Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, September 24 through Sunday, September 30, 2012

Monday
IHC Presents: Ladyhawke with American Royalty, DJ Vice Cooler, American Royalty, DJ Vice Cooler @ The Echoplex
Lavender Diamond, Diva @ The Echo
MOM LA: Beat Junkies Edition with DJ Rhettmatic, residents D-JR, Gordo, Expo @ The Short Stop
D.I.T. fundraiser with Gothic Tropic, Emperor X, Dream Panther, Spaceships @ Pehrspace
Kitten, Mystery Skulls, Sanglorians, Rumspringa @ Bootleg Bar
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe

Tuesday
Musical Beer Crawl in Echo Park
Hola Indio with Dani Shivers, Tropical Popsicle, Ganas, Tropical Popsicle Ganas (Mas Exitos) @ The Echoplex
Ferraby Lionheart, Drug Cabin, Fire Chief Charlie @ Bootleg Bar
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe
Dum Dum Girls @ Origami Vinyl
Fever Party @ Los Globos

Wednesday
IHC Presents: Django Django, Vinyl Williams, HOTT MT, @ The Echo
Dub Club @ The Echoplex
Metal Hour @ The Short Stop
Taken By Trees, Big Search @ Bootleg Bar
Jazz night ever Wednesday @ Echo Lake Coffee Co (formerly Downbeat Cafe)
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe
Harlan record release party @ The Satellite
Indian School @ Origami Vinyl

Thursday
PopShop West 004 with Kisses, Savoir Adore, Blondfire, Savoir Adore, Blondfire @ The Echo
Fallen Riviera, Rene Breton, Kid Cadaver @ Bootleg Bar
Oak Street Blues, Joe Jane, Aaron White Band @ Lot 1 Cafe
Mad for Sadness, Mouse Kills Tiger @ Taix Lounge
IHC Presents: Dum Dum Girls release show with Dunes, Tremellow, and Tamaryn @ Los Globos
The Lonesome Heroes, The Far West, Ben Reddell Band @ Echo Country Outpost

Friday
Jet Jam Presents: Star Slinger, Jim-E Stack, Silky Johnson and Special Guests Jim-E Stack, Silky Johnson, Teams @ The Echo
Seth Petterson and the Undertow, Babies on Acid, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining @ Pehrspace
Firewater, Wedding and Funeral Band @ Bootleg Bar
Vicki Hill, Jeff Turmes @ Taix Lounge
Band Jam Night @ Tribal Cafe
IHC Presents: Sepalcure, Clark, Djemba Djemba, and Say Uhns @ Los Globos
Tim Maia Listening Party @ Origami Vinyl

Saturday
Wonder-Full, LA7 @ The Echoplex
Funky Sole @ The Echo
Alt-J, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Cayucas @ Bootleg Bar
Live music @ Tribal Cafe
Little Owl @ Origami Vinyl

Sunday
Grand Ole Echo with Dave Gleason, Rich Mahan, Greg Felden, Dave Gleason, Rich Mahan, Greg Felden @ The Echo
Downwards Records Nite with Tropic Of Cancer, DVA Damas, Collin Gorman Wieland, Flaamingos, Guest DJ Juan Mendez (aka Silent Servant) @ The Echo
Skamania Presents Ska Clash featuring Stranger Cole meets Eric Monty Morris @ Los Globos
Priscilla Ahn (Solo), The Parlour Suite, Communist Daughter @ Bootleg Bar
Slutever @ Origami Vinyl

Visit the venue websites for more information on the cost and times of shows. Feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time, and new events announced for the week after this posting may not be included. Visit our Weekly Events page for more neighborhood events, shows and specials.

Frogtown Artwalk returns on Saturday

If you’re taking a break from LA Beer Week (although it wouldn’t be entirely without beer, we did enjoy some delicious Eagle Rock Brewery beer last year), head over to Elysian Valley – that little strip of homes and art warehouses just north of Echo Park along the Los Angeles River – for the annual Frogtown Artwalk.

This is the seventh year the community-run event will go on, taking place on Saturday, September 22 from 4:00 – 9:00 pm. It’s a self-guided tour along Blake Avenue, where more than 30 artists, craftsmen, artisans and architects all open their studio doors to the public to view art installations and to just chat about what they do. This year there will also be mobile galleries featuring artists from other parts of Los Angeles.

I See Hawks in LA will perform at RAC DesignBuild at 3006 N. Coolidge Avenue from 6:30-8:00 pm. RAC will also host a Children’s Juried Art Show.

