L.A. RECORD » the echo http://larecord.com Los Angeles' Biggest Music Publication Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 WIN TICKETS TO STRANGERS FAMILY BAND WITH DJ DANNY HOLLOWAY! http://larecord.com/news/2012/01/06/win-tickets-to-strangers-family-band-with-dj-danny-holloway http://larecord.com/news/2012/01/06/win-tickets-to-strangers-family-band-with-dj-danny-holloway#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:08:51 +0000 Chris Ziegler http://larecord.com/?p=61993

Here at L.A. RECORD we like to wake up on groggy mornings with a big bowl of FUZZ, and that’s exactly what Danny Holloway specializes in. He’s one of the toppest DJs in L.A., and one of the residents at the occasional FUZZ night, in which you will listen as the other toppest DJs in L.A. drag out wrinkly old 45s with one unbelievable psychotic psychedelic freakout per. On Jan. 27 at the Echo, FUZZ is presenting the 13th Floor-ified (Easter Everywhere era) psych rock of Strangers Family Band plus a set by Holloway that will strip every hair from your head. It’ll be $10 at the door but … wanna go for free? Easy! Just send the most fuzzed-out song you can find on YouTube to us at rsvp@larecord.com with subject FUZZ! Fuzziest wins! Have fuzz! And see you fuzz!

]]> http://larecord.com/news/2012/01/06/win-tickets-to-strangers-family-band-with-dj-danny-holloway/feed 0 MARIA TAYLOR + BIG HARP + DEAD FINGERS @ THE ECHO http://larecord.com/photos/2011/10/28/maria-taylor-big-harp-dead-fingers-the-echo http://larecord.com/photos/2011/10/28/maria-taylor-big-harp-dead-fingers-the-echo#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:46:25 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=60746 Maria Taylor

Alabama native & once upon a time Los Angeles resident Maria Taylor was back in support of her latest release, Overlook, which came out on Omaha based label Saddle Creek earlier this year. Touring with her is Dead Fingers, a duo composed of Kate Taylor & Taylor Hollingsworth, & another Saddle Creek duo, Big Harp. Stefanie Drootin of Big Harp recently founded Omaha Girls Rock, a music/performance camp of sorts, which you can read more about here: www.omahagirlsrock.com. Dead Fingers’ debut album will be out early next year & Big Harp’s debut, White Hat, came out this September. Photos by Lindsey Best

Maria Taylor’s Setlist:
1 Masterplan
2 Orchids
3 My Favorite Love
4 Song Beneath The Song
5 Ladyluck
6 In A Bad Way
7 Cartoons and Forever Plans
8 Clean Getaway
9 Xanax
10 Matador
11 Birmingham 1982
12 Bad Idea?
13 Happenstance

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/10/28/maria-taylor-big-harp-dead-fingers-the-echo/feed 0 PROGRAM FOR THE RETURN OF MURDER BALLADS TONIGHT! http://larecord.com/news/2011/10/20/program-for-the-return-of-murder-ballads-tonight http://larecord.com/news/2011/10/20/program-for-the-return-of-murder-ballads-tonight#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:29:59 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=60446 L.A. Record + The New L.A. Folk Fest + Grand Ole Echo are co-hosting The Return Of Murder Ballads tonight at the Echoplex. Here is the lineup of musicians performing songs about killing times! For more info, go to the folk fest website.

Get a little appetizer by listening to the bands or watching some videos.


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]]> http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/10/07/oct-20-the-new-l-a-folk-fest-l-a-record-present-the-return-of-murder-ballads/feed 0 ICEAGE @ THE ECHO http://larecord.com/live-reviews/2011/08/20/iceage-the-echo http://larecord.com/live-reviews/2011/08/20/iceage-the-echo#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:25:00 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=59499 “Joy Division’s first show was 15 minutes!” That’s what we heard exclaimed from the stage after iceage’s vicious L.A. debut at the Echo for Part Time Punks. OK, so that comparison is a bit much, but it’s apt in that what Iceage seems to want to do is bring danger to the stage, much like their forefathers did. Playing a sloppy, energetic and short set of songs from their debut, Iceage’s performance flew in the face of eager-to-please indie cageyness with unforced abandon. Singer/guitarist Elias Bender Ronnenfelt gripped the mic like a skinny Henry Rollins, spouting desperately while his bandmates bent songs from their debut New Brigade in and out of their already shaky frames. The details of their goth-tinged punk may have been lost translation—it’s hard to think the uninitiated being able to distinguish the songs from one another after the performance—but they made a concise impact nonetheless, wisely ending the show with album closer “You’re Blessed,” perhaps their most potent shock of apathy-killing furor.

