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DEER TICK SHOWS ITS D ON “MAIN STREET”

May 4th, 2012 · No Comments

Check out Deer Tick’s DICK in this video, then see the band live tomorrow night, May 5th, at El Rey with Turbo Fruits. Deer Tick is: Fireworks. Sparklers. Danger. Destruction. Doo Wop. Pee pee. Fire. Karate kicks. All of this. —Daiana Feuer

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POLYPHONIC SPREE @ THE EL REY

April 5th, 2012 · No Comments

Nearly a decade later, not sure what to expect, we wait in the El Rey. Suddenly a heart shape is cut out of the red cloth, a white robed chest appears through with another heart on it, the cloth is removed, and the polyphony sprees: trumpets, harp, cello, flute, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, a five girl super animated choir, and more, plus Tim Delaughter singing, in a distorted genuine psychedelic Texas high warble, about love, all at once…

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ROKY ERICKSON: APPARENTLY IT’S ALRIGHT TO DO IT!

February 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment

L.A. RECORD’s untoward adoration of Roky Erickson is well known, and so we are freaking for his show at the El Rey Thursday! We reprint here our first-ever Roky interview from Halloween 2008. Win tickets here or buy ‘em here! We’ll also DJ an afterparty at the Monty! Like the man says: “We get together for rock music ’bout 12 ‘o clock every night!” This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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WIN TICKETS TO ROKY ERICKSON NEXT WEEK! HAIL ROKY, KING OF THE BEASTS!

February 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Well, we love Roky Erickson. Can’t explain it, don’t care to anyway. Roky’s rok is the rokinest rok that ever rok-ed, and if you got to wake up, make sure to wake up to rok-n-roll! Anyway—of course this means we want everyone to go see him next week! Thanks to the beautiful people at Goldenvoice, [...]

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Bombay Bicycle Club @ El Rey

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments

Bombay Bicycle Club’s L.A. return appeared worth the wait as the English group brought songs from its latest, A Different Kind Of Fix , to El Rey Theatre. The packed house embraced opener Lucy Rose who has contributed vocals to Bombay’s last two albums and also took the stage to perform with the band. BBC Frontman [...]

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GOTYE @ EL REY THEATER

February 6th, 2012 · No Comments

With the hit song and video “Somebody I Used To Know,” Gotye (born Wouter “Wally” De Backer) earned himself the hottest ticket in town.  But would the Belgian-Australian songwriter  be another musician thrown to the indie wolves only to be spit out after a massive hit? Couples, older folk and many attractive young hipsters packed [...]

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LEMONHEADS @ EL REY

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

You really never know what you will get when Evan Dando plays a show with his band The Lemonheads! The only original member came to El Rey performing It’s a Shame About Ray in its entirety (sans “Mrs. Robinson” which was added to the album later).  Although it would have been a nice surprise to [...]

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WIN TICKETS TO MATES OF STATE WITH THE GENERATIONALS AT THE EL REY!

October 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Mates of State are a married couple (awwww!) that make minimal pop music with vocal harmonies and synthesized flourishes. You can buy tickets them on November 8 when they play the El Rey, or you can try to win tickets! And–we will be giving away two pairs of tickets so your chances of winning are [...]

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WIN TICKETS TO SEE ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI WITH DOM + THE SANDWITCHES AT THE EL REY!

October 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Architecture in Helsinki is a self-described modernist pop group from Australia that has been getting rave reviews from both the American and Australian press. Their 2007 single, “Heart it Races” got them a spot on the ARIA charts and on Billboard’s Top Electronic Albums charts as well as attention from NPR and the BBC. Their [...]

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THE JOY FORMIDABLE + RACES + TELEKINESIS @ EL REY

September 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Joy Formidable L.A.’s own Races opened up the night at the El Rey and did not disappoint and started what was to be a solid evening of music. Making a stop on their way to Austin City Limits, Seattle’s Telekinesis pumped it up making a smooth transition for The Joy Formidable who has grown [...]

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