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Alien artifacts: Halloween Swim Team explores the unknown
Dustin M. Krapes, Jon Navarro, & Scott Carillo bring the synths to the L.A. underground scene. Now they reveal all to Melvin Butel. SEE THEM AT PEHRSPACE TONIGHT!
No band is an island: Kevin Greenspon connects with concise music & a well curated label, Bridgetown Records
Quietly and purposefully, Kevin Greenspon has given shape & direction to contemporary underground sounds. Learn how & why he does it & SEE KEVIN PLAY THIS MONDAY NIGHT AT PEHR
Quick hits: Diamond Catalog
Diamond Catalog loves Ministry, songs at 138 BPM, and Ministry. Is there anything else you need to know? Oh yeah—THEY ARE PLAYING PEHRSPACE THIS MONDAY!
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.
“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…