Roy Ayers, Najite, Tony Allen @ Crash Mansion
By
Ryan - Monday March 31st 2008
LIVE ART BY KOFIE
The album cover to the right (Roy Ayers Ubiquity; Polydor, 1971) hangs in what should be my dining room — above a computer desk and just to the left of a solid state guitar amp which has been collecting dust for some three years without pause. Still, it is a prominent wall placement and it brings the room together, I feel. Adds that “Roy” touch. One need but listen to one song off this album to get a sense of what you’re dealing with in Roy Ayers; namely, seriously funky vibes, man. Serious, sticky, funky vibes. Very few jazz vibe players can successfully throw a wah pedal on vibraphones, likely, and so it was then that I found myself in the company of good friends at Crash Mansion last Saturday night for an ArtDontSleep lineup featuring the man himself as headliner.
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Virgin Festival Toronto Initial Lineup Announced; Tickets On Sale
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Ryan - Monday March 31st 2008
RADIOHEAD, JACK JOHNSON INEXPLICABLY NOWHERE NEAR INITIAL LINEUP
HEADS UP
Virgin Festival Toronto Sat 9/6
Virgin Festival Toronto Sun 9/7
You may have to travel beyond United States borders to find a good large festival that Jack Johnson is not playing this summer, but take heart: the $87/day ticket cost at Toronto’s Virgin Festival includes both the price of the ferry and $1 towards charity. Saturday’s initial lineup includes Foo Fighters, Bloc Party, Spiritualized, Wintersleep and Constantines; Sunday’s includes Oasis, Paul Weller, Stereophonics, The Weakerthans and The Pigeon Detectives.
FooStache in Valencia by Renee
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Losanjealous Concert Picks: March 31 - April 6
By
Victor - Monday March 31st 2008
PICK OF THE WEEK & TICKET GIVEAWAY
GROOVE ARMADA
(DJ set)
w/ Jason Bentley
Saturday April 5, 6-11 pm
Downtown City Hall
Event Info | Tickets
[ENTER TO WIN TICKETS]
*Please note this show is ages 21+
Set times: J.B.: 6-8 pm. G.A.: 8-11 pm. Please hydrate yourselves accordingly.
MORE TICKET GIVEAWAYS

THE GUTTER TWINS
w/ Great Northern
Wed April 2
Avalon Hollywood
Tickets
Contest closed.
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LOUIS XIV
w/ WMMF
Friday April 4
Avalon Hollywood
Tickets
Contest closed.
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THE CRIBS
w/ Ra Ra Riot
Friday April 4
El Rey Theater
Tickets
[ENTER TO WIN]
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CHAPTER 27
Opening night screening
w/ Jared Leto in-person intro
Friday April 4
9:50 pm
Nuart Theater
Screening Info
Contest closed.
HEADS UP
Mudcrutch @ Troubadour (On sale 4/4) Fri 4/25
Mudcrutch @ Troubadour (On sale 4/4) Sat 4/26
Mudcrutch @ Troubadour (On sale 4/4) Mon 4/28
Mudcrutch @ Troubadour (On sale 4/4) Tue 4/29
Handsome Furs @ Troubadour Sat 4/12
Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Tim & Eric, Foreign Born & more @ Troubadour (South Toward Home Benefit) Sat 4/19
No Age @ Tiny Creatures Sat 4/19
No Age w/ Mika Miko @ Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library (2 pm - free) Sun 4/20
She & Him @ Vista Theatre Tue 4/29
Stiff Little Fingers @ House of Blues Fri 5/2
Rush @ Nokia Theater Tue 5/6
Tim & Eric’s Awesome Tour @ Echoplex Tue 5/6
Crowded House @ Orpheum Theatre Sat 5/17 (On sale 4/13)
Crowded House @ Orpheum Theatre Fri 5/16 (On sale 4/13)
Robyn @ The Wiltern Sat 5/17
Murder By Death @ Troubadour Sun 5/18
Sweet & Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues (Morrissey’s birthday!) Thu 5/22
Dead Kennedys @ House of Blues Fri 6/6
RZA/Bobby Digital @ Henry Fonda Fri 6/20
George Michael @ The Forum Wed 6/25 (As seen on the hit ABC show Eli Stone)
Erykah Badu w/ The Roots @ Greek Theatre Thu 6/12
Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Greek Theatre (No Young) Sat 6/14
She Wants Revenges w/ Be Your Own Pet @ The Wiltern Sat 6/21
Vans Warped Tour @ Seaside Park Ventura Sun 6/22
Vans Warped Tour @ Pomona Fairplex Fri 6/20
Steve Miller Band & Joe Cocker @ Nokia Theater Wed 8/6
Dave Matthews Band @ Staples Center Wed 8/20
Dave Matthews Band @ Staples Center Tue 8/19
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty–VIP package) Fri 8/22
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty) Fri 8/22
Journey, Heart & Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Wed 7/16
MONDAY
Justice @ Mayan Theater
Voxhaul Broadcast @ Spaceland (Free–End of March residency)
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R.E.M. Hollywood Bowl Tickets On Sale April 6
By
Ryan - Monday March 31st 2008
Headline says it all: R.E.M., Modest Mouse & The National tickets will go on sale this weekend. Posted prices range from $30-125. See you in the Ticketmaster queue at 10am, Saturday. Can you spell your two garbled keywords faster than me?!?
