Saturday 10.30.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 10.23.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 10.16.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 10.09.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 10.02.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 09.18.10: BOOTIE LA with TRANZKONTINENTAL / DJ PAUL V. / R.A.I.D. @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

11 PM — Live on stage:
TRANZKONTINENTAL
LA’s live glam-rock drag mashup revue

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Live on stage at 11 PM — and making their Bootie LA debut — are hot new LA band Tranzkontinental. Featuring Xander Smith and Charlie Paulson (original members of the Club Makeup band) along with LA drag superstars Momma and Kelly Mantle, the band was conceptualized with Dragstrip 66 & Bootie LA’s own DJ Paul V. The group came together with a singular goal in mind: to bring some sexy glam, glitz, and gender-bent sleaze back to the Sunset Strip, where they’ve been wowing crowds with a monthly residency at The Roxy. With a rotating cast of fierce queens on the mic, the band rips through classic rock ‘n’ roll jams — and new electropop hits — and mashes them all together, such as Lady Gaga vs. Metallica, and AC/DC vs. Peaches.

DJ Paul V. will also be on the decks throughout the night, spinning all the mashups you love, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) will provide the on-stage eye-candy with their trademark gold suits and fierce go-go dancing.

Launched in 2003 by DJs Adrian & Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup — and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating — and satirizing — the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

@ Echoplex
enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Saturday 09.04.10: BOOTIE LA with DJ TRIPP / DJ PAUL V. / R.A.I.D. @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

iPAD DJ SET
From special guest:
DJ TRIPP

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Vinyl turntables and CD DJ decks are soooooo 20th century! Which is why Bootie LA is presenting the latest way to DJ — with Apple iPads! Known for always pushing the latest technology in his sets, DJ Tripp was one of the first to embrace this new, cutting-edge way to DJ. For this special guest set, he’ll be utilizing the multi-touch displays on a pair of iPads to control, manipulate, and play mashups!

Resident DJ Paul V. will also be on the decks, spinning all your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite mashups) while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) provides the on-stage eye-candy with their trademark gold suits and fierce go-go dancing.

Launched in 2003 by DJs Adrian & Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup — and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating — and satirizing — the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

@ Echoplex
enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Thursday 08.19.10: DOWN AND DERBY ROLLER DISCO @ echoplex

Its been a year since we lost the late great King of Pop, Michael Jackson. In honor the the King this months Down & Derby will be a tribute to MJ.

What does this mean for you, the attendee??

-DISCO JAMS BY RESIDENT MOONWALKERS STEVE 1DER & WALDO
-MOONWALKER AND CAPTN EO VISUALS
-MOONWALKER CONTEST
-MJ DRESS CODE (yes all the red and black leather you can find!)

Who’s Bad???!!!

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

RSVP at www.downandderby.org

9pm / $5 with RSVP, $10 at the door / 21+

Saturday 08.21.10 and Sunday 8.22.10: CONJUNCTION JUNCTION with JESSICA 6/ SPECIAL GUESTS / LIGHT ASYLUM / CHICANO BATMAN / WOAH HUNX / USELESS KEYS / DANTE VS ZOMBIES/ LIGHT FM / WHITE ARROWS / THE BLACK APPLES / DIRT DRESS / BARRIO TIGER / MY PET SADDLE / SUMMER DARLING / NEIGHBORHOOD BULLYS / DJS AND MORE! @ MALO

SATURDAY AUGUST 21
JESSICA 6
LIGHT ASYLUM
WOAH HUNX
DANTE Vs ZOMBIES
WHITE ARROWS
DIRT DRESS
MY PET SADDLE

DJ sets by:
KILLING SPREE
PIPES
DJ JACOB SAFARI
and more!

SUNDAY AUGUST 22
SPECIAL GUESTS
CHICANO BATMAN
USELESS KEYS
LIGHT FM
THE BLACK APPLES
BARRIO TIGER
SUMMER DARLING
NEIGHBORHOOD BULLYS

DJ Sets by:
LA RECORD
ORIGAMI
CLUB UNDERGROUND

@ MALO
4326 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029

2pm til close each day / FREE / 21+

Saturday 08.28.10: LIT CRAWL II @ echo

Lit Crawl is an event dedicated to good literature, community and responsible intoxication. The evening begins with author readings and afterwards moves out to occupy neighborhood bars in an orderly/disorderly fashion. Lit Crawls have existed in one form or another since civilization began and are seeing a resurgence throughout the literate world. LitQuake is putting on great crawls in San Francisco and New York.

On August 28th, Lit Crawl 2 starts at the Echo with a good ole fashioned, ‘no holds barred’ read off*. Eleven authors will compete and the audience will decide the winner. After the main event crawlers will set out to El Prado, The Gold Room, The Little Joy and The Shortstop.

Start following PEN’s twitter to receive live Crawl updates – after the first bar you’ll need ‘em.

If you need a break from crawling or feel inspired to perform your own verse Stories Bookshop will be hosting an open mic.

Our MC’s will be Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly editors of Slake Literary Journal + the lovely and talented Carolyn Kellogg of the Los Angeles Times

Our Authors:
Katie Arnoldi
Allison Burnett
Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Dennis Danziger
Samantha Dunn
James Greer
Edan Lepucki
Joseph Mattson
Graham Moore
Neal Pollack
Rachel Resnick

For More info: www.litcrawlla.com

6pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 10.09.10: FILTER’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echoplex

For More info: culturecollide.com

8:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Saturday 10.09.10: FILTER’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echo

For More info: culturecollide.com

7:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Friday 10.08.10: FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echoplex

For More info: culturecollide.com

7:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Friday 10.08.10: FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echo

For More info: culturecollide.com

7:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Thursday 10.07.10: FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echoplex

For More info: culturecollide.com

8:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Thursday 10.07.10: FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL @ echo

For More info: culturecollide.com

8:30pm / $20 for festival pass / 21+

Monday 09.27.10: Monday Night Residency PACIFIC HURT / VANAPRASTA @ echo

Vanaprasta || Listen || Watch

L.A. quintet Vanaprasta has come a long way since they got inside my head with their nifty guitar work last March. Not so far that they have an album out yet — that’ll happen when “Heathy Geometry” is released later this year — but far enough that their dramatic blend of churning rhythms, bright riffage and glowing imagery sounds ready for big stages. The band — Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk and Ben Smiley — traveled to Portland late last year to record, and the initial results of those sessions, the “Forming the Shapes” EP, will be out next month. Vanaprasta will also contribute a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” to a forthcoming L.A. charity compilation, “Uncovering a Cure.” On the EP version of their album’s title song, Vanaprasta takes some liberties with the word “geometry,” but their math works for me.- Buzz Bands

Pacific Hurt || Watch

While some things change — as in, say, a band’s name switching from Aushua to Pacific Hurt — some things remain very much the same. Their moniker may have morphed, but Pacific Hurt’s sound still hues closely to the sweeping and sleek intricate rockers that made their Limbo disc the best local EP of last year. – Web In Front

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 09.20.10: Monday Night Residency VANAPRASTA/ PACIFIC HURT @ echo

