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JUL. 23: BLOOMFEST w/ GROUPLOVE + VOXHAUL BROADCAST + EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS + MORE

July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

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L.A. RECORD ASSOC. PUBLISHER LAINNA FADER’S TOP 25 RECORDS OF 2010 (UPDATED w/ VIDEOS)

December 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’m generally not a fan of top x album of the year lists (cause the ones I see on other blogs ignore the massive amount of incredible releases on small labels as well as awesome self-released records) but I decided to do one anyway. Lots of beats and garage rock and most of them are [...]

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TOP TEN L.A. LP’S OF 2010 BY L.A. RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR KRISTINA BENSON

December 29th, 2010 · 5 Comments

It is the end of the year and thus time for list-making extravaganzas. What follows is my own favorite albums from L.A. artists (or in the case of Glasser, albums recorded in L.A. by an L.A. resident before that resident abandoned us for New York). Behold, those full-lengths that I hold in highest esteem. —Kristina [...]

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Oct. 2: 12th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival w/ The Soft Pack + The Gaslamp Killer + Nosaj Thing + Nobody + Lucky Dragons + Rainbow Arabia + Free the Robots + Ras G + tons more

September 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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CHICANO BATMAN: CHICANO BATMAN

September 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Chicano Batman’s debut record draws influences from some of South and Central America’s greatest musicians. While tunes like “Día Do Sol” and “Lembrancinha” evoke the smooth artistry of the Tropicalismo movement’s Caetano Veloso, the one-two tempo and one-and-five basslines of “La Manzanita” are reminiscent of Los Tigres del Norte-style Norteño, complete with gritos méxicanos and an organ-turned-accordion.

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