Westside Buzzing With Hot Rock Action: Rhino Records Pop-Up Store in Westwood, May 17-31; Hammer Museum Free July Thursdays Line-Up Announced
From Rhino.com:
Rhino Records, the famed Westwood hole-in-the-wall storefront that begat the iconic catalog record label of the same name and defined the independent music store paradigm — just celebrated on “Record Store Day” — will be back for a very limited run from May 17 – 30…. It is expected that over 100,000 individual “pieces of product” will be sold over the course of Rhino’s reanimation with a goal of raising $100,000 for Chrysalis Enterprises, a non-profit organization that has helped address the problems of the economically disadvantaged of Los Angeles county for more than 25 years….a schedule of rhinoesque — there’s no other way to put it — events is shaping up. Some highlights:
Monday, May 17: Screening of “No Autographs, No Encores,” a 35-minute performance film of Nirvana’s live performance at Rhino Records in 1989, the band’s first gig outside Seattle
Wednesday, May 19: Mixology with DJ Clockwork
Thursday, May 20: The Blasters reunited in-store performance
Friday, May 21: Richard Thompson
Saturday, May 22: mike watt + missingmen in-store performance
Sunday, May 23: Spain in-store performance
Monday, May 24: Los Angeles Songwriters night – stay tuned for details
Tuesday, May 25: Roger Steffens screens and curates his Intimate Moments with Reggae’s Greats
Thursday, May 27: Peter Case and guests perform selections from Wig! to be released June 29 on Yep Rock
Friday, May 28: Life After Rhino: former Rhino employees plus in-store signing of Record Store Days by authors Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo: Screening Final Vinyl film chronicling historic Rhino Records in-store performances by Nick Lowe, Del Rubio Triplets, They Might Be Giants, Lucinda Williams, Steve Wynn and more.
Saturday May 29: First U.S. screening of One Man Beatles, Italian documentary film about the life of the enigmatic Emitt Rhodes. Members of his band The Merry-Go-Round will be in attendance.
Sunday, May 30: Return of Wharf Rat Tales with Wednesday Week, The Urinals a/k/a The 100 Flowers and The Last with Joe Nolte
Monday, May 31: Original Rhino Daze. A cast of characters closely associated with Rhino in its hey day will be on hand to whatever it is they do. Among those expected: Dr. Demento, Wildman Fisher, Ruben & The Jets, Barnes & Barnes (the “Fishheads” duo), Big Daddy, Temple City Kazoo Orchestra.
Label photo and an excellent piece on Rhino Records, the label, from Glorious Noise
Thursday, July 1, 7PM
Saint Motel + Kitten
KCRW DJ: Dan Wilcox
Thursday, July 8, 7PM
Admiral Radley (pictured above) + The Happy Hollows
KCRW DJ: Anne LittThursday, July 15, 7PM
Fitz & the Tantrums + VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
KCRW DJ: Garth Trinidad
Thursday, July 22, 7PM
Voxhaul Broadcast + Chasing Kings
KCRW DJ: Chuck P