Catch up on on the second half action from Thursday’s thrilling victory at Oregon State! Join Nate Piller on play by play and Angel Rodriguez on color as they catalogue some of the night’s more breathtaking moments, like Josh Shipp’s new career high in points scored!
Name: Laura Katz
Show name and time: Automatic Stapler! Tuesdays, 4-6 pm
Position/time with the station: General Manager; Fall 2005
Favorite songs from elementary school: “Heroes and Villains” by the Beach Boys and Israeli music
First concert: Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl, in the early ’90s.
Album currently in heavy rotation on the iPod: Ray Ray by Raphael Saadiq.
Song lyrics that sum up the past week of my life: “Time is on my bad side” by The Old 97’s… thanks to finals!
Name: Aurora Fisher
Show name and time: Cool Vibe, Tuesdays 8-10 pm
Position/time with the station: Intern (slave) since Winter ‘09.
Favorite album discovered in the last week: In Cod We Trust by Ghostigital.
Song that always gets stuck in my head: “Chain of Fools” by Ms. Aretha MOTHAFUCKIN’ Franklin
Best concert experience: I generally prefer the small, super cramped shows where you breathe, sweat and taste B.O. — YEEEEEUH!
Song lyrics that sum up the past week of your life: “Let’s get down to business to defeat the Huns!”
This might be the funniest research proposal I’ve heard in a long time. A former computer hacker by the name of Virgil Griffith recently compiled a list of college student’s SAT scores vs. their musical tastes. The data uncoverd a phenomenon: stupid people listen to ‘Lil Wayne, smart people listen to Sufjan Stevens.
See the graph below (click to see full-size)…
–Mark
Artist: Bat For Lashes
Album: Two Suns (2009)
Genre: indie, dream pop
Sounds like: elements of Sufjan Stevens and Chad VanGaalen, but with female vocals
(strongly recommended***)
1. Glass
2. Sleep Alone***
3. Moon And Moon
4. Daniel***
5. Peace Of Mind
6. Siren Song
7. Pearl’s Dream***
8. Good Love
9. Two Planets
10. Travelling Woman
11. The Big Sleep
Natasha Khan’s haunting vocals layered upon beats by Yeasayer—not to mention the skills of producer David Kosten—form a delicate balance between acoustic and electronic sounds that borders on ethereal. It’s also proof that when used appropriately, organs and drum machines can peacefully coexist. I recommend listening with surround-sound because it’s an entire sensory experience. Two Suns keeps it surreal without being harshly trippy and is great for those “chillout” moods.
Grade: B
—Alice
So last Thursday, We Barbarians and Ima Robot graced the UCLA campus with their presence to play a free show for us. If you slept on this, you should kick yourself..but not too hard. The show was great, We Barbarians killed it live, even with the bad audio and lighting. This was my second time seeing them perform and they didn’t fail to impress. The three of them put out a really spacious sound that captivates you to every extent possible. I would highly recommend getting their E.P. and seeing them play at Silver Lake. Or, you could listen to Log Jammin’ on Fridays 10-12(plug!) as we will be playing a good amount of the EP. If you are unfamiliar with the band, they sound like Cold War Kids because they are also from Long Beach and they happen to be really close friends with them (if you didn’t notice, the bass player from CWK was there). But We Barbarians is more obscure, spacy, and intimate than Cold War Kids because of their in your face performance and Dave’s smooth vocals. The one complain about their performance was the lighting, they should have just turned off the lights and brought in some colored lamps! WE Barbarians got to play a full set which was neat because it was damn good and worth watching. Ima Robot took the stage without a synth player therefore limiting the amount of old material that could be played. They opened their set with a couple hippied out tracks featuring some awesome dancing and some syncopated drum beats. They finally played some older material such as Let’s talk Turkey and Scream but the audience was asking and waiting for Dirty Lifer and Dynomite (which never came). It was disappointing because they could not play a full set and with the lack of a synth player the performance was a little disappointing. Regardless, it was a kick ass show and you shouldn’t a missed it.
–Curren
For all of you who long for the ska days and miss the catchy alternative punk beats of No Doubt, search no further. The Orange County natives have finally reemerged from a five year hiatus by kicking off a tour this summer!
Singer Gwen Stefani said, “The whole reason for going on this tour was to have fun, try on all our favorite songs again and to get inspired to make new music. It feels good to be all together again.”
The areas closest to lovely Los Angeles include Fresno’s Save Mart Center (5/19/2009), Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena (5/20/2009), San Diego’s Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (5/22/2009), and Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (7/31/2009, 8/01/2009). Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, March 7th. The Grammy-winning band has also selected Paramore as the special guest for the tour.
For more tour information and an exclusive new video of Gwen, Tony, Tom, and Adrian hanging out in the studio talking about the tour, visit http://www.nodoubt.com/news/.
–Christine Haroutounian
Last week (Feb 24), Modest Mouse apparantly jammed pretty hard in Hollywood. I have seen them live a handful of times, and when I heard about their Palladium appearence about a month before the show, I truly did not want to fork over the cash to see them again. Apparently I made a mistake!
SETLIST (via stereogum.com)
01 “The View”
02 “Ohio”
03 “Dashboard”
04 “Trailer Trash”
05 “Bukowski”
06 “Education”
07 “Satellite Skin”
08 “Paper Thin Walls”
09 “Dancehall”
10 “3rd Planet”
11 “Satin In A Coffin”
12 “Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset”
13 “Black Cadillacs”
14 “Wild Pack Of Family Dogs”
15 “Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes”
You can click the 7th track for the new song – a youtube video, courtesy of www.stereogum.com
I must say that for somebody who never even finished high school, Brock is pretty good with alliteration. Enjoy “Satellite Skin,” by Modest Mouse.
