Dublab bringing ‘Music for Train Stations’ to Union Station
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Spearheaded by the L.A. DJ collective Dublab, ‘Music for Train Stations’ (every Friday in March) is an homage to Brian Eno’s ambient experiment ‘Music for Airports.’
Bedrocktoberfest set for Sept. 19 in Echo Park; discount ($5) tickets on sale to benefit Dublab
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Pre-sale tickets have been made available for the third annual Bedrocktoberfest, the music/magic/beer festival to be held Sept. 19 at Bedrock LA, the Echo Park studio and rehearsal complex. Although no lineups have yet been announced, proceeds from the pre-sale, at just $5 per ticket, will benefit the nonprofit radio station and DJ collective Dublab. […]
News bits: Moses Campbell, Vanaprasta/Sun Drug, Dublab, Jenny Lewis, the Postal Service
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Items from the notebook of a guy who still carries one around: ‣ Light a candle for local garage-rockers Moses Campbell [pictured], who announced last week they were calling it quits. From Facebook: “I can’t believe how far we came and how much we learned. It was a life-changing experience.” ‣ Three years after they […]
Tonight in L.A.: Dublab Anniversary Celebration, Way Over Yonder, Big Star Third, Thievery Corporation, Bob Mould, TR/ST, Paul Oakenfold, Die Antwoord, Merchandise, more
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Another seriously stacked Saturday: ‣ The boundary-pushing DJ collective Dublab celebrates 15 years with a big party at Bedrock LA featuring music on seven stages, including an outdoor stage hosting Benedek, Seven Davis Jr., B+ and Money Mark, among others. The Carlos Nino-curated room has music from Mia Doi Todd, SK Kakraba and Carlos Niño […]
Dublab celebrates 14 years with party Saturday night
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Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello, pictured), Sun Araw, Matthewdavid, Carlos Niño, Tom Chasteen, Sodapop and Greg Belson are among the 30-plus performers at Saturday night’s Dublab 14th Anniversary Celebration. The DJ collective/Internet radio portal/spreaders of good vibes will throw a party that features live performances, DJ sets, live painting, film projections, a caricature booth, art projects and […]
Video: Nite Jewel & Julia Holter, ‘What We See’
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Expanding horizons – that’s “What We See” through the minds of two of L.A.’s brightest lights, Julia Holter and Nite Jewel. Their experimental electro sensibilities meld magnificently on a new song the pair has made for the forthcoming multimedia compilation “Dublab Presents: Lights from Los Angeles” (out Oct. 23). The collection (each song coming with […]
Geographer to play LACMA’s ‘Muse Til Midnight’
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Must’ve missed the press blast on this one, but if your dance card is still free on Saturday night: Geographer, the Bay Area synth-pop band who were so much fun when they played the Skirball Center in July, performs Saturday night at LACMA as part of “Muse Til Midnight: Listen to Art.” The night also […]
Download: Daedelus, ‘Proton Drive Theme Song,’
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Dublab, the nonprofit Internet radio station, DJ collective and general dispensary of positivity, marks 13 years as a Los Angeles concern this spring, and to help gain momentum for its biannual pledge drive (they call it “Proton Drive”), they turned to a founding member to stoke the flames. Daedelus has composed an original “Theme Song,” […]
Download: Julia Holter, ‘Goddess Eyes’
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The soundscapes on Julia Holter’s debut album “Tragedy” are equal parts hallucination and incarceration. Oh, and mythology, too, since the Cal Arts-educated Los Angeles composer’s work is based on the Greek play by Euripedes. Holter’s collages are glued together by synth, harmonium, percussive field recordings and her plaintive voice, and at times you’d feel like […]
Ears Wide Open: Psychic Powers
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Homage does not get any more direct than this: “Brighter,” the latest single from the duo Psychic Powers, genuflects at the altar of Brighter, a short-lived pop trio (1989-93) on Sarah Records. (Background on the latter’s single collection, which is recommended.) Psychic Powers is the trans-Pacific collaboration between L.A.’s Alejandro Cohen (he of the band […]
