I like Club Nokia, when the music is upbeat and the crowd isn’t competitive, when the music is Chromeo and the crowd consists of everybody from bedazzle-eyed lanky late teens and balding men wearing tiny gold top hats, to sexy high top sporting gay girls and hyper mini-skirted chicks of questionable preference.

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photography by Gari Askew

Willie Nelson performing at Club Nokia on December 8, 2009.

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She was pointing at us to sing and we sang. “Linger,” “Ode to My Family,” “Ridiculous Thoughts,” “Salvation,” “Free to Decide,” “ZOMBIE,” “Dreams.” All the classics transported the crowd back into our high school bedrooms, our empowered angst. I sang along my until my stomach was tense and my throat was raw, knowing way more lyrics than I remember knowing, and it seemed as if everybody else was in similar suit of sounding just like the Irish rockstar, of channeling her beauty, of being her fans, her sea, and, ultimately, her choir.

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Los Angeles Venue Directory
Below you will find a list of venues in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. If we have overlooked a venue please leave it in the comments field and we will add it to our list.
The Echo
1822 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026-3227
(213) 413-8200
www.attheecho.com
The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 413-8200
www.attheecho.com
Spaceland
1717 Silver Lake [...]

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Finland might be great for strange death metal and Iceland for ambient trip-hop, but look no further than the other white Northern country for pitch-perfect pop that caters to a wide palette of tastes. Peter, Bjorn and John are no exception, and Saturday night at Club Nokia, the group celebrated their 10 years together by strutting their incredible range.

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A Royksopp show is the closest thing to a rave 40-year-olds with any remaining self-respect would dare attend. While the Norwegian duo certainly lured their fair share of middle-aged women looking for an excuse to lose their inhibitions on (gasp!) a weeknight to Club Nokia, the crowd was as varied as one could possibly imagine. Royksopp’s KCRW-friendly brand of Eurodisco is loud and sparkly enough to impress the youngsters and chic enough to allow soccer moms and cougars to boogie freely without fear of embarrassment.

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photography by Ward Robinson

Band of Horses performing at Club Nokia on Monday, November 9, 2009.

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New online magazine I AM A LASER has organized a monthly beat music + live electronics + visual art thingy to coincide with the Downtown Art Walk. First event should be pretty rad with local electronixperimentist, TAKE (aka Sweatson Klank), and R/D and Cannibal Flower’s LC. Info and press release below:
Online magazine I AM A [...]

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photography by benjamin hoste

Amusement Parks on Fire performing at Club Nokia on September 18, 2009.

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Happy Mondays were the actual 24 hour party people and legendarily—but perhaps not really, says drummer Gaz here—helped bankrupt Factory Records. They have been banned from Disneyland and the BBC and speak now despite mea culpas about being boring. This interview by Dan Collins.

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