Fractalline and Olem at TimeWarp Music (March 5, 2011)
Fractalline and Olem at TimeWarp Music March 5, 2011 Photos from the show. Not much to say except, wow. Hopefully the photos speak for themselves.
P∆RticLeKid and Sleepy Owl ♥ Tribe at TimeWarp Music (February 26, 2011)
P∆RticLekid and Sleepy Owl ♥ Tribe at TimeWarp Music February 26, 2011 P∆RticLeKid (solo project of Micah Nelson of Insects vs. Robots and many other musical projects) rocked it at TimeWarp with music that’s truly in a class of its own. Part tribal jam, part experimental electronica, part 60s folk rock, but all genius and had...
Revival Sessions Opening Night with Hanni El Khatib and Nick Waterhouse at the Private Speakeasy in Townhouse Basement (February 18, 2011)
Hanni El Khatib and Nick Waterhouse at the Private Speakeasy in Townhouse Basement February 18, 2011 Despite the long line and standing in bursts of torrential rain the first night of the Revival Sessions hosted by KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole and L.A. Record at the old Del Monte Speakeasy (down the stairs from the Townhouse pub)...
Unfunky Folks, Ruthann Friedman and Dafni at Talking Stick (February 15, 2011)
Unfunky Folks, Ruthann Friedman and Dafni at Talking Stick February 15, 2011 If you’re cynical like me when you hear a band is calling themselves Unfunky Folks you’ve got to think, “They’re lying. They I bet they’re anything but unfunky.” I was right. They’ve got the funk, and they also have some soul and blues...
Meet Me at the Pub and Jordan Cook at Good Hurt (February 12, 2011)
Meet Me at the Pub and Jordan Cook at Good Hurt Nightclub February 12, 2011 Local luminaries, Jeremy, Jack and Sully of Meet Me at the Pub, always throw a great party. And that’s exactly like what it is when they take the stage—a huge party. Nothing is held back—by either the band...
Sister Calypso at the Sanctuary (February 11, 2011)
Sister Calypso at the Sanctuary February 11, 2011 Beautiful, haunting, enchanting are just some of the words that come to mind when you listen to Sister Calypso (Ali Kellog) . On this evening she was joined by Tony Peluso (Insects vs. Robots) to provide sound effects, percussion and bass. Their set consisted mostly instrumental improvisation with...
Tone Def Live Punk Rock Karaoke at the Trip (February 6, 2011)
Tone Def at the Trip February 6, 2011 Masao and the rest of the crew of Tone Def spent the last half of 2010 at the Good Hurt. Now for 2011 they’ve moved the festivities the Trip in Santa Monica and you can get your punk rock on every 2nd Sunday of the month. Check...
Audio Gangster at Good Hurt (January 28, 2011)
Audio Gangster at Good Hurt Nightclub January 28,2011 Sometimes a cover band is what you need. And, it doesn’t hurt if that band has a smokin’ hot lead singer and guitarist that’ll melt your face. Audio Gangster covers rock ‘n’ roll classics like Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Cheap Trick and a slick cover of David...
Ocelot Robot at Good Hurt (January 27, 2011)
Ocelot Robot at Good Hurt Nightclub in Mar Vista, California January 27, 2011 The Good Hurt is the host of several great acts in Southern California, One being Ocelot Robot, an innovated five piece band with such a love for fun and music that it is hard not to get sucked in. Donning the bot’s specially made...
Aerea and Irieside at Good Hurt (January 22, 2011)
Aerea and Irieside at Good Hurt Nightclub January 22, 2011 Some nights you just need to be at two places at once. Luckily TimeWarp and Good Hurt are right next to each other so I was able to catch, Los Angeles local rockers, Aerea’s set, jump over next door to see Keepers of the Sun...
Keepers of the Sun at TimeWarp Music (January 22, 2011)
Keepers of the Sun at TimeWarp Music in Mar Vista January 22, 2011 If you’ve never been to TimeWarp to see a show do yourself a favor and go. Their shows are consistently showcases of mostly local independent bands ranging from garage to classical to psychedelic to the blues to the bizarre. It honestly doesn’t matter who’s playing...
Tone Poet at the Joint (January 20, 2011)
Tone Poet at the Joint in West L.A. January 20, 2011 I met the members of Tone Poet one night while hanging out at the Good Hurt. The lead singer and guitar player of this trio from San Jose, California, Jared, originally hails from the Pacific Northwest and you can definitely hear and feel it in...