LimeWire Store & Losanjealous Present Ear To The Ground: A Free Sampler of Los Angeles Sounds
By
Victor - Wednesday June 24th 2009
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.
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Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 8 – 14
By
Victor - Monday June 08th 2009
PICK OF THE WEEK
Telepathe
w/ Abe Vigoda, Nite Jewel & Blue Jungle
w/ DJ Heather Gram
Sat, June 13
The Smell
Info
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
Camera Obscura
w/ Future Static
Tues, June 9
The Glass House
Info
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
Arts at the Park After Dark
Benefit for Summer Night Lights
Wed, June 10, 7-10P, Barnsdall Park | Info
Chris Pierce, Warpaint, Audible Mainframe, and DJ Jeremy Sole (KCRW)
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
Rhett Miller
Q&A + new song preview
GRAMMY Museum
Wed, June 10
Info
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
Au Revoir Simone
w/ Antlers, Princeton, Findlay Brown
Thurs, June 11
El Rey Theatre
Info
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
Neko Case
w/ Jason Lytle
Fri, June 12
The Greek Theatre
Info
THE END HAS COME (TO THIS CONTEST, THAT IS)
HEADS UP
LoveLikeFire @ Bootleg Theater (2220 Beverly Blvd) Fri 6/19
Girl Talk @ Grove of Anaheim (Free admission with 36 empty Squirt soda cans) Fri 6/19
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band @ Echoplex Fri 6/19
Stone Temple Pilots @ House of Blues (St. Jude Rock ‘N Roll Hope Show ) Wed 7/1
Eulogies @ The Echo Wed 7/1
The Handsome Family @ Spaceland Sat 7/25
Girlie Girl Catfight Show: Sexy Sixties Spies @ El Rey Sat 7/25
Girlie Girl Catfight Show: Sexy Sixties Spies @ El Rey Fri 7/24
Girl Talk @ Glass House (Free admission with 36 empty Squirt soda cans) Fri 7/24
Glasvegas w/ Ida Maria @ Henry Fonda Wed 7/29
Glasvegas w/ Ida Maria @ Henry Fonda Tue 7/28
Castanets w/ Warmer Milks @ Spaceland Thu 7/30
Los Amigos Invisibles & West Indian Girl @ House of Blues Fri 8/7
Elvis Costello @ Greek Theatre Tue 8/18
The Dirtbombs @ The Echo Thu 8/27
Magnolia Electric Co w/ The Donkeys @ The Echo Tue 7/28
Black Heart Procession @ Spaceland Fri 8/7
Emiliana Torrini @ El Rey Wed 8/19
Los Campesinos! @ Detroit Bar Sun 8/23
Los Campesinos! @ Glass House Sat 8/22
Los Campesinos! @ El Rey Fri 8/21
Green Day w/ Franz Ferdinand @ The Forum (ENTER TO WIN TICKETS) Tue 8/25
Sea Wolf w/ Sara Lov @ Spaceland Sat 9/5
Pet Shop Boys @ Greek Theatre Thu 9/24
Bon Iver @ The Wiltern Fri 9/25
Passion Pit @ Henry Fonda Wed 10/14
Tiger Army @ The Wiltern Fri 10/23
MONDAY
Metric w/ Sebastien Granger @ The Wiltern
TUESDAY
Camera Obscura @ Glass House
The Lemonheads @ Spaceland
The Mars Volta @ Majestic Ventura Theater
The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour
»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 8 – 14
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Green Day & Franz Ferdinand @ Forum, On Sale Saturday–Win Tickets Now
By
Victor - Thursday June 04th 2009
HEADS UP
Green Day & Franz Ferdinand @ The Fabulous Forum Tues 8/25 (On-sale Sat 6/6 10 am)
If you would have told me in the early 1990’s that Green Day and Pearl Jam would go on become the two most important American rock bands in the year 2009, I would have said, “Get the hell right out of here and close the door behind you, but leave me some of that pizza for later.”
And yet, here we are, nearly twenty years later, and the world is a very different place. We have a Black president, Conan is on at 11:30, our sub sandwiches are now toasted to golden perfection, and we watch According To Jim on our iPhones. And wouldn’t you know it, Green Day and Pearl Jam are right there at the top of the rock heap.
