Download: Chicha Libre “Primavera En La Selva” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Chicha Libre plays with Very Be Careful and Special Lord B on Fri., Apr. 23, at El Cid)

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New Orleans’s premier ‘Sissy Bounce’ rapper Big Freedia will be in L.A. tonight performing a style of dance and rap music rarely seen outside of the Deep South. Even the dance-squeamish people will shake it. This interview by John Henry.

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In light of today’s weather, we’re putting the rest of the tickets for the Spoon show on sale today at 2PM Pacific Standard Time on Groovetickets.com. ONCE THESE SELL OUT, ABSOLIUTELY NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE. Monday, January 18, 2009 SPOON with DEEP SEA DIVER STRICTLY 21+ DOORS at 8PM EL [...]

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There were a few songs that started out with just Trela, the other 9 members staring dreamily at points on stage and occasionally mouthing along to a line. But just when you started to wonder “Wait, what are these other guys doing here?” you’d hear a tsk tsk tsk on the cymbal or a delicate whine from the violin, and you knew this was about to turn into something big. Then all the sounds would ball up tighter and tighter until they’d explode into a 10-piece sonic rush that made your hair blow back a little bit from your face.

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Quick list of all last week’s previews, reviews, interviews and MP3s!

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