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WU LYF Making their first LA appearance at The Echo, the mysterious Manchester band WU LYF  was welcomed by fans who sang along loud and proud to their album “Go Tell the Fire to The Mountain,” which was just released in June. No one could keep still as sweat and hair flew all over the place. [...]

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A Judgment Day Mixtape for the end of the world

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Wooden Shjips guitarist and singer Ripley Johnson assembled Moon Duo (with keyboardist Sanae Yanada and samples pried from a bunch of primitive drum machines) to channel even more powerful drones and tones from the forbidden zone of rock ‘n’ roll. Moon Duo will play the Echo on Tuesday. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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A dusty Jeep full of people (and all sorts of stuff) rolled up and a wide eyed hippie type girl with sun baked crimped long hair leaned out the window, “Is this the Growlers show?” When we told her yes her face lit up like she had just reached the holy land after traveling 100 miles through a parched desert.

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Remember that amazing loft space on Maple Ave that looks like a New York flat, which Peter Bjorn and John played their secret show in? Well here we are again, for a secret show consisting of two extremely talented bands; Crystal Antlers and Surfer Blood. I owe my life to Sean Carlson because he never fails to give me the greatest shows imaginable

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The Budos Band come from Staten Island but seem like they climbed out of a colossal pile of Ethiopiques comps after strength training from Fela Kuti and inspirational interludes with Dennis Coffey. Their newest album is out now on Daptone and they discuss now their own plans for an impregnable Budos compound. This interview by Jonny Bell of Crystal Antlers.

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NO AGE, SOFT PACK, OFF!, DANGERS, CRYSTAL ANTLERS, BIG FREEDIA, LA SERA, LOVELY BAD THINGS, AND TIJUANA PANTHERS ON SATURDAY DEC. 11TH AT THE GLASS HOUSE, 200 WEST SECOND STREET, POMONA AND ALADDIN JR., 3161 NORTH GAREY AVENUE, POMONA. 7:00PM/ $12/ ALL AGES.

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