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APR. 1: GANGI + DREAMTAPES

March 29th, 2011 · No Comments

GANGI AND DREAMTAPES ON FRIDAY APR. 1ST AT ORIGAMI VINYL, 1816 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 6:30PM/ FREE/ ALL AGES

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WAVED OUT FESTIVAL @ THE ECHOPLEX

September 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Just when you think summer’s over, a heat wave comes to L.A. and Waved Out 2 comes to the Echoplex, to hose us down with the reverb-soaked sounds of teenage noise pop, chill wave, surf punk and psych-folk. I didn’t know what to expect.

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Video: Wounded – Lion Friendly

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Wounded Lion will be playing at Origami on July 27 with Fungi Girls. The “Friendly” video is the result of Wounded Lion playing with Powerpoint. If these two things are related, then this band is not only better than Weezer, they are good at computer. The “Friendly” single is for sale at In The Red [...]

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L.A. RECORD RECORD STORE DAY GUIDE

April 15th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Retailers are ready to push rare, exclusive, classic and just-plain-strange vinyl—last year gave the world the Monks’ unbelievable “Pretty Suzanne”—and lots of musicians and writers and musician-writers are signed up to help pull extra people inside. (Full roster of special releases here!) This list was compiled by Lainna Fader and Steven Martinez.

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PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND AT ORIGAMI TODAY

January 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Origami twittereeterood an announcement for this evening: OrigamiVinyl The Phenomenal Handclap band will be filming a special performance tonight @ Origami Vinyl @ 8pm. Come down and check it out its free! And after that head over to the Echo to catch Phenomal… again with the Holloys, Jogger, and White Arrows.

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THE CIGARETTE BUMS @ ORIGAMI VINYL

December 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

On the heels of the band’s first record, the Cigarette Bums held the official party for self-released single Jailbird at Origami Vinyl. This three-piece from Silverlake has been slowly and quietly building steam playing on the east side, Hollywood, and Downtown. They have made good friends with bands like Cobalt Cranes, Bastidas, and Peg Leg Love, bringing an interesting flair to the garage revival. While this has helped them play some key shows, the band is definitely one of Silverlake’s unknown gems.

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LOS ANGELES RECORD STORES

November 17th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Los Angeles Record Store Directory Below you will find a list of record stores in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. If we have overlooked a store please leave it in the comments field and we will add it to our list. L.A. Record – Online Store shop.larecord.com Amoeba Music 6400 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, [...]

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