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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 [...]
News Bytes Twitter Next Week’s New ReleasesSo it’s Saturday afternoon, I’m obvisously not at Coachella just like I said I wouldn’t be, though I did check in with the various people covering the festival to see if Scarlett Jo appeared with the JAMC. Which she indeed did. Which also means Buddyhead was right (though I guess no one wants to credit those guys anymore) and Cat Dirt was a little wrong, though he racked quite a bit of traffic. Reports are that Johansson kind of sucked, check out some pics here.
Some artists from this year’s Coachella will be sticking around and hitting local Los Angeles clubs this week, including the Arctic Monkeys playing a small show at the Troubadour Sunday night, Justice will be performing as the “special guest” at the Ed Banger/Dimmak night at the EchoPlex on Monday, and Spank Rock will be helping the Check Yo’ Ponytail crew ring in their 1 year anniversary and final night at Safari Sams (they’re moving the party to the EchoPlex) on Tuesday.
Also in a local Long Beach note, The Secret Affair, a Northern Soul, Boogaloo, Freakbeat, and 60′s Garage club night, start their first night at Alex’s Bar on Friday. They grew out of their past location at The Pike Bar and Grill, a testament to how good their night is.
Sunday, April 29th: Part Time Punks @ The Echo
Part Time Punks continue to book awsome bands, I know it’s hard to get out on Sundays, but The Old Haunts from Olympia, WA are worth sucking it up and getting off the couch. w/Codpiece from Long Beach
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The Old Haunts – Poison Control (mp3)
Monday, April 30th: Deep Sea Diver @ Detroit Bar
This is the last night of Deep Sea Diver’s (Jessica Dobson) residency at the Detroit Bar. She’s on a major, but don’t hold that against her, take a listen to her songs on MySpace, she’s a great song writer. Also performing is Matt Death and the New Intellectuals
Deep Sea Diver – Stream tracks on MySpace
Tuesday, May 1st: Holy Fuck! @ The Prospector
See Holy Fuck in a tiny room on a one off show, they’re touring the West Coast with Cornelius and then with !!! on the East Coast. Also at The El Rey on Monday.
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Holy Fuck – The Pulse (mp3)
Wednesday, May 3rd: The Youngs @ Scene Bar
Grab a seat at the bar for this great night of local music featuring recent Seattle to Los Angeles transplants- The Youngs, guitar/drums duo- Muso, and soon to be renamed- The Switch.
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The Youngs – America (mp3)
Thursday, May 3rd: Autolux @ The Glasshouse
This is a make up show for the one they had to cancel last month. Autolux will also be playing at the Natural History museum next month as well. w/Midnight Movies and The Pity Party
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Autolux – Capital Kind of Strain (mp3)
Friday, May 4th: Music Fest @ EchoPlex
Featuring The Little Ones, Sea Wolf, The Bird and the Bee, and Dengue Fever. Only open to people with a Silverlake Film Festival pass or badge or possibly a ticket stub(???). Lots of great movies playing so you should consider getting one.
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Sea Wolf – You’re A Wolf (mp3)
Saturday, May 5th: Minus the Bear @ EchoPlex
You’ll have to wait a few months for Minus The Bear’s new album, Planet of Ice but you won’t have to wait to hear the new songs on this spring tour.
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Minus The Bear – Dr. L’Ling (mp3)