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Vampire Weekend Stream Contra on KCRW.com, Announce Pomona Fox Theater Show Week of Coachella
By Losanjealous - Tuesday January 05th 2010

Vmpr Wknd 2007If you are looking for a little workday background music, KCRW has the online radio exclusive on serving up VW’s new platter, Contra. Preliminary listening confirms that it is indeed Vampire Weekend.

Ezra vamping. Photo by Karen from their Silver Lake Lounge show in 2007.
 
 


AN ALL BUT SURELY COACHELLA-APPEARANCE-CONFIRMING HEADS UP

Vampire Weekend @ Fox Theater Pomona (Presale Wed 1/6/10) Wed 4/14
 


PROBABLY MORE VAMPIRE WEEKEND THAN YOU ACTUALLY NEED

Princeton, Grand Ole Party and Vampire Weekend at the Echo on December 3, 2007
Coachella 2008 Festival Photo Gallery: Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend, Secret Show, Chinatown, Halloween 2009
Vampire Weekend, Hollenbeck Park, November 1, 2009
Vampire Weekend, Henry Fonda Theater, January 12, 2010 [upcoming]



Improved Verizon 3G Wireless Coverage in Woodland Hills
By Losanjealous - Monday January 04th 2010

Woodland Hills

Los Angeles County residents, businesses and visitors are enjoying improved service thanks to a new Verizon Wireless cell site. The site improves 3G wireless coverage in a residential neighborhood near Woodland Hills Country Club. The increase in network coverage and capacity means more calls, emails, text and picture messages for locals, plus expanded wireless access to the web.[ITBusinessNet.com]

While we’re on the subject of phones and 3G… Does anyone actually have T-Mobile for 3G wireless phone data? How’s the speed throughout Greater Los Angeles? We’re thinking of dumping AT&T for T-Mobile to jump on a Nexus One Google phone or Nokia N900. Thx for any feedback.



Blogs Atwitter with News of Matt Kemp/Rihanna Hook-up
By Losanjealous - Monday January 04th 2010

Rihanna-Kemp

Now if only she can do for Kemp what Kate Hudson did for A-Rod. Kidding–of course all that relationship-on-field performance correlation talk is bullshit.

Kudos to TMZ for coining the pun “Kemp woman.”

Always interesting to see how an LA Times Blog post gets filed under News and not roped off with the Perez Hiltons of the world under Blogs. Regardless, it is great to see them actually link the source that broke the story, HollywoodLife, in this particular case.



Ode to LAX Lot B, Farewell Beloved Affordable Long Term Parking Lot with Free Shuttle Service To and From the Terminals
By Losanjealous - Monday January 04th 2010

Lot B

Lot B closing at LAX starting Thursday [Daily News]

[Ode forthcoming--Ed.]



On The Scene at the Santa Monica Food Truck Lot Opening Day
By Losanjealous - Monday January 04th 2010

Royal Trux

Over at the vacant parking lot at 14th St. and Santa Monica Blvd. India Jones, Border Grill, Barbie’s Q and Fishlips are the first to set up shop. The lot could probably accommodate 8 trucks at the expense of some customer parking spots. Could probably not handle the dozen or so listed on their flier all at once.

Royal Trux

Deep fried samosa spring rolls from India Jones. $3.00. Best item consumed today.

Royal Trux

Border Grill tacos, pork & potato, $3.00 & $2.50 respectively. Slightly above average tasty, but tiny and relatively overpriced. Reliable as they may be, going to have to file away B.G. truck into the Overpriced & Cute category going forward in ‘10. Not going out of my way for their meals on wheels when the restaurant is always an option.

Royal Trux

Rolls from Fishlips. Decent 6-piece sampler, probably priced about right at $5.95. F.L. was the least busy truck around 12:30 or so.

Will probably be back again to see how this project unfolds. The ambitious plan for the location is Monday-Friday, 11am-8 pm. A couple of picnic benches would be great. Would be fun to see some pricing battles between the trucks for customers’ dollars if this takes root in the area long term.


