Last night it was Qui / Burning Brides at the Echoplex. I enjoy the fact that I can walk there. What a feeling. Who would have thought exercise and live music could…
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Deerhoof / Autolux – Natural History Museum; Los Angeles, CA
Last night I saw Autolux / Deerhoof at the Natural History Museum. Despite the surreal atmosphere (they performed inside the North American Mammal room, which probably provided for some really fucked up…
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Bottling Smoke Day 2
Bottling Smoke Day 2 was a lesson in psychedelia, free improvisation and avant-garde composition. My day began at roughly 2pm when I walked over to Echo Curio. I bumped into some people…
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Bottling Smoke Day 1
The first night of the Bottling Smoke festival was all I could hope for. Lots of fun was had, beautiful psychedelic ambiance was enjoyed by all, and everyone in attendance was remarkably…
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Tonic (R.I.P)
If you loyal readers don’t mind, I’d like to take a day to flip my scorn’s “off” switch, and lament the impending loss of Tonic. For those of you who aren’t aware…
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Blues Canyon / White Hills / Titan @ Lit Lounge, NYC
Clearly, the secret of Titan has spread fast. Last night, fans packed the basement of Lit Lounge to mark the release of the band’s new album, A Raining Sun of Light &…
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WFMU Record Fair, CMJ, Call Me Lightning, Bear Claw
– The WFMU record fair was a good time, despite a male-to-female ratio which bordered that of a Shellac concert. In fact, come to think of it, the only females I saw…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 33
The show last night was very good. Jonathan from Shearwater played a very short set, two songs stuck out and the rest were “meh.” Bottomless Pit sounded like a combination of Bedhead…
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Titan / Pearls and Brass / Boris @ Knitting Factory; NYC
Z and I arrived at the Knitting Factory early so he could procure himself a ticket for the evening’s performance (is the least interesting opening sentence I’ve ever scribed). From the bar,…
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Tarentel / Fridge / Mono @ Bowery Ballroom
Man, kids these days are all nerds. For serious. You wouldn’t believe some of the hilarious banter I overheard before last night’s Temporary Residence 10th Birthday Party finale concert. Two kids were…