Site Overhaul Soon

Hi Folks,

Sorry for the radio silence.

I am leaving the great city of L.A. to live in Asheville, NC. While I will always love L.A. and it's music scene, I am excited to see what Asheville has to offer. From the Mothlight to the Orange Peel, Asheville will be sure to filled with Hidden Gems, including my major festival being Bonnaroo instead of Coachella now.

So with that, the site will have a bit of an overhaul, it will still have posts about vinyl, mostly new things and reissues, along with $1 bin scores, but I think the major focus of the site will be a concert calendar and alert to what is going on in the Asheville music scene, along with surrounding areas like Charlotte, Knoxville, Athens and more.

Hopefully the site will grow and became a big part of the Asheville music scene.

To a New Year.

Best
Andrew

LOCALS ONLY: Free Charles Bradley Concert

Date: 9/11/14 at 7pm
Venue: Santa Monica Pier

As the summer draws to an end (and hopefully along with it the weather) you can end it with bang. The last concert of the Twilight Concert series is a soulful funky amazing treat. The kids might be back in school now, so hopefully that will lower the crowds. Still, you'd probably want to get their early to find parking or Uber. It's going to be a great show and a great way to end this season.

LOCALS ONLY: RX Bandit's Play Fingerprints for Free

Date: 9/21/14
Address: 420 E. Fourth St., Long Beach 90802

Ska band RX Bandits are back from their hiatus with a new album and they are doing a free show at Fingerprints in Long Beach. Their new album Gemini, Her Majesty is out, and if you buy it at Fingerprints you will be put on a priority guest list for the event and you'll get an event poster as well.

While you are at it, check out the RX Bandit's Facebook for a free download.

LOCALS ONLY - Free Dilated People Show at Amoeba

Photo from Dilated People's Wikipedia

Tomorrow is another great free show at Amoeba. Dilated People will be doing a small warm up set before their show at Whiskey A Go Go and to promote their new album Rhymesayers out tomorrow. One of the underground best rap groups in L.A., they've been in hiatus for about 8 years but are back. Don't miss out! Get their early, line starts at 6pm but will fill up fast.

The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away

This album is in honor of Paul McCartney's return to L.A. and seeing him tonight at Dodgers Stadium. Why do the numerous Beatles albums that everyone already knows, or Wings, or NEW. A part of me thought of doing it on Billy Preston, the 5th Beatle, but I thought I'd keep that one in my back pocket for later.

It's hard not to hear the Beatles in all these songs. Opening the album is a very Beatles-esque song, and it's no wonder, because it's Ringo. The song I'm The Greatest was originally written by John Lennon. The Strangers with Mike Shannon give a slight surf rock feel to One & One is Two, written originally by McCartney and Lennon. From A Window was preformed by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and give a dreamy feel, a L&M original piece. Nobody I Know (written by L&M)  is preformed by Peter and Gordon and has a Beach Boys type feel rather than a Beatles feel. Like Dreamers Do (L&M) performed by the Applejacks has a bit of a China Girl feel. I think this album could of used more Cilla Black, giving Beatles songs a soulful female voice, which is what she did with Love of the Loved. Instead of going on about the rest of the songs on the album (and their are a bunch) I am going to let you guys find out when you listen to it for the first time!

I got this copy in a $1 bin sale and have no regrets. If you want to avoid the hunt, then you can get it Amazon for a pretty penny ($99 used) or Discogs for $80. So dig my friends, dig through, and hopefully you'll get luck too!

Pair With:

As mentioned earlier, the perfect pairing to this would be hearing the songs Paul McCartney kept live at Dodger's Stadium. Tickets are sold out but you can check Craigslist tonight for people looking to get rid of their unwanted or unused tickets (and hopefully avoid any scalpers).

Photo from Oh She Glows

Can't make it to the show? Besides Paul McCartney playing Dodgers stadium tonight, another great perfect pairing would be unlocking your inner McCartney and making an awesome veggie burger. Angela over at Oh She Glows has a really delicious recipe for a Spicy BBQ Chickpea Burger which will make even the most meat loving person drool. Be sure to check out her other delicious and inspired recipes! This would be a perfect way to get into Meat Free Mondays, a way to be healthy and earth conscious!

Photo from meatfreemondays.com

LOCALS ONLY: The Moving Units play free show In Chinatown

Photo from the Moving Unit's Facebook

A running joke in High School with my friends and I was that we would always be going to the Moving Units last show. The dance punk band has had a few final shows back in my day, but you can catch them for free and all together in Chinatown this Saturday for Chinatown Summer Nights. Also on the line up are The Peach Kings, The New Electric Sound, Magic Bronson and others. Food trucks will be there until midnight, so make an evening of it. There will also be a calligraphy workshop. It's hard to be bored with all the free shows in L.A. this summer.

LOCALS ONLY: Free Jagwar Ma show

Photo from Jagwar Man's Facebook

As part of the Twilight Concert Series put on by KCRW, Jagwar Ma will be playing a free show at the Santa Monica Pier. Dance the night away to the Australian trio play psychedelic music. Like the last show, it starts at 7:00 but your going to want to bike, bus, or get their early to find a parking spot. Opening is Fascinator, an electronic side project from Jonny Mackay of Children Collide.

LOCALS ONLY: Free Antlers Show at Mack Sennett Studios

Photo From The Antler's Wikipedia

In two weeks, there are a lot of great free shows. Besides it being Echo Park Rising, you can check out the Antlers for free with RSVP at Mack Sennett Studios. The show is being put on by Pandora and StubHub. Check it out if you are free!

LOCALS ONLY: The Internet Play Free Show Tonight

Hey LA,

Don't have anything to do tonight? Why not check out The Internet (aka Syd tha Kyd of Odd Future) play apart of FIGat7th Downtown Festival. Details Here.

Nothing like free live music on a Friday night! See you there.