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Former Echo Curio space remains empty

It’s been a few months since the Echo Curio closed its doors, but the retail space at Sunset Blvd. and Laveta has yet to get new renters.

It seems the space has been plagued by problems since the LAPD started cracking down on the entertainment venue last year for its unofficial BYOB problems, and then for permitting issues as a performance space (which ended up being the final death-blow). Other food and/or entertainment businesses interested in the space might run into the same issues – there’s no parking (the city has ridiculous parking rules) and it’s not permitted for pretty much anything (other than commercial/office space).

For those brave enough to try and open up this great space in a great location in Echo Park can check out this Craiglist post leasing out the location:

Up for lease is this wonderful store-front commercial space in the heart of Echo Park along Sunset Blvd. This is a very visible space with lots of pedestrian traffic.

The space itself is divided between two rooms. The front room is just under 500 interior sf and the back room, which includes the bathroom is just over 300 interior sf.

This is perfect for retail, commercial, office or studio. It is not currently suitable for food services.

This space is being offered at $1750/month with a 2 year lease (with option to renew). Lease includes one off street parking spot.

Call or email to schedule an appointment for viewing.

Check out the Craigslist post here.

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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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Tonight: Echo Curio exhibit and benefit

You may have heard already that pretty soon, the Echo Curio will be closing down for good. The owners posted the following on the Echo Curio blog just a couple of days ago:

Echo Curio has become my life for the past three years… and it has been the life of Justin, Tim and Heather for longer… I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect place to continue their eclectic egalitarian experiment and i couldn’t have imagined the response we got from you kind people.

It is with a heavy heart and a tired soul that I and Justin say good-bye to the long nights, endless emails, constant phone calls, neverending conversations and non-stop tap dancing around egos and feelings… We are now ready to have our days and nights back for awhile and to adjust our approach.

But don’t worry, tonight will be the free opening reception for a new exhibit called “Picture Con Secuencia: A Show of Exquisite Corpses.” The exhibit will go through November 29th.

The opening is free, tonight (Friday, November 12th) and starts at 8:00 pm.

DJ sets from KXLU DJ Molly

Featuring a (not so) silent auction to benefit Echo Curio

Missed Connections cassette presented by No Girls Allowed Records

Featuring music by the following artists (and members of): Moses Campbell, XBXRX, kit, No Babies. Charlyne Yi, Michael Nhat, Magick Orchids, Lola Loshkey, Big Whup, Pizza!, Heller Keller, Sugar Frosted Light Bulbs, Tusk, Peter Pants and more!

New video and animation collaborations from: walt!, Eri Hawkins, Sean Solomon, Chloe Mandel, Steven Sanchez, champoyhate, Sam Yurick, Joan Zamora, Andrew Lush, Dave Sirus, Jordan Santos, Joe Holliday, Michael Reyder, Julie Orlick, Rachel Cole, Craig Miller, Anthony Anzalone, Steven Andrew Garcia, Carla Orendorff, Vim Crony, Lillie West, Austin Wolf-Sothern

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Echo Curio runs out of luck getting permitted

After a few weeks of trying to get a Cafe-Entertainment license in order for the space to host music shows on a regular basis, it looks like the Echo Curio might have run out of luck as an entertainment venue.

According to the Echo Curio blog, after attending orientation meetings and running around the Department of Building and Safety building, owners Grant Capes and Justin McInteer learned that not only is the building zoned for Retail, but the zoning excludes them from getting the necessary Cafe-Entertainment license.

The next step? Major reconstruction on the bathroom in order to qualify for a change in zoning, as well as providing parking spaces for the venue. Or, “we can accept and not do music performances and try to eek by on the art and record sales (which is sadly not going to happen, we blame you, ECONOMY!),” said the owners on their blog post.

With the costs of construction and obvious limitations in providing parking spaces (valet service at the Curio? Doesn’t quite fit), the owners are seriously considering closing the Echo Curio at the end of the year. Anyone interested in partnering with the Echo Curio to host shows, etc. should contact them directly.

