Saw Some Bands Last Night...

I went to The Smell last night to see the Lucky Dragons who played with a bunch of other artists (see yesterday's post). The Lucky Dragons' performance seemed interesting but was even a little too kooky for me. We didn't all get to touch each other and make sweet music like I read about. Instead we got rocks and the the duo crawled around on the concrete floor with their pastel Member's Only jackets pulled over their heads. Remember that part in Dancing With Wolves when Kevin Costner imitates a buffalo and the Indian guy says, "Ta-ton-ka, buffalo." Yeah... it was kind of like that.

Teengirl Fantasy!

Teengirl Fantasy is a band I had never heard until last night and I was very pleased to catch their act. The band is Logan and Nick, two young guys from Ohio. Their music is like an electronic, rainbow, pony ride; mechanical but sweet and magical. I really enjoyed their performance except the off-beat girl spazzing out in front of me kind of threw me off. I really like these two tracks.


MP3 Teengirl Fantasy - Hoop Dreams

MP3 Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino

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LUCKY DRAGONS AT THE SMELL TONIGHT!

L.A. experimental duo Lucky Dragons like to get their audience to interact with each other. Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara created a box with four braided wires that connect to a laptop and turns electrical resistance into sound.

The box is placed on the floor for the audience to touch and create sound. The Lucky Dragons call this concept, "Making a Baby" When the box is touched they produce channels of feedback creating sounds generated from the audience. The fun part is that the audience has to touch each other to generate sound. At least two people have to touch the wire while touching each other to trigger the first note.

I hope to experience this tonight as I have heard that for the audience to "Make a Baby", everyone forms a bridge and the music is projected from the number of people who touch each other and the way they touch each other... Their performances are supposed to be very magical and fun.

I'm posting this late because I wasn't home all day. Heading out after I post this. Here's the line up.

Sunday June 1st:

Dommm
Lucky Dragons
Kixly  (Tijuana, Mexico)
Teengirl Fantasy  (Oberlin, OH)
White Leopards

If you can make it I suggest going!  I'll will there!


MP3  Lucky Dragons  -  Givers

MP3  Lucky Dragons  -  I Keep Waiting For Earthquakes

I'M DJING AT THE SHORTSTOP THIS FRIDAY

Hey! So I'm guest DJing at The Shortstop in Echo Park with DJ Scott Silva tomorrow night from 10-2! It's gonna be a fun dance party! See below for my 90s hip-hop/New Jazz Swing post with MP3 links of some music I'm gonna play tomorrow night!

1455 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

The Shortstop On Myspace

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-CLICK TO SEE MY 90s COLLAGE...

Hey kids, if you haven't already noticed...the 90s have made a comeback! In fashion, music, dance moves, even hair and makeup. I'm seeing flat-tops, the diagonal razor cut, Hammer pants, bad neon all-over prints (by bad I mean amazing). Have you seen the revival of Maui And Sons? This post is all over the place jumping from hip-hop to surf to 90210, but it's all about the days when I rocked oversized neon tee-shirts with LA Gear. (I really need to go through the old family albums again).

I just watched the first House Party last weekend which inspired the theme of this post. Listen to my synopsis of the synopsis on the sleeve:

Kid's best friend, Play is hosting the bash of the year, and Kid's gotta get his groove on. Naturally, he sneaks out and ends up n the thick of the hoo-hah -- and in the arms of his dream girl.

It's all about the new, New Jack Swing movement that's going on right now with trends reflecting the late 80s into the mid-90s; when hip-hop and R&B joined forces and became super-fly-funky-fresh-delicious. Think In Living Color and the Fly Girls, big and baggie and colorful with an African-urban twist. Fashion is also taking a Tori Spelling on 90210 turn with floral dresses, fly girl gear and dark matte lipstick. Chloe Sevgny's line for Opening Ceremony and Balenciaga's Sping 2008 collection both reference the early 90s. These lines are both eccentric in their own way, but this trend is happening!

I made a little collage of these trends and I did a little 90s hip-hop set on my Tuesday Show Fo Show this week. Here are some songs to get you pumped up to do the Roger Rabbit.


MP3 Teddy Riley - New Jack Swing

MP3 Kid N' Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody

MP3 UMCs - One To Grow On

MP3 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative

MP3 Bell Biv Devoe - Poison



* Also, watch this NJS mashup video, you'll want to get up and try some of these moves. I know I did. Been trying to perfect my hop and slide. I'll get it.

KXLU, 88.9FM TUESDAYS... SHOW FO SHOW

Playlist - 5/27/08
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-sorry I didn't get this up earlier. I passed out... first my shimoda show! woo!

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ANAVAN TONIGHT AT PEHRSPACE!

Happy Memorial Day to all! Sorry, this is a last minute announcement but if you have not heard, Anavan is playing at Pehrspace tonight in Echo Park.

Anavan
Attractive & Popular
Voodoo Organist
with amazing DJ Nanny Cantaloupe from KXLU-FM!!!!

Starts 9:30pm / all-ages / $5

Pehrspace—325 Glendale Blvd., in Echo Park

They played on KXLU today and we love them!

See you there???

MP3 Anavan - Eel Air Camera

MP3 Anavan - Mingle

MP3 Anavan - You're Taking Me Out

Anavan on Myspace

Went To See The French Kicks Last Night...

They were great! They played my favorite songs and my date KG was rad, buying me beers all night. Thanks KG! The Sound was a little off though. So was the crowd... Lots of OC teens and guys in their late 30s trying to rock skinny jeans with too much stuff in their pockets.

I grew quite smitten with the lead singer, Nick Stumpf (yeah, just googled his name right now). We stared at each other all night as he sang to me. The stage lights were reflecting off my glasses. He couldn't couldn't look away...

The French Kicks at The Echo last night (in flip-flops).

Khaki Short Wedgie
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