Twelve pancakes, about to be flipped, have just been remarkably well poured in a grid on a griddle. The cook, impeccably suited for the matter at hand in bleached whites finished with a snappy bowtie, has a spatula in hand, grin on his face and eyes on the bottle of beer in the hand of his less kempt pancake copilot. He looks to be on batter duty judging by the fact that he is standing before a generous stainless bowl of it. His look is that of a long sleeved paisley sport shirt and conversational apron stenciled with a caricature of himself at the moment.

»continue reading Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Breakfast Cheer and Pancakes, Los Angeles, CA, 1958

PICK OF THE WEEK

Yo La Tengo
w/ Endless Boogie
Thursday, October 15
Avalon Hollywood
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Roger Daltrey
Orpheum Theater
Saturday, October 17
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Great Lake Swimmers
w/ The Wooden Birds & Laura Gibson
Monday, October 12
El Rey Theater
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Mono
w/ Masterati
Tuesday, October 13
El Rey Theater
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The Streets
Wed Oct 14 @ The Glass House
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Thurs Oct 15 @ Club Nokia
w/ Gift of Gab (Blackalicious)
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The Jesus Lizard
w/ Black Elk & Model/Actress
Thursday, October 15
Henry Fonda Theater
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KMFDM
w/ Angelspit
Friday, October 16 @ Club Nokia
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Sat Oct 17 @ Glass House
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The Pogues
Full original lineup
Saturday, October 17
Club Nokia
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Phish Festival 8
3-Day Event | Oct 30, 31 & Nov 1
Empire Polo Field, Indio
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The Flaming Lips @ Nike Montalbán Theate‎r (Free passes available at 12 noon 10/15 at theater OR Amoeba on 10/13 with Embryonic purchase) Thu 10/15
Bob Mould Band w/ Spiral Stairs @ Troubadour Mon 10/19
The Sounds @ The Wiltern Thu 10/22
Dirty Projectors w/ Little Wings @ Jensen Rec Center (9:30 pm) Sat 10/31
Dirty Projectors w/ Little Wing @ Jensen Rec Center (7 pm) Sat 10/31
Times New Viking @ The Echo Sun 11/1
Vampire Weekend @ The Art Theater of Long Beach Mon 11/2
Vampire Weekend @ Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown Thu 11/5
Imogen Heap @ Henry Fonda Mon 11/9
Javelin w/ Lucky Dragons @ The Smell Thu 11/12
Lovvers @ The Smell Fri 11/13
Vampire Weekend @ VFW Hall Post 1622, Lomita (FYF Presents) Sat 11/14
Raphael Saadiq @ The Wiltern Fri 11/20
[Post-foetus] @ The Smell Mon 11/23
Mt St Helens Vietnam Band @ Spaceland Thu 12/3
The Cranberries @ Club Nokia Fri 12/4
Morrissey @ Ventura Theater Fri 12/11
Melt Banana @ Troubadour Thu 12/17
Morrissey @ The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas Fri 12/4
Zero 7 @ Orpheum Theatre Wed 12/16
The Hot Rats @ Spaceland (Supergrass sideproject) Tue 1/19
The Happy Hollows @ The Mint Sun 1/17
The Hot Rats @ Troubadour (Supergrass sideproject) Thu 1/21
Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour Sat 1/23
Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour Fri 1/22
The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia Four week engagement, 1/12/10 – 2/7/09
Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour Sat 1/23
Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour Fri 1/22
 

TUESDAY
Eddie Izzard @ Echoplex (826LA benefit) Tue 10/13
Bob Dylan & His Band @ The Palladium
MONO with Maserati @ El Rey
Ojos Rojos & VOICEsVOICEs @ The Press (129 Harvard Ave, Claremont)

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: October 12 – 18

Wednesday night is “$5 Burger Night” at Echo Park restaurant ‘the Park’. The $5 price includes one burger and a side. I know what you’re thinking, “For $5 bucks I can get five burgers at McDowell’s”, but we all know that fast food burgers generally lack the texture and distinct flavor of those found in the backyard; plus, once you throw in a 32oz of your favorite malt liquor and the company of your two favorite foodies, this works out to be a pretty good deal.

One of my dining companions had eaten at ‘the Park’ once before and remembered the place being BYOB. I checked the website and although I found the letters BYOB on certain nights, it was unclear if this was their general policy. Being the classy, respectful, upstanding citizen that I am, and given the lack of clarity on the matter, I smuggled in my own hooch — and it’s a good thing I did. Apparently, the news of the “$5 Burger Night” has spread to all corners of Hipsterville and characters straight out of the latest Urban Outfitters catalog swarmed the narrow entrance to be seated. We had to wait about 35 minutes for a table. There was no list to put my name down on, and the hostess seemed aggravated and bothered. I mentioned to her that we would be outside waiting and she apathetically responded, “oh”. Come to think of it, she did not even come out to fetch us when the table was ready, we just happened to be hovering around the patio and saw that one of the tables had opened up.