In the meantime, check out some art shows and other things happening at the Curio before the doors close:

  • Thursday, October 21 from 8:00 pm – midnight: Geoff Geis’ wonderfully subversive “Obamaporn” art show and think-a-thon.
  • Saturday, October 23 at Human Resources: Exquisite Corpse workshop followed by an all-acoustic show. More info here.
  • Sunday, October 24 at 9:00 pm at F Haus: Green Machine curated smokeathon, Sean McCann, Justin McInteer and Grant Capes, Gui Barra, and more

We don’t want the shows to end at Echo Curio – wish there was something we could do?!

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, October 18 through Sunday, October 24

The Echo Curio is also closed down for the time being, we will update the progress on their permits as soon as we have more info!

Monday
Monday Night Residency: Evan Voytas, Pizza!, Halloween Swim Team, The Sweet Hurt @ Echo
Clark 8 (7” Release Show), Whitman, Nicole Kidman, Ezra Buchla (Ex-Gowns), Stellaluna @ Pehrspace

Tuesday
Scout Niblett, Fort King, Tommy Santee Klaws @ Echo
Jason Diaz, The Diamond Light, The Muddy Reds  @ Bootleg Theater
Brunch With Superchunk @ Origami Vinyl

Wednesday
Women, Manchild @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Sara Petite @ Taix Lounge

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

Thursday
Film School, Lovelikefire, Rabbitsrabbitsrabbits @ Echo
Down and Derby Roller Disco @ Echoplex
Amusement Parks On Fire, Twilight Sleep, Nightmare Air @ Bootleg Theater
Jail Weddings “Love Is Lawless” Listening Party @ Origami Vinyl

Friday
Owen Pallett, Little Scream, Woom @ Echoplex
Club Underground @ Echo
Black Elephant, Dirt Dress, Deaf @ Pehrspace
Jail Weddings (“Love Is Lawless” Record Release), Sweaters, Amanda Jo Williams @ Origami Vinyl

Saturday
The Octopus Project, Starf*cker, Physical Forms, Strength @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Elf Power, Astra Heights @ Bootleg Theater
Dottyfest 2010: Amanda Jo Williams, The Rock N’ Roll, The Jasper Dickson Revue, The Peach Kings @ Echo Country Outpost
Open-Mic Night @ The Fretted Frog
Paul Inman @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Gold Motel, Michael Runion, Family of the Year @ Echo
Part Time Punks: Factory Records Nite with Boy Division @ Echo
Two Years Before the Mast, Builder, Then There Were Two (Mike Viscelgia) @ Bootleg Theater
Globes on Remote @ 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 Monday, October 11 through Sunday, October 17

The Echo Curio is also closed down for the time being, stay tuned for more info on that!

Monday
The Moth Grandslam Vii @ Echoplex
Monday Night Residency – Evan Voytas, Hands @ Echo
Jessie Baylin, The Belle Brigade, Whispertown (Solo) @ Bootleg Theater
Tleilaxu Music Machine Album Release Party, Nymph, Tujunga @ Pehrspace

Tuesday
Smog Sessions @ Echo
The Blakes (Seattle, Wa), Sea Of Cortez, Lord Huron @ Bootleg Theater
Big Search (New Solo Project From Matt Popieluch Of Foreign Born And Fool’s Gold) @ Echo Country Outpost

Wednesday
The Acorn, Leif Vollebekk, Stone Darling @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
El Ten Eleven, Baths, Sister Crayon @ Bootleg Theater
We Are Country Mice @ Origami Vinyl
Live Jazz every Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe
Brennan Leigh @ Taix Lounge

Thursday
Rain Phoenix (Of Paper Cranes) @ International Playground
Shadow Shadow Shade (Record Release Show), Eastern Conference Champions, Lesands @ Echoplex
Zola Jesus, Broken Spindles, Obstacle Corpse @ Echo
Cory Chisel (Appleton, Wi), Henry Wolfe, Hand @ Bootleg Theater
Devon and the Crazy Hearts, Chris Laterzo and Buffalo Robe @ Taix Lounge

