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Culprit, DLaz, Droog, and Ewan Pearson celebrate America, new EP

July 2, 2009

We’ve been following the doings of Culprit, the new label and monthly party series from Droog. Over the past five months they’ve hosted their friends like Jamie Jones and our legends like John Tejada (yeah, we’re calling him a legend). They have now released an EP as Culprit One, containing their own work (available on [...]

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Adele, Chaka, & Janelle at the Hollywood Bowl

June 29, 2009

As KCRW’s oddly named World Festival continued on Sunday night at the Bowl, Adele and Janelle Monae got schooled in the art of being a legend by the incomparable Chaka Khan. A last minute replacement for the apparently ailing Etta James, Khan easily flexed her still radiant vocal muscle, putting her multi-octave range on display [...]

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BMSR SVIIB in LA

June 1, 2009

Who would have thought that New York’s School Of Seven Bells could develop such a following out here in LA so soon after the release of their debut late last year? The Troubadour was filled to the brim Friday night with a very sold-out ticket that featured SVIIB and the psychedelic (sometimes unsettling) Black Moth Super [...]

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Sasquatch! 2009: Lots of heat, beats, no monsters

May 27, 2009

If the fabled Sasquatch monster was anywhere near central Washington this past weekend, you can bet he wasn’t too happy about all the fur. Heat was the word at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival, sparking a summer kind of party that the Pacific Northwest can usually only dream of. Passion Pit’s energetic set drew a [...]

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Fischerspooner in Hollywood

May 26, 2009

While Fischerspooner remain one of the last “electroclash” groups standing, their run is clearly just getting started. With their latest album Entertainment receiving plenty of attention and the accompanying tour venturing abroad, the duo (and its other performers) have their work cut out for them. Their first gig in Los Angeles in a long time (excluding sporadic [...]

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Shonky and Dyed Soundorom in LA this Sunday… for the moms

May 8, 2009

Ok, maybe not for the moms, but if your mom knew a thing about techno she would agree this is show to see this weekend. Both Frenchmen, Shonky released his first artist album, TimeZero, about a year ago and it was easily one of best dance records of 2008. Dyed Soundorom (that’s his real name) is making [...]

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Villains in Victoria, BC

May 7, 2009

If a collection of DJs play to an empty dance floor, do they make a sound? That question was put to the test last night at Element Night Club in Victoria, where Villains played alongside Ernold Sane, KRLZ and DJ Trekk. Although the opening acts offered decent sets, it seemed to be in vain as [...]

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Desert Memories: Looking back to 4 days ago at Coachella

April 23, 2009

We may have dismissed the festival earlier this week, but clearly there was still a great deal to enjoy. These photos and the below breakdown of the best two days are a testament to that.    

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