Tonight (7/12) is "Backscatter II"... Create:Fixate's 5th Annual All Photo Show!

Create: Fixate is back with another top notch photo show put together for this weekend... one of the best shows yet!

Just added:

Summer BBQ! We'll be firing up the grill and servingorganic burgers and vegie burgers!

Join Create:Fixate's membership program at the door and be entered to win an annual membership to MOCA!

Scroll down for parking information AND we have a new door system and security team!

So, the line will be moving or nonexistent (unless a gazillion extra people show up)!

and the most imporant information is the talent we will be showcasing...

OPTICAL LOUNGE

PHOTOGRAPHY : FILM : DIGITAL : MANIPULATED : PHOTO INSTALLATION

Amy Kaps : Anne Carmack : Cary Sullivan : David K. Hauver : Jared Dastrup : Jason Barbagelott

Jason Elias : JC Jaress : Joel Wachbrit : John Busch : Josh Reiss : Linka Odom : Matthew Brookman

Nicole Fournier : Olivia Kjellander Hook : Sam Comen : Samuel Peltz : Sarah Bay Williams

Sebastian Artz : Tait Simpson : Vincent Versace : Vinny Picardi : Wendy Hall

LIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Polite in Public : Michael Rababy : Greg Cohen

http://createfixate.org/cfwp

VENICE ARTS STUDENT WORK

Alex Thomas : Amanda Christmas : Elena Nardini : Hannah Risken-Jones

Kristen Ramirez : Tony Bautista

FASHION & JEWELRY

Brooke Benson Designs : Soy’-ka : Otterbach : Solsis : Be Love

AUDIO LAB

HOUSE : TECHNO : DOWNTEMPO : BREAKS : EXPERIMENTAL: WORLD RHYTHMS : LIVE MUSIC

LAB .01

Kenneth Graham Plastic City / Ovum : Drumcell Droid

Droog Avalon Hollywood : Mikan PolyRhythm Conductors

LAB .02

Jubal & Alfonso Recline Sounds

LAB .03

Aloe Blacc : DJ Buck : Jupiter The DoLab/Lefthouse

From Leaf to Feather Live : Jean Christophe Milan Records

CURATED BY Jason Elias PRODUCED BY Michelle Berc MUSIC COORDINATOR Andrea Giardina

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Create:Fixate Board Members, Staff, and Volunteers for their support and contributions!

SATURDAY, July 12, 2008 : 7pm - 2am : GALLERY PREVIEW 4-7pm

Premiere Events Center : 613 Imperial St., Los Angeles, CA

$15 Admission : Gallery Preview $5 suggested donation

Kids Creativity Zone from 4-7 pm

Parking

There will be two lots open just a few doors south of the venue

and the corner of Jesse and Santa Fe!

‘LIBERATE YOUR PERCEPTON’ AT www.createfixate.com

Create:Fixate

PO Box 5831

Santa Monica, CA 90405

310-590-7199

Maria Taylor, Nik Frietas and Johnathan Rice Headline Echoplex Benefit Show

Tonight's triple-bill at the echoplex has evolved into a benefit show to help Maria and her band mates replace the music gear stolen from their van this week. Along with Maria Taylor will be indie-folk songwriters Nik Frietas and Johnathan Rice.

from Brooklyn Vegan:

Yesterday in San Francisco Maria Taylor's van was broken into. Maria and the band are pretty devastated as the culprits got away with 6 guitars, 2 suitcases, pedals, and plenty of merch. We're hoping some of these items may turn up online or in local San Francisco pawn shops. As you can imagine, this gear has lots of sentimental value as well. If anyone has any information, please have them send a message to info AT saddle-creek DOT com.

Maria has two more shows left with Johnathan Rice and Nik Frietas. They'll be playing with borrowed gear, but the shows will go on!

Fri-Jul-11, Los Angeles, CA, Echoplex

Sat-Jul-12, Sonoma, CA, Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Tickets are still available via TicketWeb (and at the door). Doors at 7:30pm. Come out for a great show and support our local LA musicians!

Thanks so much for your support

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Tonight (Fri 7/11) at Spaceland: The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr.

Indie 103.1 fm Presents...

Albert Hammond Jr. (w/Secret Society of the Sonic Six and The Parlour Mob) 

at Spaceland (1717 Silverlake Blvd, LA, CA) 

General Admission.  Limited Tickets Available at the Door. 21+

By all published accounts, the Strokes haven't even begun to work on their fourth album, but devout fans are offered one hell of a conciliation prize: Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo material. And "GfC," a tune off his forthcoming sophomore set ¿Cómo Te Llama?, out July 8, will certainly ease the potentially long wait. With unadorned, meat and potatoes instrumentation, "GfC" opens with starry guitar twinkles, which segue into pop-smart slashes and hip-shaking bass, and soon, an all out chorus in which Hammond Jr. stretches his vocals like never before. A sliding mess of Beatles "White Album"-like guitars seal the deal.

-Spin

The Independent offering FREE Compilation CD (w/One Little Indian Records)

You still have a few days to snag your FREE digital download indie pop rock compilation from UK newspaper The Independent.

The Independent worked with One Little Indian Records to compile a magnificent (and free!) cd that is available via its website, for streaming and download, for a limited time only. Satisfy your aural fixation today!