Twitter>> @SMFoodTruckLot



Losanjealous Concert Picks: January 4 – 10
By Victor - Monday January 04th 2010

PICK OF THE WEEK

Sonic YouthSonic Youth
Fri Jan 8
Fox Theater Pomona
Sat Jan 9
The Wiltern
 
 


NEXT WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAY

Pee-wee HermanThe Pee-wee Herman Show
Thurs Jan 14
Club Nokia
4-week engagement starts January 12
Performance schedule & Info
[ENTER TO WIN]
 
 
 


HEADS UP

Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks, Angelo Spencer @ The Smell Thu 1/14
Leo Nocentelli (Meters), w/Stanton Moore (Galactic) & Bill “Budda” Dickens (Stevie Wonder) @ The Mint Sat 1/16
Robin Williams On Fire, Mincemeat Or Tenspeed, Realicide, Simo Soo @ The Smell (Smell Anniversary Fest Day 1) Fri 1/22
Lucky Dragons, Mi Ami, Foot Village, VNC, Misscincinnati @ The Smell (Smell Anniversary Fest Day 2) Sat 1/23
Abe Vigoda @ The Smell Thu 1/28
Alex’s Bar 10 Year Anniversary Show – Throw Rag, Mike Watt and the Secondmen plus Very Special Guests TBA @ Alex’s Bar (Long Beach) (Alex’s Bar 10 Year Anniversary) Sat 1/30
I See Hawks in LA @ Redwood Bar & Grill Sat 1/30
Vivian Girls @ The Smell Sat 2/6
 
 


MONDAY
The French Semester, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, The Spires & The Health Club @ The Echo
Year Long Disaster w/ Open Hand & Totimoshi @ Spaceland

TUESDAY
Olin and the Moon w/ Marnie Herald @ The Echo (free)
Whispering Pines, Old Toy Trains & Space Waves @ Spaceland

WEDNESDAY
Origami Vinyl Night w/ Twilight Sleep & Kissing Cousins @ Pershing Square (Spaceland on Ice)
Wet & Reckless w/ Butterfly Child, Tigers Can Bite You, The Rhone Occupation @ Spaceland

THURSDAY
Sun Araw, James Ferraro, Sean McCann, The Urxed @ The Smell
The Happy Hollows w/George Glass, One Trick Pony & Dirt Dress @ The Mint

FRIDAY
Sonic Youth @ Fox Theater Pomona

SATURDAY
Al Kooper @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Sonic Youth @ The Wiltern

SUNDAY
Al Kooper @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Zola Jesus, Pocahaunted, Sissy Spacek, DJ Dean Spunt (No Age) @ The Smell



2009: The Year in Los Angeles Live Rock Photos
By Losanjealous - Sunday January 03rd 2010

2009

We rounded up all 146 live Los Angeles shows covered on Losanjealous in 2009.

Below the jump are links to spreads of Adele, Animal Collective, Aziz Ansari, Cat Power, Camera Obscura, Jenny Lewis, Lykke Li, Little Boots, St. Vincent, Bat for Lashes, Thom Yorke, Julian Casablancas, Julian Plenti, Mew, Kid Cudi, The Walkmen, Pearl Jam, U2, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jay-Z & ZZ Top, among many, many, many more from 2009.

»continue reading 2009: The Year in Los Angeles Live Rock Photos



New Year’s Eve 2010 Rock Shows, DJ Sets, Parties & Miscellaneous Goings-on Roundup
By Losanjealous - Wednesday December 30th 2009

J.B.
PHOTO by Sung. J. Bentley on the decks at Skybar. Will probably look about the same spinning at the Viceroy.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Disney Concert Hall (7 pm show)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (10 pm) @ Disney Concert Hall
Bootie LA New Years Eve Bootleg Ball @ Echoplex
Chromeo with Peanut Butter Wolf, VEGA and Gaslamp Killer @ Club Nokia
Club Underground & Hang The DJ’s presents Roarrrinn’ 2010 Year of the Tiger w/ The Growlers & My Pet Saddle @ The Echo
Dengue Fever & Pollyn @ The Mint
DJ Icy Ice and DJ Ivey @ Air Conditioned, Venice
Flogging Molly w/ Aggrolites & With a Bible and a Gun (Tribute to Johnny Cash) @ The Wiltern
Giant Hotel @ Westin Bonaventure Hotel Downtown (Above & Beyond, Christopher Lawrence, Cosmic Gate, Kristina Sky, Miguel Migs, Marques Wyatt, Boris M.D. and Ryan Sage)
Gridlock NYE @ Paramount Studio Lot (Adam Lambert & more, hosted by Pam Anderson)
HARD NYE w/ Boys Noize & Destructo @ The Palladium
Mika Miko @ The Smell
Sheila E. & The Family @ Conga Room
The Henry Clay People featuring Le Switch / The Monolators @ Spaceland
The Zeros @ Redwood Bar & Grill
DJs King Britt, Jason Bentley, Raul Campos and Jamie Strong @ Viceroy Hotel Thu 12/31
Darren Revell (Big Sonic Heaven) @ Cole’s French Dip Thu 12/31
Black & White Formal @ Dakota Lounge Thu 12/31
Black and White Fetish Masqerade @ Bar Sinister Thu 12/31
The Head Cat with Rhino Bucket / The Binges @ Viper Room Thu 12/31
Eric Kupper, Darwin Paul, Justin Michaels and The Three Amigos @ King King Thu 12/31
89.9 KCRW Presents Afro Funke’ NYE Bash w/ Garth Trindad, Jeremy Sole & more @ Zanzibar Thu 12/31
Grandmaster Flash, The Pharcyde & more @ Roosevelt Hotel Thu 12/31
The Fab Four @ Grove of Anaheim Thu 12/31
Reverend Horton Heat w/ Street Dogs @ House of Blues Anaheim Thu 12/31
2010: A Space Odyssey @ LA Center Studios (Shiny Toy Guns & more)

We know we probably left off some stuff. Feel free to add your tips and addresses to your personal parties in the comments.