Vanaprasta || Listen || Watch

L.A. quintet Vanaprasta has come a long way since they got inside my head with their nifty guitar work last March. Not so far that they have an album out yet — that’ll happen when “Heathy Geometry” is released later this year — but far enough that their dramatic blend of churning rhythms, bright riffage and glowing imagery sounds ready for big stages. The band — Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk and Ben Smiley — traveled to Portland late last year to record, and the initial results of those sessions, the “Forming the Shapes” EP, will be out next month. Vanaprasta will also contribute a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” to a forthcoming L.A. charity compilation, “Uncovering a Cure.” On the EP version of their album’s title song, Vanaprasta takes some liberties with the word “geometry,” but their math works for me.- Buzz Bands

Pacific Hurt || Watch

While some things change — as in, say, a band’s name switching from Aushua to Pacific Hurt — some things remain very much the same. Their moniker may have morphed, but Pacific Hurt’s sound still hues closely to the sweeping and sleek intricate rockers that made their Limbo disc the best local EP of last year. – Web In Front

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 09.13.10: Monday Night Residency PACIFIC HURT/ VANAPRASTA @ echo

Vanaprasta || Listen || Watch

L.A. quintet Vanaprasta has come a long way since they got inside my head with their nifty guitar work last March. Not so far that they have an album out yet — that’ll happen when “Heathy Geometry” is released later this year — but far enough that their dramatic blend of churning rhythms, bright riffage and glowing imagery sounds ready for big stages. The band — Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk and Ben Smiley — traveled to Portland late last year to record, and the initial results of those sessions, the “Forming the Shapes” EP, will be out next month. Vanaprasta will also contribute a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” to a forthcoming L.A. charity compilation, “Uncovering a Cure.” On the EP version of their album’s title song, Vanaprasta takes some liberties with the word “geometry,” but their math works for me.- Buzz Bands

Pacific Hurt || Watch

While some things change — as in, say, a band’s name switching from Aushua to Pacific Hurt — some things remain very much the same. Their moniker may have morphed, but Pacific Hurt’s sound still hues closely to the sweeping and sleek intricate rockers that made their Limbo disc the best local EP of last year. – Web In Front

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 09.06.10: Monday Night Residency – VANAPRASTA / PACIFIC HURT @ echo

Vanaprasta || Listen || Watch

L.A. quintet Vanaprasta has come a long way since they got inside my head with their nifty guitar work last March. Not so far that they have an album out yet — that’ll happen when “Heathy Geometry” is released later this year — but far enough that their dramatic blend of churning rhythms, bright riffage and glowing imagery sounds ready for big stages. The band — Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk and Ben Smiley — traveled to Portland late last year to record, and the initial results of those sessions, the “Forming the Shapes” EP, will be out next month. Vanaprasta will also contribute a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” to a forthcoming L.A. charity compilation, “Uncovering a Cure.” On the EP version of their album’s title song, Vanaprasta takes some liberties with the word “geometry,” but their math works for me.- Buzz Bands

Pacific Hurt || Watch

While some things change — as in, say, a band’s name switching from Aushua to Pacific Hurt — some things remain very much the same. Their moniker may have morphed, but Pacific Hurt’s sound still hues closely to the sweeping and sleek intricate rockers that made their Limbo disc the best local EP of last year. – Web In Front

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Tuesday 09.14.10: SMOG SESSIONS @ echo

For More Info:
WWW.SMOGLA.COM

10pm / 21+

Wednesday 09.29.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 09.22.10: DUB CLUB @ echopex & echo

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 09.15.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex & echo

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 09.08.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 09.01.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex & echo

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Tuesday 08.10.10: SMOG SESSIONS with TRUTH / MACHETE / DECO / KEMST @ echo

TRUTH
Deep Medi, Aquatic Labs, New Zealand

MACHETE
Respect, LA

DECO
Deceast, LA

KEMST
Smog, LA

Powered by MediaContender.com

Funktion1 Sound by Funkworks

For More Info:
WWW.SMOGLA.COM

RSVP AT: http://app.championsound.com/1440/events/smog-sessions-truth

10pm / $5 with RSVP or $10 without / 21+

Saturday 08.21.10: BOOTIE LA with FAROFF / DJ PAUL V. / R.A.I.D. @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

Special guest DJ from Brazil, Bootie Rio’s:
FAROFF

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

From Brazil — and fresh from his recent appearance at Bootie Berlin — Bootie LA presents the return of Bootie Rio’s DJ Faroff. As Bootie’s diplomat to Brazil and one of Bootie Boston’s former DJs, Faroff gets around, spreading the mashup love with his many popular bootlegs and crowd-pleasing DJ sets.

Resident DJ Paul V. will also be on the decks, spinning a bunch of hot summertime mashup jams to get you dancin’, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) provides the on-stage eye-candy with their trademark gold suits and fierce go-go dancing.

Launched in 2003 by DJs Adrian & Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup – and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating – and satirizing – the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

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

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Saturday 08.07.10: BOOTIE LA – LADY GAGA vs. MADONNA NIGHT @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

LADY GAGA vs. MADONNA NIGHT!
A+D spin Gaga & Madge mashups throughout the night!

Resident Bootie DJs:
ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D aka A PLUS D

Special guest:
DJ SHYBOY

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Bootie LA presents the ultimate mashup diva showdown — it’s LADY GAGA vs. MADONNA NIGHT! Join us as resident DJs Adrian & Mysterious D, along with special guest DJ Shyboy, pay tribute to both the current and classic “queens of pop,” spinning Gaga and Madge mashups throughout the night. Both divas will be mashed up with anybody and everybody — no genre, era, or artist is safe! Resident gold-suited dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) also joins in on the fun for some fierce dance moves on stage.

Launched in 2003 by DJs Adrian & Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup – and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating – and satirizing – the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

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

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Saturday 09.25.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 09.18.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 09.11.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 09.04.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.30.10: Monday Night Residency – FOL CHEN / SISTER CRAYON / EVAN VOYTAS @ echo

FOL CHEN || Listen || Watch

“John Shade moves with composure and ease through arch, almost dour indie pop (”The Believers”) as well as joyous dollops of Of Montreal-inspired electro pop. The sexily deadpan “Cable TV” brings all the moods together, celebrating the joys of cheap motel rooms and Janet Jackson songs with boop-beeps, handclaps, and a wry smile.” – Spin Magazine

“In the spirit of I’m From Barcelona, Loney Dear or Boy Least Likely To, Fol Chen employs all my favorite electro-fey devices: cheesy ’80s keys, propulsive beats, sporadic strummy guitars that bounce between channels and, of course, xylophone. Beginning with understated, low-register vocals, the keeps building, layering on more instruments and even tossing in a key-change for good measure.” – Paste Magazine

“Elusive Fol Chen offers dark, whimsical debut” – NPR

with:
Sister Crayon
Evan Voytas || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.23.10: Monday Night Residency – FOL CHEN / CROCODILES / WOOM / JESSICA 6 @ echo

FOL CHEN || Listen || Watch

Highland Park, CA’s mysterious pop outfit Fol Chen released its second album just last month, followed by the FREE “The Holograms” EP, which featured the titular track remixed by Teen Daze, Primary 1, Hard Mix and FUR. The band is also thrilled to be hitting the road this Fall with two very different yet appropriate tour mates, !!! and The Apples in Stereo.

