We met up with our favorite Oakland rockers on the road as their spring tour led them from SXSW to Boise, Idaho, for their Treefort debut.
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Last night Faux Real brought their eclectic dance-disco set to LA DIY-staple Non Plus Ultra. Looking around at the crowd nearly all audience members had a mile long smile on their face as the duo jumped and rocked the venues iconic performance area.
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Last weekend Providence, Rhode Island super-stars Lightning Bolt sold out Don Quixote in Los Angele, CA on the last stop of their most recent tour along with hardcore hitter ANTIMATERIAL WORLDS. Upon playing the first few notes of their set, Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale turned the calm crowd into a mosh pit of primal animals almost immediately, truly a sight to behold especially in the front row.
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On the last stop of her abridged West coast tour, Jilian Medford, better known by the moniker Ian Sweet, and her friends Gal Pal made it a homecoming to remember.
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At the tail end of march, LA-Hustlers Surfbort, Niis, and Smirk made a stop two hours from home base at The Cashbah in San Diego after a lengthy US and SXSW tour - we made the trip because we’re all about hype and punk rock.
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There was a lot going on in LA Friday night - we chose to spend it at Zebulon for San Diego rippers The Schizohponics who are a must see whenever they’re in town.
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Wednesday we posted up at Resident DTLA for a hot mid-week rager featuring some of our LA favorites including Perfection, Niis, Reckling, Jagged Baptist Club and a special DJ set from our bay-area sweetheart and radio host Hot Goth GF. It was packed, sweaty, and so much fucking fun
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Bonavega continues to be one of the most unique personas in the LA music scene. The 80s comes alive when this glam-rockstar takes the stage, coupled with the androgyneous style that emboldens Bonavega as an underdog to revitalize shock-rock, glam-rock — whatever your conservative parents hate to call it.
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Friday night we kicked off Superbowl weekend with a backyard-gig at Permanent Records Roadhouse with Death Lens, Reckling, and Jagged Baptist Club - we made it out (obviously) and we’re posting this on Valentines Day because love all of these bands and LOVE YOU TOO.
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The Brooklyn-born quartet of punk-rockers, formally known as Surfbort, know how to make music so raw it spits in your face. Some months ago, we reviewed their debut studio record, Keep on Truckin’. Among those tracks we loved, “Lot Lizard 93” was a particular favorite - so when Surfbort dropped a music video for the track, we wanted to do a write up!
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Saturday night Kills Birds made their homecoming return to LA with a headlining gig at The Lodge Room in Highland Park with support from South Bay punks Slaughterhouse and new cats The Shaking Hands. All ages shows go hard af.
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