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Eulogies, Bad Veins & Avi Buffalo @ The Echo Wed 7/1

Tonight’s Eulogies / Bad Veins / Avi Buffalo show at The Echo has become a benefit show for the Pablove Foundation.

The Pablove Foundation was named for Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, the son of Dangerbird Records co-founder Jeff Castelaz and his wife Jo Ann Thrailkill. Sadly, six-year-old Pablo passed away Saturday, June 27 after a 13-month battle with cancer.

For more information about the Foundation, please visit pablove.org or getwellpablo.blogspot.com
 
 
 

Now Hear This: Dengue Fever, arguably Losanjealous’ perennial favorite Los Angeles/Long Beach-based ’60s Cambodian Khmer pop group named after a debilitating disease, will be releasing a four-track EP entitled Radio Dance Floor, July 14. Said cassingle digi-EP (cover pictured at right, though, since it’s a digi-only-EP, much as we all surely enjoy staring at Chhom’s mug, cover art seems a bit superfluous in this instance, not unlike a few of the extraneous commas, words, and clauses in this sentence). Anyhow, the lead-in track features another Losanjealous fave, Bird and the Bee’s Inara George (have you downloaded her free tune courtesy Losanjealous and Limewire yet? Hmm?) on lead vocals, singing the disco classic “I Feel Love.” Stream it now:

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Fun stuff. Now I get to hit the (digi) decks and switch between Donna Summer, Jimmy Somerville and Inara, seamlessly, while all the booties in the house are shaking madly.

Radio Dance Floor EP tracklisting:
“I Feel Love (Full Length)” 5:00
“I Feel Love (Radio Edit)” 3:34
“Clipped Wings Secret Circuit’s Cosmic Clip Mixx” (Full Length)” 8:25
“Clipped Wings Secret Circuit’s Cosmic Clip Mixx” (Radio Edit)” 5:26

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Dengue Fever | Inara George

PICK OF THE WEEK

Death Cab For Cutie w/ The LA Phil
The New Pornographers
and Tegan & Sara
Sunday, July 5
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Yes
& Asia
Tuesday, July 7
Gibson Amphitheatre
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Ingrid Michaelson @ Troubadour Wed 10/7
Phoenix w/ Metric @ Greek Theatre Wed 9/16
Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Knitting Factory Sun 9/20
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern Thu 8/20
Paolo Nutini @ The Wiltern Fri 9/11
Snow Patrol @ The Wiltern Tue 10/20
Pete Yorn @ Henry Fonda Fri 8/28
Pete Yorn @ Henry Fonda Thu 8/27
Whodini, Naughty by Nature, 2 Live Crew, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick @ Nokia Theater (Fresh Fest) Sat 8/15
Meat Puppets w/ Dead Confederate @ El Rey Fri 9/18
Sunny Day Real Estate @ Henry Fonda Sun 10/11
The Pogues @ Club Nokia Sat 10/17
The Psychedelic Furs & Happy Mondays w/ Amusement Parks on Fire @ Club Nokia Fri 9/18
Jedi Mind Tricks w/ MC Esoteric & Reef the Lost Cause @ El Rey Thu 8/20
Scarub & Eligh, Sleep, Destruct, Equalknox, Alter Egos, more @ Knitting Factory Fri 7/10
Flaming Lips @ Fox Theater, Pomona (On-sale TBD) Tue 8/18
Davíd Garza @ The Mint Wed 7/22
Brian Eno @ CSULB University Art Museum (art + lecture) Sun 9/20
Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith) @ Gibson Amphitheatre Sun 9/27
Sonic Youth @ The Wiltern Tue 9/29
Flaming Lips @ Greek Theatre Mon 8/17
 

TUESDAY
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood @ Hollywood Bowl
Leslie and the Badgers w/ Chapin Sisters, Ollin and the Moon & Eagle Winged Palace @ Spaceland

»continue reading Losnjealous Concert Picks: June 29 – July 5

Explosions In The Sky
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For those interested in further celebrating MJ’s legacy, this one came in late last night:

In light of today’s events and in celebration of the life and work of Michael Jackson, The GRAMMY Museum has extended and repurposed the exhibit, Michael Jackson: HIStyle. Starting Friday 6/26, a collection of Jackson’s most iconic wardrobe pieces (including the suit he wore on the cover of the Thriller album) will be exhibited on the Museum’s third floor alongside video of some of his most exciting GRAMMY performances. This will all open to the public at 11:30am.

