Make no mistake—these guys may have chosen hip hop as their genre, but hip hop is just a conduit for delivering pure, throbbing pop of the highest caliber. 

This show was a triumph. I have nothing but effusive things to say about Kid Infinity.

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The Friday Q&A show sold out, but don’t fret!
On Saturday, the Downtown Independent is showing director Werner Herzog’s newest film, which he calls “a horror film without the blood, chainsaws and gore, but with a strange, anonymous fear creeping up in you, ” and [...]

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The Friday Q&A show sold out, but don’t fret!
On Saturday, the Downtown Independent is showing director Werner Herzog’s newest film, which he calls “a horror film without the blood, chainsaws and gore, but with a strange, anonymous fear creeping up in you, ” and [...]

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On Friday, the Downtown Independent is premiering director Werner Herzog’s newest film, which he calls “a horror film without the blood, chainsaws and gore, but with a strange, anonymous fear creeping up in you, ” and Herzog HIMSELF will be present for a Q&A [...]

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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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Some volume issues during a performance on screen render the crowd restless. Murmurs ripple through, speculating and questioning.

“Can’t hear a fucking thing!” cuts through the darkness, crass and unconstructive.

“Well, you should’ve been there!” retorts another faceless voice, more lighthearted. By the end of the film, he couldn’t have been more right.

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Download: Foot Village “Reggae War Zone”

(from Anti-Magic out now on Upset The Rhythm)
Via Brian Miller from Foot Village—the release party for Il Corral founder and musician Bob Bellerue’s Live At The Smell documentary featuring short live sets from last fall by (in order of appearance) the Mae Shi, Foot Village, Ponytail, Abe Vigoda, High Places, [...]

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I eventually did get out of the house by Thursday night, touring both floors of Amoeba Music prior to fading down Vine St. to 3 Clubs. Briefly fashionable after the 1997 movie Swingers, this venue I’ve long associated with dreadful music and gave the place up entirely after I quit martinis. Still, the Rumble’s night of indie-squawk sounded promising enough outside muffled through the walls. Both light and prospects were considerable dimmer inside, as French Miami- a trio of Bay Area collegians beloved of NME -was onstage thrashing around inside a math rock that was obviously failing to carry its twos and decimal points.

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L.A. RECORD favorite Flying Lotus will perform a rare live set of music specially written to mesh with new visuals and other sensory overloading effects as part of the Labrat Matinee at the Downtown Independent movie theater—just about next door to the Smell—tonight! More info from dublab below:

This matinee has transcended the afternoon and traveled [...]

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