This week: Mitt Romney, Crystal Antlers and Michael Jackson
“Maybe if he could have chosen a running mate who would have played Pinky to his Brain….”
Sam Lowry on “Don’t Forget the Bubble”
“Can’t I just like a candidate because he’s/she’s/it’s the one I like?”
Andy on “Fox in Box on Romney Falling Stocks”
“Crystal Antlers just got another fan. [...]

Many thanks to Katie + Robert @ Que and Jonny from Crystal Antlers for implentmentizing circumstances encouraging this bizarrely awesome show: Howlin Rain is Ethan from Comets On Fire (greatest human rock band of the west) and Joel from Drunk Horse (also greatest human rock band) doing some Deep Purple/Doors + CCR heavy chooglin’ rock [...]

Entrance: CZ-described “nuked blues” band in support of the reunited members of the Source Family, LA’s legendary cult/commune. 8pm. $18. 18+.
ECHOPLEX 1154 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles 90026. 213.413.8200; attheecho.com.
Copa de Lucha: Wrestling so outlandish it’s probably almost real. 7pm. $15-55.
LONG BEACH ARENA 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90802. 562.423.3647; longbeachcc.com.

Crystal Antlers’ music machine

ILLUSTRATION by SHEA M. GAUER

Crystal Antlers’ wild weekend was one day at a biker fest in Las Vegas and one day at a metal fest in Reno-a kind of schedule that basically made Blue Cheer’s career and once had audiences bug-eyed on a certain chemical cheer themselves, and if you were worried [...]

The Depravities of War: Sandow Birk’s newest exhibit of war-torn oils and reworked post-modern classics opens today at Cal State Long Beach.
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach 90840. 562.985.5761; csulb.edu/uam.

Crystal Antlers: Long Beach Blue Cheer out in Pomona with These Arms Are Snakes. 7pm. $10-12.
GLASS HOUSE 200 W Second St, Pomona 91766. 909.865.3802; [...]