FUJIYA AND MIYAGI, FOL CHEN, AND THE HOLIDAYS ON SUNDAY MAR. 20TH AT THE ECHO, 1822 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ $17/ 18+

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Fol Chen is a mysterious sonic karass rumored to operate out of Highland Park, but the music and lyrics indicate origin in some kind of Borgesian alt-reality that North American Top 40 radio has reached in fragments over the past several decades.

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Download: Fol Chen “In Ruins” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Fol Chen “In Ruins” (Baths Remix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the In Ruins Remix EP available free from Fol Chen)

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One of the best parts of the Circus was the success of the side stages, with some of Henry Clay People’s favorite bands playing stripped down acoustic sets between main stage acts. By the end of the night, side stages were appearing out of thin air. I think I saw Eli Monolator (the night’s emcee) start playing songs on a bench in the smoker’s patio, but I was sharing a joint with a blogger and a singer from one of my fave local bands, and blogger weed is a lot stronger than mine, so I may have imagined that.

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Wavves is Nathan Williams with recent reinforcement from drummer Ryan Ulish. They will play a special early show on Wednesday at the Echo, but they spoke even earlier with L.A. RECORD‘s Daniel Clodfelter. And don’t miss Dan Collins’ review of Wavvves on this run-up to Wavves Weddnesday.

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