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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, March 14 through Sunday, March 20

Monday
Monday Night Residency: Spirit Vine, Dark Moon, Dante vs Zombies, Rumspringa, Origami DJs on the back patio @ Echo
Honeyhoney, The Wild Feathers, Milo Greene @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Alpine Decline, Residual Echoes @ Echo
Iheartcomix, Media Contender, & La Record Present Check Yo Ponytail 2 With The Death Set, The Gas Lamp Killer, Ninjasonik, Zowie, Biker Daughter, Franki Chan @ Echoplex
Family Band, Papercranes, The Moor @ Bootleg Theater
Daniel Ahearn With Johny Goraj And Toby Burke @ The Fretted Frog

Wednesday
Echo and Echoplex SXSW Throwdown featuring: Creep, Hanni El Khatib, Superhumanoids, Other Lives and Special Guests @ Shangri-La
Dub Club with Prezident Brown, Quinto Sol @ Echoplex
Linda Draper, Old Toy Trains, Chief Nowhere, Dominic Campanella (Quarter After) @ Bootleg Theater
Echo Park Juke Joint with The Downtown Train @ Lot 1 Cafe

Thursday
Wye Oak, Callers @ Echo
Appleseed Cast, Muscle Worship @ Echoplex
“Kewl Beanz” Opening Ceremony and St. Patrick’s Day Celebration @ Lot 1 Cafe

Friday
Say Hi, Parson Redheads, Yellow Ostrich, Blair @ Echo
Passion of The Weiss Presents Rainbow Arabia, Spoek Mathambo, Matthewdavid @ Echoplex
Lava Band @ Bootleg Theater
Foot Foot @ Pehrspace
Bruises, Satellite Sky @ Taix Lounge
The Neighborhood, Haunted Tiger, Shoenberg Knife Fight Ensemble, Zaptra @ Lot 1 Cafe

Saturday
Los Angeles Aussie Bbq Showcase With Maniac, Andy Clockwise, Dan Brodie & The Grieving Widows, Grand Atlantic, The Level Spirits, The Boat People, Wagons, Dogs, Dash & Will, Novocaines, Hungry Kids Of Hungary, Sampology @ Echo
Men, Psychic Friend @ Echoplexsaturday 03.26.11: Funky Sole @ Echo
Funky Sole @ Echo
Wild Up, David Shane Smith @ Bootleg Theater
The Only Michael James @ Taix Lounge
Walk, Stellaluna, Rumble Rumble, & The Kris Special @ Lot 1 Cafe

Sunday
Ariedades @ Echoplex
Part Time Punks: Factory Records Night with live performance by Boy Division @ Echo

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Weekend Guide: Bootleg Dance Fest kicks off Friday

Local performance space Bootleg Theater will be kicking off its first-ever Bootleg Dance Festival starting tomorrow, Friday March 4.

The weekend-long event features the work of seven choreographers from all over Los Angeles, covering a wide range of “styles, cultures, and approaches that represent contemporary dance in the world today.”

Artistic Director Alicia Adams told the LA Times in an article that they had wanted “people who are really trying to rediscover dance in new ways.” And, considering the lineup, it looks like they have that accomplished.

The LA Times article continues: “For instance, hip-hop choreographer Amy Campion — whose Antics Performance troupe is one of seven local groups commissioned by the Bootleg to premiere new work for the festival — is trying out new interactive video technology that relies upon infrared light. Her breakdance-inspired piece “Illuminated Manuscript’ will incorporate video projections that follow the dancers’ movements in real time, so ‘a dancer moving [his or her] hand across a screen might create a pixilated video shadow of that arm that leaves tracers behind it,’ Campion says.”

Interested? Single-evening tickets are only $18, but $40 will get you the full festival pass (a discount for all three nights!) and will support Bootleg Theater.

