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Quick hits: Vehicle Blues
Gabe Holcombe is Vehicle Blues from Chicago. He plays, he sings, he releases cassette tapes…he writes a song for Justin Bieber! READ THE INTERVIEW & SEE HIM AT PEHR THIS MONDAY
Musical experimentalist Michael Nhat on Woody Allen, racism, LSD (literally!) & his newest album
The “Ariel Pink of Los Angeles hip hop’s” newest, Swimming to Cambodia, will totally blow your mind.
Explore the “world of tween culture” with Extreme Animals
It’s the brain-fry movie & music event of the fall. Read this exclusive Extreme Animals interview to find out what it’s all about. TICKETS JUST $8 WHEN YOU ORDER HERE
Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Former Ghosts’ newest video with director Michael Fierstein
Static Aktion honcho & man about town Michael Fierstein’s newest big project is producing & directing a music video for “New Orleans” by Former Ghosts. GO BEHIND THE SCENES….
Quick hits: Real Noriegas
“People ask us if we’re twins all the time. We’re not even related! We’re just fetishists.” READ ABOUT REAL NORIEGAS & SEE THEM AT PEHRSPACE TONIGHT!
Pet sounds: Ghost Animal at Pehrspace tonight
Snow Cat. Phantom Falcon. Captured Koala. Meet the animals at the audiophonic petting zoo that is Ghost Animal. Includes two MP3 downloads. SEE GHOST ANIMAL PLAY PEHRSPACE TONIGHT!
Quick hits: Total Fang
Elemental, catchy, savage…My evil side is already cackling in anticipation. See Total Fang tonight, Sunday, August 15, at The MIME and tomorrow, Monday, August 16, at Pehrspace.
Tropical, trippy: Atole keeps the party crew spirit alive tonight at The Smell
Atole’s Manny dreams of “taking back house music from the straights.” Tonight the group brings their big, dancey, gay party jams to The Smell. Don’t miss out!
Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Big Whup’s newest video
Hula-hooping, ballerinas, famous dictators…Kate Gill explains everything about the new Big Whup video. Hear the song & SEE BIG WHUP AT THE L.A. ARTWALK TONIGHT!
Death, doo-wop & angel wings: The art of Amir Coyle
Amir Coyle comes to Los Angeles tonight and if you are a fan of out-there music and performance—and I mean the soul-rending serious shit like Diamanda Galas & Kenneth Anger—you owe it to yourself to check him out.
Graffiti Monsters to rock Tetricide closing party 8-bit style Saturday night at Pehr
Mark DeNardo and drummer Luke Silas drove all the way from Brooklyn to slay you with Game Boy music. Wait until you see this…
“By dint of obstinacy”: George Chen’s Zum label turns 12, hosts concerts this weekend in Oakland & L.A.
This Bay Area polymath explains what it’s like to be 29 in a scene of 20-year-olds—and still have the newest, hippest taste in music. HEAR TRACKS FROM HIGH CASTLE & CHEN SANTA MARIA
5 years of Monday Night jams: A chat with DJ Kyle Mabson
“Too gay for the gays / too heavy for the blogs.” You know you gotta read this duhh
The New Age Party Music of D. Bene Tleilax
He’s a man on a mission called Tleilaxu Music Machine, aka the plan to make you move your ass/freak out /lose inhibitions. You can see D. Bene tonight with Laco$te, Wet Mango & many more…
Big party tonight and you are invited…Read about guest performers Sisterfucker & Raw War
Tonight we party at Tom of Finland’s home and honor the art of DANIMAL. Then we rock to the provocative sounds of Gay Beast, XBXRX, Sisterfucker, Raw War & NASA Space Universe. If you are in or near Echo Park you owe it to yourself to stop by. Read interviews with Sisterfucker & Raw War & hear new music…
Interstellar overdrive: NASA Space Universe in words + sounds
NASA Space Universe is playing a FREE show tonight in Hollywood with Vulture and Gay Beast. Friday, NASA and Gay Beast are at the big summer party at Pehr. The music fanatic in me could not be any happier…
Male Bonding: Behind the scenes with director Vice Cooler
Interview + documentary: He’s a ripper with XBXRX & Hawnay Troof, and now he’s making videos
Cold Mold: Duos do it best
Like a country-fried Ruins or “Greased Lightning” Bolt, Cold Mold are hard-hitting prog with some serious twang. You can see them at Pehrspace TONIGHT with Vulture, Fuckass, Treasure Mammal and Jamuel Saxon…
Danimal style: Gay Beast’s Daniel Leudtke on printing, porn, punk…And being spit roasted by two doctors
“We all weren’t born with a Lady Gaga-loving gene.” Read about Dan’s art & his music with Gay Beast.
Starry starry nightmare
Mason Lindahl from Oakland is one of my favorite performers right now. His music has a certain tidal wave crescendo quality. It’s the sound of teleportation—perfect for a night like tonight…