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  Gypsy Punk Explosion: Gogol Bordello @ Fox Theater
  Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello kicked off the opening of the newly remodeled Fox Theater in Pomona on May 21. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros opened, clearly enjoying the stage and sonic quality of Goldenvoice's newest gem on its crown. Sweaty fun was had by all the colorful (and creatively...
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  Cobrasnake: Tell Your Girl to Stop Paging Me
  Seriously, our pager is blowing up. Click through for Cobrasnake party pics...
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  Nine Inch Nails & Jane's Addiction @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  The Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction tour landed at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 20. Trent Reznor is still buff, Dave Navarro is still shirtless, and we got a shot of Perry Farrell touching (twisting?) his nipples. Read Siran Babayan's live review here.
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  Nightranger: Stinkers and Divas, Blink 182 and Weezer
  From old-school rap haps and cover song-a-longs to all-girl groovin' and make-believe block parties, Nightranger was immersed in thematic atmospheres this week: Stinkers truck-stop bar, Hang the DJs deck-divas-only event, Adam 12's AFEX, and a Blink 182/Weezer gig at Paramount Studios. Read...
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  Craftbar: Maximum-a-la-Carte
  The Craft experience distilled into a tasting menu of small plates: translucent slices of pressed pigs head served with pungent bits of fresh marjoram; a tart salad of dandelion greens in a dressing of pureed anchovies and capers; a jarful of chicken-liver mousse glazed with a sour jelly of...
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  The Decemberists @ The Palladium
  The Decemberists played their latest album, Hazards of Love, in its entirety, without a word to the Palladium audience. After a brief "thank you" at intermission, the band returned for a second set of crowd favorites. L.A.'s own Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond) sang and played with the band...
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  Pinewood Derby Racing @ Bigfoot Lodge
  Bigfoot Lodge hosts Pinewood Derby Racing on the last Tuesday of every month. Make a car and bring it down to join the fun this coming Tuesday, May 26. Don't forget, style counts around here and prizes are given to "coolest" car, "shittiest" car (that prize is a lemon), and more.
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  Operation Bombshell Burlesque: Diablo Cody & Lily Burana @ Trader Vic's
  Academy Award winner Diablo Cody and fellow seductress scribe Lily Burana presented an evening of burlesque on May 15 at Trader Vic's in support of Burana's latest book, I Love A Man in Uniform, and to benefit Operation Bombshell, a burlesque school for military wives founded by the brazen...
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  Doves @ The Wiltern
  Doves performed at the Wiltern on May 16. New Hampshire's Wild Light opened. Read more in Paul Rogers' Doves live review.
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  Downtown Art Walk, May '09
  A shitting skeleton, street-side portraits, dancing, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and other scenes from the May '09 Art Walk in downtown Los Angeles.
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  Cobrasnake: Signs the Party is Over
  You know you've been there: it's late... you've had too much to drink... you should have called it a night hours ago, but against your better judgment, opted for the after after party instead. In honor of those who take hangovers to a whole new level, we've compiled some of Cobrasnake's best...
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  Nightranger: Drinko De Mayo
  L.A. after dark is a veritable taco tornado these days. Party and club fliers tout "taco truck" like they're "free drinks," and we’ve noticed a whole lotta asada goin' on both inside and outside our fave dives lately. Of course, everyone's an honorary Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, and the drinkies...
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