Thursday 09.27.07: HELL YA!

with:
Sam Sparro || Listen
Iglu & Hartly || Listen
Voxhaul Broadcast
The Chain Gang of 1974

plus HELL YA! DEEJAYS

8pm / FREE for 21+, $5 for under 21 / 18+

Tiesday 09.25.07: THE MONOLATORS

The Monolators || Listen
Because the Monolators are a guitar-&-drums duo, they get the usual White Stripes comparisons, but their sound is actually weirder and more expansive on their latest CD, Our Tears Have Wings. Singer-guitarist Eli Chartkoff has a uniquely mournful yelp that’s somewhere between the late Nikki Sudden and the Subsonics’ Clay Reed on the lo-fi gem “Strawberry Roan”. Drummer-wife Mary Chartkoff cooks up a neatly sinister groove on “We Fell Dead,” and keeps it all down home on the glowing roots-rocker “14 Degrees.” On the album’s title track, Eli portrays himself as a lion tamer’s son with playfully clever lyrics and starkly effective chords that evoke the unpretentious simplicity of his hero Buddy Holly. The L.A. duo even engage in a little Jonathan Richman–style whimsy on the folkie ramble “I Was a Captain in the Army,” with Eli’s timelessly iconic tremolo guitar waves washing away any hint of mere cutesiness. – LA Weekly

with:
Mezzanine Owls || Listen
Amateurs || Listen

8:30pm / $5 / 18+

Sunday 09.23.07: GRAND OLE ECHO

with:
5 O’Clock Somewhere
Welldiggers Banquet
The Horsepainters

5pm / free / all ages

Sunday 09.23.07: PART TIME PUNKS

with:
I’ma F’cking Gymnast
Le Face

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $5 / 21+

Tuesday 09.18.07: DIP’T IN HONEY @ Echoplex

with:
DJ Paul V
Mocean Worker

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $10 / 21+

Tuesday 09.18.07: NUTRA

Nu-tra || Listen
If you’re upset that Devo doesn’t play a local club gig every other week, cry no more, for there is Nu-Tra. Giving the word “devotees” an entirely new meaning, Nu-Tra (short for “New Traditionalists”) presents the most grandiose synth-punk show in town, complete with keytars, cheerleaders, screen projections, and matching spiffy jumpsuits. Go see them and you’ll swear that you’ve entered a time warp and traveled back to 1981…or forward into 2181. – Skratch Magazine

with:
Jean Paul Yamamoto
Criminal Decathlon

8:30pm / $5 / 18+

Wednesday 10.31.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 10.24.07: DUB CLUB presents The Original MICHIGAN & SMILEY @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $15 / 21+

Wednesday 10.17.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 10.10.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 10.03.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 09.26.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 09.19.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 09.12.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 09.12.07: KINSKI

Kinski || Listen
Down Below It’s Chaos doesn’t waste any time, saying emphatically from the very first attack in “Crybaby Blowout” that this record is going to pummel your skull in. However, it’s more than just an unending stream of distorted guitars and hard rock riffs, it’s more than just a consolidation of Kinski’s sound. The biggest change is the addition of J Mascis or Thurston Moore style vocals by guitarist Chris Martin on three of the tracks, “Passwords and Alcohol,” “Dayroom at Narita Int’l” and “Punching Goodbye Out Front.” Vocals are typically a problem for instrumental bands, forcing them to make their song structures more concrete, less complex, or generally less effective (case in point, Hella’s There’s No 666 in Outer Space or the last two Parts & Labor albums). But Kinski avoids this problem by limiting the number of songs with words and by using them to play around with form. – Dusted

with:
Dead Ponies
Unnatural Helpers || Listen

8:30pm / $8 adv, $10 dos / 18+

Monday 09.24.07: Monday Night Residency – THE HAPPY HOLLOWS

The Happy Hollows || Listen

“Los Angeles continues to breed killer new bands like some sort of musical rabbit farm. This three-piece litter of sweet sonic babies is known as the Happy Hollows, appropriate as it’s hard not to smile like an idiot when they commander a club stage. A spin through their “Bunnies and Bombs” EP reveals the power-puffy trio bashing out hyperactive power-pop with a serrated buzz-saw edge of noisy guitars and Pixie-fied beats. Songs like “Meteor” and “My Wet Tongue” bops with an abandon familiar with 1990s “college rock” before it gets swallowed up by all things “indie.” But the main attraction is super-fine lead singer/guitarist Sarah Negahdari, a woman after my own heart with her trademark striped tube socks and wild rock babe ways. We double dog dare you not to develop a mad crush on her after just one show. It’s nigh impossible. Resistance is futile.” – Metromix LA

with:
The Movies || Listen
Death To Anders || Listen
Lo-Fi Sugar

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 09.17.07: Monday Night Residency – THE HAPPY HOLLOWS

The Happy Hollows || Listen

“Los Angeles continues to breed killer new bands like some sort of musical rabbit farm. This three-piece litter of sweet sonic babies is known as the Happy Hollows, appropriate as it’s hard not to smile like an idiot when they commander a club stage. A spin through their “Bunnies and Bombs” EP reveals the power-puffy trio bashing out hyperactive power-pop with a serrated buzz-saw edge of noisy guitars and Pixie-fied beats. Songs like “Meteor” and “My Wet Tongue” bops with an abandon familiar with 1990s “college rock” before it gets swallowed up by all things “indie.” But the main attraction is super-fine lead singer/guitarist Sarah Negahdari, a woman after my own heart with her trademark striped tube socks and wild rock babe ways. We double dog dare you not to develop a mad crush on her after just one show. It’s nigh impossible. Resistance is futile.” – Metromix LA

with:
Le Switch || Listen
The May Fire || Listen
Rademacher || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 09.10.07: Monday Night Residency – THE HAPPY HOLLOWS