Friday
Tilt 3 Year Anniversary With Jamaica, Nightwaves, Parallels, French Horn Rebellion And More @ Echoplex
Echo & Club Underground Present Nicole Atkins, Gamble House @ Echo
An Evening With Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing), Mike Viola @ Bootleg Theater
Manhattan Murder Mystery, Luna Is Honey, Torches In Trees, Schoenberg Knifefight Ensemble @ Pehrspace

Saturday
Dr. Sketchy Anti Art, Juliette Commagere @ International Playground
Echo, Dub Club & La Weekly Presents Dubquake With Michael Rose, Scientist With Roots Radics, Sister Nancy, Ranking Joe, Lloyd Hemmings, Dub Club Djs, Massamba And Sabar All Stars, Lady Tigra, Dubiterian, Ras Benji, Empress Akua, Rootsman, Jah T, General Jah Mikey, Ryo Vibes, Natasha D, Twelve Tribes Of Israel Sound @ Echoplex & Echo
Valient Thorr, Red Fang, Green & Wood @ Echo (Early Show)
Bootie La – Moved To Spaceland
Funky Sole @ Echo
Kenan Bell, Hesta Prynn @ Bootleg Theater
Tangent Transmission, Fim, John German And The Early Humans, Nacosta @ Pehrspace
Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Origami Vinyl
Ruthann Friedmann, Fort King @ The Fretted Frog
The Mecolodiacs, The Atomic Sherpas @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Echo, Dub Club & La Weekly Present Dubquake With The Heptones, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stone Love, Sister Nancy, The Lions, Tippa Lee, Dj Pinch, Dub Club Djs, Buyepongo, Viernes 13, El Haru Kuroi, Jah Faith And The Black Emeralds, Concepto Tambor, Raskahuele @ Echoplex & Echo
Vincent Minor, Obi Best @ Bootleg Theater
Lucky Dragons, Mi Ami, Kit, The Urxed (Member Of High Places), Traps, Ps @ Pehrspace

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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Tonight: Art opening at the Echo Curio

The Echo Curio might be shut down for a little while, but tonight they are able to host an art opening for co-owner Justin McInteer. Check it out from 8:00 am – Midnight tonight, refreshments will be served.

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Echo Curio shut down for lack of permits

Flickr photo via aileenrobot

The Echo Curio has been a long-time performance and art space, and a great space for local bands to play – we’ve been in the crowd for many of our friend’s performances and are grateful to have a place in Echo Park for great music to happen. But on Friday night (October 1), the LAPD shut down the Echo Curio during a show, even after they complied with the city to cease the BYOB policy last August.

“As you know,” said co-owner Justin Justin McInteer, “we have been a dry space for over 3 months now, so were a little confused as to why the police are spending time shutting down a community art and performance space.” They then learned that this time, the violation seems to be a lack of permits, specifically a Cafe-Entertainment license required for any business with any form of entertainment (including karaoke) on a regular basis.

With several shows coming up, including the Culture Collide fest and full schedules through November with local and touring bands, other nearby spaces are helping redirect shows while the shop is closed through October 18. In the meantime, the Curio owners are doing their research and are even meeting with Eric Garcetti to find out what they should do.

“…hopefully we’ll pass the class and get the info we need together that day and start the process… What would be great to find out is if we can get temporary permission to have shows while this period of waiting for the next step – the inspection and then vote by the commission to (hopefully) approve our license,” a recent post on the website blog says.

Other classes and workshops will continue to be held at the shop, and the art gallery will still be open (an art opening for Justin McInteer will take place either Thursday or Friday). We hope things happen smoothly for the guys at the Echo Curio, and look forward to seeing some great shows soon!