Before leaving town, though, Fol Chen is putting their own twist on the August Monday night residency at The Echo here in Los Angeles. On August 9, audience members came onstage to record live samples for the next Fol Chen album, and things just get more curious over the next two weeks:

August 23: Metal band Viscera will perform the music of Fol Chen.

with:
Crocodiles || Watch
Woom
Jessica 6 || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.16.10: Monday Night Residency – FOL CHEN / CROCODILES / LIGHT POLLUTION @ echo

FOL CHEN || Listen || Watch

Highland Park, CA’s mysterious pop outfit Fol Chen released its second album just last month, followed by the FREE “The Holograms” EP, which featured the titular track remixed by Teen Daze, Primary 1, Hard Mix and FUR. The band is also thrilled to be hitting the road this Fall with two very different yet appropriate tour mates, !!! and The Apples in Stereo.

Before leaving town, though, Fol Chen is putting their own twist on the August Monday night residency at The Echo here in Los Angeles. On August 9, audience members came onstage to record live samples for the next Fol Chen album, and things just get more curious over the next
two weeks:

August 16: Fol Chen’s set will be sung by people who responded to a Craigslist ad placed by the band.

with:
Crocodiles || Watch
Light Pollution

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.09.10: Monday Night Residency – FOL CHEN / LEARNING MUSIC / LESANDS @ echo

FOL CHEN || Listen || Watch

“John Shade moves with composure and ease through arch, almost dour indie pop (”The Believers”) as well as joyous dollops of Of Montreal-inspired electro pop. The sexily deadpan “Cable TV” brings all the moods together, celebrating the joys of cheap motel rooms and Janet Jackson songs with boop-beeps, handclaps, and a wry smile.” – Spin Magazine

“In the spirit of I’m From Barcelona, Loney Dear or Boy Least Likely To, Fol Chen employs all my favorite electro-fey devices: cheesy ’80s keys, propulsive beats, sporadic strummy guitars that bounce between channels and, of course, xylophone. Beginning with understated, low-register vocals, the keeps building, layering on more instruments and even tossing in a key-change for good measure.” – Paste Magazine

“Elusive Fol Chen offers dark, whimsical debut” – NPR

with:
Learning Music
Lesands

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 08.02.10: Monday Night Residency – FOL CHEN / OBI BEST / HALLOWEEN SWIM TEAM @ echo

FOL CHEN || Listen || Watch

“John Shade moves with composure and ease through arch, almost dour indie pop (”The Believers”) as well as joyous dollops of Of Montreal-inspired electro pop. The sexily deadpan “Cable TV” brings all the moods together, celebrating the joys of cheap motel rooms and Janet Jackson songs with boop-beeps, handclaps, and a wry smile.” – Spin Magazine

“In the spirit of I’m From Barcelona, Loney Dear or Boy Least Likely To, Fol Chen employs all my favorite electro-fey devices: cheesy ’80s keys, propulsive beats, sporadic strummy guitars that bounce between channels and, of course, xylophone. Beginning with understated, low-register vocals, the keeps building, layering on more instruments and even tossing in a key-change for good measure.” – Paste Magazine

“Elusive Fol Chen offers dark, whimsical debut” – NPR

with:
Obi Best
Halloween Swim Team || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.17.10: BOOTIE LA with DJ SHYBOY / DJ PAUL V. / RAID @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

Special guest:
DJ SHYBOY

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Bootie LA presents the return of LA’s own DJ Shyboy, whose specialty is mixing and mashing multiple genres, from rock to electronica, hip-hop to folk, and everything in-between. His adventurous sense of style has led him to work as a remixer for artists such as Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Craig David, and Donna Summer.

Bootie LA’s resident DJ Paul V. holds it down on the decks, spinning all your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) mashups throughout the night, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) will be working the Echoplex stage with their trademark gold-suits and go-go dance moves.

Launched in 2003, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup – and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating – and satirizing – the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs will be given away like candy!

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

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

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Saturday 07.03.10: BOOTIE LA with DJ AXEL / DJ PAUL V. / RAID @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

4th of July Weekend Party!

Special guest:
DJ AXEL

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

For its special 4th of July Weekend Party, Bootie LA presents the return of DJ Axel. While playing with live breakbeat and drum & bass bands in London and San Francisco, Axel picked up the art of DJing, and after moving to Los Angeles, released a 15-track mashup album called “Breakin’ The Law.” The album is available in over 100 stores and recently went “street platinum,” defined by Billboard as sales of over 10,000 units of an unlicensed mixtape. Axel’s original songs and remixes have appeared in films and soundtracks such as “17 Again” and “Two Lovers.”

Bootie LA’s resident DJ Paul V. holds it down on the decks, spinning all your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) mashups throughout the night, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) will be working the Echoplex stage with their trademark gold-suits and go-go dance moves.

Launched in 2003, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup – and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating – and satirizing – the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs will be given away like candy!

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

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

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Thursday 07.22.10: DOWN AND DERBY ROLLER DISCO @ echoplex

The Los Angeles event is set apart from Down and Derby parties in other cities by its authentic 70s feel. The resident DJs don’t just spin popular tunes for which the era has become known—they reach into the depths of 70s music to bring partiers the obscure hits that may not be recognizable by most, but are truly indicative of the culture and lifestyle of the era.

Down and Derby, is a retro-inspired roller-skating party created and designed to give attendees a unique nightlife experience. The interactive throwback events combine décor reminiscent of a 70s roller disco with attendees participating through wearing fashion attire evocative of the era. DJs known for pushing the limits of mixing and music production are procured, adding vibrant energy to the event with both underground and popular mixes.

The entry fee is $5 with RSVP, $10 at the door and quad skates of every size will be available to rent for another $5. Guests are welcome to bring their own roller skates to the event.

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

RSVP at www.downandderby.org

9pm / $5 with RSVP, $10 at the door / 21+

Tuesday 07.13.10: SMOG SESSIONS with MRK1 / JUAN BASSHEAD / EMU / KEMST @ echo

MRK1
Virus Syndicate / Contagious – Manchester UK

JUAN BASSHEAD
Basshead Music, Miami

EMU
Smog, LA

KEMST
Smog, LA

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Funktion1 Sound by Funkworks

For More Info:
WWW.SMOGLA.COM

RSVP at:
http://app.championsound.com/1440/events/smog-sessions-w-mrk1

10pm / $5 with RSVP or $10 without / 21+

Wednesday 08.25.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex & echo

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 08.18.10: DUB CLUB with THE DUB CLUB DJS / CHICANO BATMAN / DJ RON MILLER @ echoplex & echo

in the Echoplex : the Dub Club DJs spinning the best in reggae music

in the Echo : live performance from Chicano Batman
plus DJ Ron Miller

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 08.11.10: DUB CLUB with DUB CLUB DJS / VIERNES 13 / THE HASHISHANS @ echoplex & echo

in the Echoplex :
the Dub Club DJs spinning the best in reggae music

in the Echo :
live performances from
Viernes 13
The Hashishans
free before 10pm, $5 after

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 08.04.10: DUB CLUB with DUB CLUB DJS / CONCEPTO TAMBOR @ echoplex & echo

in the Echoplex : the Dub Club DJs spinning the best in reggae music
in the Echo : live performance from Concepto Tambor

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Saturday 08.28.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 08.21.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 08.14.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 08.07.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.31.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.24.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.17.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.10.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 07.03.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Wednesdat 06.09.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Saturday 06.19.10: BOOTIE LA with THE FACE MELTERS- FOX & KOOL KARLO / DJ PAUL V. / R.A.I.D. @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA
LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg dance party

From Bootie San Francisco, DJ team:
THE FACE MELTERS:
FOX
KOOL KARLO

Resident Bootie DJ:
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Coming down from Bootie San Francisco, Bootie LA presents the mashup DJ duo known as The Face Melters — a.k.a. Fox and Kool Karlo. These two like-minded DJs realized they had similar styles after spinning in the same clubs for years, and their recent collaboration as the Face Melters has yielded an electrifying mix of hip-hop, house, electro, and funk. Using four turntables, they mash all of these styles together to create dance floor bliss for party-goers worldwide.

