GLOSSARY @ ECHO

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Lucero

If the Pogues embody the Jameson-addled anthems of Ireland, Lucero turns the whiskey into bourbon aged in Tennessee oak and chased by a Bud. Their sound is a roll-up-the-sleeves-and-take-a-deep-sniff kind of pure angst. It’s like rain on the windshield as you drive through a cold November morning after a particularly regrettable evening. Raspy-voiced lead man Ben Nichols sings about themes associated with good loving and good drinking—thieves, love, getting drunk, and losing control—in a world where getting into trouble with a lady makes things turn thirsty fast. – Popmatters

with:
Glossary || Listen
Jessica Lea Mayfield || Listen

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8:00pm / $15 / all ages

Thursday 07.24.08: Echo & Respect present – DIZZEE RASCAL / HOLLYWOOD HOLT / THE 87 STICK UP KIDS / KENAN BELL / DJ AARON LA CARTE @ ECHOPLEX

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Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

Onstage, Dizzee shows a really serious young-lion charisma, and he knows how to put on a show; he and his never-introduced hypeman hit all their marks hard enough that they’d clearly spent a whole lot of time rehearsing. On a technical level, Dizzee is a monster of an MC, capable of belting out serious double-time lines without losing his breath or letting the beat swallow his words. All night, he stuck tenaciously to his beats, never leaving the pocket; it’d be nice if El-P learned something from that during their forthcoming coheadlining tour. Better still, Dizzee managed to keep an industry-heavy Park Slope crowd from losing energy, some kind of Herculean feat. “This place is known for its stiffness,” he said as he took the stage, before letting us know that fuck all that and launching directly into “I Luv U,” the single that made his name. Last night’s show was a serious breath of fresh air: a young but seasoned rapper with effortless stage-control barely letting up over the course of an hour. More rap shows need to be like that one. – Village Voice

with:
Hollywood Holt || Listen
The 87 Stick Up Kids || Listen
Kenan Bell
DJ Aaron La Carte

@ Echoplex
Enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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8:30 pm / $20 adv, $22 dos / 18+