Current Events - SUMMER 2009
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JULY 2009
SPECIAL EVENTS
ALL EVENTS HAVE A 9pm DOOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
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Thursday, July 2nd - HELL KITE + HAIKU AMBULANCE + CONSCIOUS SUMMARY + TAN
DOLLAR + a special screening of "RIPE" by JESSIE KAHNWEILER
Starting the evening with a short film, partially staged in our lovely gallery, we will delve together
into the world we live in, the world we witness every day and in some ways help to create. Deep,
huh? Well, to add to this deepness is the sometimes harrowing, sometimes hallulah-riffic voice of
Ann Marie Phillips, as her alter ego HELL KITE. There is a reason she always gets compared to
Scout Niblett or Cat Power, but there is something wholly different and wholly stronger in HELL
KITE’s songs. Plus you’re never going to hear her cover shitty Rolling Stones songs or Amazing
Grace or some shit.
Touring with her is the sludgy pop duo HAIKU AMBULANCE, channeling equal parts GUIDED BY
VOICES and MELVINS through their guitar, drums and dual voice attack. CONSCIOUS SUMMARY
is a multi-member octopus of drone sounds and tranquil blurs, sometimes erupting into jazz drum
breakouts and breaking back down into watery depths. Consider it a musical version of an EKG,
sometimes flat-lining and sometimes having a massive coronary. TAN DOLLAR is the new project
from the awesome Liz and Chris (of HORSE HEAD fame), and it seems to merge synth sounds with
infinite looped vocals and strange distortions.
www.myspace.com/hellkitemusic <http://www.myspace.com/hellkitemusic>
www.myspace.com/haikuambulance <http://www.myspace.com/haikuambulance>
www.myspace.com/conscioussummary <http://www.myspace.com/conscioussummary>
www.myspace.com/tandollar <http://www.myspace.com/tandollar>
Sunday, July 5th - VOCO + FRANK FAIRFIELD + HOMESICK ELEPHANT + TRIPLE CHICKEN
FOOT 8p doors
What once was going to be a night with two stupendous artists playing has morphed into a night of
four spectacular monsters of folk (if that is possible). Lock up your daughters and sons, cuz it is
gonna be a hoedown. From the haunting and sometimes haunted sturm und twang of FRANK
FAIRFIELD (first time at the curio), to the return of our favorite lovie-dovie duo HOMESICK
ELEPHANT (remind them to pick up their merch suitcase this time, and pick up some of their
monographed wine glasses!!!!). But the piece de resistance will be the ladies of VOCO as they turn
the air itself into sweet sweet sound, just with their voices. And then we got the FOOT to take it
all back to basics with a nice little hootenanny send-off.
www.myspace.com/vocoinfo <http://www.myspace.com/vocoinfo>
www.myspace.com/homesickelephant <http://www.myspace.com/homesickelephant>
www.myspace.com/frankfairfield <http://www.myspace.com/frankfairfield>
www.triplechickenfoot.com <http://www.triplechickenfoot.com>
Monday, July 6th - TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS + MARSHWEED + ELISA FERRARI
The KLAWS is definitely like a time machine of music, stuck on several different parts of the 70s,
drawing from Neil Young, CSN, Mommas and the Poppas, the (good) Eagles, and pretty much any
form of California folk rock you can imagine. Thankfully, they have forgone all the Yacht rock
accoutrements that some mistakenly see as nostalgia. Instead, it is honest to goodness songwriting,
performed with the purest of feeling. MARSHWEED performed wholly acoustic last time, and the
sisters definitely brought the room, and possibly even traffic outside to a standstill. Expect more of
the same tonight, but be ready for something different as well. And joining us as part of her west
coast tour is the amazing ELISA FERRARI and her band of dark folksters. Marrying something part
jazz and part country folk, Elisa’s voice weaves it all together into a complete rug, soft enough to
fall asleep upon, but still filled with mysteries to make you dream.
www.myspace.com/tommysanteeklaws <http://www.myspace.com/tommysanteeklaws>
www.myspace.com/marshweed <http://www.myspace.com/marshweed>
www.elisaferrarimusic.com <http://www.elisaferrarimusic.com>
Tuesday, July 7th - ART DROP for our FUZZY MATH SHOW (5x7 = $30) 7p to 10p
Our second 5x7 show. Let’s go over it again. Artwork is all of the same basic size, in frame or out.
5 inches by 7 inches, or 7 inches by 5 inches… the third dimension is your choice. Then the work
must also sell for $30, no more and no less. So make it count.