If you’re interested in showing your support for the Echo Curio, tell Eric Garcetti at councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org

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Grow your own garden courses at the Echo Curio

Want that green thumb all your Echo Park neighbors seem to have? Now you get a chance to learn how to grow your own vegetables in your very own garden. The Echo Curio will be hosting weekly courses led be Grow LA: Victory Garden Initiative starting this weekend!

Every Sunday in October, the workshop will teach you how to start your own garden for your backyard in containers or at a community garden site.

The initiative brings together local families and neighborhoods to share their experiences, skills and produce. Participants are able to turn this new interest in gardening into successful, productive gardens that will generate positive changes in their homes by helping to lower grocery bills and enhance opportunities to eat healthy food.

Sounds like a great idea! Classes are $20 each, or $70 for all four classes.

October 3, 10, 17, 24 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Email Justin McInteer justinmcinteer@yahoo.com or (213) 247-3296
Echo Curio Gallery is located at 1519 W. Sunset Blvd.

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, September 6 through Sunday, September 12

Monday
Kisses, Mystery Claws, Brittain Ashford, Blunt Mechanics (new band featuring Ben Barnett of Kind Of Like Spitting) @ Echo Curio
Monday Night Residency: Vanaprasta, Pacific Hurt @ Echo
Summer Darling Video Release @ Origami Vinyl
Nasa Space Universe, The Emotron, Terraform, Okie Dokie, Stag Bitten @ Pehrspace
Family of the Year, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Torches in Trees, Death Kit @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Hipsters Who Heart Hip Hop presents: Mestizo, Offwhyte, Briefcase Scenario, Speak, Magick Orchids @ Echo Curio
Buzz Bands & Al Borde present Wait. Think. Fast: Album Release Show, Light Fm, Marvelous Toy, Future Ghost @ Echo
Little Teeth @ Origami Vinyl
KROQ Locals Only presents: The Funeral Party, My Pet Saddle @ Bootleg Theater

Wednesday
Michael Nhat Album Release, Halloween Swim Team, Pizza!, Tik//tik @ Echo Curio
Aquarium Drunkard Presents The Gories, Haunted George, Nice Smile @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Live Jazz every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Graham Forrest, Red Hunter, Ecce (Emily Lacy And Ezra Buchla), Black Jesus @ Echo Curio
Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven @ Echoplex
We Barbarians, Superhumanoids, Tijuana Panthers @ Echo
KXSC Presents Daedelus “Acla 10x10x6” record release party, Teebs @ Origami Vinyl

Friday
Kevin Greenspon, Vehicle Blues, Little Teeth, Former Ghost @ Echo Curio
Echo & Club Underground present: Helen Stellar, Saucy Jacks @ Echo
Club Underground @ Echo
Telle Eyed Specs, The Natives @ Tribal Cafe
Chung Antique, traps, ps @ Pehrspace
The Watson Twins, Mini Mansions @ Bootleg Theater

Saturday
Heather Woodbury’s as the Globe Warms followed by Matt Salas Solo, Not An Airplane, Guests @ Echo Curio
Clientele, Lay Low, Gangi @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Robotanists @ Origami Vinyl
Special Guest TBA, Red Arrow Messenger, The Hundred Days @ Bootleg Theater
Instant Pussy, Stepfather Show (closing Reception Of David Yow “Solo” Show) @ Diy Gallery

Sunday
Ige*timer, Stls, Mimes of Wine @ Echo Curio
Grand Ole Echo with Kingsizemaybe, The Running Kind, Gentlemen Farmers, Skip Heller @ Echo
Mogwai Screening @ Echoplex
Part Time Punks with Wild Nothing, The Procedure Club, Sweater Girls, DJ Mike Schulman from Slumberland Records @ 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 Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, August 30 through Sunday, September 5

Monday
Monday night residency: Fol Chen, Sister Crayon, Evan Voytas @ Echo
Ilo Mar, Emily Lacy, Sleepwalkers Local, Team Andrew (free) @ Echo Curio
Hypercolors (debut of new Mae Shi Band), Nicole Kidman, Generation, Dimples, So Many Wizards @ Pehrspace

