GUEST BLOGGER: GRACE LEHMAN
Ambient music lovers can take heart that Grouper – the project of Portland musician Liz Harris is back, with a new album released last month. Violet Replacement out for purchase now is another masterly lesson in everything that is great about electronic music currently. Since 2005 Harris has released a series of LPs, CDRs and tapes into on labels like Type, Room40 and now, this latest recording is available through her own YELLOWELECTRIC label. Read more »
Australian group Seekae will release their new album +DOME in the U.S. on November 1, and will be heading over the water to play several shows at CMJ as well as a performance on the West Coast at world-renowned club night Low End Theory. Like long-lost beat brethren, Seekae’s sound is a lush and beautiful fusion of experimental electronica, hip hop and “other” (read a review in Resident Advisor here), and +DOME is one of those releases you hit “repeat” on again and again.
In anticipation of their U.S. album release date, Seekae has given us a new bonus track “SIR” which can be found right here on the Los Angeles Times.
Mochipet drops a new album CHICXULUB next Tuesday August 16 on STS9′s 1320 Records, a melody-driven romp through a dinosaur dreamworld whose fun energy will be welcomed on dance floors all over – and good thing, because Mochipet sets off on a tour throughout the US in September, beginning with the Burn.
XLR8R has posted the first single off the album for free download, “Yoshi’s Dinosaur Egg Hunt,” calling it “an energetic slice of epic beat work that matches videogame-style arpeggiators (check the title) along with an over-powering breakbeat and a healthy dose of low-end rumble.”
CLICK HERE TO GO TO XLR8R AND DOWNLOAD “YOSHI’S DINOSAUR EGG HUNT”
Mochipet Tour Dates:
09/01 – 09/04 Black Rock City NV@ Burning Man
09/08 THU – Asheville NC @ The One Stop
09/09 FRI – Atlanta GA @ Apache Café
09/10 SAT – Charleston SC @ Charleston Pour House
09/14 WED – Durango CO @ Abbey Theatre
09/16 FRI – Denver CO @ The Summit
09/23 FRI – Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre
09/29 THU – St Louis MO @ The Old Rock House
MOCHIPET!
Seattle here I come!
I cannot more highly recommend this festival – click the flyer for more information:
It’s hard to believe that with the undeniable upsurge in popularity that dubstep has experience in the past few years that there is no weekly dubstep night in Los Angeles.
That’s all about to change with the launch of HEAVY, an all-dubstep night on the east side at the Echoplex which will take place every Thursday. This new event is 18+, the cover is $10 and with the big capacity of the Echoplex, should be a rightful banger.
Resident DJs will be local legend 6Blocc, as well as Daddy Kev and DJ Nobody of Low End Theory fame. Special guests will perform every week, and word on the street is that some pretty big names are lined up to play the first several weeks of events.
Find more information on the HEAVY Facebook event page, and follow HEAVY on Twitter for all the late-breaking updates about this new weekly event.
It’s a short and sweet summer tour for Z-Trip with De La Soul, Nosaj Thing and Daddy Kev, who hit up three cities on three dates:
July 29 – Chicago – Congress
August 19 – LA – Hollywood Palladium
August 20 – San Francisco – Warfield
Z-Trip is always a blast; the audience almost holds its breath to see what crazy track he’ll throw down next, and when it splashes down the wake knocks the dance floor’s heads back, all smiling and swimming on the foam of his eclectic mashups. De La Soul is a trio of pioneers when it comes to avant-rap, Nosaj Thing is one of the most popular electronic acts to come out of LA recently and Daddy Kev, well, Daddy Kev runs shit.
Tickets for the LA event are on sale now for $25.
Alpha Pup Records has announced a new monthly event in Brooklyn, set to take place the last Saturday of each month starting May 28 with The Gaslamp Killer, Matthewdavid and Daddy Kev.
This all-ages event is a late one and runs from midnight to 4am. It’s great to see the Low End Theory movement touching down again on the East Coast, and it’s been awhile since I’ve been to NYC…perhaps a trip is in order!
Find more info on Alpha Pup NYC on the Facebook event page or skip the social media shizz and buy your tickets here.
Seattle’s Decibel Festival has announced it’s dates for 2011: September 28-October 2, as well as a host of new venues to fit the growing festival’s needs.
Last year all the passes sold out, as did most of the showcases, and this year Decibel is taking things downtown with performances at the Showbox at the Market, the Paramount Theatre, The Crocodile and the Fred Wildlife Refuge.
Early-bird tickets are on sale as of today for $130 for the 5-day city festival, an outstanding value considering the range of music and artistic talent that Decibel Festival is known for. Thinking about heading to Seattle this fall? Here are my Top Ten Reasons Decibel Festival Kicks Ass.
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Identity Festival is a new electronic music festival that will take place across N. America this year with approximately 20 stops.
I doubt all those names are playing every show but I am excited to see who swings by So Cal! I hope they add some unexpected, up-and-coming names to the lineup – there are some EXCELLENT selections in there but almost all are familiar on the festival circuit.
