photos by lauren everett This year’s KCRW Ball may have come the closest one can get to the experience of William Randolf’s famed costume parties at the Hearst Castle during the decadent 1920’s. No matter which way you looked, there was no shortage of jaw dropping transformative wonder. Attendants pulled out all the stops, whether [...]

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L.A. Record + The New L.A. Folk Fest + Grand Ole Echo are co-hosting The Return Of Murder Ballads tonight at the Echoplex. Here is the lineup of musicians performing songs about killing times! For more info, go to the folk fest website. Get a little appetizer by listening to the bands or watching some [...]

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Last year I went to a Halloween party of theirs and had a great time, so of course I wanted to create a tradition and join them again this year.

Upon entry, you were greeted by a thick black curtain, unexpected of what fun awaits you. Once through the curtain, in front of you is a giant inflatable bounce house next to a cotton candy machine.

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Amongst a sea of costumes and frivolity that seems destined to be KCRWs annual Halloween bash, The Duke Spirit’s Liela Moss proved she’s far more than all legs and sequins, as she  graced the stage at the  2010 masquerade ball—even  while barking the as yet unsolved between-song comment: “I think you’re disgusting.” Ok, Ok, maybe [...]

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Fresh from a freshly cracked crypt—the 2010 L.A. RECORD Halloween mixtape! Freak yourself out and see you at Cha Cha tomorrow! (Remember—email us your pint glass design today or bring it to the Cha Cha tomorrow!)

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Here’s a little taste of all the bands that will be performing tonight at the Echoplex for The New Los Angeles Folk Festival’s MURDER BALLADS Halloween bonanza. Arrive at 8 pm tonight so you don’t miss anything. These bands will each perform a couple classic murder ballads in celebration of dark tradition. Frank Fairfield “Nine [...]

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The lineup for the Murder Ballads event organized by LA RECORD’s Daiana Feuer and James Cartwright (aka The New Los Angeles Folk Festival) has been announced. Taking the stage on Oct 26 with their renditions of old murder ballads will be: Frank Fairfield, Simon Stokes, Boy Scout Jamboree (Spindrift acoustic), Vaud & The Villains, Amanda [...]

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In order to raise money for the next run of their play, New, Post-Fact Productions—Rachel Kolar & Lauren Brown—convinced Mehlman (Seinfeld writer/producer) to host a masquerade gala at his house. Gala doesn’t really describe the living room cocktail concert vibe. It was a casual and polite affair aside from a few rowdy adults and a topless one-man dance party wearing shiny leggings called Oliver. The performances hit intimate and quirky heights.

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L.A. Record presents The Pity Party’s brand new music video for “Stop, Stand Up, Be Quiet, Be Still,” a new song that you’ll find on an album sometime next year. The tune’s about wanting to teach a boy the good behavior he didn’t learn in school, but alas some dogs can’t be trained. For her [...]

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