Resident DJ Paul V. also holds it down on the decks, spinning all your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) mashups throughout the night, while resident dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) takes over Echoplex the stage with their trademark gold-suited go-go action!

Launched in 2003, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup – and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating – and satirizing – the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs will be given away like candy!

FREE Bootie CDs to the first 100 people through the door!

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

FMI: BootieLA.com

9pm / $5 before 10 pm, $10 after / 21+

Wednesday 07.28.10: DUB CLUB 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY with SISTER NANCY / GENERAL TREES / TIPPA LEE / ECHODELIC SOUNDSYSTEM AND MORE @ echoplex

DUB CLUB 10th Anniversary Show!

with:
SISTER NANCY
GENERAL TREES
TIPPA LEE
and SURPRISE GUESTS

plus the Echodelic Soundsystem
DJs : Tom Chasteen, Roy Corduroy, Dungeonmaster, and Boss Harmony

and MCs Jah Faith, Ras Benji, Chicho Don plus guests

Sister Nancy is a favorite at the Dub Club and always brings the fire when she comes through. Her tune “Bam Bam” is loved by fans of all genres of music worldwide…but there’s nothing like hearing the original female dj live and direct on the mic…
General Trees will be making his first stop at the Dub Club and we can’t wait to hear his gravel voice booming out over our PA. Trees had many Jamaican hits in the 80s and he is known for his great live performances and his arsenal of lyrics…
Tippa Lee started in the music business toasting on his fathers sound system age 8 , “standing up on a beer bottle box to reach the mic”. He made his first recording at King Tubbys studio at age 12 , and later had a Jamaican No 1 hit with ‘No Trouble We” in the 80s.
And….surprise guests! Over the years at Dub Club surprise guests have included many heavy hitters , so you never know….
And as usual with Sound System style shows at the Dub Club , all the performers will be backed up by the Echodelic selectors on the turntables…

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

9pm / $10 before 10pm, $15 after / 21+

Wednesday 07.21.10: DUB CLUB with ECHODELIC SOUNDSYSTEM / MCPULLISH / EL TAMBOR / JAH FAITH / RON MILLER @ echoplex & echo

in the Echoplex – Echodelic Soundsystem with DJs Tom Chasteen , Dungeonmaster, and Roy Corduroy spinning tye best in reggae music , alongside Jah Faith and special guests on the mic

PLUS an special live dub performance from Texas based dub producer Mcpullish

“McPullish has managed to create an intriguing, original reggae sound, which truly differs from the commonly known modern roots reggae.” -Reggae Vibes Sept. 2008″

In the Echo – live Afro-Cuban sounds from El Tambor, plus special guest dj Ron Miller

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wedensday 07.14.10: DUB CLUB with ECHODELIC SOUNDSYSTEM / JAH FAITH / DJ DANNY HOLLOWAY / DJ EXPO / J1 @ echoplex & echo

In the Echoplex – Echodelic Soundsystem with DJs Tom Chasteen , Dungeonmaster, and Roy Corduroy spinning tye best in reggae music , alongside Jah Faith and special guests on the mic

In the Echo — a night called 45 Funk with DJ Danny Holloway (Dublab) , DJ Expo (Rootdown) , and live percussion from J1 ( Master Blazter)

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 07.07.10: DUB CLUB presents The Return of the General BRIGADIER JERRY @ echoplex & echo

The Return of the General
BRIGADIER JERRY
backed by Echodelic Soundsystem

plus upstairs in the Echo
DJs Dungeonmaster+Roy Corduroy bring you
“Timezone” – psychedelic global music mashup

Briggy blows the roof off the Dub Club every time he passes through. His microphone mastery and lyrical versatility are unparalleled. Don’t miss this appearance from a true sound system legend!

More influential through his live performances than his scant recordings, Brigadier Jerry was one of Jamaica’s top DJs at the dawn of the dancehall era. A brilliant lyrical improviser, Briggy — as he was affectionately known — elevated the standards for speed and fluidity in DJ chatting technique, laying the groundwork for much of what followed. Despite early dancehall’s taste for slackness, Jerry’s subject matter was almost always spiritual and cultural, though he did have a sense of humor and was an excellent battle DJ. Brigadier Jerry was born Robert Russell in Kingston on September 28, 1957. He started his career in show business by trying standup comedy in his early teens, but soon moved on to work for sound systems. He started out at the legendary U-Roy’s King SturGav Hi-Fi system in the early ’70s, and soon moved on to the Jah Love Muzik system; this latter was run by the Rastafarian sect to which he belonged, the Twelve Tribes of Israel. While with Jah Love, bootleg cassette tapes of his live performances began to circulate among DJ aficionados, resulting in packed houses wherever he played. Despite his sterling underground reputation and influential, melodic toasting style, Jerry was barely represented on record until 1982. He’d previously cut several tracks for Studio One, including “Every Man Me Brethren” and “Dance in Montreal,” and appeared on several local singles with other Twelve Tribes members. In 1982, he cut a new version of the Slim Smith riddim “Never Let Go,” which he retitled “Pain” and released on the small Jywanza label. It was a major hit, rocketing to the top of the Jamaican charts. Meanwhile, he also mentored the career of female DJ Sister Carol, and DJed for nearly every prominent sound system in Jamaica. A semi-official live album, Live at the Controls, appeared in 1983, but he didn’t record his proper debut LP until 1985. Called Jamaica Jamaica, it was the closest he came to capturing the excitement of his live gigs in the studio. Several more singles followed over the rest of the ’80s, but Jerry remained a live DJ at heart. He relocated to New York on a permanent basis in 1988, and put together a second album with 1990′s On the Road. In 1992, Jerry recorded his third proper album, Hail Him, for Tapper Zukie’s label. Another album, Freedom Street, appeared on the VP label in 1995. When U-Roy reactivated his King SturGav Hi-Fi sound system, Jerry joined up as a regular. Today, Briggy still travels to Europe and Japan touring. He recently released his fifth album entitled, “Showers of Blessings” on the Virtuous Woman label .

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

9pm / $5 before 10pm, $12 after / 21+

Wednesday 06.16.10: DUB CLUB Summer Kick Off Party with DAVID RODIGAN / DOWNBEAT THE RULER / BUYEPONGO @ echoplex & echo

Dub Club presents our summer 2010 kickoff party with 2 rooms of music!

