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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 Strange Boys photo by Sarah Jane Semrad
Dallas, TX’s The Strange Boys will be making their way to Los Angeles for a long weekend packed full of performances, sometimes two in one day. A quick topical comparison would be The Black Lips, except The Strange Boys don’t have a steamroller of hype behind them (Vice), which is probably why you haven’t heard of them yet. But give it time. And you can thank Sean Carlson who booked the band on past two Fuck Yeah Fests for initially kick starting our, and now your, interest in the band.
11/16 Live in the KXLU studios (5pm) – Los Angeles, CA
11/16 The Whistlestop – San Diego, CA
11/17 The Comic Bug – Manhatten Beach, CA (w/Bad Dudes, E>K>U>K, The Prayers)
11/17 The Vermont House – Los Angeles, CA (w/Brother Reade)
11/18 The Smell – Los Angeles, CA (w/Jay Reatard, No Age, Mika Miko, Disaster)
11/18 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA (Part Time Punks)
11/19 Linda’s Doll Hut – Anaheim, CA (w/Jay Reatard)
Download “All Kings Are The Same” (mp3)
[audio:http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/audio/strangeboys_allkingsarethesame.mp3]
and “Drugs Iggy Drugs” (mp3) from The States Newest Noise Makers.
[audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Strange_Boys-drugs_iggy_drugs.mp3]
19. November 2007 at 1:03 am :
I would like to thank Sean Carlson for kickstarting my interest in this band. They will be played heavily on my show this week.
Wow. Good stuff.