While we have no 2009 Pearl Jam dates for LA just yet (though hopefully expect some around the time they hit the coast for Outside Lands up north in August) Green Day have announced a Forum gig for August 25. Franz Ferdinand, no lightweights themselves, open the show while you are stuck in traffic on the 405.
Tickets are on sale with the usual KROQ pre-sale today at 10 am [password: KNOWYOURKROQ--get it?] with the general on-sale at the traditional 10 am Saturday.
BUT you can win tickets, right here, right now.
[ENTER TO WIN GREEN DAY TICKETS]
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Beer Appreciation: Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock
By
Victor - Monday June 01st 2009
I’m not sure which intern stocked our 4th floor break room fridge with a couple of sixers Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock, but thank you. (Note to interns: this is how you earn your extra credit.) This is one of the finer G.B. offerings. It’s satisfyingly meaty yet somehow light. It drinks far richer than it’s 7% alc. disclosure. A couple bottles of these here in the 6 o’ clock hour on an empty stomach before dinner and you’re good to go.
From the label:
Blonde Bock is a moderately hopped beer with a rich, malty flavor. Made popular in the 1600s, bock beers were originally brewed by monks to minimalize hunger pangs during fasting periods. Most bock beers are dark in color. Ours is golden with a rich cream head. Prost!
Emphasis mine, all mine.
Gordon Biersch:
LOSANJEALOUS
11041 Santa Monica Blvd. #402
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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Wallet Chains 60% Off at Closing Hollywood & Highland Virgin Megastore
By
Victor - Monday June 01st 2009
As of press time, deeply discounted wallet chains [You mean "chain wallets"?--Ed] were still in supply at the going-out-of-business clearance at the Virgin Megastore at Hollywood & Highland. Featured bands included Pink Floyd, Linkin Park and AC/DC.
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The Prodigy Return To The Southland
By
Victor - Monday May 25th 2009
HEADS UP
The Prodigy @ The Grove of Anaheim Tues 5/26
The Prodigy @ The Palladium Wed 5/27
Now coming up on their 20th year,
The Prodigy return for what appear to me to be their first headling non-festival shows in the LA area in about 15 years. (American Legion Hall, 1995? Were you there?) There was a distinct moment in 1997 when for better or worse, either deservedly so or in the usual press hyped tradition, The Prodigy were the international heir apparents to the rock throne, who, along with The Chemical Brothers were ushing in the new era of electronic beat music merging with your dad’s rock n’ roll. There is really no denying the hybridization of dance with rock has come to roost here in 2009 from that nascent moment. Add to this The Prodigy’s ongoing hilarious flame war in the press with Chumbawumba and they have solidfied their place in rock’s pantheon.
Check back later this week for Sung’s coverage of their Palladium show.
New, possibly NSFW, video for “Warriors Dance” from the
Invaders Must Die LP
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Official Morrissey 50th Happy Birthday Wishes Thread
By
Victor - Friday May 22nd 2009
PHOTO: Morrissey by Sung.
Feel free to leave your birthday wishes for Morrissey in the comments below.
SOME PREVIOUS MOZANJEALOUS
Coachella 2009 Festival Photo Gallery: Morrissey, April 21st 2009
Morrissey @ Palladium, 10/13/07, October 15th 2007
Morrissey @ Palladium, 10/12/07, (Rare non-Derby-related piece by DF!)