Calbi Truck Braves Drizzle to Serve the Westside
By Victor - Wednesday December 30th 2009

Calbi

Spotted around 2pm at Wilshire/Granville. Is this truck any good? I didn’t stop (already had 3 McRibs for lunch). And I’m kinda over all trucks for a while. Plus I’m generally suspicious of anything advertising “Franchises Available”.

The ever perspicacious Janet L. from Sherman Oaks over on Yelp gives them a rave–when they include enough slaw on their items:

I then tried Calbi last Saturday ALSO at Abbot Kinney and there was NO line and the tacos were AMAZING! I loved em. I especially loved the marinade of the chicken and the generous amount of slaw they put in each taco. LOVE the extra extra spicy sauce they give along with it also. After 3 of these puppies we headed over to Flying Pig which was also pretty freakin’ amazing. (more variety and kinda gourmet-ish).

But since the review is for Calbi, I must stay on topic. I have to add that Calbi is RELIABLE which is mega points in my taco book. They tweeted they were going to be in my hood of Sherman Oaks (which I know is rare) and when I replied to see how long they were gonna be there, they actually wrote back to me. Customer Service points for that little token.

The reason for -1 star is that today when I got my tacos they didn’t seem to put as much slaw on top of the tacos and that adds so much. So – hopefully they will work on the consistency.



2009 Losanjealous Reader Picks: Favorite Movie
By Losanjealous - Wednesday December 30th 2009

500 Days of Zooey

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Alright then. This one should have ran back with favorite music stuff of ‘09, but Victor took forever to put together a list. Better late then never. You know the drill, vote from above and/or stick your own suggestions in the comments. I’m sure there are some we left out. –Ed.



The Ting Tings Ready for SNL
By Losanjealous - Wednesday December 30th 2009

Ting TingsNot to shill for the consistently unfunny fart factory that is SNL in 2010, but it’s nicely unexpected to see a Ting Tings get a chance to play that stage on 1/16/10. There’s always that moment on SNL when the host introduces the musical guest–ie, “Ladies and gentlemen, Sting!”, “Ladies and gentleman, Queensryche!”, etc–whereby their tone or pronunciation it’s clear whether or not the host has genuine interest or barely any awareness of the musical act. We don’t know why, but for some reason, we expect the cultural gap between host and band when Sigourney Weaver steps up to say “Ladies and gentleman, The Ting Tings” will be about as wide any.

The Ting Tings photo by Sung 2009 at Club Nokia. See also: The Ting Tings in 2008 at the Troubadour.



UCLA Hoists EagleBank Bowl Trophy, Defeats Temple 30-21
By Losanjealous - Wednesday December 30th 2009

UCLA Bruins

You have to love the barely-veiled disdain the Philly paper has for UCLA, making the victory all the sweeter:

And last night, in front of 23,072 hearty souls at frigid RFK Stadium, it ended with a 30-21 EagleBank Bowl loss to a UCLA team that only got into this game because the ninth-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference didn’t win enough games to qualify.

And there’s grumbling about the referees affecting the outcome.

Still, not really a season to write home about. But 7-6 does have a nicer ring to it than 6-7.

PHOTO from UCLABruins.com



The Last Chili Cheese Fries of the Decade
By Ryan - Tuesday December 29th 2009




SETTING

Piggie’s Charbroiled
4601 W Rosecrans Ave
Hawthorne, CA

SOUNDTRACK
Flaming Lips
Oh My Gawd!!!…The Flaming Lips
6 Jan 1987 (Restless)

LOCAL TIME
1pm PST
29 December 2009

Sun streams harshly through the window here in Hawthorne, right onto the table, right onto the plate before me. $4.19 for the “large” because, yeah, I’m feeling In Charge. Take seat next to corner booth inhabited by three of Hawthorne’s Finest: One on duty with talkie dialed low, two off-duty in Sunday civvies. All three grousing about the job and casting the occasional wary eye my way. I’m just eating chili fries, boys; rest assured I bitch about my job just as much as you, end of day. One Decade!!! A full decade in Los Angeles. How in the hell have I pulled it off, exactly? How have I survived!? Why did I stay!? What kept me!? How Have I Changed Los Angeles For The Better, and, How Has She Changed Me? Sunlight streams onto the plate harshly still and I ponder various chili-coated plates that have confronted me over the course of the last decade, here in smog central. This one’s harmless when stacked ‘gainst the past, to be sure; still, no easy lunch, this. I throw down the fork, douse the pepper’s heat with a swig of ice water and hit the sidewalk. Inhaling, it hits me like a flash of lightning: It is good to be here, Los Angeles right now on this 29th of December 2009 Anno Domini. I gulp the air, form fists triumphantly and shout to no-one, “Oh My Gawd!!!