PURE FILTH BASS OASIS AT COACHELLA 2011 TIME SLOTS
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND ME AT COACHELLA THIS YEAR – LOOK HERE!
FRIDAY:
12:00-1:30 – Metaphase
1:30-3:00 – Gabe Real
3:00-4:00 – Emicida
4:00-5:00 – Kyle Hall
5:00-6:30 – Mount Kimbie
6:30-8:00 – The Professionals
8:00-9:00 – Breakage
9:00-10:00 – Beardyman
10:00- 11:30 – Jakes
SATURDAY:
1:00-2:00 – Ras G
2:00-3:00 – Alf Alpha
3:00-4:00 – Don Letts
4:00-4:45 – Take
4:45-5:45 – Goth Trad
5:45-6:40 – SBTRKT
6:40-7:30 – Lil’ B
7:30-8:30 – Mary Anne Hobbs
8:30-9:45 – DJ Hype
9:45-10:30 – DJ Kentaro
10:30-11:45 – Andy C. & GQ
11:45-1:00 – DJ Marky
SUNDAY:
12:00-1:00 – Sam XL
1:00-2:00 - Lorn
2:00-3:00 - Tokimonsta
3:00-4:00 - Thunderball
4:00-5:00 - DJ Zinc
5:00-6:00 – High Contrast
6:00-7:00 – Joy Orbison
7:00-8:00 – Kode9
8:00-9:00 – Roska
9:00-10:00 – Ramadanman
10:00-11:00 – Zed Bias
11:00-12:00 – Terror Danjah
The antidote to mega-festival overload (or wallet crunch) is the 9th annual Joshua Tree Music Festival, taking place this year from May 13-15 in Joshua Tree, California.
I have always heard really great things about this desert festival, which is a community, non-corporate event that combines camping and a wide variety of dance music with yoga workshops, art installations and a global market.
And here’s the best part: it’s in the shadows of Joshua Tree National Park – so expect golden sunsets, a purple mountain backdrop, dazzling star carpets and the all-freeing spirit of the desert.
The performers, like the community, are an eclectic bunch:
“This yearʼs line up of dance-inducing artists includes the soulful, electrifying desert blues of Maliʼs Vieux Farka Toure, the beloved baritone of vibemaster Chali 2NA (of Jurassic 5 fame); Brooklyn funk maestros The Pimps of Joytime; the pan-Latin madness of Miami’s Loco Por Juana; the soul stirring singer songwriter Sean Hayes; Rubblebucketʼs gleeful electro-Afrobeat; Korean-Australian multi-instrumentalist Saritah; and the afro- latin-space-dub ensemble Jeremy Soleʼs Musaics (featuring member of Antibalas and Quantic Soul Orchestra). Full line-up, schedule, and festival info at http://www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com/.”
Tickets are only $100 to the three day event, which is a few hours drive from LA. Check out some photos below, and click here to buy tickets!
This just in: Low End Theory hosts a benefit for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. More info to come, stay tuned.
Daddy Kev
Nobody
The Gaslamp Killer
D-Styles
Nocando
plus very special guests TBA
9pm-2am
Echoplex
18+
$10
100% of door to Japanese Red Cross Society
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html
Low End Theoryは日本を愛しています!
東北地方太平洋沖地震の被災地を支援するために、Low End Theoryは３月３１日にチャリティ・イベントをロサンジェルスのEchoplexで開催します。出演者は、Low End TheoryのレジデントDJであるダディ・ケヴ、ノーバディ、Dスタイルズ、ガスランプ・キラー、MCノーキャンドゥと、スペシャル・ゲストになります。チケット・セールスの100%が震災募金に寄付されます。
出演者:
Daddy Kev
…Nobody
Gaslamp Killer
D-Styles
Nocando
スペシャル・ゲスト多数
日程：
３月３１日２０１１年
9:00 PM – 2:00AM
入場料: $10 (１８歳以上)
場所:
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Magical Properties Tour is off and away again this March & April, and Daedelus’ fellow travelers this time are none other than Tokimonsta & Shlohmo. Kicking off in Dallas then swinging by SXSW, the tour sweeps throughout the nation also hits up Coachella!
All three artists have new releases coming out this year; Shlohmo’s EP “Places” on Friends of Friends March 15. Daedelus’ album Bespoke drops on Ninja Tune in April, and Tokimonsta has a full-length album due out this year as well!
Magical Properties III Tour Dates:
March 15, Dallas, TX @ Trees
March 16-18, Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 20, New Orleans, LA @ Howlin’ Wolf
March 22, Oxford, MS @ The Lyric
March 23, Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
March 25, Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
March 27, Miami, FL @ Ultra
April 1, Syracuse, NY @ Wescott Theater
April 2, Brooklyn, NY @ MHOW
April 5, Montreal, WC @ La Belmont
April 6, Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
April 7, Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
April 9, Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
April 13, Denver, CO @ Cervantes
April 14, Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
April 16, Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 18, Arcata, CA @ Humbrews
April 20, Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
April 21, Portland, OR @ Branx
April 23, Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
