Stream: SoundDowntown Public Service Announcement

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L.A. RECORD is a bit overwhelmed by the size and scope of this weekend’s SoundDowntown fest—this is basically SXSW in Santa Ana except the shows won’t be clogged up by weirdos sporting dozens of neck laminates. Advance tickets are still only $10 and the shows are a mix of all-ages and 21+. More info at the SoundDowntown site and schedule and set times below.

YOST THEATER (307 N. SPURGEON)
2:30-3:30 Flying Saucers
4:30-5:15 Two Guns
5:30-6:15 Free the Robots
6:45-7:45 Zechs Marquise
7:45-8:30 Shepard Fairey
8:30-9:30 International Noise Conspiracy [Read our interview!]
10:00-11:00 The Entrance Band [Read our interview!]
11:30-1:00 Nortec Collective (Bostich and Fussible)

SANTA ANA FESTIVAL HALL (220 E. 3RD ST.)
3:00-4:00 InkBlots
4:30-5:30 Peanut
6:00-7:00 Mika Miko [Read our interview!]
7:30-8:30 The Growlers
9:00-10:00 Mexican Institute of Sound
10:30-11:30 Busdriver [Read our interview!]
12:00-1:30 Look Daggers [Read our interview!]

BISTRO 400 (400 W. 4TH ST.)
10:00-10:45 The Secret Affair (Northern Soul/Mod DJs)
11:00-12:00 Boogaloo Assassins (live salsa/Latin/soul band!)
12:00-1:30 Bobby Soul (Continental Room soul DJ)

THE CROSBY (400 N. BROADWAY)
2:15-2:45 Strange Fruit and DJ
3:00-3:45 Narodniks
4:00-4:45 Protect Me
5:00-7:00 Kyle Flavin and friends
8:00-9:00 Nosaj Thing
7:00-7:45 Bearded Baby
9:00-10:00 DJ Nobody [Read our interview!]
10:00-1:45 Shepard Fairey, DJ Pubes
10:00-1:45 fromElsewhere and Special Guests

GYPSY DEN (125 N. BROADWAY)
2:30-3:30 MODE
5:30-6:30 Blank Blue [Read our interview!]
7:30-8:15 Austin Hartley-Leonard
8:30-11:00 Teton Songwriters
11:30-12:30 The Living Suns

JASON’S (416 W. 4TH ST.)
2:00-3:30 Zutra
4:00-5:00 Cheap Date
6:00-9:00 One Way
9:30-10:30 No MSG (fromElsewhere)
11:00-12:00 Faded Tequila Worms
12:30-1:30 Dan Oh

MEMPHIS (201 N. BROADWAY)
2:30-3:30 Mike Rosas
4:00-5:00 Venus Infers
9:30-10:30 Free Moral Agents
10:30-11:30 J Logic
12:00-1:30 Mike Ill

PROOF (215 N. BROADWAY)
4:00-5:30 Nalepa
5:30-7:00 My Hollow Drum
7:00-8:30 Sparrow Love Crew
8:30-9:45 Tea Long
9:45-11:00 Dan Sena
11:00-2:00 Jokers of the Scene

GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER KUCI STAGE (125 N. BROADWAY)
2:00-3:30 Agent86 & Captain Erin (Brown Noise)
3:30-5:00 Filthy Rotten Wes (Trash-o-matic Garbage A Go-Go)
5:00-6:30 Eric (Divergent Sound)
6:30-8:00 Belle Otero (Port Out, Starboard Home)
8:00-9:30 Jeremy (Discofunkelectroliscious)

RUDE GUERILLA (202 N. BROADWAY)
2:30-5:00 Chapman University Films
7:00-9:00 The Hat Trix Project w/ The Majic Bullet Theory
9:30 – 12:00 Chapman University Films