Anyone familiar with Local Natives is going to recognize most if not all the tracks on their full-length, which for this band (and their very commited local fans) is perfect. Now you can hear every single detail of every single song.

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“It’s too close to Christmas, we didn’t think anyone would come,” Taylor Rice admitted to the packed Echo. Despite the holidays, Local Natives sold out their show during the presale, leaving thirty-something people standing out in the cold just hoping for a chance to get in. Their reputation has spread through the community like wildfire. Even after their exhausting and extensive touring since their residency at Spaceland in August, Local Natives still managed to offer a one-of-a-kind performance.

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L.A. darlings Local Natives have had a big year—a UK tour, a record deal, and a road trip with Fool’s Gold and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. Bassist Andy Hamm stepped outside on a chilly afternoon in Seattle to share with us some of the highlights. This interview by Amber Hollingsworth.

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Our little bandcrush Local Natives just signed with Frenchkiss Records, home to Passion Pit, The Antlers, The Dodos, and more. Their debut LP, Gorilla Manor, will be out in the U.S. on February 16, 2010, about the time they’ll be kicking off their Spring 2010 tour!

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White Rabbits love percussion. In fact, if you know any of their songs, you probably know “Percussion Gun.” I won’t say that going to a White Rabbits concert is like getting shot in the face with that gun, but maybe bonked over the head with the handle of it, say.

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Local Natives and The Union Line perform at Spaceland on August 3, 2009.
LOCAL NATIVES

THE UNION LINE

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Gangi will be playing their final residency at Spaceland tonight so we are lifting this interview out of our archives. The vinyl version of their album A is almost out and they are already working on the follow-up Gun Show, with a title track that sounds like T. Rex and Funkadelic together in three minutes. They speak here when issues of toxic mold were much more on their minds. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Spaceland (with Ticketweb, the Echo, Myspace and more) have just announced a three-stage Wednesday day party for SXSW that includes some of our favorite bands—especially Garotas Suecas, who we hope will come to L.A. very soon! Flyer and line-up below.

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