- Ferraby Lionheart premiered his video for “Harry and Bess” starring none other than Rainn Wilson at EW.com. If anyone has photos from Ferraby’s record release show at the Bootleg last night I would love to feature them on Rock Insider!
- Downtown Lobbyhas pre-sale info for LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, And Sleigh Bells at the Hollywood Bowl. Pre-sale begins tomorrow at 10AM PST. [link]
- A cavalcade of your favorite local artists including Happy Hollows, Walking Sleep, and Voxhaul Broadcast will be taking over the LA Zoo this Friday. Would have loved to see Avi Buffalo, or Sea Wolf at the zoo for obvious reasons. Hahaha. Tickets are $16.50 for non-members and are still available. [link]
I’ve only recently purchased Christmas Island‘s debut album “Blackout Summer” off emusic. Kind of obsessed with this track called “Anxiety Attack” right now. Christmas Island hail from the sunny southern tip of California (San Diego to be exact). They totally remind me of all the best parts of early 90s alternative and pink w/ a pinch of 60s pop. If you dig The Urinals you will love this band.
Blackout Summer LP is available now on In The Red Records. You can also pick up a 7″ out now on Captured Tracks.
FUUUCK where has the year gone? You remember that promise I made to continue blogging and keep at it? Well, it kinda went out the window along with my exercise plan and resolution to learn Swedish (jobbar på det).
Posting will still remain sporadic but I’m certainly trying to keep things up to a regular pace. I have been listening to a lot of great new music lately that I can’t wait to share with all of you. So many great new bands popping up – time for something new out there if you ask me.
First things first. You’re probably asking “WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN DOING LATELY?”
well, in addition to working long hours and loving my job and my coworkers immensely I have been hard at work releasing new albums for my little label that could JAXART Records.
If you missed POLLS debut at the Bootleg Theater last Tuesday you can catch them again at the Grandstar in Chinatown this Friday w/ Superhmanoids, John Carpenter, and Lord Huron. The show is being Sponsored by Aquarium Drunkard.
Slow Animal are finishing up their US tour this week playing shows with Bear In Heaven and one of my new favs Cloud Nothings. Watch out for an amazing video for “theFUNsun” shot by the amazing Vice Cooler in the next few weeks. You may recognize Vice from his videos for Signals and Male Bonding. We made a royal mess while filming so its bound to capture your attention.
WHAT’S GOING ON IN LOS ANGELES THIS WEEK:
It’s the first of the month so that means NEW RESIDENCIES STARTING UP. I suddenly realized how insanely LA I’ve become when I found myself in the company of a crew of kids from the east coast and none of them had any idea what a residency is exactly supposed to be. Quite honestly I’m not sure if LA even knows what this past time (now in its 5th year) on East Sunset Strip is.
Basically folks – A residency is an excuse to go out on a work night to see free music from bands you’re going to have to pay top dollar for in abt 2 years. That and drink a lot while bands aren’t getting paid anything more than scene cred and the occasional CD sale. Case in point – Silversun Pickups headlining the Greek Theater this Friday August 6th with support from The Henry Clay People. People please support local music on these nights and instead of buying 4 beers try 2 and BUY SOME MERCH FROM THE BANDS.
SHOWS WORTH CHECKING OUT THIS WEEK IN LOS ANGELES:
MONDAY AUG 2nd 2010
- White Arrows, The Franks, Stone Darlings @ Spaceland – FREE (21yrs+)
- Sean Carnage 5 Year Anniversary Party @ Pehrspace – $5 (All Ages)
- Fol Chen, Obi Best, Halloween Swim Team @ The Echo – FREE (21yrs+)
TUESDAY AUG 3RD 2010
Rademacher, Hexham Heads, Name of Stars, Wrong Way Driver @ Spaceland
WEDNESDAY AUG 4TH 2010
Ty Segall, YellowFever, Royal Baths, Moonhearts @ The Smell
Wavves @ Madame Wong’s in Chinatown – CD RELEASE
THURSDAY AUG 5TH 2010
Daedelus, Say Uhns, Lawrence Grey, Benedek @ The Echo
Everest, Mini Mansions, Pacific Hurt @ Bootleg Theater
FRIDAY AUG 6TH 2010
Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People @ The Greek Theatre
Aquarium Drunkard presents POLLS, Superhumanoids, John Carpenter, Lord Huron @ Grandstar Chinatown
Evan Voytas, The Cooling Time, All Wrong & the Plans Changed @ Spaceland
Local Scene Night at THE LA ZOO! w/ The Happy Hollows, Voxhaul Broadcast, Useless Keys, The Lonely Wild, Walking Sleep, Slang Chickens @ Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
We Are Scientists, Rewards @ The Troubadour
SATURDAY AUG 7TH 2010
Lazy, PROTECTME, Back To The Future The Ride @ The Smell
boxViolet, 8mm, Nazcar Nation, The Airlines @ The Mint
SUNDAY AUG 8TH 2010
Mermaid, Magick Orchids @ Echo Curio
Young The Giant, The Union Line, Grouplove @ The Troubadour
If you missed 