Friday, July 10th - FUZZY MATH exhibition opens 8p to midnight FREE
Get ready for this show because we got a lot of work last time we did this, and no telling what kind
of crazy geometry will take over the walls when this show goes up. Come enjoy inexpensive art,
free wine and possibly some snacks.
Also opening this month is a commemorative art show in our backroom. The artist was the mother
of our good friend Kevin Litrow. She unfortunately passed away the beginning of this year, but we
have some of her paintings on display for the month of July. There will also be an acoustic
performance by Kevin Litrow of 60 WATT KID at 10:30pm.
Saturday July 11th - MAKE/SHIFT takes over the ECHO CURIO (noon to 6p) while ECHO CURIO
takes over ECHO PARK LAKE (noon to 7p)
Come and visit our new friends Suzanne and Jillian as they host one of their first pop-up store
events for their MAKE/SHIFT clothing line. They are redesigning and recycling beautiful clothes
into even more beautiful clothes, for less!!!! Two days to check them out, get to it.
While you are in the area, you might as well come down to the lake and check out our second stage
aka THE LOTUS TENT, where there will be much music and as always hands-on art making led by
the Curians. Come by and say hi, check out your friends’ friend’s band, meet some new friends…
that is what festivals are for.
www.makeshiftworkshop.com <http://www.makeshiftworkshop.com> (look up events)
www.echoparkfestival.com <http://www.echoparkfestival.com>
Saturday, July 11th - Evening Show with THE SCREAMING CHERRY BLOSSOMS + LET GO OF THE
RAIL + SERIOUS HEART ATTACK + FULL FRONTAL doors at 9p
Intense but tuneful rock-n-roll from Brooklyn, the Great Lakes, and of course, two right here from
LA. Tonight will mark the debut of LET GO OF THE RAIL, a curiously avant-garde group headed
by Wilton of NOT THE GOVERNMENT fame. THE SCREAMING CHERRY BLOSSOMS are visiting
from the Midwest and bringing some vintage jams with them (imagine Breeders colliding with old
Soul Asylum). SERIOUS HEART ATTACK brings the noise in a whole other fashion, with chiming
guitars and immense breakdowns. FULL FRONTAL will make you miss the days of the good Gang of
Four and Wire albums. Grab a brew and start rocking.
www.myspace.com/thescreamingcherryblossoms <http://www.myspace.
com/thescreamingcherryblossoms>
www.myspace.com/letgooftherail <http://www.myspace.com/letgooftherail>
www.myspace.com/seriousheartattack <http://www.myspace.com/seriousheartattack>
Sunday, July 12th - MAKE/SHIFT continues it's ECHO CURIO residency (noon to 6p) while ECHO
CURIO continues its LOTUS STAGE at ECHO PARK COMMUNITY FEST (noon to 7p)
If you didn’t come out Saturday, might as well drop by today. If you did come out Saturday, we
think maybe you’d like to come out Sunday too.
Sunday, July 12th - Evening Show with DOTTIE GROSSMAN / MICHAEL VLATKOVICH + ANNA
HOMLER + EMILY HAY doors at 9p
Another evening that the Echo Curio was made for, the expansion of minds and the collection of
artists branching out into new directions, taking us along for the ride. DOROTHEA GROSSMAN
and MICHAEL VLATKOVICH present poetry and creative new music (a la improvised trombone) in
a unique "call and response" format. The aesthetic range the duo covers is enormous -- combining
engaging and original poetry with on-the-spot musical improvisations of an almost infinite variety.
EMILY HAY and ANNA HOMLER both bring the human voice into the 21st century and possibly
beyond, certainly crossing a few dimensions along the way.
www.pfmentum.com <http://www.pfmentum.com>
www.emilyhay.com <http://www.emilyhay.com>
www.annahomler.com <http://www.annahomler.com>
Wed, July 15th - EVAN WAY + BRITTAIN ASHFORD + REJOUISSANCE + RED TAG RUMMAGE
SALE
Tonight is a sort of a worlds colliding kind of night. But instead of fiery destruction and immense
loss of life, this one is going to probably increase your smile and your record collection as you
scramble for these bands’ merch. Starting with the obvious, the grand poo-bah of the evening is the
PARSON RED HEADS lead singer EVAN WAY, breaking out into his solo jams tonight. He has
brought a very special artist from the east coast, the lovely and talented BRITTAIN ASHFORD, who
is gonna crush you with sweetness. Joining them are two other east coast acts, brought by my good
friend and super dude Jim Heffernan, RED TAG RUMMAGE SALE and Jim’s own REJOUISSANCE.
