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Live Review: Second Still at The Echoplex
L.A. band Second Still played The Echoplex last Sunday, after releasing their self-titled debut this month on Manic Depression Records. The three-piece band offers a stylish, minimal “coldwave” sound with haunting vocals, strong bass lines and straightforward machine drums. The album … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music
Tagged coldwave, echoplex, goth, local bands, post-punk, Second Still, Siouxie Sioux, so many good local bands so little time
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Penelope Houston’s “Muzzlers” at La Luz de Jesus
From April 7th through the 30th, La Luz de Jesus Gallery presents “Muzzlers (The Accused)” by Avengers frontwoman and solo artist, Penelope Houston. The exhibit is a series of diptych oil paintings of mugshots from the 1920s and ’30s that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Miscellanious, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged 1920s, folk, La Luz De Jesus, mugshots, oil paintings, penelope houston, punk, the avengers
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Movie Review: “The Zookeeper’s Wife”
“The Zookeeper’s Wife” is a gorgeous Focus Features film based on the story of Antonina and Jan Żabińska, the owners of the Warsaw Zoo who rescued hundreds of people during the Holocaust. The screenplay by Angela Workman was adapted from Diane Ackerman’s book of … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Movies
Tagged antonina zabinska, Holocaust, jessica chastain, the zookeeper's wife, warsaw zoo, world war II
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Random L.A. – Melrose Angel
Posted in Art, Miscellanious
Tagged angel wings, colette miller, Melrose, Photo Op, street art
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Skaters’ “In Your Head” Video
New York band Skaters have released a quirky video for the single “In Your Head” from their upcoming album Rock And Roll Bye Bye. Directed by Josh Moore and starring Thea Norris as a “Chav Ballerina,” it features the latter sauntering and dancing … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music, Videos
Tagged indie rock, skaters, thea norris, yonks records
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Souvenir Driver Release “Brace Yourself” EP, Play Harvard & Stone in March
“Now I have to listen to the bullshit he’s gonna say…Every day, every day.” Portland’s Souvenir Driver has released an EP called Brace Yourself on Bandcamp featuring four songs written in disgusted reaction to Trump’s election. The band is donating all … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, bandcamp, bliss pop, indie rock, NRDC, planned parenthood, post-punk, souvenir driver, trump
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“The Belle of Amherst”: The Untold Story of Emily Dickinson
Posted in Books, Events, Theater, Upcoming Events
Tagged emily dickinson, grand annex, melanie jones, Poetry, San Pedro
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Dancin’ To 60s Soul at Los Globos
This Tuesday, January 24th, Brown Sugar Productions presents a 1960s Soul Dance Party at Los Globos in Silverlake. Guests should dress in ’60s Prom Night attire and expect to dance to music by The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Miscellanious, Upcoming Events
Tagged 1960s, los globos, motown, Silverlake, soul, the supremes
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