—Billy Gil

]]> http://larecord.com/live-reviews/2011/08/20/iceage-the-echo/feed 0 THE ICARUS LINE @ THE ECHO http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/08/the-icarus-line-the-echo http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/08/the-icarus-line-the-echo#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:03:44 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=56589 Try to think of terms that say rock and roll band: danger, sleeze, sex, charisma, Ike Turner, Stooges, hipshake…knife fight? The Icarus Line has it all in spades. Having them pop up every few months on the live radar is like a big game of duck duck goose: band, band, band, band, BAND, band, band. Their sets are invariably thrilling, their songs original and, after over a decade, they continue to produce fresh and vital material: their set at the Echo to close out The Bixby Knolls’ residency included a couple old gems mixed in with material from the TWO albums they are releasing later this year-one in August on Roarscratch and one in the fall with their partners of legend, Buddyhead.  I have said it for years and it remains true, The Icarus Line is the best rock and roll band in this city. —Ward Robinson

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/08/the-icarus-line-the-echo/feed 0 CEREBRAL BALLZY: BEG TO GO TO JAIL http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/06/06/cerebral-ballzy-interview-beg-to-go-to-jail http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/06/06/cerebral-ballzy-interview-beg-to-go-to-jail#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:07:09 +0000 Chris Ziegler http://larecord.com/?p=56536 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.]]>

Download: Cerebral Ballzy “Insufficient Fare”

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.

When you did the ‘Puke Song,’ you actually recorded a live puke. What is the best way to capture a puke in hi-fidelity?
Honor Titus (vocals): It was actually really fuckin’ funny, man. I tried to shotgun four beers in a row to puke on cue, I guess, and I totally missed the fuckin’ toilet and puked on the mic. We had to hide it from Joby from the Bronx—‘Ah, it’s all chill, dude.’ As I’m wiping down this mic all frantically. ‘Man, I hope he doesn’t see this!’
Does he know that happened?
I think he’ll find out in L.A. RECORD.
What else have you destroyed with the power of bodily functions?
The first time we were in London—last summer—shit was just stupid, man. It was just disgusting. I puked on a kid at a gig! Like on stage.
Was he into it?
I … don’t think so. He got pushed into the pit and … went away.
Like a washing machine? Was he cleaned by the rotational action of the circle pit?
That’s some vile shit!
Did you ever try the forbidden English drink called ‘the Snakebite’?
Abe took seven of ‘em in one night when we first got to London and supposedly … the story goes he was with some chick, and some dudes called the chick he was with a slut, and then the dude slapped Abe! And Abe totally whupped some dudes ass on seven snakebites. It was the first three days in London. And he almost got arrested because of CCTV. They show up within minutes! Big Brother’s watching, man. It’d be a good statistic on how many cameras are in London. I’m sure across England there’s millions. We’d be ducking into corners to do drugs and shit on the street.
Did you crawl into any dumpsters?
Exactly—that status. Find a weird nook and pull some dude’s apartment door and sneak into his corridor.
Didn’t someone get arrested in England?
Mason did. He got off cuz the kid pushed him first. I don’t know. Dude tried to step to Mason and our tour manager cracked the kid with a bottle. And they went to jail for the night, and Mason wouldn’t shut the fuck up about how England has the best fucking prison treatment in the world. Like you press a button and they bring you a cup of tea! And he woke up and had a better breakfast than we all had that fucking morning—a full English breakfast! I’d beg to go to jail in England. Sounds like the fuckin’ Days Inn.
Have you ever met any of those cops that used to be into punk and are totally stoked to talk about punk while they’re busting you?
There’s a ton of ‘em in New York. ‘Oh, man, fuckin’ Cro-Mags—fuckin’ Cro-Mags. I saw you pissin’ but Cro-Mags!’
Has that actually gotten you off of getting busted?
Yeah—it’s kinda obvious, man. We look like a fuckin’ crew of freaks at this point. Dudes are like, ‘Well, you’re obviously into something else … but Cro-Mags, bro! Cro-Mags!’
Does that work outside of New York City?
No. N-O no!
Do you ever do what Black Flag used to do and tell the cops you’re in a jazz band?
Totally. When we first started the band, we were CBC—Cerebral Ballzy Crew. So we go through mad checkpoints: ‘Oh, you’re a band?’ ‘Yeah, CBC!’ ‘What does that mean?’ ‘City Boys for Christ, man!’
Are there any Cerebral Ballzy fans that terrify you?
Dude, there’s a few. Shit is gnarly. There’s one chick named … like Trashlee or something, something gnar. She has like tie-dye hair. But she’s kinda cute. And also … Trash Talk is the only other band I’ve seen get this. Dudes can’t contain themselves around us. It’s kind of gnarly. Dudes are just super-stoked. Like dudes in London say, ‘I’m not gay, mate, but you’re the only dude I’d fuck!’ Like … what the fuck are you talking about, dude?
Are you gonna do a solo pop album like Stiv Bators? That would really make people fall in love with you.
I’m working on it! How do you know? I’ve got a Stiv Bators tattoo, man.
Who’s in your tattoo roll call? Zombies, Beach Boys …
I got Ozzy Osbourne in a poncho playing guitar.
No slice of pizza tattoo?
I narrowly avoided the pizza tattoo, thank God. You know … food tattoos. ‘You dig food, man. Cool.’ It’s kinda suspect. ‘You really like soup, huh?’
That’d be great. A bowl and a spoon with little steam lines.
Add mashed potatoes and I’d fucking love it. I almost got ‘Time After Time’—the Cyndi Lauper song. She rules. She’s super-down. I’ve heard her weird demos. That shit’s rad. I’d bone Cyndi, dude. Put it out there. Is her hair still purple?
She has this platinum angel thing now.
I’d marry her and change my name to Lauper. I’d be Honor Lauper. That’s sick.
When is the record coming out?
July 25. We’re releasing it on Adult Swim in the States. Raymond Pettibon did the art. Shit’s gonna be nuts.
You gonna guest-spot on ‘Superjail’?
They’re gonna guest spot on Ballzy, man.
What would your opening cartoon credits be?
It’d be a no-comply on to a fuckin’ … deep thin-crust then a backflip on to a chick’s tits.
Do you really think aliens are taking over the Brooklyn Navy Yards?
I think so. An indigenous tribe called ‘the yuppies.’
You should check out the documentary They Live.
One thing you should check out … no, one thing you should NEVER check out … is 1992 to 1994 pop-punk bands.
Didn’t you play the Warped Tour with all those bands?
I love Vans and I love sixteen-year-old girls so we agreed to the terms. We didn’t read the fine print. And it’s OK. We made it. The awesomest band on the Warped Tour besides Cerebral Ballzy was the Casualties. And Keith Morris is a fucking god among men. I fucking love that dude.
How long would it take you to grow hair like Keith Morris?
Not til after I see ‘They Live.’ Maybe I’m the yuppie!

