Monday, January 09, 2006

Monday Night Residencies in January


There are a few free Monday night residencies in January. That's Wiskey Biscuit on the left.

@ the Echo
Future Pigeon & Wiskey Biscuit (Future Pigeon 1/9/06 & Wiskey Biscuit 1/16/06 & 1/30/06) - Wiskey Biscuit has been around since 1988. That's a long time and they've got the stories to prove it. They signed to a major in the early 90s (and recorded at Willie Nelson's studio) but the album never came out. In the mid-90s they played a lot of really memorable shows around town (back when the stage at Spaceland faced the other way). They toured the country opening for Elliott Smith. I saw them at the Austin, TX show and Jason's parents bought me dinner after the show. Jason and Steve Hanft even made a cool movie about Elliott Smith. They've also been in some pretty notorious relationships. Future Pigeon is a dub off-shoot of Wiskey Biscuit that adds Ed Rusha Jr. (son of one of LA's most famous artists) to the mix. Their alter-egos host the Dub Club on Wednesday night at the Echo. Future Pigeon was featured in another locally produced movie, SOUTHLANDER. Whichever band you see, there will be a lot of people on stage and they'll be having a really good time. Hopefully Wiskey Biscuit will play some classic songs.

@ Spaceland
Viva K - It seems almost impossible, but I've never seen this band live. They've drawn comparisons to Siouxsie and the Banshees, PJ Harvey and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They have trance qualities and an affinity for Indian music. They're endorsed by Filter Magazine. They've done Morning Becomes Eclectic, Sunset Junction and a residency at the Echo. They've played shows with Andy Bell (Erasure), She Wants Revenge and almost every eastside LA band. One of the members DJs in the Cahuenga corridor and on the roof of the Standard downtown. All they need is a lift from radio....
1/9/06 - buzz band Scissors for Lefty and Rocket join them
1/16/06 - big buzz band Editors join them
1/23/06 - the Dents join them
1/30/06 - Austinites Sound Team join them

@ Silverlake Lounge
Meho Plaza - These guys seem to have the electro-dance beats that some of you are into these days. Judge for yourself.....
Download "The Beach"
Download "George Washington"

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