Moz Angeles No More, August 11th 2005
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Losanjealous Concert Picks: 18 – 24
By
Victor - Monday May 18th 2009
PICK OF THE WEEK & TICKET GIVEAWAY
Gogol Bordello
Opening night restored Pomona venue
Thurs 5/21
Fox Theater, Pomona
Info
[ENTER TO WIN TICKETS]
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
M83
Wed 5/20
Glass House, Pomona
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ENTER]
The Walkmen
Wed 5/20
El Rey Theatre
[ENTER]
Ben Folds
Wed 5/20
Hollywood Palladium
[ENTER]
Kim Fowley’s Lipstick Orgy
Wed 5/20
Knitting Factory
[ENTER]
The Kills
Thurs 5/21
Glass House, Pomona
[ENTER]
The Virgins
El Rey Theatre
Thurs 5/21
[ENTER]
The New York Dolls
Thurs 5/21
Henry Fonda Theater
[ENTER]
Laurnea
Fri 5/22
The Mint
[ENTER]
Fischerspooner
Sat 5/23
Avalon Hollywood
[ENTER]
HEADS UP
Deer Tick w/ Dawes @ Spaceland Sat 7/4
Andrew Bird with w/ Ra Ra Riot & Heartless Bastards @ Greek Theatre Fri 7/10
Cake @ Henry Fonda Wed 8/26
Cake @ Fox Theater, Pomona Thu 8/27
N.A.S.A. @ El Rey Wed 8/12
Band of Horses @ Fox Theater, Pomona Sat 8/29
We Are Scientists @ Detroit Bar Sun 5/31
The Felice Brothers @ Troubadour Sat 6/13
Telepathe @ Detroit Bar Tue 6/16
Deleted Scenes @ Silverlake Lounge Wed 6/17
Popup @ pehrspace Sat 6/20
Dinosaur Jr. @ Detroit Bar Sat 6/20
Chairlift @ Detroit Bar Sun 6/21
Tori Amos @ Greek Theatre Fri 7/17
Counting Crows w/ Michael Franti and Spearhead, & Augustana @ Greek Theatre Tue 7/21
Ed Harcourt @ Bordello Mon 6/29
Aerosmith & ZZ Top @ Staples Center Fri 8/21
Artie Lange @ Gibson Amphitheatre Sat 9/19
David Serby @ The Echo (Grand Ole Echo free Sundays) Sun 5/31
Deastro @ Spaceland Thu 6/25
Ice Cube, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Roots, Big Boi, Busta Rhymes & more @ San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernadino (2009 Rock The Bells Festival ) Sat 8/8
Tom Jones @ Greek Theatre Tue 8/25
Kylie Minogue @ Hollywood Bowl (First ever Los Angeles show) Sun 10/4
MONDAY
Golden Animals @ Silverlake Lounge
Other Lives @ Amoeba
TUESDAY
Hesta Prynn @ Silverlake Lounge
Milk and Honey @ Bar Lubitsch
The Decemberists @ The Palladium
»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: 18 – 24
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We Are Four! Happy 4th Birthday Losanjealous!
By
Victor - Wednesday May 06th 2009
The Big 4.0! Which in Internet Years is, like, a lot more years. For some perspective, this is our 2,673 post. (Admittedly, some duds in there–most of them mine.) Or, think of it this way–Losanjealous’s lifespan roughly coincides with Antonio Villaraigosa’s tenure as our fine city’s mayor. And of course, we are also forever linked to him by the little matter of our own torrid affair with a Telemundo journalista.
Looking back on the baby steps of that first month of May ‘05, I’m not sure what really can be gleaned about beyond maybe a fairly consistent affinity for Michael Jackson news (then / now), The Flaming Lips (then / now), Bloc Party (then / now) and Trader Joe’s (then / now).
But rather than stroll down Memory Lane and pat ourselves on the back, rehash our tireless service, recall the innumerable laughs, insights and rock show tips shared here, or even mention the over 1,200 pairs of tickets given away, or, for that matter, gloat on how we’ve outlasted both the American Girl store or, sadly, the print edition of The Onion, we’d rather just say thanks. Thanks. Thanks for continuing to check out the site and contributing your own opinions, complaints and tips. Like, J.C. just now, right here. Thanks, J.C.
Feel free to share your memories of how Losanjealous has impacted your lives for the better or worse below.
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UCLA Westwood Village’s Roll Inn Sandwich a.k.a. “Buck Fiddy” Found Dead
By
Victor - Wednesday April 22nd 2009
Beloved sub sandwich shack, Roll Inn Sandwich, frequently affectionately referred to by UCLA undergrads as “Buck Fiddy” for its one-time $1.50 (pre-tax) sandwiches was found dead today on Gayley Avenue in Westwood Village, a “For Lease” sign hanging it its window.