Here’s the weekend lineup:

Friday: Arianne Hoffmann, Keith Glassman, Carmela Hermann

Saturday: The Post Natyam Collective, Antics Performance

Sunday: Jamie Benson, Wife

Bootleg Theater is located at 2220 Beverly Boulevard

Click here for more information on the Bootleg Theater website, and to purchase tickets.

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, February 21 through Sunday, February 27

Monday
Moth Grand Slam: VIII @ Echoplex
Monday Night Residency: Slang Chickens, Everest, Papa, Young Hunting, DJ Cuz’n Roy, Origami DJs on back patio @ Echo
Jenny O, Harper Simon, Gregory and the Hawk @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Versus, Polls @ Echo
Open Mic (All Acoustic) @ Fretted Frog
Joseph Arthur, Craig Wedren @ Bootleg Theater
Daryl Shawn, Pi Jacobs @ Taix Lounge

Wednesday
The Hood Internet, Kid Static @ Echo
Dub Club Presents: the Meditations with special guests Arise Roots @ Echoplex
Sonos, Chocolate Genius Inc @ Bootleg Theater
Echo Park Juke Joint with The Diamond Light, The Downtown Train @ Lot 1 Cafe
Rich Mcculley, Mark Growden @ Taix Lounge

Thursday
Fake Four Fest featuring In Felebration of Awol One and Factor’s latest release (The Landmark). Fake Four Inc. and Hipsters Who Heart Hip Hop present: The Shape Shifters, Freestyle Fellowship, Sole and The Skyrider Band, and many more @ Echoplex
Telekinesis, Love Language, One Trick Pony @ Echo
The Lonely Wild Record Release, Sons of August Record Release, Halsted @ Bootleg Theater
The Sweet Hurt, Willoughby, Dave Smallen, Brother Bear Jones @ Lot 1 Cafe
Eugene Edwards @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Spaceland Productions presents: Justin Townes Earle, Dawn Landes @ The Autry
Echo and Club Underground present: How To Dress Well, Shlohmo, Death Kit @ Echo
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Sebadoh performing Bakesale, Quasi @ Echoplex
Dirt Dress, Traps, Ps, Siblings, Cosmonauts @ Pehrspace
Pepper Rabbit, Chain Gang of 1974, Hands @ Bootleg Theater
Go Motion, Priory, Castaño, The Black @ Lot 1 Cafe
Insect Surfers @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Death, Rtx, Sic Alps @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Count Fleet (Record Release), Boxviolet, Odd Modern @ Pehrspace
Alexi Murdoch @ Bootleg Theater
Lunts, Furious Seasons @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Leftover Crack, Retox (members of The Locust), Manhattan Murder Mystery, Graf Orlock @ Echoplex
Part Time Punks with Love Grenades, The Holloys, Guest DJ Maurice De La Falaise (from Automatico) @ Echo

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Free filmmaking workshop for teens around Echo Park

The Digital Institute for Youth Media (DIY Media, a program of the Little Tokyo Service Center) is offering a FREE six week documentary filmmaking workshop for teens ages 12-19 in the Echo Park area. The class will cover all aspects of filmmaking from shooting to editing – students will work in groups of two or three to create a short documentary about a social issue important to them. Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday from February 15 through March 24.

While the class has already started this week, there are a few spots left for the remaining weeks. The deadline to enroll is Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Please email Tiffany at totoya@ltsc.org to join!

Classes take place in the Angelina Apartments Community Room, located at 1336 Angelina Street.

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Saturday: Family Dance Party at The Echo Center

This all ages, family dance party is open to everyone, and sounds like a lot of fun for families! According to the event announcement, “An LA venue will be transformed into a kid-friendly environment with a live DJ, dancing, face painting, scarves, hula hoops, bubbles and healthy snacks.”

Family Dance Party takes place on Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

The Echo Center will be hosting the event in the basement of the Echo Park United Methodist Church Building, located at 1226 N. Alvarado Blvd.

Cost is $20.00 per family (cash, check, or charge). No family will be turned away for lack of funds.

Click here to download the event flyer (in English and Spanish).