RED TAG RUMMAGE SALE takes fairly folky instrumentation, like cello and uke and transforms it
into almost post-punk proportions. REJOUISSANCE makes no bones about it’s punk past, but just as
FUGAZI can give way to the EVENS, the heavy gives way to the thoughtful and still gripping music
of this upstate favorite.
www.brittainashford.com <http://www.brittainashford.com>
www.myspace.com/evanway <http://www.myspace.com/evanway>
www.myspace.com/rejouissance <http://www.myspace.com/rejouissance>
www.myspace.com/redtagrummagesale <http://www.myspace.com/redtagrummagesale>
www.timetooperate.com <http://www.timetooperate.com>
Thursday, July 16th - SPIRES + FRENCH SEMESTER + TALL TALES
Another spectacular night of songwriting by folks from our northern neighbors. SPIRES revel in
the strange realm between sad and not-so-sad, wringing every last melancholy note out of their
electric guitars. TALL TALES on the other hand takes the Americana past, present and future and
blends them together into an unforgettable sound, timeless as well as simple. FRENCH SEMESTER
rule in a completely different way and you should just come and check it out for yourselves.
www.myspace.com/thespires <http://www.myspace.com/thespires>
www.myspace.com/thefrenchsemester <http://www.myspace.com/thefrenchsemester>
www.myspace.com/talltalesmusic.com <http://www.myspace.com/talltalesmusic.com>
www.beehouserecords.com <http://www.beehouserecords.com>
Friday, July 17th - CRATER FARMER + guests
CRATER FARMER is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. So is this evening. More to come.
www.myspace.com/craterfarmer <http://www.myspace.com/craterfarmer>
Saturday, July 18th - +DOG+ + AMK + BAVAB BAVAB + THE SIBLEYS + SLEEPWALKERS LOCAL
+ TREASURE MAMMAL
Experiment with us tonight, from the newly revised vibrational therapy of SLEEPWALKERS
LOCAL (hey, that’s me) to the heavy darkness of +DOG+ (those + signs always made us love them
more). BAVAB BAVAB really took the cake with two days of delay sampling and copious guest stars
and we only can guess what they will do tonight. TREASURE MAMMAL will make you sweat like a
mug!
www.phantomlimbrecordings.com <http://www.phantomlimbrecordings.com>
www.myspace.com/thesibleys <http://www.myspace.com/thesibleys>
www.loveearthmusic.com <http://www.loveearthmusic.com>
www.myspace.com/bavabbavab <http://www.myspace.com/bavabbavab>
Sunday, July 19th - DEAD WESTERN + FEATHERBEARD + PRIVATE BEACH
FEATHERBEARD ruled the AZALIA SNAIL birthday party and now he is back to bring his mystical
ukulele and beard to our earthly plane again. Joining him is the stunning and equally creepy DEAD
WESTERN, who possibly has the deepest voice we have ever heard. And then to make the night
totally complete, we have the beautiful and fragile pop of PRIVATE BEACH (check out the intense
tremolo on their myspace tracks)
www.myspace.com/50690003 <http://www.myspace.com/50690003>
www.myspace.com/featherbeard <http://www.myspace.com/featherbeard>
www.myspace.com/privatebeach1 <http://www.myspace.com/privatebeach1>
Tuesday, July 21st - THE BLACK HOLLIES + PAPILLON + guests
Oh, the Sixties never sounded so good… First off, you got the classic guitars, the classic keyboards,
and of course, the classic effects pedals. Then you have the classic songwriting, although now, there
is a whole forty years of songwriting to add to the mix. THE BLACK HOLLIES, featuring members
of the Rye Coalition (rock-n-roll anyone), are gonna make you hear the Sixties in a whole new way.
PAPILLON endeavors to bring out the leopard coated late 70s, merging porn soundtracks with
Tortoise-esque bass and synth jams. Think of it as a musical journey through the ages.
www.theblackhollies.com <http://www.theblackhollies.com>
www.papillonwerks.com <http://www.papillonwerks.com>
Thurs, July 23rd - L.A. UNDERGROUND presents CARLA WERNER + PHOENIX AND THE
TURTLE + THE NOCTURNES
Not only do we get to help put on amazing shows and show amazing art, but we get to help amazing
people like the folks at LA UNDERGROUND put on amazing shows like this one. Not only do we
get to welcome back the lovely and talented CARLA WERNER and our former neighbors THE
NOCTURNES, we get to check out the PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE, an ever-changing group of
artists that have been around a long while and remained completely underrated.
