Mass. DOM were taking prisoners at The Satellite Sat. night after the shit-kickers had just swept through SXSW.  The garage rock/alternative band did an excellent cover of Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” and lightened up spirits on the rainy evening.  Definitely a party favorite. Photos by Debi Del Grande

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Dream come true news of the week: Cha Cha Lounge will be celebrating the launch of shop.chachalounge.com (and Suspect zine!) with a live silkscreening party on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and for one night only you’ll be able to get L.A. RECORD pint glasses! Come by and either buy one of several custom new shirts or [...]

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Download: Chicha Libre “Primavera En La Selva” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Chicha Libre plays with Very Be Careful and Special Lord B on Fri., Apr. 23, at El Cid)

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New Orleans’s premier ‘Sissy Bounce’ rapper Big Freedia will be in L.A. tonight performing a style of dance and rap music rarely seen outside of the Deep South. Even the dance-squeamish people will shake it. This interview by John Henry.

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Download: The Soft Pack “Answer To Yourself” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the self-titled LP out now on Kemado) New issue! See you at the release party tomorrow at the Cha Cha Lounge! Find print issues here, buy back issues here and obtain a print subscription here. Please contact us if you’d [...]

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Not to get all Hallmark about it, but Zackey Force Funk is proof that music can do some good in the world. This funk maestro has been through some serious shit, and now his life mission is to get you bumping to his hybrid of electronic dance music, with a little help from his brother’s Gameboy. You haven’t heard something quite like this. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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L.A.’s favorite place for felt cupcakes with faces on them, the Silverlake Art* Craft & Vintage fair is moving for the holidays. Before they do, though, they’ll be kickin’ it Kogi Truck style on Saturday, November 14 at their normal location at Micheltorena Street Elementary School (1511 Micheltorena St) from 10AM-4PM. They’ll be back in [...]

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If one more person compares BLK JKS to Vampire Weekend, we might explode. This South African band writes pop songs, rock songs, slow tunes and fast tracks; they get proggy and they jam. There’s a great amount of variety on BLK JKS’ latest album After Robots, but the only thing the band imitates is the sound that reality transmits through their nimble fingers. Guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata breaks it down for Daiana Feuer.

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Jonneine Zapata has a stare that makes grown men cower and weep. She is the closest thing to Jim Morrison in the Silverlake scene and her live show is mesmerizing. She speaks to Scott Schultz about Nick Cave, the importance of eye contact and how macrobiotics go with an Italian meal in Brooklyn.

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Telefon Tel Aviv’s third full-length album Immolate Yourself was released this past January just after the death of founding member Charles Cooper. Joshua Eustis is now touring the U.S and Telefon Tel Aviv continues to live and even thrive. This interview by Britt Witt.

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