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Old Bank District Holiday Block Party w/ Dawes, Rumspringa & The Like @ 4th & Main, 12/6/08
This past Saturday, the first annual OId Bank District Holiday Block Party was held at the intersection of 4th and Main in Downtown LA. The main stage, booked by Little Radio (MySpace), featured local bands Restaurant (MySpace), Dawes (MySpace), Rumspringa (MySpace), The Like (MySpace), Whispertown 2000 (MySpace), and The Afternoons (MySpace).
As for upcoming local shows, Restaurant's are on December 13th at The Prospector (MySpace) in Long Beach and December 19th at Alex's Bar (MySpace) in Long Beach, Rumspringa's is on December 21st at The Echoplex (MySpace), and Whispertown 2000's on December 20th at Relax Bar (MySpace),
And tonight, The Like open at The Troubadour in West Hollywood for Phantom Planet (MySpace)'s last performance. It's also Joshua Pressman's pick for Tonight In Rock.
Special thanks to Dawes, Rumspringa, The Like, and Little Radio.
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