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Record Store Day

This Saturday, April 17th is Record Store Day!

Echo Park’s Origami Vinyl will be participating.

They will be opening 2 hours early for the occasion: 10am – 10pm

Free Origami Vinyl/Altamont canvas totes*
Free Shapes and Sizes / The Weird Weeds split 7″*
Free Hooper Heroes Comic Book*
Free Colt45 (21+)

* With purchase while supplies last

Spend $50 and get 20% at etnies.com
Enter to win 500 printed 7″ standard jackets

CoolHaus Ice Cream Truck will be serving up treats from 7pm – 8:30pm.
Non alcoholic beverages and margaritas (21+) will be provided by Function Drinks.

Dum Dum Girls – 2pm
Male Bonding – 3pm
The One AM Radio – 4pm
Adam Harding – 5pm
Lou Barlow + The Missingmen – 6pm

Origami Vinyl is located at 1816 W Sunset Blvd.

Here is a little info on Record Store Day from their website. “This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on.”


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Green Beacon Foundation Workshop Saturday

We just received word of a new organization called the Green Beacon Foundation. Located in Elysian Heights, it focuses on environmental educational and teaches people how to lead more sustainable lives through workshops and lectures.

They’ve got a workshop coming up this Saturday, April 17 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm entitled “PLASTIC: The Good, The Bad & The Deadly.”

Our homes are filled with plastics, and most of us don’t really know what they’re made of – or whether they’re safe.  Nancy Astid Lindo of Astrid Design Studio is back again to enlighten us on just how we can effectively reduce or eliminate the use of plastic inside the home and in our bodies. More than a workshop, this is a call to action. We must take a stand for our health and that of the planet and begin to eliminate the use of plastics as much as possible.

Cost is $10, you can pay online by clicking here. To RSVP and for address and directions, email Julie at contactgbf@gmail.com

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Echo Park Film Center April Screenings (Part 2)

Friday, April 9 @ 8:00 pm – INSIDE TWIN PEAKS WITH ROBERT ENGELS
TWIN PEAKS NIGHT! Writer-Producer Robert Engels will show his favorite episode of the TV series plus numerous extras and surprises, and will be there in person for an insider’s take on what when on during the making of this cult and critical favorite. $10 admission. All proceeds benefit EPFC’s free youth workshops.

Saturday, April 10 @ 8:00 pm – FOLK NIGHT: LES BLANK MEETS 1921A
Join us for a very special evening as we rummage through the archive to bring you a double header of experimental folk music and films. Come for short films by Les Blank (Gap Toothed Women, Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers) and stay for the music, with a live set from The 1921A, featuring a screaming banjo and songs inspired by the old that sound nothing but the new.

Thursday, April 15 @ 8:00 pm – SOUTHERN EXPOSURE #2
A recent survey of short films from the American South curated by local filmmaker and EPFC teacher Will O’Loughlen. Topics include a filmmaker’s relationship with his mother through a recorded conversation between 8th grade students and astronauts aboard the international space station, a group of students who return to New Orleans after Katrina to graduate from high school with their friends, a student’s Oscars nominated story of a young couple who confront a burglar in their neighborhood in the midst of a hurricane, and much more!

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Bneato Organizing Boot Camp

Professional organizer, blogger, and Echo Park resident Beth Zeigler is leading two workshops on Friday to help you get organized. Beth (whose company is called Bneato) will organize your home or office or teach you how to do so. If you don’t have the time or funds for one on one counseling than you are in luck. She leads classes to get you started on your journey to a clear desk.

Friday, April 9th (2 Separate Classes)

12:30-2:00pm or 3:00-4:30pm

$30 (cash or check day of)

United Methodist Church
Community Room
1226 Alvarado Street
Enter building on Reservoir street

“So as not to cut into precious organizing time, try and arrive a few minutes early to sign in and meet your classmates. Please bring yourself and a large box of your own paperwork and/or files to process. It’s going to be a great afternoon and I can’t wait to see you there!”

More info here.

RSVP at 323-304-1516 or by email. You can also pay in advance through paypal.

