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Thurs, Sept 9th – GRAHAM FORREST + TRAFFIQUE (RED HUNTER) + BLACK JESUS + FORT KING with RITA BRAGA

Fri, Sept 10th – KEVIN GREENSPON + VEHICLE BLUES + LITTLE TEETH + FORMER GHOST

Sat, Sept 11th - HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS 8p followed by SAINT SEA HAT (MATT SALAS solo) + NOT AN AIRPLANE + guests 9p

Sun, Sept 12th – IGE*TIMER + STLS + MIMES OF WINE + KEVIN LITROW of 60 WATT KID

Tues, Sept 14th – JAN BELL + WILL SCOTT + THE DRIFTWOOD SINGERS + JUDSON AND MARY

Thurs, Sept 16th – PILLARS AND TONGUES + METAL ROUGE + UP DIED SOUND + TEAM BRICK

Fri, Sept 17th – SMITHFIELD BARGAIN + BIKOS + THE SUNSHINE FACTORY + TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS

Sat, Sept 18th - – HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS 8p followed by DANGEROUSLY SLEAZY + SPIDER PROBLEM +BASTIDAS 9p

Sun, Sept 19th – ECHO OBSCURA presents…

Sun, August 29^th – PETE SWANSON + RENE HELL + JOHN WIESE + ROBEDOOR + INFINITE BODY

Mon, August 30th – ILO MAR + EMILY LACY + SLEEPWALKERS LOCAL + TEAM ANDREW (free)

Tues, August 31^st – DROP for VERSION MARY prepare the ones you love! 7p to 10p

Fri, Sept 3^rd – VERSION MARY prepare the ones you love OPENING 8p to midnite

Sat, Sept 4^th –– HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS 8p followed by KRIS SPECIAL + BARRIE ROSE + WORKER BEES + UGLY WINNER

Sun, Sept 5^th – COBALT CRANES + NIGHT BEATS + BOOM CHICK + THE MYONICS

Ok, so it’s time we had the talk. We know you are going into the world, and you’re going to be tempted from time to time by alchohol and drugs. Well, we want you to know that the Echo Curio has straightened up and is here for you. 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!

Tues, August 17th – DUNES + MASTERS AND JOHNSON + NAOMI PUNK + GEFFRIKA

Wed, August 18th – ADELINE AND THE PHILLISTINES + RAD CLOUDS + OLD TOY TRAINS

Ok, friends are big. Adeline has been a big supporter of the space since we started and no matter what changes, we’re a big supporter of hers. Tonight also brings back one of the first groups to play here, OLD TOY TRAINS, and honestly, I am psyched because that was even before my time. Oh yeah, and all of this is in honor of a fine touring ensemble RAD CLOUDS from the SF area… be here!!!

Thurs, August 19th – AURES + GREG DAVIS + EZRA BUCHLA (with EMILY LACY) + MIRROR TO MIRROR + guests

Drones of the organic kind. Deep violin strings and horns aplenty, calling out from the darkness. Subtle shifts in the synchronized waves of synthesizer dreams. GREG DAVIS never comes out this way, so get on this show if you like anything remotely “experimental” (sorry, I didn’t want to go there, but seriously, you can see most drone guys play once a week… this guy ain’t coming back for a year or so).

Fri, August 20th – GABRIEL SULLIVAN AND TARAF DE TUSCON returns with ALEC K. REDFEARN + ORION RIGEL DOMMISSE

Alrighty, I missed the last GABRIEL SULLIVAN performance, but my suspicions were pretty much confirmed. This guy brings a nine piece band, and it is pretty much no surprise that the dude from Calexico was willing to produce his record, cuz this has deep Tuscon stamped all over it. The other fine folks on the bill have a lot to do with that term “folk” as well, if you use it in terms of that crazy new folk that kids are listening to these days, with them Devendras and Nadlers floating around.

Sat, August 21st – – HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS 8p followed by KAZAI REX + THE MIDDLE INITIALS + RABBITS RUNNING + LA FONT 9p

Um, Rock-n-roll!!! Nuff said. Though a word about our lovely friend HEATHER WOODBURY who performs a one-woman show at 8p… these half-hour slots pretty much make up for the rest of the crap that happens during the week, in terms of reconnecting my mind with the rest of this crazy, spiraling-downward world. You owe it to yourself and anyone you tend to have intelligent conversations with to come and see this show at least once before it ends the first week in October.