As a reliable late night purveyor of alcohol-sopping subs to stumbling drunkards emerging from nearby Maloney’s after last call, the Roll Inn maintained a foothold in the area even as their prices gradually crept upwards from the 12-bit offerings of their glory days. It upgraded its exterior facade to a White Stripesy candy cane theme, added catering service, and expanded its menu, adding even a bulgogi beef sub. They even installed some of those needles you put on the roof to deter pigeons from landing and shitting you. Even with these improvements, its ramshackle shack sprit was in its bones, kind of like a girl that loses a lot of weight but you can still sort of see the fat girl in them.
For a local business that has hung on in the historically difficult retail climate of Westwood Village for upwards of a decade, the passing may come as a shock. Pending an autopsy, the precise date and cause of its demise was not known.
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Losanjealous Concert Picks: April 13 – 19
By
Victor - Monday April 13th 2009
PICK OF THE WEEK
Coachella Valley
Music & Arts Festival
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
April 17, 18 & April 19
Empire Polo Club
Indio, CA
Info
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
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COACHELLA BANDS AT THE GLASS HOUSE!
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TV On The Radio
w/ Free Moral Agents
Tuesday April 14
Glass House, Pomona
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
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Conor Oberst
and The Mystic Valley Band
w/ Deep Sea Diver & Pierre De Reeder
Wednesday April 15
Glass House, Pomona
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
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The Black Keys
w/ Thee Makeout Party
Thursday April 16
Glass House, Pomona
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
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The Presets
w/ The Golden Filter & GMO
Monday April 20
Glass House, Pomona
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
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Bloc Party
w/ Menomena
Wednesday April 15
Hollywood Palladium
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
India.Arie
w/ Laura Izibor
Wednesday April 15
Club Nokia
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
GIGANTIC
Starring Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano & John Goodman
Nuart Theater |
Info
Saturday April 18
+ Bonus: Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavillion CD
[ENTER TO WIN]
HEADS UP
Depeche Mode @ Hollywood and Vine (outdoors–free) Thu 4/23
Poncho Sanchez @ The Mint (KPFK 50th Anniversary) Tue 4/28
Aretha Franklin @ Hollywood Bowl Fri 6/26
The Church w/ Adam Franklin @ The Roxy Thu 6/11
Xu Xu Fang @ Viper Room Fri 5/8
The Von Bondies @ Viper Room Mon 6/15
Flash Express @ The Echo Fri 5/1
Spectrum @ The Echo Fri 5/8
Her Space Holiday w/ City Lights @ The Echo Thu 5/7
Jens Lekman @ The Echo Wed 5/27
Jens Lekman @ The Echo Thu 5/28
1990’s @ The Echo Tue 6/16
Constantines w/ Crystal Antlers @ The Echo Sat 6/20
Nous Non Plus @ Spaceland Sat 5/9
El Vez @ Spaceland Sun 5/10
Scout Niblett w/ The Lovetones @ Spaceland Thu 5/14
New York Dolls @ Henry Fonda Thu 5/21
The Veronicas @ Henry Fonda Tue 6/23
Extra Golden, Fool’s Gold @ The Echo Wed 5/13
Lucero @ Troubadour Fri 5/15
Milk and Honey @ Bar Lubitsch Tue 4/28
Remembering Charles Mingus @ Barnsdall (Zócalo panel & wine reception–free–RSVP req’d) Tue 4/28
Joe Lally (of Fugazi) @ The Smell Fri 5/1
Mike Doughty @ Hotel Cafe Tue 5/5
Mike Doughty @ Largo Wed 5/6
Mike Doughty @ Brixton South Bay Sun 5/3
Propagandhi @ Echoplex Sun 5/31
Garaj Mahal @ The Mint Thu 5/28
Pronto + Nels Cline @ The Mint Sat 5/16
