Parson Red Heads: Family. Redefined

ILLUSTRATION by JOE MCGARRY
If you and your band all want to move to a new town, you’re probably going to end up in Oregon—Portland, specifically—and you’ll regret it.
If you call Oregon home, though, where do you go? The Parson Red Heads drove south and didn’t stop ‘til Los Angeles. There [...]

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 [...]

Heru John Basil and songs that do not remain the same

ILLUSTRATION by ANDREW WILSON
Heru John Basil comes from a purer place where audiophile turntables are as sophisticated as cranial-imaging hardware and Kiss albums are just an uncomfortable memory, and his museum-shaming album collection and precisely tuned DJ appearances rate visiting-head-of-state coverage in the local nerd [...]

Mining for waitressing tips at Haskell’s Prospector

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
“Come on in, anywhere that’s clean,” growls Linda Prichett—sort of—in a way that fits her still-red-in-her-sixties hairdo and somehow translates as a friendly greeting at Haskell’s Prospector.
That wouldn’t work where I wait tables, I’m thinking, stepping inside the locally legendary steakhouse. Every time I’m here (mostly [...]

The Pity Party wanna give it to ‘em

PHOTO by TIMOTHY NORRIS
The Pity Party is an eco-friendly rock duo from Los Angeles comprising fiery redheaded exhibitionist Heisenflei and whiskey-loving M. They just released their second EP with packaging made from recycled trash, and are currently recording their first full-length album and anxiously awaiting their first SXSW [...]

Two Guns’ Waffle House in Louisiana music

PHOTO by JENNIE WARREN
It’s taken Two Guns one year to play one show, but only a month or so for the band to slide together—from a Fielding set at Long Beach’s Space where LA producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Fudurich met cheerfully skeptical guitarist Kevin Poush, who had to go [...]

The Vandelles kill Surf City

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY

Band Vandelles was once two littler bands called Del Black Aloha and the Mercenary Gang—one a Suicide-style bit-drums and nihil set-up and one just half-hour rafts of noise, says guitarist Dave Herbert, who (with guitarist/vocalist Jason Schwartz, drummer Suzanne Pagliorola, bassist Lisha Nadkarni and a yet-unchristened drum machine) [...]

This Giant Will Kill You: Walls of beautiful sound floating out of Katie the Pest, The Year Zero and Bug-Eyed Sprites. 10pm. $5. 21+.
THE PROSPECTOR 2400 E Seventh St, Long Beach 90804. 562.438.3839; theprospectorlongbeach.
Evolution Revolution: Dr. Francisco Ayala of UCI speaks about his new book and about reconciling religion and science. 6:30pm. $10-15.
AQUARIUM OF THE [...]

Inked Hearts: Flazh!Alley’s tattoo portrait series that was too hot for TV. Open by appointment.
FLAZH!ALLEY 1113 S Pacific Ave, San Pedro 90731. 310.833.3633.
Pull Your Pants Up: Another round of the Prospector’s excellent Tuesday nights, this time with The Victorians, The Forms and more. 10pm. 21+.
THE PROSPECTOR 2400 E Seventh St, Long Beach 90804. 562.438.3839; myspace.com/
theprospectorlongbeach.

Beer and Politics: Another round of supremely insightful political dialogue that only alcohol seems to fuel. This month’s session, titled “Fresh, Fair or Foul? The Nitty-Gritty on Long Beach Air Quality,” features both Senator Alan Lowenthal and Mayor Bob Foster. 7pm.
GALLAGHER’S 2751 E Broadway, Long Beach 90803. 562.856.8000; beerandpolitics.org.
The Other Side of the Mirror: Fingerprints [...]