benefit smokeout. No, not that kind of smokeout, the kind where smokers aren’t looked upon too kindly. But for a mere $10 not only will you get a night of laughter and swinging tunes presented by some of the best in the biz…
Vidiots' Big 2-OH!: KCRW DJs Pick Their Favorite Movie Music of the Last 20 Years
“The best video store in L.A., and maybe the country” is celebrating its 20th anniversary and what better co-host to celebrate with than other-fan-of-indie-music-and-film, KCRW? KCRW on-air hosts Jason Bentley, Raul Campos, Gary Calamar, Tricia Halloran and Eric J. Lawrence will be talking about their favorite use of a song in a film during the…
2nd Annual Grand Avenue Festival: Culture, Culture, Culture
Another reason to venture to Downtown L.A. Tomorrow is the 2nd Annual Grand Avenue Festival. All the culture you can get for free in the four-city-block stretch between 1st and 4th Streets on Grand. Highlights: — “A Taste of Downtown L.A.” presents low-priced tastes from downtown restaurants Checkers Downtown, Cuidad, Noe and others. — MOCA…
The Section Quartet: OK Computer Reinterpeted @ the Echo
by Denise Siegel Billed as the “loudest string quartet on the Planet” for their phenomenal interpretations of iconic rock albums, The Section Quartet will be performing their take on Radiohead’s OK Computer at the Echo on Thursday the 6th at 8pm. I’m so excited! I heard a sample of “Just” and “No Surprises” and they…
Bootie L.A.: Where Bowie vs. Britney
Remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials? “Hey! You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!” “You got your peanut butter in my chocolate!” But in the end, everyone laughed and enjoyed their strange new concoction. Bootie L.A. seems to offer something like that. This Angeleno sister to Bootie SF presents djs who mash up…
"Don't Hurt Me, Katrina" Fundraiser @ Hangar 1018
OK, this is a blatant promotion for a friend but I believe in his cause and he’s also a ton of fun who has a finger on the party pulse of L.A., and he’s never steered me wrong. But DJ Merlin will be spinning at a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina Victims – Part of “Don’t…
Hollywood Bowl Concerts: Oh Those Summer Nights!
At the end of the night, the Bowl was packed and everyone was up on their feet for the grand finale as David Byrne did his rendition of Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” accompanied by the Arcade Fire and some crazy marching band with transvestite color guard.