Sun, August 22nd – BOATS + THE CLOROX GIRLS + THE ENLOWS + MEKA LEKA HI’S + CUM STAIN 8p doors

Um, Punk Rock!!!! Nuff said here, too. Though, please note the early start time, and the inclusion of the legendary CLOROX GIRLS… off the chain!!!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the ECSTATIC KNOT celebrations, including the grueling but rewarding final evening with some of the heaviest sounds around.

check here for what’s coming up in the future

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ECSTATIC KNOT July 26 – August 2

Monday July 26

Jane Austen (NZ)

Queen Victoria

Tim Coster (NZ)

Sam Hamilton (NZ)

Lucky Dragons

Tuesday July 27

Faraday Trippers

White Leopards

Ezra Buchla

Currer Bells (NZ)

Sean McCann

Friday July 30th

Sleepwalkers Local

Mark Sadgrove and Tim Coster (Japan/NZ)

W-H-I-T-E

City Peoples Farmers Music (NZ)

Warm Climate

Sunday August 1

Huzun (NZ)

yek koo

Peter Kolovos

MHFS (NZ)

Face Plant

Monday August 2

Ged Gengras

Sun Araw

Metal Rouge

Peaking Lights (Madison, WI)

Robedoor

ok, so, here we are, slightly rested after a night off from the Curio.  We just finished with a criminally under-attended ECHO OBSCURA night (i mean, if you like films, this double feature night is for you, and if you kinda like films but always let someone else pick em, this is especially great for you)… I never in a million years would have watched EMERGENCY ACT 19, but it was some very entertaining stuff… and the future films in the series seem like more of the same.  I mean, we got evil Turkish Spidermen, for Pete’s sake.  Check out upcoming features on www.echoobscura.com

We also hosted a packed and quite lengthy show with the amazing SIMON JOYNER AND THE PARACHUTES, along with the lovely and talented CLAIRE CRONIN and the challenging and hypnotic QUEEN VICTORIA… Possibly the best show we’ve had here… YET!

stay tuned for a great week of shows coming up, followed by our very special ECSTATIC KNOT FESTIVAL, curated by our soon-to-be-wed friends Helga and Andrew of the stellar METAL ROUGE… you should come out and say hi and get your brain melted.

phew – even with the nation’s holiday and copious BBQ’ing, the Curio still managed to fit in four shows in five days, mostly filled with the creme de la creme of LA’s musicians, but also with a healthy smattering of touring folks (like last night’s van-heavy show with ND’s SECRET CITIES (a band I can’t wait to hear on record, but never want to deal with live again) and Portland’s HOUSEFIRE who pretty much has the crescendo rock – Sigur Ros reverby voice thing down).

Anyhow, we’re working on sights and sounds from these various shows, as a way to entice you into dropping by for some of the next round of shows.

Right now, we’re prepping the space for the next big art show – THE GEOGRAPHY OF SOMEWHERE exhibition.  Basically a look at how we use , or could use urban spaces, and how we make them into paradises or personal hells.  Put together by our awesome biking friend Shaddy, we can’t wait to see what he does with the space.  Art drop is tonight at 7p so bring by your urban works, and then the opening is on Friday at 8p…. c’mon you cityfolk!!!

After that, we dive right back into the music, movies and performance with the return of HEATHER WOODBURY and her weekly serial, AS THE GLOBE WARMS – lord knows what will happen when we return to this engaging story, but you can bet it is going to touch your brain and your heart.

Tues, July 6^th – ART DROP for THE GEOGRAPHY OF SOMEWHERE 7p to 10p

Fri, July 9^th – EXHIBITION OPENING for THE GEOGRAPHY OF SOMEWHERE 8p to midnite

Sat, July 10^th – HEATHER WOODBURY’S “AS THE GLOBE WARMS” returns at 8p, followed by a BENEFIT SHOW featuring NOUNS + KRISTINE TUNA + BOXVIOLET at 9p

Sun, July 11^th – afternoon show with KEPI GHOULIE + PETS + DAN JANISCH, 3p to 5p