www.myspace.com/carlawerner
www.myspace.com/phoenixandtheturtle
www.myspace.com/thenocturnesmusic
Fri, July 24th - LEAVING RECORDS SHOWCASE with MATTHEW DAVID + friends
MATTHEW DAVID mangles tape in such a loving way, and when you get a chance to witness him
doing it live, sampling bells and bowed strings in realtime, it will blow your mind and open your
heart.
www.myspace.com/matthewdavid <http://www.myspace.com/matthewdavid>
www.leavingrecords.com <http://www.leavingrecords.com>
Sat, July 25th - SEASONS + ELIZA RICKMAN + MARVELOUS TOY + SPECIAL SPECIAL GUESTS
SEASONS could possibly be the best thing Highland Park has ever produced, next to La Estrella hot
sauce and the classic years of Arlo’s open mic at Mr. T’s Bowl. But unlike those other two,
SEASONS can actually pack up and come to visit in Echo Park. Tonight, they have curated a night of
magic, with their friends MARVELOUS TOY and ELIZA RICKMAN (both of which we have yet to
see, so we’re totally psyched), and a totally killer special secret guest (did I mention they were
special… if you miss this, you will definitely read about it in every single music blog and shake your
head in frustration and shame).
www.myspace.com/sseasons <http://www.myspace.com/sseasons>
www.myspace.com/marveloustoy <http://www.myspace.com/marveloustoy>
www.elizarickman.com
Sunday, July 26th - PAM SHAFFER + THE BLANK TAPES + LE SWITCH (acoustic)
I missed Pam’s last show, her EP release party, and for that, I am eternally sorry. Not a chance that I
am missing this show. Add to the blend the simple pleasures of a BLANK TAPES show and you
really shouldn’t miss this one as well.
www.myspace.com/pamshaffermusic <http://www.myspace.com/pamshaffermusic>
www.myspace.com/theblanktapes <http://www.myspace.com/theblanktapes>
Monday, July 27th - TINY VIPERS + LAZARUS + NIGHT CANOPY + DAMEON LEE
Pretty much the biggest show (in my opinion) that we have ever had here, and we know the reason
(s) why. TINY VIPERS, aka Jesy Fortino makes the biggest music around today, but presents it in
possibly the smallest form possible, that of the solo singer/songwriter. Joining her is one of my
favorite songwriters of the 2000s, Mr. Trevor Montgomery aka LAZARUS. Back from his time with
Tarentel, to his incredible albums on Temporary Residence, LAZARUS has grown from weird folk
artist to someone who channels not only the raw intensity of Springsteen’s Nebraska but also his E
Street Shuffle jams, all in a quiet hush of intense gravity. NIGHT CANOPY and mr. DAMEON LEE
have evidently joined up with the stunning BIG EAGLE, but tonight, they are going to go solo and
show us what Los Angeles songwriting is all about (even though they are both transplants as well).
www.myspace.com/tinyvipersss
www.temporaryresidence.com
www.thewayofthehumanbeing.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/nightcanopy
Tues, July 28th - TRI-LINGUAL RECORDS presents a night of round robin with MORGAN ORION
and the CONSTELLATIONS + HANK + JACK F.E. and the VERBING NOUNS + MOREEATS + BUNNY
ZEWT SUIT
You pretty much have to check out all of these artists, as they represent the entire spectrum of
music today, from folk to funk to rock to everything else. All in small doses.
www.myspace.com/morganorion
www.myspace.com/jackfe
www.myspace.com/moreeats
www.myspace.com/theyvegotcamels
www.myspace.com/jillianleighandherguitar
Thurs, July 30th - KEVIN GREENSPON + PRAYOLA + RUNNERS + MEGAWAND + ANCIENT
CRUX
A tour kick-off party for troubadour of our troubled times KEVIN GREENSPON, pedal mangling
droners PRAYOLA (features members of WARM CLIMATE and (VxPxC)) and the constantly
evolving electro-terrorists RUNNERS. Tonight, on the eve of their great journey, they join forces
with the equal parts alluring and revolting electro-jams of MEGAWAND, and the super rad
songwriting of ANCIENT CRUX (not a black metal band, though it certainly sounds like it).
www.myspace.com/kevingreenspon <http://www.myspace.com/kevingreenspon>
www.familytimemusic.wordpress.com/ <http://www.familytimemusic.wordpress.com/>
www.myspace.com/951punx <http://www.myspace.com/951punx>
www.myspace.com/megawand <http://www.myspace.com/megawand>
www.phantomlimbrecordings.com <http://www.phantomlimbrecordings.com>