The Happy Hollows || Listen

“Los Angeles continues to breed killer new bands like some sort of musical rabbit farm. This three-piece litter of sweet sonic babies is known as the Happy Hollows, appropriate as it’s hard not to smile like an idiot when they commander a club stage. A spin through their “Bunnies and Bombs” EP reveals the power-puffy trio bashing out hyperactive power-pop with a serrated buzz-saw edge of noisy guitars and Pixie-fied beats. Songs like “Meteor” and “My Wet Tongue” bops with an abandon familiar with 1990s “college rock” before it gets swallowed up by all things “indie.” But the main attraction is super-fine lead singer/guitarist Sarah Negahdari, a woman after my own heart with her trademark striped tube socks and wild rock babe ways. We double dog dare you not to develop a mad crush on her after just one show. It’s nigh impossible. Resistance is futile.” – Metromix LA

with:
The Western States Motel || Listen
The Transmissions || Listen
Tigers Can Bite You || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Sunday 09.09.07: PART TIME PUNKS w/ THE SPIRES

The Spires
Franklin For Short

Last time around, they were THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
This time, THE SPIRES will be entirely themselves:
sparse, stripped down pop ala The Velvets, Galaxie
500, Beat Happening & early R.E.M. (though they have
promised to play one VU cover!). With fellow Ventura
County mates–who comprised the other half of last
April Fool’s Velvets–FRANKLIN FOR SHORT (see above
for applicable name-checking, ‘cept maybe more LUNA
than Galaxie 500…)

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $5 / 21+

Sunday 09.09.07: GRAND OLE ECHO

Tony Gilkyson || Listen
The Evangenitals || Listen
Gentlemen Farmers
Fish in a Barrel

5pm / FREE / all ages

Wednesday 09.05.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Friday 09.14.07: DIRTY PROJECTORS @ Echoplex

Dirty Projectors || Listen

“Get ready for the latest brain-bending concept record from Dirty Projectors: a re-interpretation– not cover versions, mind you– of much of Black Flag’s Damaged…played completely from memory. Ha ha, guys. Tell us more about Don Henley. If you can get past the gulf between this and the original (differences include the addition of: violins, African-style staccato plucking, throbbing funk bass, harmonized female vocals, low and overwhelming Gregorian-like chants, Hendrix style backwards guitar, reverse bass drum hits, and some placid guitar arpeggios), this is the kind of challenging but seductive pop that the more modern moments of The Getty Address only hinted at. What’s more, taking the lyrics out of context reveals an almost mature perspective on the numbing day-to-day, check-to-check grind of adult life. Black Flag’s take was angry and throttled, perfect in all it’s one-note glory; this call-and-response between singer Dave Longstreth and his chorus of sirens is a moment of self-discovery turned inside out, making nihilism into self-acceptance and excitement for the future. It’s the perfect soundtrack for shoveling a handful of mushrooms in your craw just before handing in your two-week notice.” – Pitchfork

with:
Yacht || Listen

@ The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Main Entrance is Through the Alley

8pm / $10 / all ages

Friday 10.26.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND w/ MONSTERS ARE WAITING

with:
Monsters Are Waiting || Listen
War Tapes

Plus Underground DJs

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

9:30pm / $10 adv, $12 dos til 11:30pm, then $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 10.19.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 10.12.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 10.05.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND presents THE SCREENING

With:
The Screening || Listen

Plus Underground DJs spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 09.28.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

with:
Thailand
Zookeeper

Plus Underground DJs spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

9pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 09.21.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 09.07.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 08.31.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Tuesday 09.11.07: QUI

Qui

“Typically noisy, unhinged and low-slung alt-rawk from Jesus Lizard man David Yow’s new project who are signed to Mike Patton’s Ipecac imprint and have an album, ‘Love’s Miracle’, forthcoming. Their idiosyncratic blend of punk, noise, metal and experimental genres, coupled with their advanced musical prowess, earned them a small but dedicated following throughout the U.S. In late 2006, Qui was joined by vocalist David Yow of The Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid fame.” – Time Out London

with:
Sabertooth Tiger || Listen
Lozen

9pm / $10adv, $12 dos / 18+

Saturday 09.08.07: THE DEADLY SYNDROME

The Deadly Syndrome || Listen

“This hodgepodge of old and new friends began messing around, making noise in the guesthouse of a little ranch, and soon played their first “show” on the porch for some pals. Within months, they were appearing on bills with Silver Lake’s biggest bands (including Cold War Kids and Monsters Are Waiting) and had earned a reputation for explosively energetic live shows. The Deadly Syndrome presents with convulsive rhythm, feral drum bashing, modest guitar hooks and folky piano stitched between frank verse. The output is a hybrid of pop and folk likened to Wolf Parade and Built to Spill, and landed them a deal with L.A.-based Dim Mak records.” – LA Weekly

with:
The Morning Benders || Listen

7:30pm / FREE for 21+, $5 for under 21 / all ages

Tuesday 08.21.07: Echo Presents EARLIMART & THE STRING DREAM TEAM @ Echoplex

Earlimart and the String Dream Team || Listen

More than ever, Murray threw herself into the writing process and eventually dragged Espinoza back to the Ship. The result is Mentor Tormentor, a record that works hard from start to finish to achieve “classic.” And with its broad, sweeping string arrangements, the album is much more grandiose than anything Earlimart has done before.

As the title might suggest, Mentor is an ode to the duplicitous role our loved ones play in our lives. Fittingly, Ariana came up with it.
“I think it was a combination of all these ups and downs in the last couple of years,” explains Espinoza. “We’ve had some loss, and some people leave us, and some pretty disappointing friendships.”

