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While it was great to see so many new faces, I have to admit relief at the sight of all of the regulars in the crowd, the people who week after week return to Pehrspace loyally on Monday nights for the eclectic and exciting programming that is Sean Carnage Mondays. The “TGIMers.” Even self-appointed announcer Karen Centerfold managed her way in somehow, but tonight Val Kilmer was the guest host, interacting with DJ Kyle Mabson’s mix of television themes and Tim Allen grunt samples.

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The 2nd annual Folktale Fest, and the triumphant return of Sean Carnage Monday nights at Pehrspace after a very brief hiatus, made for a packed crowd on a warm summer night. As I entered I found Sacramento performance artist/musician Mom dancing away, half-clothed and squeaking in a cutesy pitch-modified falsetto to novelty type music in a classic Mouseketeer hat.

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Nicole Kidman and Captain Ahab can appear on the same bill and the same crowd will happily receive John Barba’s sobbing suicidal guitar songs, then thrash and bounce to Captain Ahab’s hardcore club bangers. I brought my 14 year old brother from Florida to see this show, to open his mind. We stood on the side by the speaker, and he was as blown over by the music as he was by the audience. Where he lives, things are more separate.

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SHLOHMO, BIRTHDAYS, EMPEROR X, NICOLE KIDMAN, VACATION DAD, BACK TO THE FUTURE THE RIDE, TRUMAN PEYOTE, CRAFT SPELLS, EMILY REO, JEANS WILDER, M31, AND GHOST ANIMAL ON SUNDAY DEC. 26TH AT BACCHUS, 4159 WEST PICO BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 4:00PM/ $5/ ALL AGES.

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Girlhouse looks a lot like Women across town, and apparently the home was designed by the same architect, says inhabitant and L.A. Record writer Drew Denny. Go figure! Porch Fest II took place on Dec 5 with performances by Kevin Greenspon, Geoff Geis, Nicole Kidman, Brother Mitya, Voice On Tape, Whitman, Interlude in, Drew Denny, [...]

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Sean Carnage has done so much for L.A. music that there had to be a movie made to help document it. He’ll be celebrating four years of DIY shows (across six venues!) all this month at Women during his traditional Monday night residencies, and he’ll have the official Sean Carnage birthdayversary spectacular on July 27. This interview by Drew Denny.

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