Tonight’s Part Time Punks is a tribute to the Smiths, with guest DJ Jose Maldonado (from The Sweet And Tender Hooligans), and resident DJs Michael Stock and Benny Shambles spinning “mutant disco.”
The weekly event takes place at The Echo at 10pm – 18+ and $5 at the door.
VEGAN HAPPY HOUR at The Short Stop is going on every third Thursday of every month. Be there early, and bring something to share!
Vegan Chili, $2 pabst, pool, jukebox, drink specials, sexy vegans, and more.
Doors are at 5pm, and the potluck goes until 9pm.
The Short Stop is located at 1455 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park
“Zombiethon is a community FUN run/walk event held on Halloween, Saturday October 31, 2009, from 4-6:00 pm, along the recreation trail around Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles, California. This event is organized to raise donations for Brain Cancer Research. All of the proceeds will be donated to the local charity, City of Hope, to find a cure for this devastating disease. Your $10 donation will grant you a numbered participation bib and goodie bag! This is a family-friendly event, and everyone is encouraged to arrive in their finest zombie attire. If you don’t have access to zombie make-ups, don’t worry, for an additional donation of $5, you may have your make-up applied by professional special effects make-up artists on site! Not a runner? Don’t worry! It’s not a formal race, just a chance for everyone to get out there and have some fun while supporting a very important cause! Hope to see you all there!”
Check out their website for tips on makeup, costumes, and other zombie-ralated activities!
The third Echo Park Hospitality Night will take place this Wednesday, October 21 from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm.
The event begins west of Alvarado, and continues east towards Dodgers stadium. Finish up the crawl at our good friend’s vintage shop, Warwick, for some good merchandise and good company.
Click here for a list of participating businesses.
Pit er Pat w/ Neal Morgan, Whqles & Conncet9 are playing tonight at the Echo Curio (1519 Sunset Blvd.) starting at 9:00 pm. $5 at the door (not to mention BYOB).
email hangthedjsloveme@gmail.com for directions.
Tonight at 7:00 pm, Eddie Izzard will be performing at the Echoplex for an 826 LA benefit.
Looks like there still may be tickets!
Starting October 11 through November, Tribal Cafe will be hosting “Summer Harvest,” with live music, artists, vendors and food.
Tribal Cafe, which features a cafe-style menu featuring raw and vegan dishes, fresh squeezed juices and smoothies, is located at 1651 W. Temple Street, 90026.
For booking info and other questions visit the Summer Harvest website.
Here’s the lineup:
The Wilson Heights Gang
The Downtown Train
Mark Noel Miller
Dustbowl Revival
Diana Lozano
BellHaunts
Son Ark
Coyote
Vendor/Artist: Dubin Art
Peace of Mind
BellHaunts
TBA
Be on the lookout for some Dodger Stadium traffic around Elysian Park as the Dodgers play the Cardinals in game 1 of the NLDS (we’ll be there!). And, as an LAist post points out, the Mayor has bet some L.A. favorites as tradition.
So far, Villaraigosa has bet:
Here’s Mayor Slay’s response.
This will help work of the Friday night pizza and beer: a full moon bicycle ride around LA!
Where: Meet at the Echo Park Boat House on the lake
When: meet at 8:30 pm, ride starts are 9:45 pm
Extras: Noisemakers encouraged
Destinations: Echo Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Westwood, with stops along the way. Some parts of the route pass by areas where cars have hit cyclists and ran (hit and runs), some of them killed.
Check out the route map here.
For more info, call (213) 622-0554 or email courier@braydon.com, the Midnight Ridazz also have a website where you can find info.
If your Saturday dinner plans involve eating out at the Allston Yacht Club on Echo Park Blvd., 20% of your check can be donated to 826LA if you mention it to your server.
826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. They offer tutoring for the kids Monday through Thursday from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Allston Yacht Club is located here.
You can learn more about 826LA on their website.
