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Who’s down to break out the tube socks and get their roll on?  Meet me at the Echoplex tonight for “Downtown’s First Roller Disco.”  It’s only $5 with RSVP, there will be drinks to entertain all of you non-skaters who just want to laugh at everyone falling on their asses.  So no excuses!
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A few coughs and a sore throat wouldn’t keep me away from the Cocaine last Saturday – the venue, that is.  Mountains of Blow and three other awesome bands took over 2nd Street Jazz in Little Tokyo for the night.  When I first arrived I have to admit that I was counting down the minutes [...]

Last night, Metric graced the stage of The Wiltern as their Fantasies tour brought them through Los Angeles. They began their set with the track, “Twilight Galaxy,” off of their new album. People were on their feet and dancing their overdressed little booties off in no time – and when I say “little,” I mean [...]

What do these three bands have in common other than the fact that they all start with the letter M?  Not much, except that they all rock and I have had (or will have) the pleasure of seeing them live all within a 4-day time span.

So, I was finally able to check out Meho Plaza [...]

Until last night, I had been successful in my attempt at writing Cut Copy off as “another hipster dance trend” that I wouldn’t like and didn’t care about.  However, it’s kinda hard to pass up a show when:

it’s free (my friend won tix from BeatCrave)
it’s at a venue I’ve been meaning to check out (Club [...]

I mentioned Mr. Gnome in my first Cool Judges post a couple weeks ago. Last night I finally got to see how they measured up live at the Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles. When I first got there, I was wondering if I got the venue right. The crowd seemed pretty sparse [...]