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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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Sunday, November 18th: Jay Reatard @ The Smell
Jay Reatard - the one man songwriting machine - formerly of The Lost Sounds and The Reatards is touring behind his solo releases Blood Visions and Night of Broken Glass. Look out for the Flying V’s. w/Mika Miko, No Age, The Srange Boys
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Jay Reatard - All Over Again (mp3)
Also recommended: Rademacher @ Spaceland, The Strange Boys (later that night) @ The Echo
Monday, November 19th: The Strange Boys @ The Doll Hut
This is the final show of The Strange Boys stint in Southern California, they are listed as playing The Echo, but I’m pretty sure that’s wrong. w/Jay Reatard
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The Strange Boys - All Kings Are The Same (mp3)
Also recommended: Castledoor @ Detroit Bar
Tuesday, November 20th: Pleasureboaters @ The Scene Bar
Seattle’s Pleasureboaters are on their first West Coast tour supporting their debut release, Gross, that I can best describe as a car crash between The Blood Brothers and These Arms Are Snakes. w/Tweak Bird, The Front, Tsk Tsk
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Pleasureboaters - Andalou (mp3)
Also Recommended: Big Business @ Troubadour, Skybombers @ Viper Room, The Soft Hands @ Silverlake Lounge
Wednesday, November 21st: Spindrift @ The Echo
Back from tours with The Black Angels and Hopewell, Spindrift return to Los Angeles for a pre-Thanksgiving show at The Echo.
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Spindrift - Legend of God’s Gun (mp3)
Also recommended: Municipal Waste @ House of Blues
Thursday, November 22nd: Crystal Antlers @ The Prospector
It’s always nice to spend time with family, but usually after a few hours you’ve had enough and are ready to make an escape. Normally there is no where to go on the holidays, but this Thanksgiving you are in luck as Crystal Antlers are playing. w/Dr. Frederick Phases, Sonic Dread
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Crystal Antlers - Parting Song For The Torn (mp3)
Friday, November 23rd: Minicipal Waste @ The Galaxy
Look out for flying boogie boards and brace yourself for a thrash attack, Municipal Waste are coming to Southern California with Suicidal Tendencies in support of their new album, The Art of Partying.
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Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying (mp3)
Also recommended: ExitMusic @ El Cid, Cold War Kids @ The Wiltern
Saturday, November 24th: Shields @ The Prospector
A night of fuzzy hazy spacey shoegazer rock and ambient sounds. All the bands on the bill - Shields, Tropic of Cancer, and Midnight Gardners sound like they could have contributed songs to the Lost In Translation soundtrack.
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Shields - Summer Is Here (mp3)
Also recommended: The Swedish Models @ The Roxy
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