Posts Tagged ‘the echo’

THE GORGON SPEAKS

June 25, 2008

Cornell Campbell shall not remove

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Cornell Campbell won Henry Rollins over blind—the old who’s-this?-oh-beautiful trick that the best of the sweet reggae singers can play again and again even two generations past those first sessions at Studio One. Campbell, who hovers in a Desmond Dekker falsetto on spirituals that reach out to touch [...]

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

November 16, 2007

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.

NIGHTMARE IN PUNK ALLEY

November 12, 2007

The stairs heading down to the Echoplex are almost as scummy as that wall from the Masque, but the place was all punk admiration inside: moms showing their sons how cool they used to be, aging punks making it out to their first show in years. But it was heartwarming, all the teenagers stuffed up [...]

OCTOBER 18, 2007

October 18, 2007

California and Global Climate Change: As the Aquarium puts it, “an exploration of policy and technology alternatives for controlling climate change.” 7pm.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802. 562.590.3100; aquariumofpacific.org.
Benefit for Kime Buzzelli: Check in at the Echo for a good cause and good music: Entrance, Winter Flowers, The Long Lost, Lavender [...]

 

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