Echoplex:
DAVID RODIGAN
DOWNBEAT THE RULER
Echodelic Soundsystem DJs

echo:
BUYEPONGO
Echodelic Soundsystem DJs

David Rodigan and Downbeat The Ruler (aka Tony Screw) are 2 of the best known reggae selectors on the planet.
Their arsenal of exclusive dubplates are legendary, as are their live sound clashes. This event however is not a clash in the proper sense, but a night of pure musical madness with the 2 DJs trading sets back and forth and vibing up the dance til the roof comes off the place! Buyepongo is one of LAs finest young bands representing the Cumbia and Vallento styles. We have been wanting to have them at the Dub Club for a while now and we know it will be a long hot night in the Echo!

enter through
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $10 advance, $10 before 10pm at the door, $15 after 10pm at the door / 21+

Wednesday 06.30.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex & echo

in the Echoplex it’s DUB CLUB with Echodelic selectors Tom Chasteen, Dungeonmaster, and Roy Corduoy spinning the best in reggae music, along Jah Faith and nuff special guests pon the mic…

upstairs in The Echo it’s BAMBOO with DJ Boss Harmony spinning Ska and Latin sounds and El Haru Kuroi performing live.

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Wednesday 06.23.10: DUB CLUB @ echoplex & echo

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

Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall

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

9pm / Free before 10pm, $5 after / 21+

Tuesday 06.08.10: SMOG SESSIONS with HEADHUNTER / PINCH / DLX / KEMST @ echo

HEADHUNTER
aka Addison Groove // tempa, swamp 81, bristol uk

PINCH
tectonic, subloaded, bristol uk

DLX
SMOG, LA

KEMST
SMOG, LA

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FUNKTION1 SOUND BY FUNKWORKS

10pm / $10 / 21+

Wednesday 06.02.10: DUB CLUB presents IZZY / REBEL EMPIRE / TAZZ @ echoplex

This night will feature some of LAs best upcoming dancehall acts:
Izzy
Rebel Empire
Tazz

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

9pm / FREE before 10pm , $5 after 10 / 21+

Saturday 06.05.10: BOOTIE LA 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY with SMASH-UP DERBY / ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D / DJ PAUL V. / R.A.ID. @ echoplex

BOOTIE LA 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
LA’s monthly mashup bootleg party

At 11 PM — From San Francisco, the world’s first live mashup rock band returns to LA:
SMASH-UP DERBY

Resident Bootie DJs:
ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D
DJ PAUL V.

Bootie LA’s resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance)

Photo Booth by:
DrunkRockers.com

Free 20-track Bootie LA Anniversary CDs for the first 300 people!

Mash up your look! Prizes for Best Mashup Outfit!

This month, Bootie celebrates five years of mashing it up, LA-style! Since launching at The Echo back in 2005, Bootie has grown quite a bit, becoming the epicenter for mashups in Southern California. To mark its 5-Year Anniversary, at 11 PM, Bootie is proud to present the return of Smash-Up Derby, the house band at Bootie SF, and the world’s first mashup rock band. Also performing the Midnight Mashup Show will be Bootie LA’s resident gold-suited dance crew R.A.I.D. (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance).

Bootie creators Adrian & Mysterious D finally return from their world tour, where they’ve spent the past two months doing Bootie parties in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. Resident DJ Paul V. will also join them on the decks. Mash up your look for a chance to win fabulous prizes for the “Best Mashup Outfit,” and get your picture taken at the DrunkRockers.com Photo Booth. There will also be special 20-track Bootie LA Anniversary CDs for the first 300 people, featuring tracks from every guest DJ the club has featured over the past year!

Launched in 2003, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup — and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with regular parties in several cities on four continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie’s DJs keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating — and satirizing — the many different forms of music. Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation, with free mashup CDs will be given away like candy!

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

FMI: http://www.BootieLA.com

9pm / $6 before 10 pm, $12 after / 21+

Saturday 06.12.10: DJ PAUL V. presents SPUNK @ echoplex

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 12th – LA GAY PRIDE WEEKEND -

CLUB SPUNK RETURNS TO THE ECHOPLEX!

DJ Paul V. (Dragstrip 66, Bootie LA) presents a special dance event during LA Gay Pride Weekend – an Alternative Pride Event – for those who want to ROCK their Pride on the EAST side! And it’s also a club SPIT REUNION - as DJ Tommy Rocker joins DJ Paul V. to slick up the dancefloor with indie rockin’ electro trash!
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::: PLUS LIVE ON STAGE AT 11:00 PM :::
THE G80s! (aka The Gayties)

Featuring:
Matt McLaughlin, Tommy Keene, Chris Freeman & Jim Laspesa
… Plus a couple very special surprise guests!

Ever seen a bunch of hot, rock-lovin’ homo dudes play all your fave post-punk & new wave tunes from the 80′s live? You will now!

From The Pretenders to Psychedelic Furs to The Cure to The Plimsouls, these guys jam the hits tight – like an ultimate cover band!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gayties-G80S-the-All-Gay-Male-80s-EXPLOSION/191311048327
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:::: AND 12:30 AM HOT-ASS GIVEAWAYS! ::::

WIN tickets to see LA ROUX or EMPIRE OF THE SUN!
“Flash Your Assets” on stage & the crowd will determine the winners!
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Marky Make Up will be in the house airbrushing temporary tattoos,

and we’ll have a late-night presentation by Rasputin’s Marionettes
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:: SO WHY DO SPUNK ON GAY PRIDE WEEKEND? ::
Because so many of the alternative gay community do not feel connected to - nor interested in -  what’s offered at the Weho Pride festival. From the hideous circuit music tent, to the warm beer in cups, to the generally bland live entertainment – there’s plenty of indie gays who just totally stay away. So SPUNK is just the fix for something different!

SPUNK is a gay event, but also welcomes women & friendly heteros, too.

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

9pm / $5.00 Cover till 10:30pm, $10.00 After / 21+

Monday 06.28.10: Monday Night residency – RAINBOW ARABIA / GARY WILSON & THE BLIND DATES / TAME IMPALA / WEAVE! / FOOLS GOLD (DJ set) @ echo

Rainbow Arabia || Listen || Watch

Real-life married couple and make-believe werewolf shop-crashers Tiffany and Daniel Preston, who comprise Rainbow Arabia, are based in LA, but their music spans the spooky expanses of this over-warmed ozone-choked globe. Most prominently, Tiffany’s vocal lines tend to come oil-drenched and wailing from the Middle East, while the percussion and other tidbits of electronic mayhem rounding out the soundfield are a dark (but undeniably bouncy) who’s who of global fusion motifs.

On their second mini-album Kabukimono, the duo turn in only five new songs and a Ghosts On Tape Remix of the riotous Omar K (that of the bizarre music video) from their first EP, 2008′s The Basta. The whole thing clocks in at just over 21 minutes, but this isn’t really something to complain about. If anything, Rainbow Arabia avoid the all too enticing allure of settling into a groove and flogging it to the ground while the dancers pant from exhaustion. – MusicOMH

with;
GARY WILSON & THE BLIND DATES
Tame Impala || Listen
Weave!
DJ Set by Fool’s Gold

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 06.21.10: Monday Night Residency – RAINBOW ARABIA / ABE VIGODA / ASKA / DEMO TEAM / DJ ORO11 @ echo

Rainbow Arabia || Listen || Watch

Real-life married couple and make-believe werewolf shop-crashers Tiffany and Daniel Preston, who comprise Rainbow Arabia, are based in LA, but their music spans the spooky expanses of this over-warmed ozone-choked globe. Most prominently, Tiffany’s vocal lines tend to come oil-drenched and wailing from the Middle East, while the percussion and other tidbits of electronic mayhem rounding out the soundfield are a dark (but undeniably bouncy) who’s who of global fusion motifs.