A Hoola Hoop Contest will be held at TAS Architect at 2041 Blake Avenue starting at 5:30 pm, ending with prizes for adults and kids.

Kid’s Sidewalk Chalk Drawing will be held at the  Blake Avenue Lofts at 1839 Blake Avenue from 4:00–9:00 pm.

Local landscape painter Mary-Austin Klein will also be showing her work at the art walk, as well as other return artists like Allen Anderson of Grain Surfboards showing hollow hand-made wooden surfboards.

For your rumbling tummy, bring some cash along and check out the many local vendors and food trucks, including Elysian Valley’s own Tacos by Kevin (delicious burritos!!).

There’s a lot going on, so be sure to check back here or visit the event website on September 22 for the event map with all the details. View photos from last year’s artwalk on Atwater Village Now’s Facebook page.

Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, September 17 through Sunday, September 23, 2012

Monday
XBXRX, Ratchet Set, Whqles, Batwings @ Pehrspace
Gabriel Hart and the Fourth Wall, Brass Tax, Assembly Of Mazes @ The Echoplex
Lavender Diamond, Tom Brosseau, Power Mallets, ThirdEye Memories @ The Echo
Kitten, Body Parts, Incan Abraham, LA Font @ Bootleg Bar
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe
Motown Mondays @ The Short Stop

Tuesday
The Burning Of Rome @ Origami Vinyl
Breton, Michna, atthewdavid, Mwahaha @ The Echo
Dawns, J Wong, Japanther, Dirt Bird, Dignitary Loss, Spirit Vine@ Bootleg Bar
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe

Wednesday
Moonface, Foxygen @ The Echo
Dub Club @ The Echoplex
Autolux, Teebs @ Bootleg Theater
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe
HipHop Philosophy Radio with DJ A.C. The Program Director @ Mohawk Bend
ALT! (electrotheque) @ Los Globos

Thursday
Part Time, Sam Flax @ The Echo
Jeremiah Jae, Jonwayne @ The Echoplex
Chickfactor 2012: For the Love of Pop! Los Angeles! with Lilys, Stevie Jackson (from Belle & Sebastian), The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group, Kim Baxter @ Bootleg Theater
Pinups Issue 16 Launch. The Melt LA v.11 with Kuedo (Planet Mu), Napolian, and Residents @ Los Globos
Cubits, Super River, Time & Temperature, The Pristines @ Lot 1 Cafe
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe

Friday
Bristol and the Palins, Jack Salley and the Prospectors, Matthew Lee @ Pehrspace
Six Organs Of Admittance, Matt Kivel (Princeton), Colossal Yes @ The Echo
Funky Sole @ The Echo
The Bright Light Social Hour, Wake Up Lucid, Infantree @ Bootleg Theater
99 cent ride + After Party @ Los Globos
Hunter and the Wolf, Jake Johnston Group, Coastline Apparition, Ancient Animals, Andrew Reed @ Lot 1 Cafe
Pop Punk Show @ Tribal Cafe
Far Away Radio presents Woofly, Suzanne Kraft @ The Short Stop
Double Naught Spy Car, Flourescin @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Monolators 10th Anniversary Show, Cassette Release w. Geoff Geis and Kissing Cousins @ Pehrspace
Mike Watt + the missingmen, Chotto Ghetto, Stab City, Opus Dai, Raushi @ Bootleg Bar
Skamania presents Ken Boothe @ Los Globos
Ukulady’s PartyShowFun, The Pocket Rockets, Love Hate Relationship, The Vespertines, Night Fruit @ Lot 1 Cafe
Art vs. Music @ Tribal Cafe

Sunday
Grand Ole Echo, Dave Serby, Noconas, Brett Detar @ The Echo
Reptar, Rubblebucket @ The Echoplex
Micachu and the Shapes
Moon Pearl, Sara Lov @ Bootleg Bar
Domingos Latinos @ Los Globos
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe
Love Train @ Los Globos
French Toast Comedy @ Taix Lounge

Visit the venue websites for more information on the cost and times of shows. Feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time, and new events announced for the week after this posting may not be included. Visit our Weekly Events page for more neighborhood events, shows and specials.

Ticket give-away! Eternal Summers and DZ Deathrays at Bootleg Theater

We’ve got a super indie ticket giveaway courtesy of our friends at IHEARTCOMIX Presents for Bootleg Theater’s show on Friday, September 14.