The Museum regrets having to e-mail under such unfortunate circumstances, but we hope this exhibit will serve as a fitting tribute to one of the most significant entertainers in music history.

More from the site:

Highlights include jackets worn on the Victory tour, at Jackson’s 1984 American Music Awards appearance, and at the dedication of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. All are elaborately bejeweled, beaded, and detailed – with one piece weighing nearly fifteen pounds. (source)

» Michael Jackson: HIStyle

Way over in Reseda, miles away from the joints I usually frequent and deep in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Vinh Loi Tofu is serving up some of the best sandwiches in town for well under 10 bucks. The modest vegan Vietnamese eatery is definitely off the beaten path, but redeems itself by offering several different banh mi subs stuffed with animal-free versions of chicken, beef, tuna, ham and curry meatballs…all of which are reasonably priced and insanely delicious.

Curry Meatball Chicken Sub. $6.50

»continue reading Under $10: Huge Banh Mi Subs at Vinh Loi Tofu

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Brian Eno (lecture) @ CSULB University Art Museum Sun Sep 20

Ho, ho! Eno fans rejoice: 77 Million Paintings lands in the Southland, at last. I caught this exhibit, perhaps best described as a hefty coalition of the smoothest iTunes visualizers with which you will ever have the opportunity to space out, some two years ago at South by Southwest (read all about it here) and I do recommend you check it out during its run, whether or not you fork over the cash for this particular lecture featuring the master himself. At $100/seat this discussion is not for the frugal by any means, but if you’re an Eno nut (as I am) and you have at least one vintage edition of Oblique Strategies sitting around your house collecting dust (and/or being actively used), you’ll probably turn out for a chance at monopolizing the microphone and throwing a question or two to the master, while the rest of the auditorium groans with impatience. Discounts: $75 before August 3 or with groups of 12 or more; $25, CSULB students. See. You. There.

77 Million Paintings CSULB exhibit run: Sept 10 – Dec 13, ‘09

» 77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno (SXSW 2007)

Broken twigs cleverly placed on a lawn spell out what happened to our beloved Kodachrome this week. Yes, the fine folks at Kodak, in Rochester, NY, announced that the granddaddy and gold standard of all color film has been discontinued. The last roll of Kodachrome film has left the building.

It is the end of yet another Americana icon.

Kodachrome first hit the shelves in 1935 in the form of 16mm movie film. 35mm slide film and 8mm “home” movie film came a year later. Ironically it was two musicians, not photographers that invented the miracle medium. Both had the first name of Leopold. After world war two masses of mom and pop photogs embraced Kodachrome and generously documented the colorful cultural explosion of Americana.

»continue reading Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: THE END in Kodachrome, Somewhere, USA, 1969

Free of charge, we are excited to present a downloadable MP3 sampler of 13 Los Angeles-based artists. We drew up a list of artist names in collaboration with the LimeWire Store and here’s what we came up with. It’s a mix of newer and older tracks selected by the artists themselves. We’re sure you will recognize (and dig) most, if not all of them. The tracklisting runs like this:

Inara George with Van Dyke Parks- “Accidental”
Mika Miko - “Totion”
Nosaj Thing - “Coat Of Arms”
Kenan Bell – “All About”
David Liebe Hart & Adam Papagan – “Korendian Honk”
Daedelus (feat. Michael Johnson) - “For Withered Friends”
Foreign Born - “In The Shape”
Olin & The Moon - “Drivin’ West”
Princeton – “Eminent Victorians”
Willoughby – “Frankenstein”
Gliss – “Kick In Your Heart”
The Henry Clay People – “Something In the Water”
Busdriver – “Me-Time (with The Pulmonary Palimpsets)”

Dive in and download at LimeWire and let us know what you think.

Set list below.

»continue reading Dinosaur Jr., Troubadour, June 22, 2009

»continue reading Grizzly Bear, Troubadour, June 20, 2009

REMINDER
Tortoise @ Troubadour Sat Jul 11

Beacons of Ancestorship, the sixth full-length album and first bit of new material released by the Chicago collective known as Tortoise in five years, out today on Thrill Jockey. Hell of an album. Vinyl version is already sold out, with talks of a repressing! Check out “Prepare Your Coffin” for a taste right now: hard-edged, heady stuff, undeniably Tortoise. The accompanying video by Andrew Paynter + JUICE, can be found here. Also don’t forget the band will be in town at the Troubadour in a little less than three weeks.