Learn more about The Echo Center by visiting the website: www.theechocenter.org

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Tuesday, February 15 through Sunday, February 20

Tuesday
Susan James Cd Release Party Featuring Susan James, Tony Gilkyson/Kip Boardman, Old Californio, Evie Sands, The Quarter After, Double Naught Spycar, Anny Celsi & Nelson Bragg And Others @ Echo
Joseph Arthur, Madi Diaz @ Bootleg Theater
Thurlow Spokes Ep Release Party @ Lot 1
The Singles release party for “Tomorrow I’ll be blue” @ The Fretted Frog

Wednesday
Trmrs, Hindu Pirates @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Wake Up Lucid, The Steelwells, Gypsy Death Star @ Bootleg Theater
Echo Park Juke Joint Presented By Homework, The Downtown Train, Santoros @ Lot 1
Melody In The Round #9 @ Taix Lounge
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Lucero, Olin & The Moon @ Echoplex
Duniven (Patrick Of Capshuns), Queen Kwong, The Vla, The Delabre @ Bootleg Theater
Little Furry Things, Weird T.V, Shirley Rolls @ Lot 1
Odd Birds @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Marnie Stern, Tera Melos, Power Axe @ Echo
Club Underground W/ Pep Talk @ Echo
Bearracuda @ Echoplex
Mike Viola With Victor Indrizzo And Sean Hurley, Debate Team, Kate Micucci @ Bootleg Theater
Tremellow, Luna Is Honey @ Lot 1
Cave Country, Matthew Van Wrinkle, Fort King @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Fyf Presents Glass Candy, Austra (Formerly Katie Stelmanis), Bobby Birdman @ Echoplex
Jaxart Presents Speculator, Punk On Mars, Melted Toys @ Lot 1
Artichoke, Lovers & Poets @ Taix Lounge
The Herbert Stanley Bail Orchestra, Psychedelic Future Folk @ The Fretted Frog
Easter Everywhere Records presents: Verse / Chorus / Verse / Chorus: An evening of experimental and pop performances. Click here for info. @ Pehrspace
Family Dance Party @ The Echo Center

Sunday
Beth Hart With Souls On 11 Feat. Jeff Young & Twinkle Yochim@ Echoplex
Man Or Astroman, Octopus Project @ Echo
Louis And Genevieve, Rick, Anenon @ Bootleg Theater

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, February 7 through Sunday, February 13

Monday
Monday Night Residency: Slang Chickens, Papa, Mini Mansions, Rachel Fannan, Dj Keith Morris, Origami DJs on the back patio @ Echo
Beatdrop with LLCOOLGEE @ The Short Stop
Jenny O, Everest, The Belle Brigade, Micky Adams @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Amanda Jo Williams, Infantree @ Echo
Joseph Arthur, Tom Freund @ Bootleg Theater
Open Mic Night @ The Fretted Frog
Buzz Bands LA Songwriter Series @ Lot 1 Cafe

Wednesday
Mona, Vanaprasta, Polls @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
One Trick Pony, Ladycop, Mad Gregs @ Pehrspace
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Echo and Rootdown Present: Breakestra, Simple Citizens @ Echo
The Rumble Presents Hands, Letting Up Despite Great Faults @ Echoplex
Atomic Tom, Maniac @ Bootleg Theater
Cigarette Bums, Pool Honeys, Hello My Name Is Red, Buffalo Electric @ Lot 1 Cafe
Fort King, Digital Aspergers, Castano, Stepfather @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Murder By Death, The Builders and The Butchers @ Echoplex
Echo, Aquarium Drunkard, Club Underground Present: Smith Westerns, Yuck, Therapies Son @ Echo
Killola, Bullet & Snowfox @ Bootleg Theater
Alpine Decline, Warm Climate, Robedoor, 99% @ Pehrspace
Joe Baiza, Ollin @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Jarrod Gorbel, Atlantic/Pacific @ Echo
Ana Tijoux, Nocando, DJ Money Mark (special all-cassette throwdown), DJ Ethos, Sara Lov @ Bootleg Theater
Art Opening: Girls Drawing Girls @ Pehrspace
Jaxart Presents: Sean, Alina Cutrono, Gothic Tropic, Maston @ Lot 1 Cafe
Lil’ Valentine’s Hootenanny with Jamie Holiday and The Vampyre Bunnies, Elegant Friction @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Part Time Punks – My Bloody Valentine Nite @ Echo
Netherfriends @ Origami Vinyl