Sonically, the album mirrors those same ups and downs, oscillating from revved-up rock songs about the failings of friendship (“Everyone Knows Everyone”) to autumnal piano ballads about separation and acceptance (“Don’t Think About Me”). – Filter Mag

with:
The Parson Red Heads || Listen
The Pity Party

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main entrance is through the alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $7 / 18+

Thursday 09.27.07: THE BROKEN WEST @ Echoplex

The Broken West

They compensate for their somewhat geeky obsessiveness with confident songwriting, inventive arrangements, and verite production that emphasizes the band’s breakneck live energy, especially on “On the Bubble” and “Hale Sunrise”. Best of all is “Down in the Valley”, resurrected from their equally strong EP The Dutchman’s Gold, which they self-released in 2004 when the band was still know as the Brokedown. It’s a solid four minutes of churning guitars, fizzy harmonies, and insanely catchy melodies, anchored by a chorus that simultaneously plays into the city’s good-time vibe while slyly undercutting it: “Sun down, blood horizon, now it feels all right/ No one feels the darkness down in the valley tonight.” – Pitchfork

With:
The Parson Red Heads || Listen
Bodies of Water || Listen

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $10 / 18+

Thursday 09.20.07: O’DEATH

O’Death || Listen

“O’Death is more life than anything else, though the songwriting of Greg Jamie and Gabe Darling takes a more contemplative approach to back-alley country that gets freaky with folk and makes a collage of sound that sparkles like the prettiest knife. Jamie’s voice squeaks as a deranged mystics would, Pycior, bassist Grabby, drummer David Rodgers-Berry and banjo player Gabe Darling play as if possession has already occurred and their bodies aren’t being controlled by anyone except the dark spirits and their minions. They’re possessed and soon enough, there you are too, sweaty with lunacy. Jamie sings about human hearts that are filled with bats, as he chews past his dark brown beard like a billy goat. The band is full of authentic lightning and thunder clapping, dripping with a seediness that can only come from deep within. What they do cannot be cribbed or learned, but innate. For those of us who tend to our mundane lives as if there’s no other option, O’Death graciously present an alternative to clean living and sweet dreams. Their heavens piercing wails could cause turbulence for all the airplanes soaring up in the friendly skies and turn the unflappables pale as death with fear.” – Daytrotter

with:

Rock Plaza Central || Listen
Rock Plaza Central is an endearingly different sort of buzz band. Prior to all the unexpected acclaim and success following the self-release of their breakthrough record Are We Not Horses? in late 2006, the band had gone largely unnoticed outside their hometown of Toronto for several years. Sheltered from any attention, they unassumingly eased their way into something spectacular. Inspired by an elaborate conceit and sustained with evocative lyrics and powerful instrumentation, Are We Not Horses? is an outstanding fusion of alt-country earnestness and indie rock absurdity. Without any trace of flaunt or deliberateness, this homespun epic proves as casual in tone as it is ambitious in scope. – Popmatters

plus:
I Make This Sound || Listen

8:30pm / $8 / 18+

Friday 10.05.07: BILL CALLAHAN @ Echoplex

Bill Callahan || Listen

Since the lo-fi indie-rock band Smog has always been Bill Callahan and whomever he’s hanging out with at any given time, it may strike some as odd that Callahan has ditched the Smog moniker and released an album under his own name. But while Callahan’s Woke On A Whaleheart shares Smog’s rumbly tone and rootsy foundations, it is a bit of a departure. Consider “Diamond Dancer,” the best song on the album, and one of the standout rock tracks of 2007. Between the Euro-funky bass runs and sinister fiddles, “Diamond Dancer” comes off like mid-’70s David Bowie with a light country overlay. It’s downright visionary, and hardly Smoggy. Elsewhere, Callahan evokes John Cale and Lou Reed, with relaxed, nasal singing on pop-folk ballads like “Sycamore” and “Day.” And he takes a weird spin through the call-and-response gospel tradition by feeding himself his own lines on “The Wheel” and “A Man Needs A Woman Or A Man To Be A Man.” – The Onion AV Club

with:
Sir Richard Bishop || Listen

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $15 adv, $17 dos / 18+

Tuesday 10.30.07: THURSTON MOORE – TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY TOUR @ Echoplex

Thurston Moore

“Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore is one of the coolest dudes alive. He’s heard everything, he knows everyone, and there’s simply no getting around the fact that he’s been an expert witness to just about every major movement in rock music throughout the past thirty years. And rather than rest on his body of work, Thurston continues to push boundaries, continuing to put out great albums with Sonic Youth, engage in various side gigs, and run his record label, Ecstatic Peace.

Moore has a busy summer ahead, and not only due to an expansive tour peppered with performances of Sonic Youth’s 1988 classic Daydream Nation (including one such run-through at our Pitchfork Music Festival). He’s also getting ready for the September 18 release of a solo album on Ecstatic Peace, titled Trees Outside the Academy.” – Pitchfork

with:
Scores (Featuring Christina Carter and Heather Leigh Murray)

8:30pm / $18adv, $20 dos / 18+

Friday 09.14.07: Echo & Undeground present – CALVIN HARRIS

Calvin Harris || Listen
BM LINX || Listen

Plus DJs Larry * Mark * Dia

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

9pm / $8 / 18+

Friday 08.17.07: Dub Club Presents – SISTER NANCY @ Echoplex

Sister Nancy

Plus Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $10 / 18+

Friday 10.26.07: UNKLE @ Echoplex

UNKLE || Listen

“Relying on stoner and glam rock arrangements, albeit with the kind of beautifully nocturnal tinges UNKLE are known for, the album is a cool headed blitzkrieg of guitar worship and jackbooted beats. From the repetitive dance floor pound of “Restless” (with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme) to the acoustic gallop of “Burn My Shadow” (with Ian Astbury), War Stories is the perfect soundtrack to the coming apocalypse.” – URB

with:
Goon Moon (featuring Chris Goss)

9pm / $18 / 18+

Tuesday 09.11.07: YO MAJESTY @ Echoplex

Yo Majesty

“‘Daaaamn!’ That’s all we can say when we listen to the rap riot that is Yo Majesty, three freaky Florida femmes with rhymes spicier than Salt -N-Pepa and bombastic beats that’d make J.J. Fad proud (eat your humps out, Fergie). This old-school girl trio may be naughty — check out the choppy synth bobs and bossy braggadocio of “Kryptonite Pussy” and “Hustle Mode” — but the fierce delivery makes it come off fresh, never forced.” – LA Weekly

with:
Von Iva || Listen (CD Release Party)

8pm / $12 / 18+

Tuesday 09.04.07: THE ADVANTAGE

The Advantage || Listen

The Advantage, of course, represent the most literal faction of this phenomenon, with their four-piece instrumental rock covers of assorted level themes and boss music. Far from being the only band practicing this approach (see also: the Minibosses, the Power-Ups, NESkimos, etc.), they’re nevertheless the NES translators with the most star-power, featuring one half of Hella and assorted other noise-scene moonlighters. But where some practitioners of 8-bit revival coast along on kitsch, the Advantage do more than just tickle your retro bone– an, erm, advantage that was hinted at on their self-titled 2004 platter and is brought to full realization here on the cutely-named Elf-Titled.

