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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 19, 2020

forty years ago this month at d boon’s pad at 519 w 19th street (upstairs, in the alley) in our pedro town, him and me started the minutemen and got the first batch of tunes going. joe baiza and gary … Continue reading

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Brenda Perlin Reads from her New Book at Book Soup

Book Soup has always supported punk readings, and tonight was no different, with readings from Brenda Perlin’s Crime and PUNKishment: Stories and Exclusive Interviews with Rodney Bingenheimer, Jack Grisham, Palmolive of the Slits, Linda Ramone and Captain Sensible. Besides Brenda … Continue reading

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Don’t Pretend That You’re Dead! L7 Embarks on Cross-Country Tour for New Album

L7 is back on the road spreading the fun of being girls across the tundra. They have just released their first album in 20 years, called Scatter the Rats. The record was released on Joan Jett’s Blackhearts records. A video of their … Continue reading

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Sunday: Viva the Lucha Libre Forever!

Sunday came soon enough with the promise of more great music and Lucha Labre shenanigans. While I had missed the thrilling and comedic antics of Saturday, I keenly set my sights on wrestling, as it is the perfect celebration of … Continue reading

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Flipper with David Yow Celebrates Their 40th Anniversary at The Regent

Last night, Flipper celebrated their 40th anniversary with all of us at The Regent Theater in DTLA, and it was ABSOLUTELY EPIC! Opening the show was one of my favorite local bands, Qui. They put on a great set (as … Continue reading

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Sunday (Day 2): Come Out and Play!

Music makes the people come together but not before a little craft beer tasting that will make the people more attractive. On my meanderings, I found that Brew Brothers’ Hef was refreshing and Brewheim Beer Makers’ Red was a sassy … Continue reading

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Saturday: You Can’t Stop the Rock!

Kicking off the summer early KLOS & Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco and Music festival warms up Southern California with not one, but two days, of craft beer, tacos, and badass music! The combination of Lucha Libre, tacos and music was … Continue reading

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Redd Kross Plays “Born Innocent” at The Janet Housden Benefit

Tonight the original 1982 line-up of Redd Kross played the “Born Innocent” album for a very lucky sold-out crowd at The Echo. This special show was a benefit to help fellow ex-band member Janet Housden offset her medical expenses after … Continue reading

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Live Review: The Avengers & Alice Bag at Alex’s Bar 2/10/19

Late 70s San Francisco punk band The Avengers played Alex’s Bar in Long Beach last month with L.A.’s own Alice Bag. It was an afternoon matinee show on a rainy day and it started late; The Alley Cats were a … Continue reading

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Flesh Eaters & Mudhoney at The Echoplex 1.19.19

In case you haven’t heard the big news, the original line-up of L.A. punk legends The Flesh Eaters have reunited and recorded their first album together since their 1981 masterpiece “A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die”.  The new … Continue reading

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