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f&#! yeah fest is still happening otters. check out the next set of recommendations and mp3s. SATURDAY BAND: SILVERSUN PICKUPS 8pm the echo gritty foot tappy folk-funk from around these parts, silversun pickups draw you in with their ginger groove and then they start screaming and you look at... continue reading on LAist

this friday-saturday-sunday echo park will play host to a sexy punk rock cancer: f%$# yeah fest, the brainchild of circle jerk and black flagger keith morris. as a favor to fellow music fags everywhere i will highlight recommended bands each day all week, complete with sample mp3s*. today there... continue reading on LAist

hezbollah boy scout troups. dinosaurs. nuclear arms dealers. drug lord parties. i sure as shit did not see any of these on my last vacation and neither will you unless you are completely suicidal or you pick up the vice guide to travel dvd. or both. this is not... continue reading on LAist

dear greg ashley of the gris gris, never did i think the term "post-punk psychedelic" would translate to anything good. not until i heard your first album and then i crumbled into a mass of springs and bolts and rose again phoenix-like to become a shining superhuman fueled by... continue reading on LAist

take a picture of this moment because it is dying fast. take a picture of sunset boulevard between hillhurst and manzanita because you will not remember it after you take the liquor shocker tour. take a shower the next morning and cry because it is over and it was... continue reading on LAist