Daily living is maximal with Magic Lantern

PHOTO by JENNIE WARREN
Magic Lantern (guitarists Cameron Stallones and William Giacchi, bassist Gavin Fort, drummer Chip Knechtel and auxiliary unchained Phil French) appeared from some truly cosmic nowhere last August—the kind of place where the big bang comes with narration by Vincent Price and gamelan accompaniment. But they really [...]

Seven bands five years ahead of my time

RTX by SASHA EISENMAN
Fifty-some weeks on this page and apart from abuse and hurtful misconception—I try to tip well whenever possible—I have also missed a lot of chances I should have gotten; deadlines and one page a week mean many musicians don’t always get a place to fit [...]

Nice to see Cry and the Stal Antlers really starting to roll, despite this month’s rotten grand-theft-auto experience: I keep an eye on all medias lateral and above and Crystal Antlers are really cracking greater Los Angeles open. Rena checked ‘em out for L.A. WEEKLY and now JAX checks them out—very enthusiastically checks them out—for [...]

ALEX’S BAR
FRI | OCT 26

MAGIC LANTERN by LONNIE NGUYEN

Tonight Warlocks got the kind of fan a band wouldn’t do bad to add to the payroll—she had stamina, charisma and really limber limbs, and was front and center and cranked up really high for the entire set. Warlocks knew they owed her one—when she reached for [...]

From a Burning Shore: Rob Woodard and Dan Fante, son of John Fante, head up {OPEN}’s “Readings From a Burning Shore” with select cuts from current and past prose and poetry. 8:30pm.
{OPEN} 2226 E Fourth St, Long Beach 90814. 562.499.6736; thestoryofopen.com.

The Warlocks: Spacemen 3 drones and Velvet Underground fuzz from the Warlocks. Plus, more psychedelic [...]