Meet Steve Schiltz of Hurricane Bells

Published May 7, 2010 at 7:01 p.m.
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Where were you last night? ... We played a rodeo! ... A rodeo? ... Yeah! We've been traveling all over Texas. It was kinda scary though. The rodeo was run by this guy called Joe Commander ... Seriously, that was his name? ... Yup, and get this I think he was the sheriff. He was wearing a pistol in any case. He came up to us and said that this was his show and he didn't want any trouble. He said if we wanted to smoke weed we could do it in the back of our van if we kept our heads down, but if we

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LAst Night's Action: Angels Rebound in Seattle

Published May 8, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
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NOTABLE NOTES ... Despite making all the sense in the world, it never looked like this day would ever come. But Raider fans you can all breathe in a sigh of relief. JaMarcus Russell has been cut from the Raiders. Arguably the biggest bust ever in the history of the NFL for a first overall pick, Russell showed he was more dedicated to eating than football which was one of the factors that led to Lane Kiffin’s firing in 2008. Russell made 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions for 4,083 yards and 15

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Week In Rock: Les Savy Fav, Flying Lotus, The Tallest Man On Earth, Two Door Cinema Club

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Published May 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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Les Savy Fav - "Sweat Descends (Live)" ... Flying Lotus - " ... And The World Laughs With You (feat. Thom Yorke)" ... The Tallest Man On Earth - "Troubles Will Be Gone" ... Monday ... Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B. @ House of Blues Sunset Strip (Sold-Out) ... Broken Social Scene, Julie Doiran @ Henry Fonda Music Box (Sold-Out) ... Chris Cornell Benefit @ The Roxy ... The Hold Steady @ The Grammy Museum LA ... Two Door Cinema Club @ Bardot ... Owen Pallett @ Fingerprints (RSVP Only) ... War Tapes, Jack

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Week In Rock: Andrew Bird, Mirah, Cold Cave, Dios

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 9:30 p.m.
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Monday ... Teddy Thompson @ Largo at the Coronet (Little Room) ... Princeton, Le Switch, Wade Ryff & Friends, Adam Stern @ Spaceland (FREE!) ... Red Arrow Messenger, Maxim Ludwig, He's My Brother She's My Sister @ Bootleg Theater (FREE!) ... Useless Keys, Aushua, We Barbarians, Science @ The Echo (FREE!) ... Gamble House, Horse Stories, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, La Font @ Silver Lake Lounge (FREE!) ... Arrington De Dionyso’s Malaikat Dan Singa, Emily Lacy, Whoa Hunx, Peg Leg Love @

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Look Out Omaha, L.A.'s Coming After Your Conventions

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 5:56 p.m.
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A long corridor connects the JW Marriott L.A. Live to its ballrooms, part of the 100,000 square feet of meeting space inside the facility. That hotel is already helping lift Los Angeles' historically poor convention bookings ... Photo by Eric Richardson ... For being the nation's second-largest city, Los Angeles has historically struggled when it comes to convention business ... In a recent ranking of conventions booked, the city placed 27th ... Omaha, Nebraska, placed 26th ... "We used to get

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Privatizing the City's Public Parking Garages Could be Risky

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
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Leasing city parking garages may solve the budget problem, but not the asshole one Photo by mil8 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr ... To lease 10 city parking garages for 50 years or not? That is one of the current big financial questions, which the LA Times explores today. At issue is the $212-million budget shortfall that officials want to solve mostly with money from the reserve fund, which should be kept around 5%--$230 or so--of the city's overall budget. But depleting the reserve fund

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Week In Rock: Editors, St. Vincent, Wild Beasts, Princeton

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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Monday ... Princeton, Casxio, Rafter, The Jubilee Singers @ Spaceland (FREE!) ... Red Arrow Messenger, Jenny O., Rumspringa @ Bootleg Theater (FREE!) ... Useless Keys, The Black Apples, Light FM, L.E.F. @ The Echo (FREE!) ... Gamble House, Guy Fantastico, Haim, Damn Sons @ Silver Lake Lounge (FREE!) ... Spirit Animal, Des Roar, Imagine Dragons, All Wrong and The Plans Change @ The Roxy ... Laura Jansen, Sweet Talk Radio, Jodi King, Alex Vargas of Vagabond @ The Hotel Café ... Slanty Shanty

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Interview: An Exclusive Preview of Largo at the Coronet's 2010 Schedule

Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
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Is it true that Aimee Mann will be performing at Largo on a regular basis next year? ... Yes. Years ago, she used to play once a month, and we're going to try to get back to that this year—maybe the last Tuesday of each month. She's looking forward to trying out some new songs, plus it's always great when guests stop by. Her Christmas shows were amazing and people like Paul F. Tompkins, Michael Penn and Nellie McKay also performed ... Aimee's not the only one who will have a monthly show,

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Today: Music Center's 50th Annual Holiday Celebration

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Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 11:11 a.m.
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Producers record an early December rehearsal for today's event ... The two-day rehearsal is the only time those putting on the show get to see the performances before show time ... Photo by Ed Fuentes ... Six hours of free entertainment comes to the Music Center this afternoon, as 1,500 performers create the 50th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration ... More than 40 acts will participate in the show, which will be broadcast live on KCET and KPFK (90.7FM) ... Thinking about going? Crowds are

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CD Review: Neil Young - Dreamin' Man Live 1992

Published Dec. 15, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
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Just as it had been nineteen years earlier, Young’s star was on the rise, following a thrilling return to rock with the louder-than-hell Ragged Glory, and a widespread embrace from grunge-educated youths. Again playing brand new songs for a crowd that wanted his greatest hits, he defied expectations by turning down instead of up. “I went out there and played all new stuff - songs that really meant somethin’ to me, “ he told his biographer Jimmy McDonough. “And they were still

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