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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L.A. RECORD friend Crystal Antlers did a Sound & Vision video session for Incase. Check it out. It’s a taste of what’s to come off their next album. They wrote this song in a barn in Mexico. Abe Vigoda also did this Incase thing. Folks have good taste. See more at the Incase site.

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What goes on in the minds of the bands that you love? Find out through these Rorschach Tests conducted by Vanessa Gonzalez at FYF Fest 2010. Brian Stewart, Growlers, Drums: Pelvic bone Kyle Schuster, Growlers, Keyboards & Guitar: devil Scott Montoya: Growlers, Bass: Scarab Brooks Nielsen: Growlers, Vocals: Lil’ Clownie Warren Thomas, Growlers, Bongos: Pelvic [...]

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L.A. RECORD’s been at pretty much every music festival this summer, but our favorite to date was yesterday’s Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice. We partnered with dublab to curate the Brooks Ave. stage with a 100% dublab/L.A. RECORD all-star alumni line-up: John Carpenter, Farmer Dave Scher, Puro Instinct, Crystal Antlers, Abe Vigoda, and Dam-Funk & Master Blazter, with DJs Chris Ziegler and Dan Collins (L.A. RECORD), Ben Knight and Mega Farmer D (dublab), and Heather Gram (Calistonia Dreamin’).

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Download: Crystal Antlers “Dead Horses” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the self-titled 45 available now from Crystal Antlers! Click here to get both tracks free!)

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After school tutoring program 826LA asked its students to write songs and then brought in local bands to sing and record them. On March 6th, 826LA is hosting a release party at the Echo for the Chickens in Love album written by its students and performed by She & Him, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic [...]

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Download: The Soft Pack “Answer To Yourself” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the self-titled LP out Feb. 2 on Kemado) We interviewed the Soft Pack (then the Muslims) the day they moved to L.A. and we have been happy to see all the wild insanity that has developed for them since—the latest [...]

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Download: Audacity “Teenage Town” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] AUDACITY supporting CRYSTAL ANTLERS 12/07/09 Columbus, OH – Bourbon Street 12/08/09 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop 12/09/09 Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light 12/10/09 Atlanta, GA – The EARL 12/11/09 Ybor City, FL – Crowbar 12/12/09 Orlandol, FL – Back Booth 12/13/09 St Augustine, FL [...]

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