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Tuesday, February 1 through Sunday, February 6

Tuesday
89.9 KCRW presents: Tristen, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Marcus Very Ordinary @ Echo
Iheartcomix, Media Contender, LA Record present: Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Yelawolf, Craze, Das Racist, 87 Stick Up Kids, Freak City, Franki Chan @ Echoplex
Daniel Ahearn, Daniel Bess, Marcus Very Ordinary @ The Fretted Frog

Wednesday
Oh Land, Big Search (7″ Release Show), John Webster Johns, White Fence @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Echo Park Juke Joint: Homework Presents @ Lot 1 Cafe
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
The Sweet, Fancy Space People, Dante Vs Zombies @ Echoplex
We Barbarians, Lesands, The Union Line @ Echo
Sugar and Gold, Yip Deceiver, Little Birds @ Bootleg Theater
The Health Club, Michael Nhat, Mama’s Joy @ Lot 1 Cafe
Jeremiah and The Red Eyes @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Olafur Arnalds, George Sarah and Strings @ Echoplex
Miguel Atwood-ferguson Orchestra with The Gaslamp Killer, Anna Wise (Sonnymoon) @ Natural History Museum
Echo and Club Underground present: Tennis, Air Waves, Lord Huron @ Echo
Chasing Kings @ Origami Vinyl
400 Blows, Skinwalker, Longmont Potion Castle @ Bootleg Theater
Ad + Jaxart Present: Dirty Gold, Pageants, Honey Loving Cells @ Lot 1 Cafe
Mr. Smolin, Cirque Link @ Taix Lounge
The Silver Lake Chorus First Anniversary show, 7:00 pm, $10 at the door, click for info @ the Echo Park United Methodist Church

Saturday
FYF presents: Forgetters (Members Of Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil And Against Me), Street Eaters, Dangers @ Echo
Bootie LA @ Echoplex
Under the Covers: A Tribute to The Nerves Release Party, with Tijuana Panthers, Audacity @ Origami Vinyl
The Lexingtons, Princess Frank, Therapy Session @ Lot 1 Cafe
Echo Park Cycles closing down party and benefit, featuring Blackleg. Click for flyer.
Swing Riots @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Part Time Punks with The Soft Moon, Violet Tremors @ Echo

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Weekend in Theater: Stop saying “I’m Sorry”

While we don’t usually post events that are outside Echo Park’s boundaries, reader Katya is a fan of the blog and lives nearby – so why not?

This is the second weekend for Silver Lake resident Katya Lidsky’s one-woman show called “I’m Sorry.” She told us it’s a “funny dramedy about how I went from being a people-pleasing apologist to becoming an animal-loving activist.” She plays 16 characters during the 50-minute long show.

“For anyone who’s ever cared more about being liked than having opinions or integrity, this is the show for you. Because sometimes you have to find something to believe in before you can stop saying I’m sorry.”

