Our kick-off party went great! Many thanks to dublab for destroying DJ sets, to Sobe for support and to Abe Vigoda and ‘Unavoidable Prostration’ for one-of-a-kind performances!

Cards are in circulation now and available from us at shop.larecord.com as well as in person NOW at {open}at 2226 E. 4th St. in Long Beach, Origami Vinyl at 1816 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, and Burger Records at 645-A S. State College Blvd., Fullerton.

PLUS an L.A. RECORD 100 card gets you any of Burger’s awesome cassette tape releases by Nobunny, Ty Segall, Black Lips, King Tuff, Cleaners From Venus and many more for FREE with any purchase at Burger! And an L.A. RECORD 100 card gets you $3 Kronenbourg 1664s and $3 wells ALL NIGHT plus $6 ‘Low Life’ (long-neck PBR + shot of Evan Williams) every Monday at BIG FREAK at the Black Boar bar in Eagle Rock! And don’t forget Origami’s FREE in-store with Woah Hunx and Cowabunga Babes on July 21!

Plus don’t miss these free or discounted L.A. RECORD 100 shows this week-especially Blitzen Trapper and Moondoogies at the El Rey! That’s FREE for the first twenty cardholders to RSVP at rsvp@larecord.com!

And there’s also Cabeza de Vaca Arcestra and So Many Wizards plus L.A. RECORD DJ Dan Collins and more at Pehrspace! Kid Infinity and Michael Nhat plus more at Echo Curio! Year Long Disaster and more at Spaceland! Dum Dum Girls and Dunes and Crocodiles and more at the Echo! The Entrance Band and the Growlers at the Smell! And special guests at the Do-Over at Crane’s! Complete info at larecord.com/100 and get your card from us at shop.larecord.com or from Origami, Burger or {open} and remember-ALL proceeds go to restoring art and music education in public schools through CalArts’ Community Arts Partnership program!

NEW SHOWS FOR L.A. RECORD 100!
Complete calendar at larecord.com/100!

MON., JUNE 28: BIG FREAK with DJs Roger Brogan (Spectrum) + Stellar Magnet + Chris Ziegler (L.A. RECORD) + Short Shorts at Black Boar in Eagle Rock – FREE to cardholders PLUS L.A. RECORD 100 specials! $3 Kronenbourg 1664s and $3 wells ALL NIGHT plus $6 ‘Low Life’ (long-neck PBR + shot of Evan Williams) for all cardholders!
TUE., JUNE 29: Bad Sports + White Night + Guest TBA at the Continental Room in Fullerton – FREE to first two cardholders with RSVP!
WED., JUNE 30: Bad Sports + Gestapo Khazi + TRMRS + Night Howls at Que Sera in Long Beach – FREE to first two cardholders with RSVP!
FRI., JULY 2: MOTO + Clorox Girls + Blue Jungle at Echo Park warehouse (address TBA) – FREE to first two cardholders with RSVP!
MON., JULY 5: Mississippi Man + Rumspringa + Jeffertiti’s Nile + Papa + DJ A/J Jackson (Saint Motel) at the Echo – FREE plus special mix CD with card!
MON., JULY 5: BIG FREAK with DJs Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks/Gunk Punk Undergut) + Gabe Hart (Jail Weddings) + Chris Ziegler (L.A. RECORD) + Short Shorts at Black Boar in Eagle Rock – FREE to cardholders PLUS L.A. RECORD 100 specials! $3 Kronenbourg 1664s and $3 wells ALL NIGHT plus $6 ‘Low Life’ (long-neck PBR + shot of Evan Williams) for all cardholders!
MON., JULY 12: Mississippi Man + Superhumanoids + Dahga Bloom + Useless Keys at the Echo – FREE plus special mix CD with card!
WED., JULY 14: Thavius Beck Ableton Production 101 workshop + Baths (live) + Blackbird (live) at the Downtown Independent – FREE with card!
THUR., JULY 15: Dante Vs. Zombies + Johnny O’Donnell & The Pratfall Effect + Grand Elegance at the Rocket Boat in Long Beach – FREE to first five cardholders with RSVP!
MON., JULY 19: Mississippi Man + Big Whup + Buddy at the Echo – FREE plus special mix CD with card!
TUE., JULY 22: Cowabunga Babes + Woah Hunx + Wonder Wheel + Guest at the Doll Hut in Anaheim – FREE to first two cardholders with RSVP!
MON., JULY 26: Mississippi Man + The Pity Party + Damn Sons + The Franks at the Echo – FREE plus special mix CD with card!
THUR., JULY 29: Goodnight Loving + Audacity + Devon Williams + Todd Congelliere at a venue TBA – FREE to first two cardholders with RSVP!

L.A. RECORD 100 FESTIVAL
CELEBRATING THE 100TH ISSUE OF L.A. RECORD
ALL PROCEEDS TO CHARITY
JUNE 26 TO JULY 31 2010

After five years and 99 issues, independent Los Angeles music magazine
L.A. RECORD is celebrating its upcoming 100th issue with the L.A.
RECORD 100 festival, a month-long event connecting all kinds of local
music to all kinds of local people with 100% of proceeds going to
charity. The purchase of a $24.99 L.A. RECORD 100 card entitles
cardholders to free or discounted admission at 120 events (and
counting!) running from June 26 to July 31 all across Los Angeles, and
all funds raised go to CalArts’ nonprofit Community Arts Partnership
(CAP) program, which puts top-notch arts and music education into
local schools. The goal is to raise $50,000 for the CAP. Complete
information is online at larecord.com/100.