L.A. RECORD‘s Chris Ziegler and Charlie Rose will be the main stage (Bates stage) closing DJs from 5 PM to 10 PM on Sunday at Sunset Junction, which is right after Fool’s Gold and Tiny Masters of Today and during Mika Miko, the Sonics and Built To Spill as well as covering several unsupervised hours [...]
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L.A. RECORD TO DJ AT SUNSET JUNCTION SUNDAY w/SONICS, MIKA MIKO, MORE
August 21st, 2009 · No Comments
L.A. RECORD IN L.A. TIMES ARTICLE ON SUNSET JUNCTION
August 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Thanks to writer Margaret Wappler for thinking of us and including a quote from L.A. RECORD‘s Chris Ziegler in this L.A. Times article on Sunset Junction. If this is in print, we’ll add it to our archive of L.A. Times appearances, which so far include a glossy article in their magazine earlier this summer and [...]
MIKA MIKO + AUDACITY + WIDOW BABIES @ THE SMELL
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Two kids find themselves on the wrong side of a tall green-painted iron fence and decide to climb over to get to the show. The first guy manages to get his legs over and jumps the rest of the way, hitting the ground running to lessen the impact. His friend attempts to do the same, but gets his shoe stuck on the fence and crashes to the ground, an eight foot fall with only his elbow and face to land on. Another night at the Smell.
MIKA MIKO + MORE @ THE SMELL
July 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment
photography by ward robinson Mika Miko performed Friday night at the Smell where they were joined by No Age at the end of their set. Also performing that night were Audacity, The Widow Babies, and UV Lights.
MIKA MIKO @ THE SMELL
July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
MIKA MIKO: WE BE XUXA
June 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
On the surface, We Be Xuxa almost seems like a retread of old school American punk, but actually it evokes without constant copying—it’s fresh-faced punk, yet my heart hears Born Innocent-era Redd Kross in their sisterly choruses, and early early Black Flag or even Ramones in their strumming (minus Greg Ginn’s noodling) and Wipers downturns on the chords, and a Darby Crash-like insistence on writing lyrics too self-referential and profound to sing straight into the microphone. And there’s even a Urinals cover!?! And there’s a Beach Blvd-esque melodicism to Jessie Clavin’s bass lines, one that perfectly matches their Descendants-like love of making up pragmatic gerunds such as “Totion.” A lot of reviewers have said these gals (et dude) sound like X-Ray Spex, but that is a lazy lie!
THE STRANGE BOYS: AAAAAAGH, LOOK OVER THERE, AAAAAH!
June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Texas made them strange and Beerland made them men and now Austin’s Strange Boys are one of the realest rock ‘n’ roll bands currently prowling the American interstate system. They play tonight at the Smell and tomorrow at the Echo and will eradicate years of listless go-nowhere-ism with only 25 minutes and access to electricity. This interview by Dan Collins.
MP3: MIKA MIKO
May 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Download: Mika Miko “I Got a Lot (New New New)” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (off We Be Xuxa out now on PPM)
CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY LINE UP
April 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Audacity dreaming of Seattle The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle’s Premiere Celebration of Independent Music July 24 & July 25th Seattle, WA Featuring! SONIC YOUTH THE JESUS LIZARD THE GOSSIP, DEERHUNTER BLACK LIPS EARTH THE THERMALS THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART MOONDOGGIES SPINNERETTE THE DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE MIKA MIKO THE BLAKES [...]
TOUR DATES: THE STRANGE BOYS
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Download: The Strange Boys “To Turn a Tune or Two” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from The Strange Boys and Girls Club on In The Red Records) Read our interview with The Strange Boys here. The Strange Boys tour dates 04.02.09 – Dallas, TX (Doublewide) 04.03.09 – Memphis, TN (Murphy’s) 04.04.09 – Oxford, [...]