–Mark
| March 7, 2009 9:30 pm | to | March 8, 2009 4:00 am |
Donald Glaude / Bunny of Rabit in the Moon / Second Sun (LIVE) / Kristina Sky
Where: Vanguard Hollywood
Date: Saturday March 7th, 200
Time: Doors open @ 9:30 PM
Cost: $15 presale (ticket sales stop at 7 PM)
Description:
Insomniac and 2am present GIANT Saturdays at their new Saturday night venue @ the Vanguard in Hollywood. Featuring the hottest dance artists around, including the renowned house music artist and DJ Donald Glaude, this event tingles the senses in anticipation of what can only be described as a sizzling night.
Ages: 21+
Happening from 9:30 PM to 4 AM
Vanguard Hollywood
6021 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
| March 7, 2009 10:00 pm | to | March 8, 2009 7:00 am |
Where: Avalon Hollywood
Date: Saturday March 7th, 2009
Time: From 10PM – 7AM
Cost: $25 presale (ticket sales stop at 7PM), $20 before 11PM, $25-30 from 11PM-2AM, $35 after 2AM
Description:
One of the hottest clubs in LA, Avalon in Hollywood, presents internationally acclaimed DJ Carl Cox. Expect only the best from this musical talent hailing from the UK!
Ages: 21+
Avalon Hollywood
1735 Vine St
Los Angeles, CA 90028
| March 13, 2009 10:00 pm | to | March 14, 2009 3:00 am |
The Twelves/Gina Turner @ Avalon Hollywood
CONTROL presents The Twelves, Gina Turner, Little Red Radio, Destructo, Mr. White
Where: Avalon Hollywood
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Time: 10PM – 3AM
Cost: $15 presale (ends at 7PM), $25 @door
CONTROL turns up the heat with Brazilian electro-pop sensation The Twelves. This shall be a night to remember as the famous duo do what they do best. If that weren’t enough, the night will be full of music with a plethora of other featured artists, including the Los Angeles minimalist house and techno artist Gina Turner.
Ages: 21+
Avalon Hollywood
1735 Vine St
Los Angeles, CA 90028
| March 6, 2009 10:00 pm | to | March 7, 2009 4:00 am |
Since 2007, over twenty thousand people across 10 parties in five cities have been captivated by the sensual sounds, style and sexiness of Made In Brazil. To celebrate its two-year anniversary, Made In Brazil presents a very special night at Cinespace.
FRIDAY, March 6th, 2009
10pm – 4am
CINESPACE – 6356 Hollywood Blvd – 2nd level
on the corner of Hollywood and Ivar
Two Man Mafia (Miolaro & Ricardo Morandini)
MAU – MAU (Smartbiz)
Rodrigo Ayala (3Plus)
Flights are expensive, gas is getting up there again, and nobody wants to sit on a bus for 14 hours longer then a trip should take!
That’s why this Friday (3/6) on The High Life with Fast Eddie (2-4) I will be interviewing a representative from Zimride.com, the company that created the UCLA carpool application on Facebook, which has been growing on college campuses for the last several years.
http://apps.facebook.com/carpool/index.php?ref=ucla
Follow the link and you can instantly post rides or find rides amongst the UCLA student body. It saves the environment and money.
The story of how this all got started is pretty amazing so tune in and enjoy. Side note, we’re usually not environmentalist here on The High Life but this is something that we can get behind!
| March 8, 2009 10:00 pm | to | March 10, 2009 1:00 am |
Deep presents Halo
Where: Vanguard Hollywood
Date: Sunday March 8th, 2009
Time: From 10PM – 4AM
Cost: $15 presale (ticket sales stop at 7PM)
Deep Productions breaks out DJ Halo along with their very own Marques Wyatt at the Vanguard in the true spirit of Sunday entertainment for those of us who just can’t get enough of the weekend.
Ages: 21+
Vanguard Hollywood
6021 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tune in tonight at 6:00pm for a Special Edition of Sean Connerry Santa Monica in conunction with Crashing the Soundboards (or as we now call it Crashing MuthaFuckin SCSM) for an exclusive interview with LA-favorites the Mae Shi. Call in and ask the band questions your dying to have answered!
| March 11, 2009 9:00 pm | to | March 12, 2009 4:00 am |
John Digweed Celebrates 10 years of Bedrock
Mayan Theater
Date:
Wed Mar 11 2009
Time:
9:00 pm
Cost: $25 presale
Description:
Liquified presents John Digweed…
John Digweed will return to the legendary Mayan Theater for the first time in three years, headlining a one off extended set show March 11, 2009. Digweed’s Mayan return coincides with the ten-year anniversary celebrations of his world renowned Bedrock label, and the release of the very hot ‘Aquatonic’ from John Digweed and Nick Muir on Bedrock.
Returning to The Mayan Theater is somewhat a spiritual homecoming for John Digweed, as it was at the Mayan that he first made a name for himself in Los Angeles, with Liquified debuting him at the venue in 2000. The hot, sweaty, sexy confines of one of Los Angeles’ most iconic venues gave Digweed the stage he deserved for the first time in Los Angeles, his previous shows had been held at The Viper Room.
LA based Liquified resident Kazell will open the night, after touring with John Digweed and Sasha on their 2008 Spring Club Tour.
Age: 21+
Hours: 9pm – 4am
Tix: $25 limited pre-sales
Mayan Theater
1044 S Hill St
Los Angeles, 90015