Author Archives: Ash Eliot

Hello The Vinyl District Los Angeles readers!!

It’s Friday and time for some weekend fun. While you’re a little over half-way done for the day, I’m sure you need a pick-me-up to blast you through the next few hours. These two things got me a little too excited so I thought I would share the feeling with you all.

1) DOWNLOAD an MNDR remix of Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” at rcrdlbl.com right now.

2) STREAM Voxhaul Broadcast’s new album Timing Is Everything on bandcamp.com. Definitely listen to “Leaving On The 5th,” “Blackout,” “Loose Chains” and “Drysand” but the whole album is what I had anticipated…most likely the best local record to come out this year.

Head over to The District Lounge in Orange for Vintage Wednesdays!!! Featuring art, DJs, music, charitable groups like 31 Bits and Chains For Chains, Vintage Wednesdays is changing things up at The District Lounge. No cover and 21+

A lot of words come to mind when you think of “vintage.” It could be “old,” “classic” or even “dirty” but we would say the best word is “preservation.” And preserving art, music and fashion is exactly what we’re thinking for the new weekly event VINTAGE WEDNESDAYS at The District Lounge of Old Towne Orange. Showcasing local artists, DJs, musicians and designers while offering a creative place for socializing and schmoozing (afte…r a couple drinks we all will be) is what we’re up to every week, starting March 2.

To kick it off right, the Vintage Wednesdays launch party includes music by Beefam, CQ and DJ Davy (of We Are The Pilots), artwork supplied by FIND Art Magazine and an eclectic mix of fashion pieces by activist groups 31 Bits and Chains For Chains. Photographer Josh Beck will be on site taking snapshots of the event as well.

This past weekend, a particular Echo Park indie rock four-piece caught my attention. The Outdoors, forming this past summer, recorded their debut EP over a period of two weeks in an Arizona condo.

Sweating in the desert air, the result was a standout record of distant guitars and elevating vocals, reflecting a Radiohead-esque feel like in “I’m Just Drifting” and “The Listener.” But the song that has been stuck on my mind these last few days is “Seven Six Zero,” which you can hear in this fun video of the guys just being themselves…sunbathing on a moving RV named “The Rogue” and so on.

Download The Outdoors’ self-titled EP for free HERE and if you donate a couple bucks to their Kickstarter campaign then that would make for one heck of a good deed this week.

Check out the guys performing March 9 at the Bootleg Theater with Kiev and more artists for a benefit show supporting the Los Angeles Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. More information and tickets can be found here.

This is where I will be tonight…rooting on five Orange County acoustic artists competing for the title of Best Acoustic at the 2011 OC Music Awards as well as a four-day recording session at Red Bull Studios, $1,000 Best Buy gift card, an Ernie Ball endorsement and a chance to perform at the big event on March 5th at The Grove of Anaheim.

Tonight’s show is taking place at the Fullerton Museum at 7:30 p.m. It’s all ages. And you get free popchips, first 50 people get tacos from Wahoo’s, and Bud Light is sponsoring the event as well. No cover.

LINEUP:
Danny Maika – (7:30)
Canvas (8:15)
Parker Macy Blues (9:00)
Micah Brown (9:45)
Stacy Clark (10:30)
DJ Velvet Touch

The 2011 OC Music Awards Best Live Band Finals Showcase takes place at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana tomorrow night.

If you do one new thing this week, it better be to check out 31 Bits. For those of you unfamiliar, this is what the group is all about:

31 Bits is a community based organization, based out of Gulu, Uganda. They work with displaced women who use their talents to create beautiful jewelry made from recycled paper. 31 Bits is centered around using the creative art and entrepreneurship already present in the women, which empowers them and enables them to have a sustainable income.

This Thursday, 31 Bits launches their spring line of necklaces, bracelets and headbands. Expect musical performances by singer-songwriters Marc B., Anna Nelson and Jayme Dee, plus DJ Flo with be spinning all night. The event is located at The OC Mart Mix on 3313 Hyland Avenue in Costa Mesa.

The best way to start off the week while trying to fight those Monday blues is with some great music and you don’t even have to touch your credit card to do so. Now, download all this wonderful freeeeee and new music. Listen loudly, of course.

The female led indie pop band Robotanists cover every song on Radiohead’s new album The King of Limbs within 24 hours of the release. The group performs at Silverlake Lounge every Monday this month.

STREAM & DOWNLOAD

Rock group Red Cortez release their third EP, which is one of four new EPs to go along with their residency at The Satellite every Monday. Just enter your email and you get access to download the last three EPs.

DOWNLOAD

Hip hop/electronic artist Flying Lotus collaborates with Bay Area’s Mophono on song “Cut From Crunch.” Find it on RcrdLbl.com.

STREAM & DOWNLOAD

Orange County folk/Americana band Preacher’s Sons have their debut album Looks Like a Flood, Feels Like A Drought available for free. Catch the guys tonight at the Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton.

STREAM & DOWNLOAD

If I had to describe LA Font with only one word, I would have to say “sexy.” Between lead singer and guitarist Danny Bobbe’s infectiously brooding vocals and the lustful angst that transpires from every song, LA Font encourages any uptight individual to let go and be a little mysterious. And luckily, you’ll understand what I mean after you watch the video of the guys doing a live session of their song “Fine Lines” ….plus you get up close with Bobbe….sweat and all.

Get LA Font’s album The American Leagues for free at http://lafont.bandcamp.com