Substantially upgrading the fidelity, and stepping away from the more obvious titles they’ve already covered– your Marios, Zeldas, and Bubble Bobbles– Elf-Titled is more stylistically explorative than their reflective, scrapbooky debut. Game composers designed music that was meant to loop infinitely without growing tiresome too quickly, resulting in brilliantly complex, maze-like melodies that the Advantage are all too happy to make their own. With guitars executing tightly choreographed, noodly maneuvers through songs like Bomberman 2’s “Wiggy” or the music from the “Metal Man” stage of Mega Man 2, the band amps up the originals to reveal the songs as more than just background jingles. – Pitchfork

with:
Them Hills
Abe Vigoda

8pm / $8 / all ages

Monday 10.15.07: BORIS and DAMON & NAOMI with KURIHARA @ Echoplex

Boris
The past 12 months have been increasingly kind to louder and more challenging artists, but even if Sunn0))) hadn’t droned onto discerning hipsters’ iPods, it’s not difficult to imagine the awesomeness of Pink– a supremely well-paced rock’n'roll album that’s quickly winning over even long-suffering metalphobes– helping these Japanese veterans leap-frog indie kids into a New York Times Arts & Leisure mention. If you don’t believe me, sneak a listen to the spaced-out seven-minute opener, which manages to combine the best elements of classic British shoegaze and Sigur Rós with bliss-out metal faves Jesu and Isis. Just don’t bank on the rest of the album to follow in its footsteps. After all, the three folks behind it– guitarist Wata, bassist/vocalist Takeshi, and drumming vocalist Atsuo– are the same atom-smashers who nicked their named from a Melvins song, operate the Walmart-friendly Fangs Anal Satan record label, and downshift from blown-out Motörhead to Earth on a dime. They’ve collaborated thrice with Merzbow, worshipped amplifiers with multitasking experimental rock legend Keiji Haino, and chilled with noise legend Masonna. Put simply, they’re too restless (and ambitious) to fixate on a single style. – Pitchfork

and:
Damon & Naomi with Kurihara
Oren Ambarchi

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

7pm / $15 adv, $17 dos / all ages

Sunday 09.02.07: PART TIME PUNKS

with:
The Chromatics (members of Glass Candy)
New Collapse

Can’t wait for this one! For fans of Suicide, Metal Urbain, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Crawling Chaos, Plus Instruments. . .
Definitely not for the twee kids, this one! Unless yer into trepanation, electroshock therapy and general self-mutilation. . .

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $5 / 21+

Sunday 09.16.07: HANDSOME FURS

Handsome Furs

“An album that sounds far bigger than its minimal constituent parts might imply from on-paper confines – each song is crafted using guitar, synthesizers and a primitive drum machine – Plague Park is far closer to the bedazzling indie-rock of Wolf Parade than the chuck-everything-in approach of companion side-project Sunset Rubdown. With the Parade’s Dan Boeckner at the helm, this LP can be summarised, succinctly, as a stripped-back take on the often epic tendencies of the celebrated Montréal act; its appeal is instant, and that voice serves as a sturdy bridge between bands. Listen closer, though, and great rewards await those with patience to burn.” – Drowned in Sound

with:
Johnny and the Moon
Nico Stai || Listen

8:30pm / $12 / 18+

Sunday 08.26.07: PART TIME PUNKS – F*** Yeah After Party

Keith Morris curates a weekend of the best in punk & indie right here in Echo Park (see http://www.myspace.com/fuckyeahfest for details). Culminating in our hosting of the Afterparty and hours of dancing

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

Midnight / $5 / 21+

Sunday 08.12.07: PART TIME PUNKS

with:
Maria
The Sea Lions

and Guest DJ Darren Rademaker (The Tyde / Summer Hits / Beachwood Sparks / further)

Kiss, kiss Molly’s lips.
Tell Sarah you adore her.
Hop in the Subway & bring yer babyhoney down for a nite of the very best in Indiepop!

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $5 / 21+

Sunday 09.16.07: Echo & Part Time Punks present: SPECTRUM @ Echoplex

Spectrum || Listen

Founder/mastermind of SPACEMEN 3, Sonic Boom brings back the songs: namely, tracks from the first 2 Spectrum records AND the Spacemen 3 back catalogue. Backed by a full band (members of FUXA). No noise. No ambience. No experimental audio. With local loves, MIDNIGHT MOVIES, finally enjoying a belated record release party for their latest LP, a spiralling thrall of psyche and space rock. Got acid?

with:
Midnight Movies || Listen

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9:30pm / $13 / 18+

Thursday 08.07.07: SHILOE & NEVER AT NIGHT

Never at Night
Never At Night (Ryan Jebavy, Danny Denton, Ivan Minsloff and Danny Askar) cater to the ethereal desperation one may require if traveling through time without a toothbrush. Carefully pocketing sameness in an attempt to offer quietly thundered reveries, Never At Night wish to devour you with an unfamiliar musical anesthesia: one found never inside of your heart, never outside of your nightmares and never at night.

with:
Shiloe || Listen
A Viewing

8:30pm / $5 / 18+

Thursday 08.09.07: TAB

TAB || Listen

TAB formed in December, 2006 after Tony and Adrian decided they wanted to start a rap group featuring the characters Professor Bizniss and Tony Vegas, two fun loving lotharios who loved the ladies, money, and pimpin straight out of the south shore of Massachusetts. Luckily, Ben Tileston was there and, using the power of persuasion (and a lot of miller lite), got the band to stop rapping. What resulted was a ragged, hard rock band the likes of which has not been seen since 1974, but sounds like it could still be good in 2074.