UPDATE: Presale info now live. Presale begins April 3 (Thursday) at 10am.
RELATED
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» Tales From The Amoeba Dollar Bins, 1/26/08
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SXSW 2008: The Coverage Index
By
Ryan - Friday March 28th 2008
To my knowledge everything we’ve posted this year (to date) falls after the jump. Presenting: The Second Annual Questionably Helpful Losanjealous SXSW Coverage Index…
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Weekend To-Do List
By
Ryan - Friday March 28th 2008
Mysterious, sporadic, occasionally inappropriate - not unlike your grandfather - the Losanjealous Benevolent Society compiles strange happenings and fun events in LA; the more bizarre, the better. If you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send the info to tips@losanjealous.com.
FRIDAY
American Zombie Premiere @ Laemmle Sunset 5
Since when did you turn down a zombie movie on the big screen? $6 coupon for the opening weekend here. Showtimes: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 & 10:00. Q&A schedule: Friday (3/28) and Saturday (3/29) after the 7:30PM show.
SATURDAY
Santa Monica Airport Art Walk
Free; 1:00 – 5:00pm. Browse the art, look at planes, possibly look at art depicting planes. The Ruskin Group Theater will perform highlights from its popular trademark monthly offering at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.; admission to the theatre is equally free. Send Hamp Simmons up to heaven in style this year. Won’t you? @ Santa Monica Airport (Directions)
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Your Next Recommended Comment Section
By
Ryan - Thursday March 27th 2008
SabatinoGate: 339 comments and counting (as of 429pm PST Thursday) for the Times’ apology regarding Chuck Philips’ inaccurate Tupac Shakur conspiracy report. You’ll of course recall the original story was heavily touted as the Times’ first-ever web-exclusive investigative report. They’ve since replaced said inaccurate article (602 diggs) with an apology, but the original article’s title remains damningly cached in their search engine. (Bonus! The mobile edition is still live as of Thursday afternoon. Read this hilarious collector’s item while you can. Print if necessary!)
UPDATE, 3/28: The original story now follows the Times’ apology here. And the mobile edition has been yanked as of this morning.
» A Formal Apology And Its Expanding Comment Section
» No comments here yet?
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SkyWest To End Modesto-LAX Flights
By
Victor - Thursday March 27th 2008
Citing “high fuel prices and insufficient revenue,” Utah-based airline SkyWest will be ending its non-stop flight service from Modesto to Los Angeles. The four times daily $245 roundtrip on a 30-seat turboprop will cease to fly this June. What impact this severing of a daily connection to and from Los Angeles reaps upon the Central Valley bedroom community, home to late great Grandaddy and Gallo Wines, and its residents remains to be seen. As of press time, $51 non-refundable round trip fares on Greyhound Buslines are still available.
Be sure to check in at 209Vibe.com for the latest Modesto/Stockton scene news. Tonight, 209Vibe.com presents Indie Rock! at Valley Brewing Co. (157 Adams St., Stockton). Headlining the night will be Fainting Goats, Susurrus Rex and French Cassettes. More info here.
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Today’s Recommended Mexican Emo Bashing Threads
By
Ryan - Thursday March 27th 2008
Did You Hear? Angry violent mobs are beating the crap out of the emo kids in Mexico in what appears to be cut-and-dried hate crimes. Blogs sounds off:
» Daniel Hernandez picked up the story last Saturday. Check his comment thread for insight from both Los Angeles and Mexico; yes, actual Mexicans weighing in on the topic at hand. (also at LA Weekly)
» Brooklyn Vegan picked up the story today; check their lengthy comment thread primarily for hipster Brooklynites talking shit about other hipster Brooklynites (and a few scattered insights) (n/b: “EmoJihad” = clever nom de plume)
Tired of comments? It’s also on Time today, comment-free.
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SXSW ‘08: Destroyer
By
Sung - Thursday March 27th 2008
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She & Him at Vista Theater Tickets On Sale This Friday
By
Victor - Thursday March 27th 2008
HEADS UP
She & Him @ Vista Theatre Tue 4/29
She & Him play the Vista Theater on Tuesday, April 29. Tickets will be available here this Friday, March 28 at 10 a.m.

She & Him: Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
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Mudcrutch (aka Tom Petty & Co) @ Troubadour: Your On-Sale Update
By
Ryan - Thursday March 27th 2008
Face it, we couldn’t let a full week go by without saying Mudcrutch a good half-dozen times. As previously reported, Tom Petty will bring Mudcrutch to the Troubadour in April for four nights:
04/25/08: Troubadour
04/26/08: Troubadour
04/28/08: Troubadour
04/29/08: Troubadour
On-sale date is April 4; no faxes for this show. Check back closer to that date for your easy-access ticket purchase link.
» Tom Petty Reuniting Mudcrutch for 2008 Cali Tour; Playing Troubadour in April
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