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The Grand Ole Echo Country Music and BBQ Kickoff

GRAND OLE ECHO Kickoff
with
I SEE HAWKS IN LA
WHEELHOUSE
MARS ARIZONA

The Echo
Sunday, April 11th
5pm – 9pm
All ages
Free

BBQ for sale

I See Hawks in LA

“Southern California is a land of strange, dangerous and beautiful contrasts. A mountain lion prowls outside the tract home bedroom of a teenage girl while she talks, oblivious to its existence, on her cell phone. A rattlesnake slithers across an empty shopping mall parking lot on a hot summer night while the employees count up the days profit and turn out the lights. While paparazzi chase the latest talent free celebrity, a talented, literate bunch of soulful musicians create honest and wise roots music for the ages. I See Hawks are indeed one of California’s unique treasures.” – Dave Alvin

Wheelhouse

Wheelhouse is Brian Whelan calling in every favor in his back pocket. A solo debut ten years in the making, Whelan has combined LA’s rich Americana history with the younger, snottier indie-rock of the city’s present day. As a member of the Broken West, Whelan explored the new(ish) frontiers of the independent music world, and while backing up Mike Stinson, Randy Weeks and Tony Gilkyson learned the ancient art of honky-tonking. Whelan loves the rock ‘n’ roll of Buddy Holly the way most of us love our mothers – don’t miss the chance to catch him live and in person. Band features Broken West leader Ross Flournoy and former Everest members Rob Douglas and Derrek Brown. – The Grand Ole Echo

Mars Arizona

No, you can’t get there from here. You can stare at the map all you want and you won’t find it. Mars Arizona has a population of two, and is best apprehended with the ears.High Desert is the fourth album from Mars Arizona, the name Nicole Storto and Paul Knowles use when they’re fashioning their brew of country, rock, and roll. As a matter of practice they’re joined by some talented helpers including drummers Billy Block (Frank Black) and Ken Coomer (Uncle Tupelo and Wilco), fiddler Ollie O’Shea (Hank Williams III) and lap steel guitarist Paul Laques (I See Hawks In L.A.), and a host of others. – The Grand Ole Echo

This will be a weekly event with a changing line up! Here is a sneak peak at weeks to come.

April 18: Tony Gilkyson, Dime Box Band, Casey Neill & The Norway Rats!

April 25th: Headliner TBA, Wire Pony, The 1921A

May 2nd: Old Californio, Paul Chesne Band, The Believers

May 9th: Dave Gleason & the Golden Cadillacs, (Mid TBA), The Coals (formerly US Mail)

May 16th: Headline TBA, 50 Cent Haircut, William Lee & the Modern Primitives

May 23rd: Groovy Rednecks, The Cheatin’ Kind, open TBA

May 30th: Dead Rock West, David Serby & Ed Tree, Vicki Hill

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Echo Park Art Walk Events List

Here’s the low-down for the second Echo Park Art Walk on Saturday, April 3 from noon to 6:00 pm:

Feeding Birds

  • Guitarist Miles Moore (1-3:00 pm), indie-folk rock ensemble Sons Of August (4:00 pm), guitar and harmonica player Smokey Miles (5:00 pm).  Sidewalk print sale (1-5:00 pm) with Feeding Birds and Dan Schmidt from Evil Monito. Workshop:  Bring a light colored t-shirt for $1.00 printing/stenciling a Feedings Birds design.
  • 1825 Echo Park Ave

Mishka

Blue Collar Supplies

  • Pitbull Rescue Event: Every dog adopted will receive free food, free training sessions and a free dog walker coupon.
  • 1533 Echo Park Ave

Fix Coffee

  • Featuring 20+ artists from around the globe presented by Phone Booth Gallery.  In conjunction with the PDA art walk, this new opening will carry into the night with the ComfortTruck food truck (7-10:00 pm)
  • 2100 Echo Park Ave

Echo Park Cycles

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Origami Vinyl Celebrates First Birthday

Origami Vinyl is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a 10% off sale, free birthday cake, colt45 and free appetizers provided by Fresh Girls Catering (between 3pm – 6pm).

Set times for bands:
8pm – Summer Darling
7pm – Twilight Sleep
6pm – Kissing Cousins
5pm – Future Ghost
4pm – Tricky Sizzler

Saturday, April 3, 2010
12:00pm – 10:00pm

Origami Vinyl at 1816 W. Sunset Blvd.

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Tommy Mose Abbott Benefit

From 2Headedhorse:

“FRIENDS (AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS) of 2023!

As you may know, our friend, artist/2023 mastermind Tommy Mose Abbott broke his leg over a month ago. He has been unable to work since then. To make matters worse, Tommy has been evicted from 2023! As you can imagine, it’s hard enough to find work and a place to live these days.

