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LA Through a Cracked Lens: Remembering Kobe
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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 26, 2020
yesterday was the l.a. waterfront’s 6th annual lunar new year festival and it was at the cabrillo way marina in my pedro town… the mouse is the first animal of the zodiac, time for a whole new beginning – kung … Continue reading
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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Tagged 1980, d. boon, Dennes Boon, Dennes Dale Boon, Econo, Gary Jacobelly, Joe Baiza, Mike Watt, minutemen, punk, punk rock, Rock, Rock and roll, Rock N Roll, San Pedro, sst records
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watt’s picture of the week – monday, january 13, 2020
it’s been done for half a year now but watt wants the rest of so cal to know about the 25th street mural made possible by julie bender and all the kind people who helped her. wanna see it? go … Continue reading
Five Mondays in December: Club Scum takes over the Echoplex/Echo for an epic close to 2019
This past December saw Club Scum promoters Rudy Bleu Garcia and Hex-Ray bring a diverse group of performers to the Echoplex (December 2 and 9) and the Echo (December 16, 23 and 30), each a Monday night residency to give … Continue reading
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Tagged Agender, Bustié, Club Chico, Club Scum, Co-Ed. Cl*t Eastwood, DJ Bat Slave, DJ Brown Bruja, DJ Xander, Dvvsk, echo park, Frankie Doom, Garbitch, Grudgepacker, Hex-Ray, Jesua Bones, La Pregunta, Lady Forbidden, Mod Pods, Montebello, Neyva, Pony Sweat, Pussy Tuesday, Romy, Rudy Bleu Garcia, San Cha, Satanna, Skirt Cocaine, Strangers, the echo, the echoplex, The Groans, The Royalties, Trap Girl, Vicky Jean Mochi, Xina Xurner, Young Joon Kwak
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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, december 28, 2019
korean king and queen sculptures by the friendship bell in my pedro town this morning… made by artists ta-mok and chang-san. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page
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Tagged Chang-San, Jae-Chul Kim, Jong-Heung Kim, korean friendship bell, Mike Watt, San Pedro, Ta-Mok
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watt’s picture of the week – friday, december 20, 2019
on my sixtysecond bday this morning: the vincent thomas bridge from peck park in my pedro town, not far from where I met d boon ‘pert-near fifty years ago… photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bday, Boon, d. boon, Mike Watt, Mike Watt's Birthday, minutemen, Peck Park, San Pedro, terminal island, vincent thomas bridge, Watt
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Conan Gray’s Comfort Crowd Tour: Review and Photo Gallery
Picture this: you’ve wrapped your sold-out North American tour, have amassed 1.2 million followers on Instagram, and about 6 million people stream your music every month. You’re not just any 21-year-old – you’re Conan Gray. I caught Conan’s night 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music, Photo Essays
Tagged benee, comfort crowd tour, conan gray, Los Angeles, The Fonda Theatre
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The First Krampus Run Held at Alpine Village was a Swatting Good Time for Both the Naughty and the Nice.
Last Saturday at 5 o’clock the doors to one of the chalets at Alpine Village began disgorging Krampus of all shapes and sizes–horned, furry, blue, black, and white, with glowing eyes, protruding tongues and pointy teeth. And they were not … Continue reading
