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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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The Black Keys make their Nonesuch Records debut September 12th with their new album Magic Potion.
9/06/06 @ Showbox – Seattle, WA
9/07/06 @ Roseland Theatre – Portland, OR
9/09/06 @ The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
9/14/06 @ The Avalon – Hollywood, CA
9/15/06 @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA
9/16/06 @ Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
$5.00 / 21+ / Doors at 9pm / The Meek at 10pm / The Black Angels at 11pm
LITTLE PEDRO’S (901 E. 1st St at Vignes) Los Angeles, CA 90012 – 213-687-3766
So the the details of this year’s Fuck Yeah Fest! curated by Keith Morris won’t be announced until next week on July 5th, but some bands have already posted on their MySpace pages that they will be playing this year’s event which takes place on August 19th and 20th.
So far Darker My Love, Minor Canon, and Letson are all scheduled to play on August 19th. There is also a possibility that the Japanese hardcore band, Envy, will be playing as well as part of their first ever tour of the US.
Ok, well actually I will be out of town this weekend visiting the folks and soaking up some sun by their pool, but for everyone staying in LA, I suggest doing the following 3 things this weekend.
Friday June 23rd:
Tonight goto Little Pedro’s for Part Time Punks first PUNKY REGGAE PARTY featuring Roy Corduroy and Boss Harmony from DUB CLUB and Michael and Benny from PART TIME PUNKS.
Every Friday at LITTLE PEDROS (901 East 1st Street aka 1st and Alameda )
Doors open at 9pm / 21+ / $5 bucks gets you in AND gets you a FREE CD!
The Pretty Vicious will be playing live sometime around 11pm at the Vine Bar. It’s gonna be good and it’s gonna be loud! Before and after the band, Nick Jago (from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) will be treating you all to the finest rock n’ roll songs (& drinking a lot of alcohol) with Travis (Buddyhead). Come hang out! It’s free as always and it’s gonna be a good time….
Every Saturday Night at THE VINE BAR(1235 N Vine St Hollywood)
Starts at 10pm / 21+ / Free, no list / $3 Beers and Free shot with a drink till 12.
The Human Value are playing at Bar 107. I am only just starting to get into The Human Value, so stay tuned for more about them later.
BAR 107 (107 4th Street, Downtown LA)
9pm / 21+
According to Duke over at You Set The Scene, Jenny Lewis will be playing a special show at Spaceland on June 29th with tickets available now at Sea Level Records in Echo Park.
And if you are a Jenny Lewis fan already you either have, a) bought Rabbit Fur Coat, or b) downloaded it from Team Love’s website. But if you haven’t taken the time to check the album out, you can download 11 of the 12 tracks in their entirety absolutely free. This is something that Team Love does for most of it’s new artists, offering up most of, if not all of their album for free download. Go ahead check it out, they have the new Tilly & The Wall up there too.
What is interesting is that Jenny Lewis’s album, Rabbit Fur Coat, will have Sound Scanned close to 75,000 by next week. Chew on that for minute.