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Cafe Nela Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary: An Interview with Cafe Nela Founder Dave Travis

In two short years Café Nela has emerged as a premiere destination for underground and alternative music in Los Angeles. Located on a dark stretch of Cypress Avenue in Cypress Park, the gateway neighborhood from downtown to the rapidly gentrifying … Continue reading

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Coachella 2012 Part 1 – PreHistory

Contributed by Dave Travis Back when I was in college in the late 80’s, one of my jobs was as a roadie for the band Celebrity Skin. My boss was their manager Rick VanSanten.   I met Rick when I … Continue reading

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One of firehose’s First Shows: Santa Monica College 1987

Here is a video I did of one of Firehose’s first shows at Santa Monica college in early 1987. It has a short interview of Mike Watt and Dez Cadena. Read Bob Lee’s article on Firehose for more information. Contributed … Continue reading

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