with:
Sergeant
Seasons

8:30pm / $5 / 18+

Saturday 09.01.07: SMOG 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

with:
Youngsta
Matty G
Nick Argon

Plus SMOG crew b2b sessions:
Knife Dreams b2b Dlx
DJ Unit b2b Emu
Subcode b2b Showguns

FMI:
http://ladubstep.com/

8pm / $8adv, $12 dos / 21+

Sunday 10.21.07: Echo and Part Time Punks Present – THE GO! TEAM @ Echoplex

The Go! Team || Listen

The ’80s party hip hop technicolor cheerleaders of the Go! Team wisely wait ’til July to officially release the first single from the album-that-has-no-name (yet), ’cause nothing says summer fun like booty shaking samples and a rapper named Ninja. But it’s the MySpace age, so get your listen on by heading over to their page. Sample lyric: “Hey ladies … Yeah … 1980s” … so you know what to expect. – Stereogum

with:
Bodies of Water || Listen
Grand Ole Party

@ The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main entrance is through the alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $16 adv, $18 dos / 18+

Saturday 08.11.07: LUTHER RUSSELL

Luther Russell || Listen

“Luther Russell displayed the maturity to turn one of the most heartbreaking situations of his life into the greatest artistic success of his musical career. The former frontman of The Freewheelers wrote his fourth solo album, Repair, in the midst of a troubled divorce from his wife. To escape the torturous thought of remaining near to the site of tragedy, Russell moved back to his hometown of Los Angeles. While there, he had sudden thoughts of discontinuing his blossoming music career due to stress and emotional distraction. Though Russell was reluctant to once again becoming musically active, he decided to turn is rampant emotions of sorrow into the form of song. The result of endless hours of recording was Repair, Russell’s fourth album and his best one yet. To Russell, it was more than just another album. It was symbolic of moving on while continuing to pursue personal hobbies. Though it is a break from his more ambitious expenditures, Repair showcases Russell at his most natural and straightforward, resulting in songs that are both catchy and highly memorable. ” – Obscure Sound

with:
Sarabeth Tucek
Magic Mirror

8:30pm / $7 / 18+

Thursday 08.16.07: Spaceland Productions presents – THE BLACK PINE @ Pershing Square

The Dept. of LA Parks and Recreation & Spaceland Productions present:

The Black Pine || Listen

“Guitar chords come out of ether, grow into an incessant chord progression, and suddenly duet vocals, or electric piano, sometimes a lush section of strings blooms from sparse beginnings. The Black Pine shows patience and measured angst with an emotional vocab that most bands this side of the Atlantic just cant master. Dark songwriting that doesnt aspire to goth, and the ability to conjure deep sadness without gettin emo on everyone, makes the Black Pine a rare species these days.” – LA Alternative

with:
Princeton || Listen

at:
Pershing Square
532 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI:
Spaceland Thursdays at Pershing Square
Pershing Square Info

8pm / FREE / All Ages / Outdoors

Thursday 08.09.07: Spaceland Productions presents – THE MOON UPSTAIRS @ Pershing Square

The Dept. of LA Parks and Recreation & Spaceland Productions present:

The Moon Upstairs || Listen

“Singer/guitarist/keyboardist Sharif Dumani and bassist Aaron Ebensperger had both toured and collaborated with rock ‘n’ roll soul man Cody Chesnutt a few years back and eventually made the Moon Upstairs their full-time project along with guitarist Mark Sogomian, drummer Josh Mancell, and the newest member keyboardist/guitarist Dave Baine. Inspired by the sounds of George Harrison, Pink Floyd and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, the music of the Moon Upstairs is both organic and atmospheric.” – Bio

with:
Saint Motel

at:
Pershing Square
532 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI:
Spaceland Thursdays at Pershing Square
Pershing Square Info

8pm / FREE / All Ages / Outdoors

Thursday 08.02.07: Spaceland Productions presents – THE SECTION QUARTET @ Pershing Square

The Dept. of LA Parks and Recreation & Spaceland Productions present:

The Section Quartet || Listen

The section quartet consists of two violins, a viola, and a cello, but please don’t call it a string quartet. “We’re a rock band,” insists first violinist, arranger, and founder Eric Gorfain, allowing, however, that “we’re playing classical instruments and we’re classically trained, so we kind of straddle the line.” Cellist Richard Dodd is less willing to compromise. “We play electrified instruments, really hard and loud, like a band,” he says. “I try to play with very little vibrato, and I get a solid bite into the string all the time. It’s a very aggressive style that probably wouldn’t go over too well with many orchestras.” – Strings Magazine

with:
The Minor Canon || Listen

at:
Pershing Square
532 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI:
Spaceland Thursdays at Pershing Square
Pershing Square Info

8pm / FREE / All Ages / Outdoors

Saturday 08.18.07: Echo & IHEARTCOMIX present – The New Check Yo’ Ponytail w/ DANDI WIND @ Echoplex

Dandi Wind
Passions
Bedtime For Toys || Listen

Plus Resident DJs:
Franki Chan
Paparazzi

@ The Echoplex
(Beneath the Echo)
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Main Entrance is Through the Alley

RSVP at Going.com to get in for FREE : http://losangeles.going.com/dandiwind

9pm / $10 / 18+

Saturday 08.04.07: CHECK YO’ PONYTAIL @ Echoplex

with:
Franki Chan
Paparazzi
Andee Frost (Australia)

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main entrance is through alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $5 / 18+

Saturday 08.04.07: The New Ship Presents – A BENEFIT FOR FERDIE CUILDA OF 400 BLOWS @ Echoplex

The Locust

“The hardcore scene that grew out of the fertile grounds of the early to mid-’90s San Diego punk scene has very few survivors left. Bands formed and broke up at an alarming rate, often releasing albums posthumously; however, 12 years after their inception, and despite a revolving door membership, flagship noisemakers The Locust continue to pierce the eardrums of noiseheads worldwide. The band’s 2003 effort, Plague Soundscapes, was a monumental shift forward. It was their first disc for Epitaph subsidiary Anti- (home to folks like Tom Waits and Porter Wagoner) and also marked the beginning of their relationship with Mars Volta and At the Drive In producer, Alex Newport. With his capable hands behind the boards, the band had never sounded more professional or more punishing in their career.

