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Tag: Los Angeles California

  • Charlemagne Palestine still pushes his keyboard to the limit

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    Charlemagne Palestine (via last.fm) From the Los Angeles Times: Palestine, known in music circles for his marathon all-night concerts in the 1970s (they were often so intense that he bled on the keys) is returning to the Los Angeles stage tonight after an 11-year absence. As part of the Monday Evening Concerts series, he will…

  • Sonomu Reviews

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    From Sonomu: Clinker, On the Other Side… (for L. Cohen) (CDR Dragon´s Eye Recordings) Dragon´s Eye Recordings have recently slid down the American west coast from Seattle to Los Angeles. Home of a small cadre of artists mainly committed to shaping and manipulating the very air and architecture around them, as witnessed by recent releases…

  • John Duncan at Lampo

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    From Chicago’s Lampo: JOHN DUNCAN FEB 21 9pm John Duncan returns to Chicago for his first visit in over five years, presenting a new 4-channel work, “The Hidden.” Digital audio debris, generated noise, field recordings and shortwave radio static. Cinema for the blind, where the sighted are the challenged. John Duncan (b. 1953, Wichita, Kan.)…

  • Upcoming Events in LA

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    Three shows coming later this month to Los Angeles. February 27, 2009 7:30-11:30 Tribal presents three indie jazz bands: Slumgum, Whale Shark, & Colter Frazier/Matt Crane. Come sample an emerging SoCal modern jazz scene with bands from LA and Santa Barbara. Tribal Café 1651 W. Temple St., #A Los Angeles, CA., 90026-5026 (Echo Park) no…

  • Throbbing Gristle US Tour

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    Image via Wikipedia Throbbing Gristle will tour this Spring. DATES ANNOUNCED FIRST US TOUR SINCE 1981 INCLUDING COACHELLA AND FIRST TIME EVER SHOWS IN NYC AND CHICAGO 4/16/09 MASONIC HALL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 4/19/09 COACHELLA INDIO, CA 4/21/09 UCLA LOS ANGELES, CA** 4/23/09 GRAND REGENCY BALLROOM SAN FRANCISCO, CA 4/25/09 EPHIPHANY EPISCOPAL CHICAGO, IL **”In…