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Rogue Wave, El Rey, 10/11

Mark Mauer
Rogue Wave El Rey, October 11, 2007 When the red curtains parted, Zach Rogue stood on the drum riser pumping both fists in the air like a prize fighter, while Pat Spurgeon pounded out the beat (and the too long intro) to "Harmonium," the fist track off their new album,......
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Radiohead: Reviewing the Price You Paid

Mark Mauer
Once upon a time, the music editor and maybe 1 or 2 others at LA Weekly would have gotten an advance of a hotly anticipated new album, often months before street date. There's also a good chance it would have then sat in the back seat of that person's car......
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Justice, Teddybears, Satellite Party

Mark Mauer
The show didn't end after Kinky, but my laptop battery did. After a full day of jogging up and down the streets to catch good bands, things seemed to slow after the sun went down - not in the quality of the music, but definitely set times. Satellite Party may......
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Kinky at Detour

Mark Mauer
Up until now, it's been a lot of pleasant surprises: bands that maybe a lot of people hadn't been too familiar with, but ended up digging. Not so with Kinky. Thousands are standing in front of the stage, while Kinky do their Underworld by way of Mexico City Monterrey thing,......
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Shout Out Louds

Mark Mauer
Who do I gotta blow to get a drink around here? It's very annoying that you have to choose between drinks and seeing bands. The "beer garden" is roped off and you can't see a stage anywhere from it. I guess I get it though, because there's also a lot......
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Johnossi and The Noisettes

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"Yea Sweden!" Someone from the crowd yelled at John Englebert from Johnossi, "You've got good health care!" "Yeah - California loves Sweden," he replied. Johnossi's album doesn't come out in the U.S. until Tuesday, but it'd be hard to be more impressed with it than their live show. A two-piece......
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Deadly Syndrome at Detour

Mark Mauer
I managed to miss the Aggrolites, which sucks, cuz they're mean and fun. I caught them at the Getty Museum courtyard earlier in the summer and they were excellent - too good to be playing so early in the day here at Detour. Well, I didn't miss them entirely... I......
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Detour Band Schedule

Mark Mauer
Saturday, October 6. Gates are at noon. Here are the stage lineups: City Hall East Bloc Party 10-11:30 Teddybears 8:30-9:30 Satellite Party 7:10-8:00 Kinky 6:00-6:45 The Noisettes 4:50-5:35 The Cool Kids 3:40-4:20 Nico Vega 2:50-3:20 Pity Party 2:00-2:30 City Hall South Busy P, DJ Medhi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me 10:10-11:45......
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Detour Videos

Mark Mauer
Some performances from last year's Detour Festival... Beck - Mixed Bizzness Basement Jaxx Beck - Clap Hands Oh No! Oh My! The 2nd annual Detour Festival is this Saturday in downtown L.A. Click here for ticket information and the full list of bands, including Kinky, Turbonegro, Satellite Party, Justice and......