Tuesday
Bobby Bare Jr., Blue Giant, Stephen Brower and the Silent Majority @ Echo
Drop for Version Mary Prepare the Ones You Love! @ Echo Curio
Open mic night at 7:30 Pm @ Tribal Cafe
The Submarines, Obi Best, Sea Of Bees @ Bootleg Theater

Wednesday
The Spring Standards @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex & Echo
Open mic night at 7:00 Pm @ Tribal Cafe
Seven Saturdays Record Release, Helen Stellar Tape Deck Mountain @ Bootleg Theater
Live Jazz every Wednesday night at 7:00 Pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Marijuana Deathsquads (Featuring P.O.S., Ryan Olson Of Gayngs, Har Mar Superstar, Isaac Gale, and former members of Cows), Holloys, Woah Hunx @ Echo
Katherine Sheehan Art Opening @ Origami Vinyl

Friday
Southern Culture on the Skids, Lynda Kay, Jeremiah and The Red Eyes @ Echo
Version Mary Prepare the Ones You Love Opening @ Echo Curio
Stereo Total, Hawnay Troof, Kisses (Live), Allister Izenberg @ Echoplex
Media Blitz, Summer Vacation, Imperial Can, Roman Candles @ Pehrspace
Education, Other Bands TBA @ Tribal Cafe
Sky Parade, The Quarter After, The Dolly Rocker Movement, DJ Tami @ Bootleg Theater
Digital Aspergers Presents Echopulco #4: Poly Wave Experiment (PWE), Horse Thieves, HEP/Horse Intermediary Fukkk Orchestra, Hepa/Titus @ Sancho & DIY Gallery

Saturday
Bootie LA with DJ Tripp, DJ Paul V., R.A.I.D. @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Heather Woodbury’s As the Globe Warms, Kris Special, Barrie Rose, Worker Bees, Ugly Winner @ Echo Curio
George Glass, Off Campus, Geisha Boys @ Pehrspace
The Elite Entropy Hive Mind Night @ Tribal Cafe

Sunday
Part Time Punks – Smiths/Morrissey Nite with Guest DJ Jose Maldonado @ Echo
Cobalt Cranes, Night Beats, Boom Chick, The Myonics @ Echo Curio
Trestles – Electronic Music @ Tribal Cafe

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. Venue information can be found in our community resource pages.

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.

Monday
Monday night residency: Fol Chen, Sister Crayon, Evan Voytas @ Echo
Ilo Mar, Emily Lacy, Sleepwalkers Local, Team Andrew (free) @ Echo Curio
Hypercolors (debut of new Mae Shi Band), Nicole Kidman, Generation, Dimples, So Many Wizards @ Pehrspace

Tuesday
Bobby Bare Jr., Blue Giant, Stephen Brower and the Silent Majority @ Echo
Drop for Version Mary Prepare the Ones You Love! @ Echo Curio
Open mic night at 7:30 Pm @ Tribal Cafe
The Submarines, Obi Best, Sea Of Bees @ Bootleg Theater

Wednesday
The Spring Standards @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex & Echo
Open mic night at 7:00 Pm @ Tribal Cafe
Seven Saturdays Record Release, Helen Stellar Tape Deck Mountain @ Bootleg Theater
Live Jazz every Wednesday night at 7:00 Pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Marijuana Deathsquads (Featuring P.O.S., Ryan Olson Of Gayngs, Har Mar Superstar, Isaac Gale, and former members of Cows), Holloys, Woah Hunx @ Echo
Katherine Sheehan Art Opening @ Origami Vinyl