On their second mini-album Kabukimono, the duo turn in only five new songs and a Ghosts On Tape Remix of the riotous Omar K (that of the bizarre music video) from their first EP, 2008′s The Basta. The whole thing clocks in at just over 21 minutes, but this isn’t really something to complain about. If anything, Rainbow Arabia avoid the all too enticing allure of settling into a groove and flogging it to the ground while the dancers pant from exhaustion. – MusicOMH

with:
Abe Vigoda
Aska
Demo Team
DJ ORO11

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 06.14.10: Monday Night Residency – RAINBOW ARABIA / FORMER GHOSTS / 60 WATT KID / AFGHAN RAIDERS / DJ DAVID J. / DJ RIGHTEOUS TRASH @ echo

Rainbow Arabia || Listen || Watch

Real-life married couple and make-believe werewolf shop-crashers Tiffany and Daniel Preston, who comprise Rainbow Arabia, are based in LA, but their music spans the spooky expanses of this over-warmed ozone-choked globe. Most prominently, Tiffany’s vocal lines tend to come oil-drenched and wailing from the Middle East, while the percussion and other tidbits of electronic mayhem rounding out the soundfield are a dark (but undeniably bouncy) who’s who of global fusion motifs.

On their second mini-album Kabukimono, the duo turn in only five new songs and a Ghosts On Tape Remix of the riotous Omar K (that of the bizarre music video) from their first EP, 2008′s The Basta. The whole thing clocks in at just over 21 minutes, but this isn’t really something to complain about. If anything, Rainbow Arabia avoid the all too enticing allure of settling into a groove and flogging it to the ground while the dancers pant from exhaustion. – MusicOMH

with:
Former Ghosts || Listen
60 Watt Kid || Listen
Afghan Raiders || Listen

plus
DJ set by David J. (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Jazz Butcher)
DJ Righteous Trash

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 06.07.10: Monday Night Residency – RAINBOW ARABIA / SECRET CIRCUIT / JAPANTHER / PIZZA! / DJ DAVID ORLANDO @ echo

Rainbow Arabia || Listen || Watch

Real-life married couple and make-believe werewolf shop-crashers Tiffany and Daniel Preston, who comprise Rainbow Arabia, are based in LA, but their music spans the spooky expanses of this over-warmed ozone-choked globe. Most prominently, Tiffany’s vocal lines tend to come oil-drenched and wailing from the Middle East, while the percussion and other tidbits of electronic mayhem rounding out the soundfield are a dark (but undeniably bouncy) who’s who of global fusion motifs.

On their second mini-album Kabukimono, the duo turn in only five new songs and a Ghosts On Tape Remix of the riotous Omar K (that of the bizarre music video) from their first EP, 2008′s The Basta. The whole thing clocks in at just over 21 minutes, but this isn’t really something to complain about. If anything, Rainbow Arabia avoid the all too enticing allure of settling into a groove and flogging it to the ground while the dancers pant from exhaustion. – MusicOMH

with:
Secret Circuit
Japanther
PIZZA!

plus DJ:
David Orlando

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Friday 05.28.10: VICE and CONVERSE present -TUX AND CHUCKS- A PROM PARTY with PEANUT BUTTER WOLF / BLACK DYNAMITE / BOBBY EVANS @ echoplex

Hey, remember prom? Want a do-over on that? Vice and Converse have your Memorial Day plans set! Grab your party tux or party dress, and your Chucks, and come experience the best night of your life!

There will be a photobooth that will have prom backdrop and posed pictures will be printed on site.

There are “Best Dressed” prizes, and wear Chucks and skip the line!

See you there!

with:
Peanut Butter Wolf || Listen
Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra
Bobby Evans

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

RSVP @ http://www.viceland.com/tuxandchucks/

10pm / Free with RSVP / 21+

Friday 06.11.10: Footlong_Development & Keistar Productions Present SOUL SLAM VI – PRINCE & MICHAEL JACKSON @ echoplex

Footlong_Development & Keistar Productions Present

SOUL SLAM VI: PRINCE & MICHAEL JACKSON

Celebrating The Life & Legacy Of Our Greatest Icon!
THE KING OF POP!
MICHAEL JACKSON (1958-2009 R.I.P)
&
Honoring Our Most Prolific & Influential Artist
PRINCE

This event centers around the honoring of two of the most eclectic and innovative artists to date, Michael Jackson and Prince! From the inception of this concept back in 1999 the response for SOUL SLAM has been enormous. DJ Spinna sets the tone of this event as he lays down track after track from both MJ’s and Princes extensive music catalogues along with tracks of their cohorts, i.e.; Jermaine Jackson, Vanity, Janet, Sheila E., J5, The Time etc. Soul Slam returns to LA this June!

Last years visit to LA brought out 1100+ people….That night’s event filled with LA’s top taste makers, fashionistas and music fans hit capacity in an hour and a half of the doors opening.

What: A dedication to Michael Jackson & His Royal Clan and Prince & His Disciple. Featuring one of New York’s finest, DJ Spinna. Also, opening set by LA’s own MonaLisa. This is a world-wide event that originated in New York and has reached San Francisco, Japan, Los Angeles & Europe.

DJ SPINNA:
Regarded as one of the most versatile and talented producers/DJ’s/Remixers in today’s musical arena. With so much studio work, it’s a marvel Spinna travels as much as he does. The constant globe-trotting performances he’s become equally famed for having brought the DJ as far as Iceland, Australia, and South Africa as well as countless jaunts through England, Europe and the U.S. Not to forget, his hugely successful tours of Japan, where Spinna is held in the highest regard throughout the country for his craft in music. He has produced numerous tracks and remixes for notable artists such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, De La Soul, Mos Def, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, George Michael and many more.

MonaLisa:
Monalisa Murray has been an independent grassroots promoter of quality music and events across the country for the last 20 years. She supported various DJs and musicians in the Los Angeles area before taking her love of music to the tables. She is a member of the KPL All Stars DJ crew and has previously shared bills with DJs such as Spinderella, Garth Trinidad, Vikter Duplaix, Al Jackson, Jeremy Sole, Dam-Funk, Kiilu, Mr. Choc, Babu, Rhettmatic, Coleman, Gomez Warren and Lisa J.

@ ECHOPLEX
Enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm / $11 advance, $15 at the door / 21+

Saturday 06.26.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 06.19.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 06.12.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 06.05.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Thursday 05.20.10: STYLES UPON STYLES – “BOUNCING CATS” Screening with CRAZY LEGS / DJ ERVIN ARANA / DENNIS INFANTE @ Echo

STYLES UPON STYLES LOS ANGELES
Hosted by Crazy Legs of the world famous Rocksteady Crew & Onecypher.com

The night begins with a private screening of “Bouncing Cats”–
an inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create better lives for Ugandan children by transcending the power of hip-hop.

*All proceeds from the screening will go straight to Breakdance Project Uganda.

