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»continue reading Taken By Trees, Troubadour, March 3, 2010

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Hole @ Henry Fonda (Pre-sale password: KROQHOLE) Thu 4/22
Massive Attack w/ Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern Wed 5/19
Massive Attack w/ Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern Tue 5/18
Mumford & Sons @ Henry Fonda Fri 6/4
OK Go @ Henry Fonda Fri 5/21
Gustavo Cerati @ Nokia Theater Wed 4/28
The Good Life @ Troubadour Wed 6/9 (On sale 1 pm)
The Good Life @ Glass House Tue 6/8 (On sale 12 pm)
Sublime With Rome @ The Palladium Tue 4/20 (On sale 4:20 pm–get it?)

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There’s a nice remembrance piece in the USA Today on the occasion of today’s 20-year (!?) anniversary of the death of Hank Gathers. The Loyola Marymount Lions basketball star, he died–on-court–on March 4, 1990 at just 23-years old, the result of a known heart condition.

If you weren’t around back then or don’t remember him, his story is well worth checking out. (There’s even a new book out about him.) That tournament run Loyola went on, making the Elite Eight just days after his death, remains one of my all-time favorite memories, sports-related and in general.

PHOTO: Greenspan’s in the foreground, Ludo’s in the background.

Greenspan to Ludo: I believe I Can Fry. Ludo to Greenspan: Let’s Fry Away, Together.

Last night, to add a little intrigue to Bluesy Tuesdays at The Foundry on Melrose, the famed Ludo Lefebvre shacked up with Foundry chef Eric Greenspan to fry up some chicken. Interestingly, the genesis of this chicken dinner came on Friday, when Lefebvre swung by The Foundry for dinner, only to find that Greenspan had been called away from his stoves (apparently Greenspan was moving a couch at the time). A Twitter exchange later, and Lefebvre had booked himself for a night of cooking.

As is de rigueur these days, word spread like wildfire via the Twitterverse, causing foodies, bloggers and critics alike to scramble for a coveted reservation to experience two great chefs play chicken. And I was one of them.

»continue reading Bluesy Tuesday at The Foundry on Melrose–Ludo Lefebvre & Eric Greenspan Fry Up Some Chicken

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KROQ Kevin & Bean’s April Foolishness @ Gibson Amphitheatre Sat 4/3 (KROQ pre-sale password: SHARKTOPUS)

Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Mohr, Joe Rogan, Kevin Smith, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Jeffrey Ross, Adam Carolla, Bill Burr, Craig Robinson and more

Apparently Kevin & Bean are still on the air–who knew? This thing will probably be hit (Aziz, Sarah, maybe Jeff Ross) and miss (everyone else) but it involves Aziz, so we are obligated to plug it. Let’s just say he has stuff on us.

PHOTO: Reader Mike shares this from his Runyon hike this morning. Caption reads “Beauty Is Just A Slice Away.” Anyone know the story on it?

»continue reading Tonight: El Perro Del Mar & Taken By Trees @ Troubadour

OK GO acoustic performance
+ screening of new video for “This Too Shall Pass” (left) along with earlier videos, followed by Q&A with the band.
Display pieces of the Rube Goldberg machine, built by Syyn Labs for the new video.
DJ set by Tim Nordwind
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Young Directors Night highlights the emerging talent of Los Angeles’s film community. A celebration of film and the art of cinema, the showcase features six short films screened in the unique setting of an art museum:

»continue reading LACMA This Friday & Saturday–OK Go Acoustic & Young Directors Night

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Just go read Lisanti’s 23 Questions on the episode.

»continue reading Just Added Tonight: Big Freedia “Queen of New Orleans Bounce” at El Cid

What is music? Many of today’s top artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession.

The Heart is a Drum Machine is a new feature documentary film project from the producers of Moog directed by Christopher Pomerenke.

Featuring Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Jason Schwartzman, Elijah Wood, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Kimya Dawson, Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Maynard James Keenan, Tim & Eric, Silversun Pickups and more.

March 4th 7:30 pm
Regency Lido Theatre
Presented by The Orange County Film Society & Newport Beach Film Festival
3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach
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March 10th 7:30 pm
Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
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The Heart Is A Drum Machine | zu33.com/heart

Movie trailer below.

»continue reading The Heart is a Drum Machine OC & LA Screenings Tomorrow & Next Week, DVD Out Next Tues

»continue reading “Friends of Jaime”–Jaime Escalante Cancer Fight Donation Fund

»continue reading Gorillaz Plastic Beach Listening Party Tonight @ Space 15 Twenty, 7 pm

»continue reading Tonight & Next Tuesday 3/9 5-8 pm: The Best Show On WFMU Pledge Drive