Friday
Southern Culture on the Skids, Lynda Kay, Jeremiah and The Red Eyes @ Echo
Version Mary Prepare the Ones You Love Opening @ Echo Curio
Stereo Total, Hawnay Troof, Kisses (Live), Allister Izenberg @ Echoplex
Media Blitz, Summer Vacation, Imperial Can, Roman Candles @ Pehrspace
Education, Other Bands TBA @ Tribal Cafe
Sky Parade, The Quarter After, The Dolly Rocker Movement, DJ Tami @ Bootleg Theater

Saturday
Bootie LA with DJ Tripp, DJ Paul V., R.A.I.D. @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Heather Woodbury’s As the Globe Warms, Kris Special, Barrie Rose, Worker Bees, Ugly Winner @ Echo Curio
George Glass, Off Campus, Geisha Boys @ Pehrspace
The Elite Entropy Hive Mind Night @ Tribal Cafe

Sunday
Part Time Punks – Smiths/Morrissey Nite with Guest DJ Jose Maldonado @ Echo
Cobalt Cranes, Night Beats, Boom Chick, The Myonics @ Echo Curio
Trestles – Electronic Music @ Tribal Cafe

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, August 23 through Sunday, August 29

Monday
Monday Night Residency – Fol Chen, Crocodiles, Woom, Jessica 6 @ Echo
Asss, Bestial Mouth, Tik//tik, White Leopards @ Echo Curio
Sean Carnage presents: Stellaluna, Blood Beach, White Fang, Sexhair @ Pehrspace

Tuesday
Henry Wolfe, Charlie Wadhams, Sunday Soundtracks @ Echo
Gza, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Toks, Abcnt @ Echoplex
Chelsea Boys, Buffalo Moon, Tan Dollar, The Cosmonauts (Burger Records) @ Echo Curio
Big D (Little Richard Tribute), Thee White Dogs @ Bootleg Theater

Wednesday
Dub Club @ Echoplex & Echo
City Of Progress, Whqles (Both Last Shows!!!), Random Patterns @ Echo Curio
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, The Americans @ Bootleg Theater
Live Jazz every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm @ Downbeat Cafe

Thursday
Juliette Commagere, Papercranes, Luke Rathborne, Estelle Raskina @ Echo
Vaud And The Villains, Lil Gizzelle, Rt N The 44s @ Echoplex
Learning Music Residency With Gals, Forget Me Nauts @ Echo Curio
Black Mountain (Jagjaguwar), Lower Heaven @ Bootleg Theater

Friday
Club Underground With Little Ones, Downtown/union, Kissing Tigers @ Echo
The Shants, Evan Ap Roberts, Dead Flowers, Ricky Stein @ Echo Curio
Easter Everywhere Presents: Gamble House, Walter Meego, Mystery Claws @ Pehrspace
Shannon Curtis, Jt Spangler, Aaron Beaumont @ Bootleg Theater

Saturday
Lit Crawl II and Funky Sole @ Echo
Heather Woodbury’s As The Globe Warms, followed by Cinder Cone, Swore, Towards Distant Suns, Snore Tape @ Echo Curio
Cap’n Jazz, Abe Vigoda, The Black Apples @ Echoplex
Cobra Lilies EP Release, Evangina …Daylong Valleys Of The Nile @ Pehrspace
Nate Lapointe Band @ Origami Vinyl

Sunday
Part Time Punks with Batwings Catwings, Dadfag @ Echo
Pete Swanson, Rene Hell, John Wiese, Robedoor, Infinite Body @ Echo Curio

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. Venue information can be found in our community resource pages.

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 nixes BYOB

When you go out this weekend to see some awesome shows in Echo Park, don’t forget that the Echo Curio is no longer allowing patrons to bring their own booze to the gallery’s shows. Last week the curiousity shop tweeted “changes they are a-coming – ECHO CURIO is going to go dry for the time being… no byob in or out of the shop… sorry for inconvenience.” This week they confirmed the news with a blog post, saying:

We’re now an alcohol-less venue, neither selling nor allowing byob anymore. It is for the greater good, according to the LAPD, so all we can suggest is get your freak on before or after you visit us. Or maybe sneak out in the middle for a quickie… My word!