ELVIS PERKINS – FRANK FAIRFIELD – DORIAN WOOD – THE DOUGH-ROLLERS – PETROJVIC BLASTING COMPANY

And MORE TBA!!!

doors @ 8, music @ 9PM – cash bar

Thursday, April 1

We’ll be asking for $5 – $15 at the door. Every dollar will go directly to Tommy!

If enough funds are raised we can look forward to another comparable space opening up soon as this is such an unfortunate time to lose the space.

Come celebrate and give Tommy a big ol’ pinch on the cheek, Granny style!! And let’s all together mourn proper the passing of 2023!”

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Silverlake Jubilee Vendor Deadline

Thursday (April 1)  is the last day for vendors to apply for a space at the Silver Lake Jubilee – a music and arts festival coming up on May 22-23.

The Silver Lake Jubilee will include musical and community performances, comedy, local food, interactive booths, and art and literary installations. The event will have a very strong focus on the environment, including the implementation of “Zero Waste initiatives with the goal of 90% land fill diversion and sourcing power from alternative energy resources.” There will be several interactive “villages,” including a Children’s Village, Literary Village, Arts Village and Eco Village along Myra Avenue (from Santa Monica Boulevard to Fountain Avenue).

Spaceland, Origami Vinyl, buzzbands.la and El Echo Parqeuño are curating music for the event.

They are looking for businesses and non-profits to purchase booths for the event (non-profits are encouraged to share booth space if affordability is an issue). You an click here to download the vendor application PDF.

Silver Lake Jubilee
May 22-23, 2010
silverlakejubilee.com

About the event:
The Silver Lake Jubilee bridges cultural diversity through social interactions with the goal of stimulating community involvement. The Los Angeles Arts and Athletics Alliance (LAAAA), a non‐profit organization promoting and educating arts and athletics through events and programs in Silver Lake and surrounding neighborhoods is the driving force behind the festival. Leading up to the Silver Lake Jubilee is a series of monthly showcases, known as Serenade Sunset, occurring the last Wednesday of each month. The showcases raise awareness for the Silver Lake Jubilee. Serenade Sunset is held at El Cid(21+) and the outdoor garden at Mi Alma Design (All Ages).

The Silver Lake Jubilee is an all ages event. The success of the event is contingent upon the support of the local residential and business community, Council District 13‐President Eric Garcetti, Council District 4 ‐ Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Silver Lake Neighborhood Council, corporate sponsors, private donors, non‐profits organizations in the area and the City of Los Angeles.

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The Onion and The AV Club present “Our Dumb Book Event”

The Onion and The A.V. Club present:

OUR DUMB BOOK EVENT

with Division Day, Tom Lennon, Ben Garant, and Megan Ganz

At the Echoplex, Thursday, April 1
7:30 pm
$10, 18+

Posted on The Echo website:

Beautiful people of Los Angeles, reschedule your Botox appointments. Put that anal bleaching on hold. Stop doing whatever other lazy L.A. stereotype we can’t think of, and point your Prius in the direction of Echo Park: We’re coming to see you.

That’s right, the multimedia caravan around our Inventory book is coming to the Echoplex on April 1, and this time we’re bringing with us our siblings, The Onion—who have their own awesome book to promote. (Buy them together for a low low price here!) For one night only, staff members from both publications will be on hand to read, show videos, talk, and generally goof around for your enjoyment.

And we won’t be alone. Joining us will be Tom Lennon and Ben Garant (of Reno 911!, The State, and a bunch of other stuff), reading their guest lists from Inventory, Important Things With Demetri Martin writer—and former Onion scribe—Megan Ganz, L.A. band Division Day, and others TBA. It’s going to be crazy and fun, and you should most certainly come.

The Echoplex, located at 1154 Glendale Blvd.

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Saturday: Elysian Park Walking Tour

via Echo Park Historical Society Facebook page

Join the Echo Park Historical Society on Saturday, March 27 at 10:00 am for the Elysian Park Walking Tour. The tour focuses on the lesser known but historically rich eastern edge of the park.

This tour takes about two hours to complete and includes walking up and down hills and upon unpaved trails. Reservations are required and can be made to ephs@HistoricEchoPark.org.