There are some great reviews of the show, most calling it funny and inspiring. The weekend show starts tonight at 8:00 pm, with shows Saturday and Sunday as well. Go to Katya’s show and support a local actress!

www.plays411.com/sorry

Friday amd Saturday, January 21 and 22 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, January 23 at 7:00 pm

BUY TICKETS
$10 online (+ $2.50 processing fee)
$15 at the door

Industry comps available, please call 323-559-5942

The Lounge Theatre at 6201 Santa Monica Blvd

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Tuesday, January 11 through Sunday, January 16

Tuesday
Tuesday Night Residency: Olin & The Moon with Paulie Pesh, Coyol and Bingo! @ Echo
Iheartcomix, Media Contender, & LA Record present Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Pictureplane, Teengirl Fantasy, Terminal Twilight, Killing Spree DJs, Franki Chan @ Echoplex
Open Mic Night @ The Fretted Frog

Wednesday
Wednesday Night Residency: Foster the People @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Quick Hellos (feat. Dan Crane), Heather Porcaro & The Heartstring Symphony, Whispertown, Jake Bellows (Neva Dinova) @ Bootleg Theater
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Gary Lucas’ Captain Beefheart Symposium plus special guests @ Echoplex
Old Man Markley Record Release Party, Roses Pawn Shop, Cooper Mcbean (from Devil Makes Three), Dustbowl Cavaliers @ Echo
Seeing Thingz, Brian Buckley Band @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Echo & Club Underground present The Black Ryder @ Echo
Nazcar Nation, James & Evander @ Lot 1 Cafe
Satellite Sky @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Ozokidz @ Echoplex
Smash Appeal @ Echoplex
Tumbleweeds @ Taix Lounge
Ponce De Leon @ Origami Vinyl
Vanaprasta, Mariah Mcmanus, John Isaac Watters, John Carpenter @ Bootleg Theater

Sunday
Funky Sole @ Echo
Bridges School Event @ Bootleg Theater

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Lot 1 Cafe now serving up late-night music

A lot of changes over the past few months for Lot 1 at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Laveta Terrace – they’ve added tables outside, beer and wine, and now some live entertainment.

According to the Lot 1 Facebook page, the cafe received its entertainment license last November. It was also granted a beer and wine license last year, and now serves up the neighborhoods best deal for mimosas (only $4). Combine food, booze, and live entertainment, and then add late night hours (open until 1:00 am most weeknights, and 3:00 am on the weekends), the establishment that once had those precarious business hours may draw a crowd to that little corner.

The cafe’s first live show coming up on Friday, January 7 is an indie-themed set of performances by some local bands, such as The Black Jesus from nearby Mt. Washington. We’re not sure what kind of music or if local musicians will be the focus for the location (the owner of Lot 1 declined to comment for now), but with the Echo Curio gone many are wondering if the cafe will help fill that void.

Will you go to a show that promises booze, dancing, and no LAPD busting down the doors?

Click here for event info, and check out Lot 1 Cafe’s page on Echo Park Online.

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Tuesday, January 4 through Sunday, January 9

Tuesday
Tuesday Night Residency: Olin and The Moon with Diamond Light, Demo Team and Bingo @ Echo

Wednesday
Dub Club presents Anthony B. with his band @ echoplex
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Zongo Juntion, Turkuaz @ Echo
Bumtech, EdenTrain @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Club Underground with Downtown, Union, Sugarplum, Polaris at Midnight @ echo
Billygoat, Vinnie Ferra @ Bootleg Theater
Charmkin Rebellion, Sylvia Juncosa @ Taix Lounge
Peter & The Wolf, The Black Jesus, Summer Twins @ Lot 1 Cafe

Saturday
Little Dragon, Billygoat @ echoplex
Funky Sole @ echo
Fallen Stars, Tall as Men @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Art Fein’s Annual Elvis Presley Birthday Bash with The Usual Guilty Suspects @ Echoplex
Part Time Punks – Britpop Nite with DJs Dorian and Alex from Transistor @ Echo
Michael Davis (feat. Dawes), The Chances, The Stamps @ Bootleg Theater

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How to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Echo Park

Flickr photo by Rachel Carr

Allston Yacht Club

Three wines and four courses for $50. Seatings at 6:30 and 9:00 pm. Reservations recommended. Check the AYC Facebook page for the menu.