»continue reading Barely Under $10 and BYOB: The Park (Echo Park)

HEADS UP
UCB’s Ultimate Comedy Bash @ Maverick Saloon, Santa Ynez (Fresh Faces night) Fri Oct 9
UCB’s Ultimate Comedy Bash @ Solvang Festival Theater, Solvang (Dual matinee shows) Sat Oct 10

Attention, comedy fans and denizens of Los Angeles at large: LA’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre is taking over the Solvang area this weekend, and we have a fun getaway in store for you at this time:

• You’ll travel up to Solvang on Saturday (on your own dime)
• Maybe you will enjoy some local grape (on your own dime)
• You might enjoy a bit of food (again, on your own dime)
• And then you will laugh! (On our dime)

The laugh will most likely be caused by something witnessed or heard during the back-to-back afternoon UCB Theatre shows you will waltz into, free of charge, up in old Solvang. Following this laugh, whether or not you stay in Solvang, journey farther north to The Madonna Inn, get sidetracked by a steaming bowl of pea soup in Buellton, stop in at the Hitching Post for a glass of red with Thomas Haden Church or end up at Neverland…well, those are all options once you find yourself north of Santa Barbara. Good luck and may you return in one piece.

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»continue reading Last Minute Ticket Giveaway: UCB’s Ultimate Comedy Bash, Solvang, Oct 10

PICK OF THE WEEK

Part Time Punks Festival
The Raincoats (pictured), Section 25, Gang of Four (DJs), Medium Medium, The Jazz Butcher, Abe Vigoda & more
Sun Oct 11
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Pearl Jam w/ Ben Harper & Relentless7 Tues Oct 6 Gibson Amphtiheater Win seats in the Gibson Skybox [ENTER TO WIN] New LP Backspacer out now.

Dr. Dog
w/ Everest & Jeffrey Lewis
Tues Oct 6
Henry Fonda Theater
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Robby Krieger
& Ray Manzarek
Tues Oct 6
Club Nokia
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Fever Ray
w/ Vuk
Glass House
Wed Oct 7
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Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
w/ Mika Miko, the Urinals & the Lamps
Wed Oct 7
El Rey Theater
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…Trail of Dead
w/ Future of the Left
Thurs Oct 8
Henry Fonda Theater
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Motorhead
w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Chelsea Girls
Fri Oct 9
Club Nokia
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Weezer @ The Palladium Sat 10/24
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine @ El Rey Sun 10/25
La Quinta Estacion @ Nokia Theater Thu 10/29
La Quinta Estacion @ Fox Theater Pomona Fri 10/30
Cage The Elephant @ El Rey Thu 11/5
Band of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Mayan Theatre Mon 12/14
An Evening with Kris Kristofferson…and his whiskers @ Disney Concert Hall Sun 11/1
Meshell Ndegeocello @ El Rey Thu 10/22
Nosferatu screening @ Disney Concert Hall (Live score w/Clark Wilson, organist) Sat 10/31
Abe Vigoda, These Are Powers @ The Smell Sat 10/24
Ben Harper, Flea & more TBA @ Union Station (5th Annual Halloweenabaloo by Silverlake Conservatory of Music) Sat 10/31
Jay-Z @ UCLA Pauley Pavillion Sun 11/8
Rakim @ El Rey Wed 10/28
Band of Horses @ Club Nokia Mon 11/9
Julian Plenti @ El Rey (Interpol’s Paul Banks) Thu 11/19
Little Dragon @ El Rey Fri 12/4
Son Volt @ El Rey Fri 12/11
Melt Banana @ Glass House Tue 12/15
X w/ Calexico @ The Wiltern Sat 12/19
Dave Davies (of the Kinks) with Year Long Disaster @ El Rey Fri 2/5
 

TUESDAY
Breakestra Dusk Till Dawn Record Release Party with DJ Jeremy Sole, DJ Day, Simple Citizens @ El Rey
Dr. Dog @ Henry Fonda
Fever Ray @ Glass House
Pearl Jam @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger @ Club Nokia
Starfucker @ The Echo
The Blakes @ Viper Room

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: October 5 -11

To retell it, it sounds almost surreal, as if out of a dream: “Thom Yorke was playing the Echoplex. It was dark and smoky and smelled of incense. Some jazz was playing. Flea was on bass. Then he played four new, possibly Radiohead songs by himself. Har Mar Superstar stepped on my foot at the bar.” Well, all this really happened (maybe that last one just to me). And sorry, Rest of the World, it’s happening in Los Angeles.

A satisfying 16-song set covering a wide range of sonic dynamics, Thom debuted a new 5-piece band at Echoplex Friday night, ahead of a pair of shows at the Orpheum Theatre. “Welcome to the rehearsal,” he deadpanned as a greeting, then proceeded to work out the whole of The Eraser, both sides of his new 12” and–key here for the fans–an encore of four brand new ones, which may or may not grow up be Radiohead tunes. In fact, atypical for live crowds, and a measure of the intensity of fandom Radiohead begets, new songs are not only respectfully received, but hoped for (and promptly YouTubed).

Fashionably shaggy in cowboy shirt, high-top kicks and his usual light beard, Thom was in playful mood throughout–chatting between tunes, throwing out a few words out in a jokey American accent, name checking Stone Temple Pilots for some reason (anyone?), even throwing up a double middle finger response to something shouted out I didn’t catch. (Surely legions of fans will make a snapshot of that moment their new online avatar.) Though maybe he’s always like this up close; it can be hard to tell from the hillside benches at the Hollywood Bowl, the usual vantage point from which myself and thousands of others usually are able to catch a glimpse of him in this town.

»continue reading Thom Yorke, Echoplex, October 2, 2009

FOR THE FEW
Thom Yorke @ Echoplex Fri Oct 2

Did you get a ticket? Who’s going.
Anybody out there completing the Echoplex/Orpheum/Orpheum trifecta?