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Otello At The LA Opera – Loose Lips Sink Ships But This Stellar Cast Will Float Your Boat

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Bob Lee

Front row: Rachel Willis-Sorenson, left, Morris Robinson and Russell Thomas in Otello. Photo by Cory Weaver, used by permission.  The production of Otello currently playing at the LA Opera is somewhat unconventionally staged on a platform that resembles the inside … Continue reading →

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Wild Honey & Lenny Kaye’s Tribute To Nuggets Is A Eureka! Moment In Garage Rock History

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Bob Lee

Wild Honey’s Tribute to Nuggets at the Alex Theater, hosted by its original compiler, Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group, was a hot night in Glendale. With a set list made up entirely of “artyfacts from the first psychedelic … Continue reading →

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Cruel World 2023: A Report from the Front

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Deb Smith

Cruel World 2023, with a stellar line-up of new wave, punk, and goth 80’s bands, came to Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena on May 20th. Headliners included Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets, Echo and the Bunnymen, Human League … Continue reading →

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Lenny Kaye Talks Nuggets Ahead Of Friday’s Big Show With Wild Honey Orchestra & Myriad Special Guests

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Bob Lee

This Friday night, the Alex Theater in Glendale will host an event celebrating the anniversary of a revival. Nuggets, first released fifty years ago as a vinyl 2-LP set, is a seminal collection of seemingly unconnected bands, all of whom … Continue reading →

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Otello At LA Opera – Have A Beer With Fear, Rage, Jealousy And Betrayal

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Bob Lee

“I believe in a cruel God who created me in his image and who in fury I name. From the very vileness of a germ or an atom, vile was I born. I am a wretch because I am a … Continue reading →

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Spend Mothers Day with Crasslos and the Cocteau Twinks on the decks!

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

Cochón at Little Joy Bar 1477 W. Sunet Blvd, Los Angeles, CA  90026 (Echo Park). Street parking only.

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Miniaturized, Rig at Alex’s Bar Next Week!

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Elise Thompson
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Listen to What is Coming Out of Australia These Days!

Posted on May 3, 2023 by LIVATION

Some people think that Covid killed new, cool music. I keep trying to convince people that there really is great new music coming out right now! I’m not just talking about from the U.S., but the U.K., France, Spain, and … Continue reading →

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Tonight! Celebrate the Release of a New Nuggets Comp Box Set with Lenny Kaye!

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Elise Thompson

Becky Ebenkamp will be DJing this Friday night, April 21 at Gold Diggers, 5632 Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood) along with Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith Group (and compiler of NUGGETS for Elektra Records in 1972). The occasion? It’s … Continue reading →

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80s Punk Legends and a 90s Silverlake Reunion Play Two Awesome Show to Raise Funds for Young Musicians this Saturday!

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Elise Thompson

Do you wanna rock? Do you really wanna rock??? If you regret not being around for LA’s great music scenes during the 80s and 90s, here’s your chance to hear some historic shit! If you were lucky enough to be around, … Continue reading →

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