Bootie LA New Year’s Eve at the Echoplex

With DJ Paul V., DJ Shyboy, Lady Tigra, and R.A.I.D. Dance Crew. Balloon drop, champagne toast at midnight, photobooth, oisemakers, hats, and mashups. “Best of Bootie 2010” CD give-away for the first 300 through the door.

9:00 pm – 3:00 am. 21+, $10 cash before 10:00 pm, $20 after. View website.

City Sip LA’s bottomless glasses of bubbly

$25 gets you bottomless bubbly! Reservations recommended for parties of 4 or more. Designated Drivers drink non-alcoholic beverages for FREE!

9:00 pm to midnight, $25 per person.

The Echo

Hang the DJs plus Club Underground New Year’s Eve Bash hosted by Scarlett Casanova with live performances by Nite Jewel and Kenan Bell. DJ sets from Hang the DJs/Club Underground selectors, with guest DJ DJ Alex Transistor (AM/FM).

$10 presale ($15 at the door) gets you free champagne! 9:00 am – 2:00 am

The Park Restaurant

Two six course menus, one vegetarian and one omnivore, for $60 per person, including a glass of champagne. Menu includes items from butter poached lobster to griddled pecorino with truffles and walnut agrodolce. Contact The Park for the full menu and hours. Reservations recommended.

Taix French Restaurant

Regular menu items will be served along with specials,such as jumbo shrimp cocktail, crab cakes with lemon aoili, Alaskan King Salmon, and more. Click here for the full menu.

Serving from 4:00 – 11:00 pm. Reservations suggested.

Other spots

El Compadre and Barragan’s are doing business as usual on New Year’s Eve (probably same goes for the Gold Room and Little Joy).

A lot of shops and restaurants will be closed for the holiday, and others will close early so make sure you call ahead:

  • Masa will close at 9:00 pm
  • El Prado will be closed New Year’s Eve and Day
  • Xoia is closed until January 4, 2011

Keep checking back as we update you on New Year’s Eve, Echo Park style!

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, December 20 through Sunday, December 26

Monday
Monday Night Residency: Secret Iamsound headliner, Shadow Shadow Shade, Evan Voytas, Rumspringa @ Echo
Michael Nhat 3rd album release party for Just Plain Dying (On I Had An Accident, limited to 100 cassettes), along with Fantastica Bastidas, Voice on Tape, So Many @ Pehrspace
Agent Ribbons, The Moor, Rachel Fannan (of Sleepy Sun), So Much Fun, DJ set by Luckey Remington @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Buzzbands.LA Holiday Happening with Lonely Trees, Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits, John Carpenter, Non Ultra Joy (benefiting the Pablove Foundation) @ Echo
Iheartcomix, Media Contender, and LL Record present: Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Dum Dum Girls, Abe Vigoda, Protect Me, Glass Actor, Franki Chan @ Echoplex
Threes and Nines, Charlie Wadhams, Ariana Delawari @ Bootleg Theater

Wednesday
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Down and Derby Roller Disco @ Echoplex
Cricket and The 2:19 @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Christmas Eve

Saturday
Christmas Day

Sunday
Part Time Punks Rough Trade Records Nite with Guest DJ David Orlando aka Boss Harmony (from Punky Reggae and Dub Club) @ Echo

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.

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Echo Curio closing for good… no, really

A big “For Lease” sign is just one indication of the Echo Curio’s for-real final days. After being shut down in October by police, citing a lack of entertainment license, the long-time venue is unable to get the necessary permits from the city to continue bringing local musicians to the venue.

Since then, it’s held a few art openings and shows, giving us hope that the space on Sunset and Laveta won’t end up empty. Alas, the Echo Curio indeed coming to an end after closing a current art exhibit by & Collective on December 17, and Echo Obscura Movie Night (movie screenings at the Curio) on Sunday, December 19.

We will miss you, Echo Curio. We’ve seen friends play at the space, along with some really seriously obscure stuff, we’ve colored on your chalk walls, and brown-bagged to our heart’s delight. There probably won’t be another one like you out there, so we are happy to have experienced it while we could!

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