RSVP: bouncingcats.la@gmail.com

Styles Upon Styles begins @ 10:00 pm

Music Provided by:
Crazy Legs – Rock Steady Crew
Ervin Arana – Rock Steady Crew
Dj Dennis Infante – Onecypher.com

LIVE DJ & PERCUSSIONIST SET
PERCUSSIONISTS INCLUDE:
Melena Francis Valdes – Music credits include: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Isaac Hayes, Barry White, Julio Iglesias, Papo Conga…
Eric Seats – Tour drummer for Patti Labelle & Lalah Hathaway
Timbali Cornwell – Tour credits – Maxwell & Album credits: Wayman Tisdale.

*SPECIAL PERFORMANCE by The World Famous Rock Steady Crew

Produced by:
Shelley Oto, Crazy Legs and Dennis Infante

RSVP Email: stylesuponstyles.la@gmail.com

7:30pm / $5 with RSVP, $10 without / 21+

Tuesday 05.04.10: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY / FORT KING / JACK LADDER @ echo

Manhattan Murder Mystery
Fort King
Jack Ladder

8:30pm / Free / 21+

Thursday 05.20.10: DOWN AND DERBY ROLLER DISCO @ echoplex

The Los Angeles event is set apart from Down and Derby parties in other cities by its authentic 70s feel. The resident DJs don’t just spin popular tunes for which the era has become known—they reach into the depths of 70s music to bring partiers the obscure hits that may not be recognizable by most, but are truly indicative of the culture and lifestyle of the era.

Down and Derby, is a retro-inspired roller-skating party created and designed to give attendees a unique nightlife experience. The interactive throwback events combine décor reminiscent of a 70s roller disco with attendees participating through wearing fashion attire evocative of the era. DJs known for pushing the limits of mixing and music production are procured, adding vibrant energy to the event with both underground and popular mixes.

The entry fee is $5 with RSVP, $10 at the door and quad skates of every size will be available to rent for another $5. Guests are welcome to bring their own roller skates to the event.

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

RSVP at www.downandderby.org

9pm / $5 with RSVP, $10 at the door / 21+

Monday 05.31.10: Monday Night Residency – THE LIKE / THE YOUNG VEINS / THE LIVING SICKNESS @ echo

The Like || Watch

Formed in 2001 during their formative mid-teen years, Los Angeles’ The Like have transformed from indie-alt rock kids to a polished troupe of young ladies who create nouveau retro pop-rock with a sassy twist. Rooted in the era of early 60s British pop girl groups, this foursome have a sleek and signature sound that caught the attention of Mark Ronson (he’s producing their new album, due out in June) and The Arctic Monkeys, with whom they recently joined on tour.

Paired up with Zac Posen for the launch of his new line at Target last night, The Like performed a full set for early shoppers and fans. One thing we noticed about their performance, and that we loved to the max…the band goes straight from one song into the next. No banter in between and as the last chord of one song hits, the drum beat of the next one begins. Stylish and seamless!

We can’t wait to hear the album, especially Wishing He Was Dead, which quickly became our favorite song by the girls. It’s got a Doors’ organ vibe meshed with the soulful nature of The Shirelles. – Sheena Beaston

with:
The Young Veins || Listen
The Living Sickness

Plus DJ sets by the best Northern Soul DJs around

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 05.24.10: Monday Night Residency – THE LIKE / DANTE VS ZOMBIES / TIJUANA PANTHERS @ echo

The Like || Watch

Formed in 2001 during their formative mid-teen years, Los Angeles’ The Like have transformed from indie-alt rock kids to a polished troupe of young ladies who create nouveau retro pop-rock with a sassy twist. Rooted in the era of early 60s British pop girl groups, this foursome have a sleek and signature sound that caught the attention of Mark Ronson (he’s producing their new album, due out in June) and The Arctic Monkeys, with whom they recently joined on tour.

Paired up with Zac Posen for the launch of his new line at Target last night, The Like performed a full set for early shoppers and fans. One thing we noticed about their performance, and that we loved to the max…the band goes straight from one song into the next. No banter in between and as the last chord of one song hits, the drum beat of the next one begins. Stylish and seamless!

We can’t wait to hear the album, especially Wishing He Was Dead, which quickly became our favorite song by the girls. It’s got a Doors’ organ vibe meshed with the soulful nature of The Shirelles. – Sheena Beaston

with:
Dante vs. Zombies Tijuana Panthers

DJ sets by the best Northern Soul DJs around

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 05.17.10: Monday Night Residency – THE LIKE / JAIL WEDDINGS / GESTAPO KHAZI / STARF*CKER @ echo

The Like || Watch

Formed in 2001 during their formative mid-teen years, Los Angeles’ The Like have transformed from indie-alt rock kids to a polished troupe of young ladies who create nouveau retro pop-rock with a sassy twist. Rooted in the era of early 60s British pop girl groups, this foursome have a sleek and signature sound that caught the attention of Mark Ronson (he’s producing their new album, due out in June) and The Arctic Monkeys, with whom they recently joined on tour.

Paired up with Zac Posen for the launch of his new line at Target last night, The Like performed a full set for early shoppers and fans. One thing we noticed about their performance, and that we loved to the max…the band goes straight from one song into the next. No banter in between and as the last chord of one song hits, the drum beat of the next one begins. Stylish and seamless!

We can’t wait to hear the album, especially Wishing He Was Dead, which quickly became our favorite song by the girls. It’s got a Doors’ organ vibe meshed with the soulful nature of The Shirelles. – Sheena Beaston

with:
Jail Weddings || Listen
Gestapo Khazi
Starfucker

plus DJ sets by the best Northern Soul DJs around

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 05.10.10: Monday Night Residency – THE LIKE / THE NEW FIDELITY / BLOODBATH @ echo

The Like || Watch

Formed in 2001 during their formative mid-teen years, Los Angeles’ The Like have transformed from indie-alt rock kids to a polished troupe of young ladies who create nouveau retro pop-rock with a sassy twist. Rooted in the era of early 60s British pop girl groups, this foursome have a sleek and signature sound that caught the attention of Mark Ronson (he’s producing their new album, due out in June) and The Arctic Monkeys, with whom they recently joined on tour.

Paired up with Zac Posen for the launch of his new line at Target last night, The Like performed a full set for early shoppers and fans. One thing we noticed about their performance, and that we loved to the max…the band goes straight from one song into the next. No banter in between and as the last chord of one song hits, the drum beat of the next one begins. Stylish and seamless!

We can’t wait to hear the album, especially Wishing He Was Dead, which quickly became our favorite song by the girls. It’s got a Doors’ organ vibe meshed with the soulful nature of The Shirelles. – Sheena Beaston

with:
The New Fidelity || Listen
Bloodbath

plus DJ sets by the best Northern Soul DJs around

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Monday 05.03.10: SQUARE ON SQUARE / CUE THE MOON / JUDSON AND MARY @ echo

SQUARE ON SQUARE

Music doesn’t feel so much like a business to Evan Slamka these days, and the Los Angeles singer-songwriter likes it just fine.