From the Echo Curio Myspace:
Thurs, Oct 1st – PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS presents BENEFIT SHOW for
NIGHT LIGHT with DOMINIC MASSARO and THURLOW performing
This Thursday Plays Well With Other presents FUTURA, a benefit event that will be an impactful night
made up of music and art, with the main focus of bringing awareness to a particular non-profit
organization called Nightlight. This Electronica night will consist of DJ Righteous Trash, Thurlow and
featuring the LA artist Massaro. Massaro’s songs will seduce you with his haunting, beautiful, broken
vocal melodies sung over a brick wall of sea-sick droning guitars. The art will be donated by Sam
Gallagher, Dominic Massaro, and Lawton Outlaw, which scale from a combination of color field paintings
and mixed media paintings to Gary Baseman meets Andy Warhol; surreal cartoon like content that is fun
for the whole family. All of these amazing artists are coming together for the sole reason to help
Nightlight. Nightlight rescues women out of prostitution / sex trafficking in Bangkok, Thailand. A very
prevalent problem with these rescued women is that have been trafficked often fall back into
prostitution. This occurs because they aren’t given the opportunity or resources to learn other skills to
make a living and survive. That’s where Nightlight comes in. They teach the women how to make jewelry
then Nightlight sells it in places like the United States and through that funding, these women are given
the chance at a new life.
www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/massaromusic
www.nightlightbangkok.com
Fri, Oct 2nd – SHELLEY SHORT + ALEXIS GIDEON + ERIN MUIR + QUEEN
VICTORIA
Sat, Oct 3rd – CMG and the NIGHT (pre-record release party) + THE LITTLEST
VIKING + THE BLACK HEARTTHROBS + the art of Paul Kaloper and Carrie
Sweet
www.myspace.com/cmglovesyou
www.myspace.com/theblackheartthrobs
www.myspace.com/thelittlestvikings
www.thegoldstate.com/art.htm
www.carriesweetart.com
Sun, Oct 4th – SAD HORSE + BUGS + DEVON WILLIAMS + ALLAH LAS
Echo Park residents of the band “Hurt Model” are playing on Saturday, September 19 at 9:00 pm at the Cactus Gallery in Eagle Rock. They are joining LA residents Clevis on the stage.
The show is free and BYOB, come support your local artists!
The Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90041
This week in music you can walk to (towards?)!
Tuesday:
The Echo: Throw Me The Statue, The Brunettes, Devon Williams, Nurses
The Echoplex: Vieux Farka Toure, WEAVE!
Echo Curio: Spacewaves, Molino, Heavy Water Expriments
Wednesday:
L’Keg Gallery: Sun Araw, Ducktails, Robedoor, Radiant Husk
Thursday:
The Echo: The Drones, Model/Actress, Bridezilla
Friday:
Pehrspace: Meho Plaza, Octave Cat, Kill Kill Kill, The Blinding Light
Echo Curio: The Absynths, Naima Earth, Family Tree Analog
Saturday:
The Echoplex: Southern Culture on the Skids, Triple Chicken foot, Speedbuggy, 5 O’Clock Somewhere
Pehrspace: Hiking, The Deadly Finns, Devon Williams
Echo Curio: Gabby La La, The Ukulady, Kit’n Tenders, Javarnanda, Megan Jacobs
Sunday:
The Echo: The Avengers, Pansy Division, Paul Collins Beat
Echo Curio: Correatown, Grizzly Owls, Map
My pick: Check out new band Hiking (Ambient Hard Rock according to their facebook page) at Pehrspace on Saturday and old favorite Correatown on Sunday at Echo Curio. For venue information see our local resource pages!
Drinking AND rollerskating? Rainbow thigh-highs and head bands? Tomorrow (Thursday, August 20), the Echoplex is hosting Down & Derby:
Be sure the RSVP for half the price ($5 instead of $10 at the door)
See you there!