Winter Flowers @ The Redwood Sat 5/23
Mike Stinson & Dave Gleason @ The Redwood Tue 4/21
Lords of Altamont @ The Redwood Fri 5/8
Lucero @ Alex’s Bar Thu 5/14
Big Whup, The Studiofix, Pizza!, My Pet Saddle @ The Smell Fri 5/8
War Paint, Exitmusic, VoicesVoices, Alexandra Hope @ The Smell Wed 5/6
Mika Miko w/ The Soft Pack @ The Smell (Mika Miko LP release show) Sat 5/9
Judas Priest @ Gibson Amphitheatre Sun 8/2
Metallica @ Honda Center Thu 12/10
MONDAY
Dusty Rhodes @ Silverlake Lounge (free)
Fool’s Gold w/ DJ Derek James (of Entrance Band) @ The Echo (free)
Friendly Fires @ Troubadour
Henry Clay People @ Spaceland (Free Mondays in April)
Jenny Lewis @ Glass House
Vetiver w/Richard Swift @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
TUESDAY
Craig David @ The Mint
Eleni Mandell @ The GRAMMY Museum
Kimya Dawson @ Troubadour
Mad Professor @ House of Blues
Mike Stinson & Dave Gleason @ The Redwood
TV On The Radio @ Glass House
»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: April 13 – 19
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Losanjealous Concert Picks: March 23 – 29
By
Victor - Monday March 23rd 2009
PICK OF THE WEEK
PJ Harvey
& John Parish
Monday March 23
El Rey Theater
Info
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
Tricky
Wednesday March 25
Henry Fonda Theater
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
Bill Maher
Gibson Amphitheater
Saturday March 28
Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
MONDAY
Asa @ Hotel Cafe
Bishop Allen @ Troubadour
Mi Ami @ pehrspace
PJ Harvey & John Parish @ El Rey
TUESDAY
Branford Marsalis Quintet @ Catalina
Dark Meat @ The Echo
The Proclaimers @ Hotel Cafe
WEDNESDAY
Marnie Stern @ The Echo
Parenthetical Girls w/ No Kids @ Spaceland
Today’s Songs of Conscience: Ozomatli @ The GRAMMY Museum (discussion)
Tricky @ Henry Fonda
THURSDAY
Alaska In Winter @ Bordello
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Ditty Bops, Van Dyke Parks @ El Rey
Hot Panda @ Silverlake Lounge
Rhett Miller @ Largo
The Airborne Toxic Event w/ The Henry Clay People & Rademacher @ Glass House
The Tallest Man On Earth w/ Emily Wells @ Troubadour
FRIDAY
Cold War Kids w/ Crystal Antlers @ Orpheum Theatre
Cryptonights @ REDCAT
Girlie Girl Catfight Night @ El Rey
Lords of Altamont, Kitten DeVille, more @ Vertigos
Los Lobos @ The Conga Room
Louis C.K. @ The Wiltern
Pelican @ Troubadour
Rhett Miller @ Brixton South Bay
SATURDAY
Bill Maher @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Chad VanGaalen w/ Women @ Spaceland
Cryptonights @ REDCAT
Herman Dune @ Natural History Museum
Madeleine Peyroux @ Club Nokia
Paid Dues Festival with Atmosphere, Tech N9ne, and Living Legends @ National Orange Show, San Bernardino
Suicidal Tendencies @ The Palladium
The Justice Tour: Tom Morello, Slash, Shooter Jennings, Serj Tankian, Wayne Kramer, Boots Riley and Corey Taylor @ Henry Fonda
The Nels Cline Singers w/ Jeff Gauthier Goatette @ REDCAT
SUNDAY
Lil Wayne w/ T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, Keri Hilson @ Gibson Amphitheatre
The Homosexuals @ The Echo
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Greek, Gibson Announce ‘09 Season–Andrew Bird, Neko Case, Among Many Others
By
Victor - Friday March 13th 2009
The Greek and The Gibson announce their 2009 season today. Perhaps of particular note for Losanjealenos are shows by Neko Case (Jason Lytle opening) and Andrew Bird (opener TBA), on June 12 and July 10, respectively.
The two venues are also once again pairing up on the Premiere Marquee Club, which has the exclusive pre-sale of the season going on now through April 7 (including the aforementioned two shows). Club members get their hands on the best seats in the house. Full details here.
Full schedule of the season’s shows follow below.
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