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Michael Grecco’s “Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978–1991”
“Every picture tells a story, don’t it?” as Rod Stewart would intone from the mic. There’s also the adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words” and it holds true. Rocker, author, director and photographer Michael Grecco started out his … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Miscellanious, News & Sports
Tagged Backstage, Billy Bennight, In Your Face, New Wave: Onstage, photography, post-punk, punk
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Queer LA: Agender Post-Punks the Bootleg Theater!
Post punk was front and center at the Bootleg Theater on a recent Wednesday night. Romy Hoffman is lead singer and songwriter of Agender, the all female band that has recently formed. Agender also includes local band vets Cristy Michel, … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music
Tagged Agender, bootleg theater, Christy Greenwood, Cristy Michel, echo park, Judy Ornelas Sisneros, post-punk, Sara Rivas
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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
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Tagged coldwave, echoplex, goth, local bands, post-punk, Second Still, Siouxie Sioux, so many good local bands so little time
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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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Live Review: Magic Wands & Drinking Flowers at The Echo
Magic Wands played a homecoming show at The Echo last Monday after being on tour for several weeks with fellow local band Drinking Flowers, who now take over the Monday night residency. Originally a duo with guitarist Chris and singer/guitarist Dexy Valentine, … Continue reading
Album Review: Bootblacks’ “Veins”
Bootblacks is a gloriously post-punk and dark-wave band from Brooklyn, with a new album called Veins due out in March on French label Manic Depression Records. While a bootblack is a shoe-shiner, the group’s name comes specifically from a description by William … Continue reading
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Tagged bootblacks, dark-wave, goth, manic depression records, post-punk, the lost boys
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