This Has Been

The Last Chili Cheese Fries of the Decade

OR HAS IT???

OH MY GAWD!!!…

 

Be sure to check back in 2010 when Ryan live-blogs his seventh (7th) angioplasty! -ed



Johnny Polygon, Club Nokia, December 23, 2009
By Sung - Tuesday December 29th 2009

J.P.

Full photo gallery below.

»continue reading Johnny Polygon, Club Nokia, December 23, 2009



KISS Release Alive 35 Two CD Set
By Losanjealous - Tuesday December 29th 2009

KISSRare KISS music product hits store shelves today. The Best Of KISS Alive 35 rounds up tracks from 21 cities, including the recent Anaheim and Los Angeles shows. Reading down these titles is like skimming the chapters of the Bible. Tracklisting is as follows.

‘Deuce’ – Live in Greenville (10-17-09)
‘Strutter’ – Live in Philadelphia (10-12-09)
‘Got To Chose’ – Live in Hampton (10-16-09)
‘Hotter Than Hell’ – Live in Little Rock (10-29-09)
‘Fire House’ – Live in Winnipeg (11-09-09)
‘Nothin’ To Lose’ – Live in Cleveland (09-28-09)
‘C’mon And Love Me’ – Live in Oshawa (10-07-09)
‘Parasite’ – Live in Boston (10-05-09)
‘She’ incl. Guitar Solo- Live in Cleveland (09-28-09)
‘Watchin’ You’ – Live in Uncasville (10-03-09)
‘100,000 Years’ incl. Drum Solo – Live in Minneapolis (11-07-09)
‘Black Diamond’ – Live in Oakland (11-22-09)
‘Cold Gin’ – Live in Detroit (09-25-09)
‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ – Live in Greenville (10-17-09)

‘Let Me Go Rock ‘N’ Roll’ – Live in Anaheim (11-24-09)
‘Modern Day Delilah’ – Live in Los Angeles (11-25-09)
»continue reading KISS Release Alive 35 Two CD Set



Chip Tha Ripper, Club Nokia, December 23, 2009
By Sung - Tuesday December 29th 2009

Chip Crowd



Kid Cudi, Club Nokia, December 23, 2009
By Sung - Tuesday December 29th 2009

Kid Cudi

Kid Crowd



Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan Dead at 28
By Losanjealous - Tuesday December 29th 2009

The RevAdmittedly, Avenged Sevenfold wasn’t really a Losanjealous favorite, but this is tragic news out of Huntington Beach:

Sullivan was found unresponsive Monday at his Huntington Beach home, authorities said.“It appeared to be natural causes,” said Lt. John Domingo of the Huntington Beach Police Department. The Coroner’s Department stated on its Web site…that an “investigation is ongoing.”

Say what you will about A7F’s tunes, but he really could bash the skins by all accounts.

Our best to his family and friends.
 



Worth Another Look: Baron Davis’s Buzzer Beater Against Celtics
By Losanjealous - Monday December 28th 2009

Baron Davis, bearded pride of Crossroads High and UCLA, putting a last second dagger through the heart of the Celtics giving the Clippers the W at Staples Center last night. Check out the springs on those legs to get that lift. Insane.



This Week In Ron Artest: Ron Sits Out Second Game Due to Christmas Concussion
By Losanjealous - Monday December 28th 2009

Ron Ron

Following an unfortunate Christmas night incident at home wherein he tripped over a box and fell down a flight of stairs, for which he underwent a CT scan and received stitches in the back of his head and his elbow, Ron will continue to mend and sit out tonight’s game against Phoenix. Get well, Ron.

PREVIOUSLY IN RON ARTEST NEWS

This Week In Ron Artest News: Ron’s Emotional Open Letter to Tiger Woods [Losan-JeaLous]
Ron Artest of Los Angeles Lakers says he drank booze at halftime [ESPN]
Ron Artest Shows Up to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in His Underwear [NBA Funhouse]
Video: Ron Artest Cooked Thanksgiving Dinner with Jackie Johnson [Los-AnJealous]



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