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Two days after the vernal equinox, the climate on the rooftop of the Standard Hotel still felt like a Southern California winter. A pool known for hosting large numbers of...
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When “Acid in My Fridge” was released in 2005 on Sven Väth’s Cocoon Recordings, it was an immediate club hit, a slap of a beat surrounded by minimal...
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Up a winding road an hour outside of Los Angeles, artist-musician Mark Lane lives and works in near solitude, creating prolifically against the foggy backdrop of the Pacific...
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There comes a time in the life of a nascent fan of the Legendary Pink Dots when a simple interest in the British-Dutch band morphs into an obsession. Maybe it’s the way...
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Anneke knew that she hadn’t won the competition. She said this to a group of four people — a friend, a reporter and two random college students, one wearing blue...
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A set from the Tleilaxu Music Machine begins as many electronic performances do, with a boy and his laptop working together to create the midtempo electro dance sound of now....
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Every year, Berlin-based producer/DJ Ellen Allien, who plays Avaland on May 3, compiles a handful of dance tracks into a set that she will take with her on the road and...
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On April Fools Day 1998, Rozz Williams was found dead of a suicide in his West Hollywood apartment. At 34, Williams had become the unofficial dark knight of Southern...
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Last October, we were on the terrace of the Hollywood club Avalon waiting for Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, otherwise known as Modeselektor, to finish sound check....
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Wallflowers of the Polo Field
Why you won't see L.A.'s dance underground at Coachella
There is something brewing in L.A. right now, something that could trigger...
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With the emergence of programs like Ableton Live and Serato, virtually anyone — that is, anyone who can afford pricey software, corresponding hardware and a hot-shit...
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On December 8, Dengue Fever, the local psychedelic-pop outfit that combines Khmer and English lyrics, joined New York–based Balkan Beat Box at the Echoplex for the...
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Sometime before midnight this past Halloween, we drove around one of those sections of downtown Los Angeles that are unnervingly desolate after business hours, following...
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Here’s the deal: Your band has been given the opportunity to play a standing gig for one month at one of Los Angeles’ indie-rock venues and you might be able to...
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Laurent Garnierat Avaland @ Avalon, November 17It was well after 2 a.m. when Laurent Garnier dropped the Mousse T. vs. Eraserhead remix of Shakedown’s club hit “Love Gam...