» “Prepare Your Coffin” (Beacons of Ancestorship, Thrill Jockey, 23 June 2009) (mp3)

Photo: Tortoise (John McEntire) @ El Rey by Carlie.

Ice Cream Man, aka Matt Allen, aka Long Beach’s Music Mayor, all-around nice guy and Ice Cream Ambassador to the nation, has just launched a weekly web video series showcasing exactly what it is that he does during the festival season. The first episode, broken into two parts, feature Bonnaroo 2009 backstage glimpses and acoustic, possibly ice-cream-induced performances by White Rabbits, Chairlift with Kuroma (pictured) and MGMT. Future installments will feature the Gories, Dead Confederate, Circulatory System and a host of other bands soaking up the sun in various locales. Have a look for yourself right here and if you see Ice Cream Man on the road this summer, make a point to say hello and nab a treat.

» Road Trippin’ With Ice Cream Man: The Series

PICK OF THE WEEK

Dinosaur Jr.
Mon 6/22
w/ Earthless
Tues 6/23
w/ Crystal Antlers
Troubadour
 
 

Third Eye Blind
w/ Low vs Diamond
Thurs 6/25
Hollywood Palladium
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The Comedians of Chelsea Lately
Thurs 6/25
Club Nokia
Early & late shows
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Rodriguez
w/ Brightblack Morning Light
Sat 6/27
El Rey Theatre
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Cursive
w/ Mt. St Helens Vietnam Band
Sun 6/28
El Rey Theatre
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Adele w/ Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Etta James & The Roots Band
Janelle Monáe
Sun 6/28 | Hollywood Bowl
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The Warlocks @ Spaceland Sat 8/29
The Warlocks w/ Morning After Girls @ Spaceland Fri 8/28
Lil’ Wayne @ Gibson Amphitheatre Thu 8/13
Pinback @ El Rey Sat 11/14
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Fox Theater Pomona Thu 9/17
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and the P-Funk All Stars @ Club Nokia Sat 8/29
Butthole Surfers @ Club Nokia Sun 10/18
Dark Star Orchestra @ Henry Fonda Fri 10/9
Michelle Shocked, Bernie Pearl, Roy Zimmerman, Sheila Nicholls, S. Pearl Sharp, Conjunto Los Pochos, Get Lit players, S.H.I.N.E. Mawusi drummers @ 939 San Vicente Boulevard (at Larkin Place) in Santa Monica (Ash Grove Summer Intra-National Event) Sun 7/12
Cut Chemist @ The Getty (Fridays Off The 405) Sat 7/25
Atmosphere @ The Palladium Wed 8/19
Flogging Molly w/ Hepcat @ Greek Theatre Sat 9/12
Jackson Browne @ Greek Theatre Wed 8/12
Dave Matthews Band @ Greek Theatre Thu 9/10
Dave Matthews Band @ Greek Theatre Wed 9/9
The Bird and The Bee @ Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge (5:15 pm) Thu 6/25
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Echoplex Sat 7/25
Fitz & The Tantrums @ Spaceland Wed 7/1
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Ford Amphitheatre Fri 9/25
Gang Gang Dance @ Troubadour Fri 8/28
Trashcan Sinatras @ Troubadour Wed 7/29
The Builders And The Butchers @ Spaceland Fri 7/17
Mekons @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop (9 pm) Sun 7/26
The Handsome Family @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop (7 pm) Sun 7/26
Van Dyke Parks & Inara George @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Fri 7/24
You And Me And Iowa w/ The Damselles @ Hotel Cafe Thu 7/9
Copeland @ Hotel Cafe Sat 7/11
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Echoplex Sat 7/25
Asobi Sesku & Loney Dear @ Troubadour Thu 10/1
Flaming Lips @ Del Mar Racetrack Sat 8/15
 

TUESDAY
Dinosaur Jr. w/ Crystal Antlers @ Troubadour
Sunset Rubdown @ Echoplex
The Veronicas @ Henry Fonda
Wilco @ The Wiltern

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 22 – 28