Their latest effort, at least aesthetically, falls in line with their past works. The lengthy song titles (“One Manometer Away From Mutually Assured Relocation”), provocative artwork, and inventive album title are traits now very familiar with Locust fans. But from the opening blast of synths and guitars from New Erections it becomes quickly apparent that once again, The Locust are redefining the genre they helped create, which will leave imitators scrambling to keep up.” – Popmatters

with:
The Bronx || Listen
Qui with David Yow

+ 2 very special guest headliners

@ The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main entrance is through the alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

5:30pm / $15 adv, $17 dos / All Ages

Tuesday 08.28.07: Grand Ole Echo Presents – I SEE HAWKS IN LA

I See Hawks in LA || Listen

“Their songs are rife with mournful social commentary, environmental tragedy, wily humor, outsider guile, and political undercurrent. Seldom has there been an album with such joyous music-making, such corrosive, acid-etched lyrics.” – WM Smith, No Depression

with:
Bubba Hernandez
Dave Gleason

8:30pm / $7 / 18+

Friday 08.24.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND

Spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Thursday 08.23.07: HELL YA! Night

Any Day Now
Good With Grenades
Eastern Conference Champions || Listen
Maxeen

plus HELL YA! DEEJAYS

8pm / Free for 21+, $5 for 18+ / 18+

Sunday 08/12/07: GRAND OLE ECHO

Mike Stinson || Listen

5pm / FREE / all ages

Thursday 08.30.07: OLD TIME RELIJUN

Old Time Relijun || Listen

Old Time Relijun, at first, sounds like the wackiest of fliers come to life. “I’d like to start a band. I’d like a thunk-thunk-thunkin’ upright bass, a squealing sax, an ever-so-slightly off-beat rhythm guitar, and a dude who teaches throat singing classes wailing away on top of it all. I play pretty tight drums. Who’s interested?” What’s thrilling about these cats is that, when they cook, they sound like they’re making the sort of music most anyone with passion could make. They sound like they’re having obscene amounts of fun making it. But deeper listening reveals the twisted talent beneath the cleansing racket. And, good times aside (but well within reach), they know that messy, obnoxious dance music is too powerful to play strictly for chuckles. Having fun + taking one’s art seriously (enough) = talent (at least, of one sort… and Old Time Relijun, they’re multi-talented). – Dusted Magazine

with:
Jail Weddings
The Holy Kiss || Listen
Woman
Jeremy Jay

8pm / $8 / 18+

Wednesday 08.29.07: THE FARAWAY PLACES

The Faraway Places || Listen

“According to the band’s Website,principals Donna Coppola (keyboards,vocals) and Chris Colthart (guitar, vocals) met in Boston while watching a Sun Ra video, and their music—first put out under the moniker the Solar Saturday, and fleshed out by an ever-changing ensemble of players—evokes the experimental, jazzy and frequently downright wacky spirit of the Arkestra’s work. Except that the Faraway Places are a helluva lot more listenable: They combine jangly and fuzzy guitars, layers of electronic and orchestral flourishes and a pop sensibility that straddles 60’s England and 70’s California, with Ms. Coppola’s matted voice sounding like a cross between Nico and Kim Deal. Unfocus on It, their debut album, manages to be both cool and warm, especially on the wistful ‘Summertime’ with its melancholy string arrangements and back-up sighs, and the Beach Boys-meets-Bowie ‘City on the Ocean’.” – New York Observer

with:
Tables & Chairs
Club Tropicana

8:30pm / $5 / 18+

Sunday 08.26.07: F*** YEAH FESTIVAL

Deerhunter
The Blood Arm || Listen
Indian Jewelry || ListenNo Age
Midnight Movies || Listen
Jay Reatard
Foreign Born || Listen
Pissed Jeans
xBxRx || Listen
Darker My Love
The Nice Boys
Langhorne Slim || Listen
Great Northern || Listen
Triclops || Listen
Red Fang
Best Fwends
Vultures (San Diego)
Luke Top
Moonrats
Rumspringa
The Strange Boys
Abe Vigoda
Bad Dudes || Listen
Jail Weddings
+ many many more

Tickets purchased day of show must be purchased at the Echoplex Ticket Office at 1154 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026. The Entrance to the Echoplex Ticket Office is through the alley

5pm / $12 / All Ages

Saturday 08.25.07: F*** YEAH FESTIVAL

The Explosion (very last west coast show)
The Fuse! (Reunion show and only show)
Lavender Diamond || Listen
Busdriver || Listen
Boom Bip || Listen
Entrance || Listen
American Steel || Listen (First LA show in 7 years!!!)
The Mae Shi
The Fleshies || Listen
Bobby Birdman || Listen
Residual Echoes
Imaad Wasif
Times New Viking
Hit Me Back
Thee More Shallows
Greg Ashely of Gris Gris
Partyline (members of Bratmobile)
Brother Reade || Listen
Wooden Shjips || Listen
Love or Perish
Devon Williams
Sabertooth Tiger || Listen
Sleepover
+many more

Tickets purchased day of show must be purchased at the Echoplex Ticket Office at 1154 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026. The Entrance to the Echoplex Ticket Office is through the alley

5pm / $12 / All Ages

Thursday 08.16.07: MIDNIGHT MOVIES @ Echoplex

Midnight Movies || Listen

“The music that supports Olivier has a Velvety quality to it as well, with simple (but powerful) tribal drumming ala Mo Tucker, walls of noisy guitar, and easy but indelible melodies. Just as the music of the VU was always informed by (and inseparable from) New York, Midnight Movies is all about Los Angeles. From the name of the band—those Hollywood cult classics played on late-night TV—to the fact that it records for a label founded to release movie soundtracks (New Line) to the overall feel of the music, you couldn’t imagine Midnight Movies hailing from anywhere else. This is where noir was born, and Lion the Girl has its dark, mysterious and foreboding atmosphere. One could easily imagine Olivier and her mates scoring any David Lynch film. Or walking off the street into a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard and seeing the band, in any decade from the 1960s to the present.” – Popmatters

with:

Irving || Listen
The Architects
Gore Gore Girls || Listen

@ The Echoplex
(Beneath the Echo)
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Main Entrance is Through the Alley

8pm / FREE / 21+

Sunday 08.19.07: PART TIME PUNKS – SMITHS / MORRISSEY NITE w/ BUZZCOCKS (DJ set)

special guest dj set by BUZZCOCKS

with:
Languis || Listen
The Tartans

Hairdresser on fire. Panic. Jeane. Vicar in a tutu. Hand in glove. Oscillate Wildly. You’ll hear them all tonite. . .or as many Smiths/Morrissey tracks we can fit in to 4 hours of dancing. With Smiths/Moz covers by LANGUIS & THE TARTANS! PLUS. . . the first 50 paid through the door will receive a FREE CD: The Smiths live in Oxford, 1986!! (Volume 5 in the PTP mix series)

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $5 / 21+

Monday 08.27.07: Monday Night Residency – MANIC

Manic || Listen

“L.A. group Manic has honed in on what makes them special—recording beautiful alternative pop-rock songs that have a slew of hooks and thoughtful melodies. Unable to exactly pinpoint who or what they sound similar to, the listener will instead focus on the actual music and grooves. Having already done the poor rock ‘n’ roll group thing (they emptied their bank accounts and traveled off to the U.K. to make their mark), Manic is no stranger to risks. ‘Another New Home’ is filled with risks too; indeed it’s a thought-provoking glimmering pop record that will last a good test of time or two, inspiring other artists that taking a few chances could change their course.” – Smother.net

with:
Strangers Smile
Unarmed
Supa Floss

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.20.07: Monday Night Residency – MANIC

Manic || Listen

“L.A. group Manic has honed in on what makes them special—recording beautiful alternative pop-rock songs that have a slew of hooks and thoughtful melodies. Unable to exactly pinpoint who or what they sound similar to, the listener will instead focus on the actual music and grooves. Having already done the poor rock ‘n’ roll group thing (they emptied their bank accounts and traveled off to the U.K. to make their mark), Manic is no stranger to risks. ‘Another New Home’ is filled with risks too; indeed it’s a thought-provoking glimmering pop record that will last a good test of time or two, inspiring other artists that taking a few chances could change their course.” – Smother.net

with:
Minutes til Midnight
Policy
Dead Ponies

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.13.07: Monday Night Residency – MANIC

Manic || Listen

“L.A. group Manic has honed in on what makes them special—recording beautiful alternative pop-rock songs that have a slew of hooks and thoughtful melodies. Unable to exactly pinpoint who or what they sound similar to, the listener will instead focus on the actual music and grooves. Having already done the poor rock ‘n’ roll group thing (they emptied their bank accounts and traveled off to the U.K. to make their mark), Manic is no stranger to risks. ‘Another New Home’ is filled with risks too; indeed it’s a thought-provoking glimmering pop record that will last a good test of time or two, inspiring other artists that taking a few chances could change their course.” – Smother.net

with:
Oreskaband || Listen
The Snow
On The Surface

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.06.07: Monday Night Residency – MANIC

Manic || Listen

“L.A. group Manic has honed in on what makes them special—recording beautiful alternative pop-rock songs that have a slew of hooks and thoughtful melodies. Unable to exactly pinpoint who or what they sound similar to, the listener will instead focus on the actual music and grooves. Having already done the poor rock ‘n’ roll group thing (they emptied their bank accounts and traveled off to the U.K. to make their mark), Manic is no stranger to risks. ‘Another New Home’ is filled with risks too; indeed it’s a thought-provoking glimmering pop record that will last a good test of time or two, inspiring other artists that taking a few chances could change their course.” – Smother.net

with:

Clark S. Nova
Tygers of Wrath
Good On Paper

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 08.18.07: HANG THE DJS

with:
The Submarines || Listen
Pop Noir || Listen

Plus:
Blake Miller (Moving Units)
Maurice De La Falaise (HTDJs, Transistor, Par Avion)
Maria Holland
June D (White-Doves NYC, The Musebox)
Royal Rumble

spinning the best in: indie, international pop, britpop, electro, disco, post-punk, new wave, no wave, hiphop and more..

FMI:
Hang The DJs on Myspace

9pm / $8, $5 with Sunset Junction wrist band / 18+

Friday 08.17.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND w/ A FOR ATTACK

with:
A For Attack || Listen
Sabertooth Tiger || Listen
The Nation Blue (from Australia)

Plus Underground DJs spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Friday 08.10.07: CLUB UNDERGROUND w/ THE RONELLES

With:
The Ronelles

Plus Underground DJs spinning the best in Brit / Indie / Soul / Twee / Madchester / Punk / Glam

FMI: ClubUnderground.net

10pm / $5 if 21+, $7 under 21 / 18+

Wednesday 08.29.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

ENTER FROM GLENDALE

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 08.22.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $10 / 21+