DZ Deathrays comes all the way from Australia with the groups “party slash thrash” sound. Psychadelic pop band Bleeding Rainbows, mellowed out Drug Cabin, and super chill two-piece pop band Eternal Summers round out the lineup.

Bring your date, a friend, or your mom – the first music fan to email us at info@echoparknow.com with their full name will receive two free tickets to the show! Deadline is Friday at 3 pm, so get crackin’!  Congrats to Royce for winning the tickets! Have fun you crazy kids.

Click here for show times and more info.

Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, September 10 through Sunday, September 16, 2012

Monday
Social Studies @ Origami Vinyl
Big Sir, Softness, ESP, Blackbush, Softness, ESP, Blackbush @ The Echoplex
Lavender Diamond, Bart Davenport, Bouquet, Daymoon @ The Echo
Kitten, Nova Albion, Hindu Pirates, Y Luv, Baron Von Luxxury @ Bootleg Bar
Motown Mondays: Mom LA x Root Down, Stax vs Motown, featuring Root Down Soundsystem @ The Short Stop
Shayne’s Open Mic Night @ Tribal Cafe

Tuesday
Trust, DZ Deathrays, Beat Club @ The Echo
The Cigarette Bums, Criminal Hygiene, The Virginia Reed @ Bootleg Bar
BUZZBANDS.LA’s SecondTuesday with Alaska Reid, Michael Davis (of Michael Davis With Lions), The Sweet Hurt @ Lot 1 Cafe
The Iron Giant Open Mic @ Tribal Cafe

Wednesday
Complex Mag Happy Hour with Sapporo, DJ Sofie (Stones Throw) @ The Echo
The Abyssinians, Mexico68 @ The Echoplex
She Keeps Bees, In The Valley Below, Sadie & the Blue-Eyed Devils @ Bootleg Bar
ALT!, George Sarah and String Ensemble @ Los Globos

Thursday
Azalia Snail, N O W @ Origami Vinyl
Los Straitjackets featuring Daddy-O Grande, Big Sandy and His Fly-rite Boys @ The Echoplex
Pokey Lafarge and The South City Three, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, The Driftwood Singers @ The Echo
KROQ Presents: Robert Francis, Vinnie Ferra @ Bootleg Bar
Shine So Hard, War Drum, Alih Jey, Loch and Key @ Lot 1 Cafe
L.A. is Burning… Vogue!, Poly-Phase @ Los Globos
Brian Rodriguez Open Mic Night @ Tribal Cafe

Friday
People’s Temple @ Origami Vinyl
Chelsea Wolfe, CRYPTS, Gothic Tropic @ The Echo
IHEARTCOMIX presents: Eternal Summers, DZ Deathrays, Bleeding Rainbows, Special Guest @ Bootleg Theater
Mystery of Iniquity plus friends @ Tribal Cafe
Sinjin Hawke, Clicks & Whistles, Fuzz, Keltronix @ Los Globos

Saturday
Sock Puppet Sitcom Theater – Roseanne (1988) @ The Echo
Funky Sole @ The Echo
Bootie LA DJ Tripp vs. Faroff Video Battle @ The Echoplex
The Seshen, Gavin Turek, Def Sound, J Mitchell Melodious Sound @ Bootleg Bar
Joe Jane @ Tribal Cafe
De La Vina @ The Fretted Frog

Sunday
Mac Demarco (Captured Tracks), Ringo Deathstarr, Catwalk (Captured Tracks), Ringo Deathstarr, Catwalk @ The Echo
Casey Neill, Molly Bryant & John Spiker @ Bootleg Bar
Wesley Randolph’s bday Brunch: Tapioca & The Flea, Josh Boyd, special guest @ Lot 1 Cafe
Open mic night @ Tribal Cafe

Visit the venue websites for more information on the cost and times of shows. Feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time, and new events announced for the week after this posting may not be included. Visit our Weekly Events page for more neighborhood events, shows and specials.

Photos: Echo Parkians at the FYF Fest

At the FYF Fest over the weekend, surrounded by so many dang hipsters you wonder where the heck they all came from (Austin?), we found  a little bit of Echo Park amongst the vendors. It was great to see Echo Park businesses at the fest, including Origami Vinyl (with a giant booth!), Backside Echo Park, Blood is the New Black, The Warehouse and The Classroom.

We snapped a few photos of their booths at the fest:

Backside Echo Park

Origami Vinyl

The Warehouse & The Classroom

Blood is the New Black

And lastly, our friends Chromatics had a HUGE crowd