It seems they were visited by the LAPD on August 9 during a show, and were cited for being a “bottle club.” Co-owner Grant Cape told the LA Times music blog Pop & Hiss: “Funny thing was, we had no one drinking outside, no loud music playing, and maybe five adults drinking inside.” Either way, patrons had to poor out what drinks they did have (for quite a few months now, the Curio hasn’t allowed drinking outside).

So is this the future of venues like Echo Curio, where BYOB or a cooler of Colt 45 will be a critical concern of neighbors and the LAPD? It’s becoming such a common (and expected) part of the “speakeasy” shows in LA, especially in areas like Silver Lake and Echo Park. What once started as an innovative way to bring customers into an art gallery or a record store, now might be a problem. The Echo Curio isn’t as concerned, Cap told the LA Times, “[This] will make it harder to get a crowd, I think, but we’ll see.”

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Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, August 2 through Sunday, August 8

Monday, August 2
Monday Night Residency – Fol Chen, Obi Best, Holloween Swim Team @ Echo
Ferraby Lionheart (The Jack Of Hearts Record Release), Nicole Simone, The Romany Rye @ Bootleg
Ged Gengras, Sun Araw, Metal Rouge, Peaking Lights (Madison, WI), Robedoor @ Echo Curio
Dark Dark Dark, Autolux “Transit Transit” Listening Party @ Origami Vinyl

Tuesday, August 3
Ipo Presents New Maximum Donkey, Cola-Cola, Moostache, The Active Set, Loch And Key, Puppies And Kittens, Jeremiah Streeter @ Echo
Circa Survive, O Brother @ Bootleg

Wednesday, August 4
Dub Club @ Echoplex and Echo
Michael Runion, Franklin For Short, 3’s and 9’s @ Bootleg

Thursday, August 5
Ipo Presents The Janks, Black Jesus, Casey Curry and The Remainders, John Wicks and The Records, Steve Barton and The Oblivion Click, The Shebang, True Margit @ Echoplex
Proximal Records Release Party For “Proximity One: Narrative Of A City” With Benedek, Lawrence Grey, Sahy Uhns, Daedelus @ Echo
KCRW And The Fold Present… Everest (Vapor Records), Mini Mansions, Pacific Hurt @ Bootleg
Ashkahn Art Opening with Healamonster & Tarsier + D/Wolves @ Origami Vinyl

Friday, August 6
Club Underground Vs. Club Zizek (Buenos Aires) @ Echo
Bearracuda @ Echoplex
Battlehooch, Jinsai @ Origami Vinyl

Saturday, August 7
Bootie La – Lady Gaga Vs. Madonna Night @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
Eclectic Electric Carnival with Cornelius F. Van Strafrin III, Catharsis for Cathedral Feat. Justine T., Dusty Organ, and more @ Tribal Café

Sunday, August 8
Converse Presents The Power Of The Riff Festival @ Echoplex And Echo
Part Time Punks With W.A.C.O., Thy Squid, No Hablo @ Echo
Eagle Winged Palace @ 6pm @ Origami Vinyl
Love Revisted (Feat. Johnny Echols), The Quarter After, Susan James @ Bootleg

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. Venue information can be found in our community resource pages.

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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Saturday: Folk Musician and EP resident at the Echo Curio

On Saturday, June 17 at the Echo Curio, Echo Park resident and folk musician Claire Cronin, along with folk musician Queen Victoria, will be opening for Omaha singer/songwriter Simon Joyner.

Joyner is kicking off his “Living Rooms and Discrete Spaces” tour at the show, focusing on his record Out Into the Snow, a “collection of ramshackle folk-rockers and gorgeous narratives released in 2009 on Team Love.” Simon will be playing as a trio, with pedal steel and keyboards and will be taking requests.

Show starts at 9:00 pm. Capacity is limited at the Echo Curio and is BYOB.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance by clicking here.

The Echo Curio is located at 1519 W Sunset Blvd.

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