Wednesday 08.15.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 08.08.07: DUB CLUB presents TRINITY & TONY TUFF @ Echoplex

with:
Trinity & Tony Tuff

Plus:
Tippa Lee & Andrew Wright

and Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $15 / 21+

Wednesday 08.01.07: DUB CLUB @ Echoplex

with Resident DJs:
Tom Chasteen
Roy Corderoy
The Dungeonmaster
Boss Harmony

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI:
Dub Club on MySpace

9pm / $5 / 21+

Tuesday 08.21.07: FOREIGN BORN

Foreign Born || Listen

“Freshly signed to Dim Mak, On The Wing Now shows talent, balls and the type of gusto that’s missing from so many bands today. Describing their sound is a little hard to do; they manage to infuse the best parts of shoegazer and indie rock and put a good shot of late ’80s/early ’90s Britrock (a la Stone Roses) in the mix for a totally unique sound. You know a record has to be good when the first track is the same name of one of your favorite venues. Such is the case with Foreign Born’s ‘Union Hall,’ a track full of chanting and soaring vocals, hand claps and haunting sonic textures. ‘Into Your Dream’ sees the band playing with the dirty side of rock with driving, pounding drums and fuzzy guitars. Listening to it, it’s hard not to think of Black Angels or Velvet Underground.” – The Tripwire

with:
In Waves
Nevenka

8:30pm / FREE for 21+, $5 under 21 / 18+

Wednesday 08.15.07: THE STEVENSON RANCH DAVIDIANS

The Stevenson Ranch Davidians || Listen
“Theirs is the church of psychedelia and they seem intent on taking their congregation on a trip back to the Summer of Love, ‘67 style. They make no apologies for inhaling the effects of the British Invasion, shoegazing, and the music atmosphere of Los Angeles in the late sixties. In fact they’re poised to join the pantheon of L.A. neo-psychedelic bands such as Rain Parade, Mazzy Star, The Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Beachwood Sparks.” – 3Hive.com

8:30pm / $5 / 21+

Tuesday 08.14.07: THE ONE AM RADIO

The One AM Radio || Listen

“When you’re at the end of your rope, they say, either commit suicide or travel. Thankfully Hrishikesh Hirway traveled, cross-country and even to India, embarking late on one of those somber searching-for-yourself Wanderjahres. From this Ivy Leaguer you might expect a strain of clever self-flagellation falling, in his own words, “somewhere between bedroom electronica and singer/songwriter.” But Hirway’s music, performed with violinist Jane Yakowitz under the name The One AM Radio, isn’t so cut-and-dry. Like Múm on a smaller scale, or a lightly medicated, loose-lipped Four Tet, his introspective songs sway hazily from image to metaphor, between yesterday’s folk and tomorrow’s digitalism.” – Pitchfork

with:
Lymbyc System || Listen
Montag || Listen

8:30pm / $8 / 18+

Wednesday 08.08.07: THE STEVENSON RANCH DAVIDIANS

The Stevenson Ranch Davidians || Listen
“Theirs is the church of psychedelia and they seem intent on taking their congregation on a trip back to the Summer of Love, ‘67 style. They make no apologies for inhaling the effects of the British Invasion, shoegazing, and the music atmosphere of Los Angeles in the late sixties. In fact they’re poised to join the pantheon of L.A. neo-psychedelic bands such as Rain Parade, Mazzy Star, The Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Beachwood Sparks.” – 3Hive.com

with:
The Quarter After || Listen
Rocking Horse People
Crystal Antlers

8:30pm / $5 / 21+

Sunday 08.05.07: Echo & Part Time Punks Present – 1990s

1990s || Listen

Plus Special Guests

plus resident djs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop

10pm / $10 / 18+

Saturday 08.04.07: ST. VINCENT

St. Vincent || Listen
“Deftly moving from confessional singer-songwriter fare on the piano, to displaying avante-guard, Zappa-esque chops on the guitar, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) had the audience captivated from the moment she took the stage. Her debut LP Marry Me drops July 10th on the Beggars label and is sure to rarely leave our stereo for the remainder of the Summer.” – An Aquarium Drunkard

with:
Josh Haden || Listen
Death Vessel || Listn

8:30pm / $10 / 18+

Friday 08.03.07: GRAVY TRAIN!!!!

Gravy Train!!!! || Listen

The sound that Gravy Train!!!! emits on their debut full-length, Are You Wigglin? has the raw energy of the Ramones but a suicide girl flair that sends the camp level over the top. It’s impossible not to crack a smile when listening to lyrics that rhyme “beaver” and “believer” (as Gravy Train!!!! does on “(Ev’rybody Do) the Thingy”). – Spin.com

with:
Mika Miko
Sugar and Gold
DJ Rudy

6pm / $12 / all ages

Thursday 08.02.07: MARNIE STERN

Marnie Stern

New York guitar hero Marnie Stern wastes little time showing off her dazzling fretboard trickery on her new CD, In Advance of the Broken Arm (Kill Rock Stars). The opening song, “Vibrational Match,” fairly bursts with intricately knotted lead-guitar flurries, a virtual sound storm of looping, flickering, flashing guitar patterns. “Precious Metal” swarms with thousands of glistening notes that flop around like grunion on a crowded night beach. Stern’s arty lyrics are just as dense on brain-bulging workouts like “Letters From Rimbaud” and “Every Single Line Means Something,” where her insistent finger-tapping style raises beautiful halo noises from her ax. She combines prog-rock dexterity and ambition with a post-riot-grrl aggression that draws on such disparate inspirations as Yoko Ono and Hella (whose drummer, Zach Hill, produced and played on Broken Arm). – LA Weekly

With:
Upsilon Acrux
Ave Vigoda

7:30pm / $12 / all ages

Wednesday 08.01.07: SPINDRIFT & THE STEVENSON RANCH DAVIDIANS

Spindrift || Listen

“Kirpatrick Thomas, the founding member of Spindrift, a self-dubbed ‘psychedelic Spaghetti Western’ band, made just such a journey-in true cosmic cowboy fashion-from Delaware to Southern California in late 2001. He was already heading up the experimental post-punk incarnation of a band called Spindrift when he took off. His fuel: fragrant dreams of the Western mystique rooted in the stylized ’60s cowboy movies of Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone (often grandly referred to within the burgeoning L.A. ‘neo-cosmic cowboy’ scene as simply ‘Sergio’).” – LA Alternative

The Stevenson Ranch Davidians || Listen
“Theirs is the church of psychedelia and they seem intent on taking their congregation on a trip back to the Summer of Love, ‘67 style. They make no apologies for inhaling the effects of the British Invasion, shoegazing, and the music atmosphere of Los Angeles in the late sixties. In fact they’re poised to join the pantheon of L.A. neo-psychedelic bands such as Rain Parade, Mazzy Star, The Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Beachwood Sparks.” – 3Hive.com

plus:
Lion of Panjshir

8:30pm / $5 / 21+