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JUL. 15: L.A. RECORD PRESENTS WHITE FENCE + COLD SHOWERS + URINALS + NIGHT CONTROL + DJ TOM PILLA
July 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments
PAUL COLLINS: TOMORROW IS TOO FAR AWAY!
June 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment
As the drummer for the Nerves and Breakaways and lead singer of the Beat, Paul Collins helped create the genre of power pop. His songs have been covered by virtually every band with a guitar, from Audacity to Green Day to White Fence to the Muffs to the Exploding Hearts to … me. He will play Friday at Blue Star—win tickets here! This interview by Dan Collins and Kristina Benson.
ANIMALS & MEN: I ALWAYS KEPT MY CLOTHES ON
June 27th, 2011 · No Comments
Courted by Adam Ant—a relationship from which they politely withdrew when he suggested hiring a studio band to re-record their songs—and noted by John Peel, Animals & Men were positioned to take whatever version of fame and fortune the first wave of U.K. post-punk had to offer. Founders Ralph Mitchard and Susan Wells speak before their first-ever L.A. show this Thursday. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
JUN. 30: L.A. RECORD PRESENTS ANIMALS & MEN + WOUNDED LION + DUNES + KIT
June 27th, 2011 · No Comments
JUL. 1: L.A. RECORD PRESENTS EARTHLESS + GREEN & WOOD + JOY
June 14th, 2011 · No Comments
PRESENTED WITH CITY OF DEVILS. GET TICKETS HERE!
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF OUR BARE WIRES TICKETS!
June 10th, 2011 · No Comments
This week’s contest to win Bare Wires tickets was a grueling one—how much copy/paste can you take? We had tickets saved for whoever could send us the most “
THIS FRIDAY! L.A. RECORD PRESENTS BARE WIRES + SHITTY LIMITS + ROUGH KIDS + COSMONAUTS AT PSYCHO BEACH PARTY! WIN TICKETS INSIDE!
June 8th, 2011 · No Comments
This Friday at the Blue Star Bar L.A. RECORD is presenting yet another Psycho Beach Party featuring bands from Oakland to England! Get your tickets here or take your chances and buy them at the door the day of. And, for the competitive among you, there is STILL TIME TO WIN FREE TICKETS! Just email [...]
CEREBRAL BALLZY: BEG TO GO TO JAIL
June 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Brooklyn band Cerebral Ballzy play completely wrecked hardcore and destroyed our Valentine’s Day show in February. They will also destroy the Echo tomorrow. Singer Honor Titus speaks now on puke, cops, jail, jazz, yuppies and Cyndi Lauper. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
MOON DUO: THE FREAK WHO COMES TO VISIT
April 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Wooden Shjips guitarist and singer Ripley Johnson assembled Moon Duo (with keyboardist Sanae Yanada and samples pried from a bunch of primitive drum machines) to channel even more powerful drones and tones from the forbidden zone of rock ‘n’ roll. Moon Duo will play the Echo on Tuesday. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
VOSOTROS: PRESENTS THE YEARS
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Vosotros Presents: The Years is a startlingly great project. It plays like a virtual mix tape of modern treasures inspired by the golden days of soul, Motown, funk, hip-hop and even old school electro. This is the kind of album that can (at least temporarily) bridge the giant gap between the casual music listener and the snobbery of the record-collecting elite.