Sun, July 11^th – OLIVIA MANCINI + PAM SHAFFER + HYENA

Mon, July 12^th – NEW MUSIC MONDAY with GREG MULLEN + GLACIER SAINT + MARACA MOUTHS + AIR SURGEON

Tues, July 13^th – BIG TREE + THE SHADE + C-HORSE + BIRDLIPS

Wed. July 14^th – BASSHATERS + MIRAGE (featuring members of SMEGMA + SISSY SPACEK) + DAMION ROMERO + INDIAN MOUND

Thurs, July 15^th – the gripping play ULYSSES CREWMEN + performance by PETER J WOODS + MOMENT TRIGGER + TRUE WOMANHOOD (DC)

Fri, July 16^th – KACEY JOHANSING + HONEYCOMB + NIGHTMARE AND THE CAT + KANDYCE AND THE KILLDOZER

Sat, July 17^th – HEATHER WOODBURY’S “AS THE GLOBE WARMS” at 8p, followed by SIMON JOYNER + QUEEN VICTORIA + CLAIRE CRONIN

Sun, July 18^th – ECHO OBSCURA presents…

Alrighty, we’re in the thick of two straight weeks of shows, and they just keep getting more amazing as we go.

last night’s event with NUDE BEACH and PANGEA was made even more amazing by the “supporting” acts FIM, DOLDRUMS, and TONKA & PUMA… the latter two visiting from Canada with only the instruments on their backs, but still managing to get everyone dancing and cheering like a Saturday night kegger.  FIM is just one of those bands that you better see now, because pretty soon they will be on tour with Trans Am or Beck and you won’t be seeing this astoundingly fun group in little spots like ours.

The night before was definitely a little chiller but still rousing in the truest sense of the word.  TOTALLY SERIOUS, on the verge of some major recording and releasing, really proves the distance that a bass and drums can travel.  RATS remains the high point of LA musicality, and the visiting folks of WITT (don’t forget that second t) and SNUFFALUFFAGUS (sp?) cranked so hard, i think my rock-n-roll neck is sprained.

so in short, things are going good here, Mom… I’ll write more soon, send more underwear and cookies…

TONIGHT – SIGNALS opens the show, HAWNEY TROOF and NO BABIES kill it, and TEARIST puts us to bed. 9p $5 all ages

I feel guilty not saying something about all of these amazing shows coming up.  Everyone involved does their damnednest (?) to make these evenings the most specialest they can be… and we have to totally thank these guys and gals for taking their time to be with us… and all of you as well.

Thurs, June 17^th – FALCON EDDY + NIGHT CONTROL + MISTER MOONBEAM + ABE MARBER

Fri, June 18^th – OLENTANGY JOHN + HI HO SILVER OH + JUDSON AND MARY + TENLON’S FORT

Sat, June 19^th – GYPSYHAWK + LUNGBUTTER + HUNTRESS + TAP THIS (all girl tribute to SPINAL TAP!!!!)

Sun, June 20^th – CHROME WINGS + ITALIC INDIANS + BARR + PROTECT ME + JULIAN LYNCH

Mon, June 21^st – TOTALLY SERIOUS + WITT + RATS + SNUFFALUFFAGUS

Tues, June 22^nd – NUDE BEACH + FIM + DOLDRUMS  + WHITE NIGHT + PANGEA

Wed, June 23^rd – NO BABIES + HAWNEY TROOF + TEARIST + SIGNALS

Thurs, June 24^th – LEARNING MUSIC residency with RATS + DONUT + guest djs!!!!

Fri, June 25^th – LEMURIA + THE MONTHLIES + ROMAN CANDLES

Sat. June 26^th – GABRIEL SULLIVAN + MAQUILADORA + ALINA CUTRONO + THE FRAGILE GANG (featuring ARLO AND AISLING)

Sun, June 27^th – HOLY ROLLING EMPIRE + THE SEA OF CORTEZ + THE ATLANTIC LINE

Mon, June 28^th – NEW MUSIC MONDAY with BUZZ OR HOWL + DARYL SHAUN with EMILY HAY + DOTTIE GROSSMAN / MICHAEL VLAKOVITCH

7p to 10p, or make special arrangements at echocurio@gmail.com to drop off during the week

then come out to the opening this Friday 8p to midnite… special “illegal” dance party to be held from 10p on.

then get ready for a full boat of awesome events, beginning with a special afternoon show with two VIPs from NYC.

June 12th – 2p to 6p – BLISSED OUT + RUN DMT + LACO$TE + JEANS WILDER – $5 all ages… crazed dreams in the sunlight!