Be Your Own Pet: Banned in the U.S.A.

PHOTO by MICHAEL LAVINE
Be Your Own Pet are from Nashville, a town so infested with country-music-industry cutthroats that it rivals only Los Angeles on the entertainment-biz creativity-discouragement index. So it’s little surprise, maybe, that their music—unpredictable, rapid-fire tempo, 1980s-camp-movie meets rock-party—has fallen victim to industry censorship. Universal, the [...]

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.
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THURSTON MOORE ‘TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY’ ECSTATIC PEACE!
Trees Outside The Academy could very well be Moore’s greatest accomplishment as a musician because he dares to step out of convention on this roots-y ‘70s-style gem. Bolstered by such top-notch musicians as J Mascis on guitar, Samara Lubelski on violin and Steve Shelley on drums, Moore here [...]