The tour is free to EPHS memers and $5 for all others. The tour begins at the Fremont Monument (pictured at left) near North Broadway and Elysian Park Drive. Please visit the Walking Tour section of
www.HistoricEchoPark.org for information about other tours.
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L’Keg Backyard Benefit

Some of you might remember the fire at Tigeorges’ Chicken the other month. Well the popular Haitian restaurant wasn’t the only business to suffer damage. Smoke from the fire and water from the firemen made their mark on the underground art and music space, L’Keg. A benefit is being held this Saturday to raise money so that L’Keg can reopen their doors as soon as possible.

Here is the deal: you have to RSVP on Facebook to find out the secret location. You can do that at the event page here. Those of you without Facebook will need a friend to help you out. However, this event is geared towards a scene familiar with Facebook so I bet if you are interested in this you already have an account!

Saturday, March 27th
12pm -5pm

The Bands:
DOS (Mike Watt)
SIGNALS
BLUE JUNGLE
AUDACITY
+ DJ Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks)

The Activities:
“face painting, photo booth, sidewalk chalk, collaborative movie-making, hula hooping contest, and much more. bring your DOGS, and feel free to bring your own fun (within reason).”

The Cost:
“well, it depends. FIRST 100 RSVPS ARE ON VIP $3 list. everyone after is $6. dogs get in free. no cats or ducks allowed.”

According to the Tigeorges’ Chicken website they will be reopening within the next two months.

L’Keg is located at 311 Glendale Boulevard (just south of Temple).

Tigeorges’ Chicken is located at 307 Glendale Boulevard.

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Origami Vinyl: Recent Purchase

Best Coast (Art Fag Recording, 2009) is a recent discovery for me and I love them. Luckily for me, and you as well, they will be playing Waved Out at the Echo and Echoplex this Saturday, March 27th.

Get this 7″ EP while it’s still in print. If you love thick distortion and heavy reverb, mixed with 1960’s pop sensibility song writing and a stoned-in-California vibe, this is for you.

Origami Vinyl is located at 1816 West Sunset Blvd, (213) 413-3030‎

The Echo is at 1822 Sunset Blvd, (213) 413-8200‎

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Waved Out Festival Schedule

Here is the schedule for this Saturday’s Waved Out Festival happening at the Echo, the Echoplex and Origami Vinyl. There will be food trucks, ice cream, t-shirts and more.

*Schedule subject to change

Doors are at 3pm.

$12. Purchase tickets here.

The Echo Schedule:

3:30  TO 4:00 – APES OF WRATH

4:15 TO 4:45 – TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN

5:00 TO 5:35  – SUPERHUMANOIDS

5:50 TO 6:30  –  THE PO PO

6:45 TO 7:25 – GAMBLE HOUSE

7:50  TO 8:30  – DIRT DRESS

The Echoplex Schedule:

3:45 TO 4:15  –  GIANT CLOUD

4:30 TO 5:00 – FAMILY PORTRAIT

5:15 TO 5:50 –  ACTIVE CHILD

6:05 TO 6:40 – MOON DUO

6:55 TO 7:35 – THE COATHANGERS

7:50 TO 8:30 – BEST COAST

8:45 TO 9:20 – TURBO FRUITS

9:35 TO 10:25 – SURFER BLOOD

10:40 TO 11:10 – THE SANDWITCHES

11:20 TO MIDNIGHT –  PIZZA!

Origami Schedule:

1PM Jaques Barabon

1:45 pm Young Prisms

2:45pm Dazzleships

3:30 pm Pepper Rabbit

4:30 pm We Barbarians ( Not confirmed)

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Echo Park Film Center Presents “Hooray for Edendale!”

For those of you who are interested in learning a little bit about Echo Park’s history, the Echo Park Film Center will be presenting Hooray for Edendale! this Saturday, March 20 at 8:00 pm. The film is a documentary that tells the story of Echo Park at the beginning of the 20th century and the film studios that helped to create Los Angeles’s film industry.

A celebration of the birth and early growth of the movie industry in Los Angeles that happened right here in our neighborhood! Award-winning film editor, writer and film industry historian Robert S. Birchard presents over 100 images and some early films exploring the Selig, Keystone/Bison, Pathe, Mixville and Norbig studios that constituted L.A.’s first “Studio Row” in the 1910’s.

The screening is FREE and open to everyone. The Echo Park Film Center is located at 1200 N. Alvarado St.


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