L.A. RECORD PRESENTS CEREBRAL BALLZY WITH BASTARD AND RUPTURES ON TUE., JUNE 7, AT THE ECHO, 1822 SUNSET BLVD., ECHO PARK. 7 PM / $8 / ALL AGES. ATTHEECHO.COM. VISIT CEREBRAL BALLZY AT CEREBRALBALLZY.COM.

]]> http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/06/06/cerebral-ballzy-interview-beg-to-go-to-jail/feed 1 THE GREENHORNES + JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD @ THE ECHO http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/17/the-greenhornes-jeff-the-brotherhood-the-echo http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/17/the-greenhornes-jeff-the-brotherhood-the-echo#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 14:26:21 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=56057 The Greenhornes

Third Man Records’ The Greenhornes (Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence, Patrick Keeler) brought their solid bluesy/garage rock style back to LA, this time performing at the Echo.  Nashville’s JEFF The Brotherhood opened and had the crowd in a complete frenzy. Photos by Debi Del Grande

THE GREENHORNES

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/17/the-greenhornes-jeff-the-brotherhood-the-echo/feed 0 CHARLES BRADLEY @ THE ECHO http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/10/charles-bradley-the-echo http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/10/charles-bradley-the-echo#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:27:45 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=55861 Charles Bradley made a strong buzz at SXSW and we finally were able to hear and see this amazing performer at The Echo.  Kudos to Daptone Records for finding the rare gem that is Bradley, who, after years of struggling, is finally having his day in the sun.  It’s hard to believe it took so many years for this genuine man to be recognized for his talent. Now in his early 60s, Bradley’s raspy, James Brown sounding voice filled the packed room with so much soul and love, performing songs from his album, No Time for Dreaming. He appeared overwhelmed and almost surprised by the warm reception he received from the audience.  Photos by Debi Del Grande.

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/05/10/charles-bradley-the-echo/feed 2 YUCK @ DETROIT BAR http://larecord.com/photos/2011/04/27/yuck-detroit-bar http://larecord.com/photos/2011/04/27/yuck-detroit-bar#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:13:27 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=55396 “What to say about Yuck? Songs! Like with the G chord and all that. Something about Yuck’s “aw shucks” approach to recording and playing live is so disarming that all the “but wait, doesn’t this just sound like Teenage Fanclub and Yo La Tengo and Dinosaur Jr.” feeling goes right out the window.” —Billy Gil (read Billy’s review of the Echo show here)

Photos of the Detroit Bar show by Ward Robinson

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