With his new quintet Square on Square, Slamka has emerged from three-plus years of personal reflection and creative regeneration that followed the dissolution of Majorie Fair, which released one excellent album (”Self Help Serenade”) for Capitol Records before sinking into the major-label abyss. The music on SOS’s forthcoming five-song EP, “Spectrum of Love,” brims with the same keen melodicism and British Invasion shading as Slamka’s previous work, except now everything — from arrangements to themes — seems larger than life. – Buzz Bands LA

with:
CUE THE MOON || Listen
JUDSON AND MARY

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Tuesday 05.11.10: SMOG SESSIONS with BRO SAFARI / PABLO HASSAN / STEADY / CITYMAVRICK / KEMST @ echo

POWER OUTAGE MAKE-UP PARTY!

BRO SAFARI
KNICK/EVOL INTENT, DECEAST, LA

PABLO HASSAN
SMOG, LA

STEADY
SMOG, LA

CITYMAVRICK
DUDEFUCKINGHELLYEAH, SB

KEMST
SMOG, LA

POWERED BY MEDIACONTENDER.COM

RSVP @ http://app.championsound.com/1440/events/smog-sessions-may

FMI: smogla.com

10pm / FREE W/ RSVP / 21+

Saturday 05.29.10: BEARRACUDA @ echoplex

After a very long wait and searching for the best venue for the club, Bearracuda comes to Los Angeles! On Saturday, May 29th we invade the Echoplex for one massive night of furry fun.

Flying down from San Francisco, we welcome DJ/Producer: MATT CONSOLA. Over the last 20+ years, he’s had an exciting career playing memorable events across the country and across the world. Recently, he had the honor of opening for The Pet Shop Boys at The Warfield for their Pandemonium World Tour September 22nd & 23rd 2009.

Joining Matt is our resident DJ at Bearracuda Portland, SAM STORICKS. Sam played our first Bearracuda New Year’s Eve party in 2006 and has been a big part of the club ever since. He also makes guest appearances at our San Francisco & Seattle parties and will be flying down for his LA debut.

Bearracuda is the largest attended bear dance party on the West Coast w/ regular parties in San Francisco, Seattle & Portland. Voted “Best club for queer men” in 2008 & 2009 by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. We’ve got beards, bears, cubs, pups, chubs, beefcakes, furballs and other wildlife!

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

FMI: BEARRACUDA.COM/LA

Join the Bearracuda LA Facebook group!

9pm / $5 before 10pm, $10 after / 21+

Sunday 04.25.10: ALL IN ’10 – Poker Tournament to benefit The Bridge Program @ echoplex

All-In ’10

Dozens of poker players competing for the All-In ’10 Championship and great prizes.
Be part of the action!

What is All-In ’10?
It’s a Charity Poker Tournament for the Bridge Program. Great prizes for all the top winners. Loads of action and surprises!

How does All-In ’10 work?
It’s simple. It’s like a walk-a-thon.
Register to play for only $25.
Then raise your buy-in.
Ask friends and family members to chip in and sponsor you.
Invite them down to the ECHOPLEX to watch you play.
The minimum buy-in is only $200.
Raise more and you can buy-in at a higher level and reap the rewards!

What kinds of prizes?
New prizes are coming in all the time, so check back here for updates. Visit our full list of prizes to see a complete list and details.

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

Register at: The Bridge Program

12pm / $25 to register, $200 to buy in / 21+

Saturday 05.29.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 05.22.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 05.15.10: FUNKY SOLE with ADRIAN YOUNG’S BLACK DYNAMITE SOUND ORCHESTRA @ echo

with:
Adrian Younge’s Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 05.08.10: FUNKY SOLE @ echo

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Saturday 05.01.10: FUNKY SOLE – ANNUAL JAMES BROWN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION @ echo

Featuring all JB family productions, rare versions of James Brown sounds & Sole Brother #1 visuals

with DJs:
Music Man Miles
Clifton AKA Soft Touch

FMI: Funky Sole on Myspace

10pm / FREE / 21+

Wednesday 05.26.10: 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

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 05.19.10: 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

9pm / $5 / 21+

Wednesday 05.12.10: DUB CLUB presents THE MELODIANS / FRANKIE PAUL / YELLOW WALL DUB SQUAD @ echoplex

Dub Club is sorry to announce that Johnny Osbourne will not be performing at the show this wednesday May 12 at the Echoplex. Although we try to be 100% reliable and avoid the “reggae cancellation syndrome” , sometimes it is just out of our control. Sorry again to all who were looking forward to Johnny Osbourne.

HOWEVER…. we still have a great show for you with THE MELODIANS and new addition to the lineup FRANKIE PAUL.

with THE MELODIANS
And FRANKIE PAUL

both backed by Yellow Wall Dub Squad

The Melodians are one of the most beloved groups from the 60s era of reggae. Their song “Rivers Of Babylon” was featured in the film “The Harder They Come” , and is considered a reggae anthem. Their many other hits such as “Sweet Sensation” , “Everybody Bawling” , “Come On Little Girl”  and many more, epitomise the classic vocal harmony sound of the rocksteady style, which has never stopped pleasing generations of fans around the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWLTBP3B1m0&feature=related

Frankie Paul is a legendary dancehall singer and dynamic live performer with hits like “Worries in the Dance” , “Pass The Tu Shung Peng” , and many others. There is also a high probability that there will be surprise guest performers as well. Check out Frankie Paul : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZFCxtq7Lqo

Both artists will be backed by the excellent Yellow Wall Dub Squad band, a group of Jamaican musicians now based out of Oakland. There will be a additional horn section brought in just for the Dub Club show.

At the mixing board for this show will be the dubmaster Scientist. Scientist learned his way around the studio from King Tubby , the father of dub music, and has built his own legacy of classic dub albums. Many of the cuts on Scientists dub albums were Johnny Osbourne songs in their original vocal incarnations , so it makes sense to have him at the controls for this show!

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

9pm / $10 at the door before 10pm, $15 after / 21+

Wednesday 05.05.10: 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

9pm / $5 / 21+

Tuesday 04.06.10: SARA MELSON / MODERN TIME MACHINES / ANDREW LYNCH / BUTTERFLY CHILD @ echo

Andrew Lynch || Watch

Crafting mordant pop songs in the vein of Randy Newman, Josh Ritter or Jeff Tweedy, Lynch consistently hides fractured characters, twisted narratives, and bittersweet love stories beneath cryptic metaphors and shimmering production. “My Head Around”, an orchestral, mid-tempo rocker moves along so smoothly that it takes the whole song to realize the narrator is not smitten by love but beaten down and blind sided, his head turned backwards to the mistake he is about to make. “This Bird” layers a tale of a man imprisoned who can’t fight his murderous tendencies over catchy, jangly, piano and staccato strings. “The Thrill Is Gone” paints a portrait of a relationship gone sour and the vices we use to hide the truth from ourselves and fool ourselves into staying against a bombastic musical backdrop featuring downbeat guitar and grandiloquent horns and bells.

Sun Incisions is a wonderful album that will reveal more and more upon every listen. Lynch uses unique perspectives and unreliable narrators to create a bittersweet world of insecurities and foibles that seems sentimental, comical, twisted and relatable at the same time. – Radio Free Silverlake

with:
Modern Time Machines
Sara Melson
Butterfly Child

8:30pm / FREE / 21+

Tuesday 04.13.10: SMOG SESSIONS with RSD / KELLY DEAN / DJ UNIT / RICKY DEF / KEMST @ echo