To celebrate our love of music, the ethos of being independent and Independents Day 08, One Little Indian - the home of Björk, Alabama 3 and countless other independent artists - want to share with you the reasons why we value our independence and our artists so much.

We have a specially assembled, free 10-track collection of their new singles, some of which have yet to be released.

On the compilation we have Canadian noiseniks Land of Talk (a personal fave), New York troubadour Jesse Malin, hotly tipped Northampton indie band The All New Adventures of Us and one of our favourite singer-songwriters, Michigan’s Chris Bathgate, as well as tracks from HK119, Matthew Ryan, Stalkers, Shelleyan Orphan, Rose Kemp and Underground Railroad.

For seven days (beginning July 3rd), listen live to the exclusive FREE Independents Day tracks courtesy of One Little Indian by clicking here!

Also, make sure to catch the link to the Independent's "Ones to Watch" feature on one of my favorite live acts 0f the past 2007/08: Holy F*ck! ... and do yourself a huge favor and SEE them live!

Happy Listening ;)

HAMMER Music: Thursday's Free Music (and more) Pick!

Rock returns to the Hammer Courtyard this July for a series of free concerts hand-picked by popular local independent radio tastemaker, Indie 103.1 fm. Each of the four nights feature back-to-back sets by some of the best and most buzzed-about bands. Galleries open until 9pm and refreshments are available in the courtyard. 

Last week kicked off the Hammer Music series with Nico Vega and the Growlers. This week we're treated to rising indie rock stars, The Deadly Syndrome (their "last show in awhile," as seen above). The local Angelenos have continued their quick ascent following last year's monthly residencies at Spaceland which culminated in signing with Steve Aoki's trendsetting independent music label DIM MAK records. Catch The Deadly Syndrome (w/Miss Derringer) perform the Hammer Courtyard tonight for FREE:

The Deadly Syndrome & Miss Derringer
“... unbridled euphoria — and wry touches such as onstage cutouts of ghosts helped LA band The Deadly Syndrome go from zero to signed in a few short months. Well, that and explosive, unaffected songs right out of the Arcade Fire/Modest Mouse/Wolf Parade playbook.” —The Los Angeles Times

Heavily influenced by American music of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, particularly the vintage sounds of outlaw country performers such as Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash or the girl group pop of the Ronettes and Shangri Las. Miss Derringer, an LA band, also finds inspiration in the music and attitude of early punk bands like the Misfits and Black Flag.

The Hammer Music series will continue next Thursday (July 17 @ 8pm) with fuzz-maestros, The Duke Spirit (a must see!) and the experimental electronic collective, Io Echo. The summer music series will wrap the following Thursday (July 24 @ 8pm) with north-of-the-border Indie sensations Toyko Police Club and the UK's indie pop outfit,  the Afternoons.

You can listen to all of the Hammer Music featured artists on their MySpace page!

Also, look out for the Hammer's sister series, JazzPOP, which also returns for three consecutive Thursdays this summer. Per the Hammer's press release, the JazzPOP evenings include "three different takes on the jazz sextet/septet that draw inspiration from prog rock, Motown, free jazz, psychedelic pop, and folksy Americana. Organized by San Francisco bassist and independent curator Lisa Mezzacappa. Galleries open until 9pm. Seating for JazzPOP is first come, first served. Members receive priority seating, subject to availability." 

All Hammer public programs are free and reservations will not be accepted. 

Programs in the Hammer Courtyard do not require tickets. 

The first 1000 people to arrive will enjoy the evening festivities. 

Admission for is granted on a first come, first served basis. 

THE RUSE (7/23) at the ROXY for MTV!!!

ROXY SHOW 7/23 FOR MTV TAPING!
The Ruse and MTV back together again!

On July 23rd the Ruse will be battling it out against 2 other bands at the Roxy in front of a celebrity panel including The Game, Kat Von D & Alkaline Trio as part of MTV's "Road to the VMAs" series. Get discount tickets HERE for the MTV Taping at the Roxy (7/23) by following these code instructions:

$5 Discount Code is: VMA. Tickets go on sale July 9th at 11:00am, to redeem the code you will need to select “Artist” -> “Fan” -> “Offer” – enter the code “VMA” to purchase the $5 tickets.

Get your tickets ASAP because it's gonna sell out fast! 

SIGUR ROS Update and Sundance's North American Premiere of Heina

check out the latest from Sigur Ros: 

LAST DAYS ARE UPON US

The cut-off date for getting your name printed in the special edition
is this Friday, July 11th. Anyone ordering the full monty version of
*/Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust/* from www.sigurros.com
before the end of the week will be included in the list of fine
folks who pledged allegiance to this ambitious undertaking before
even we knew what exactly was going to be in it. Thanks!

For those wanting to see more, here is a wee taster of the Making
Of... DVD included in the special edition.

Oh, and if you live in North America, the Sundance Channel are having
the television premier of Heima this Friday look here:

Be sure to catch sigur ros on tour this summer and fall!!!

MySpace Album Premiere: Digitalism!

Germany's electronic duo, Digitalism, is the featured download Artist on MySpace today. Grab the free download from their myspace homepage:

Digitalism serves up the 1st in Kitsuné’s Tabloid DJ mix series, featuring their favorite artists incl. The B52’s, The Kills, CSS, Midnight Juggernauts, Hot Chip, & The Presets.

The Raconteurs / The Kills Add Second September LA Show!

The Raconteurs have added a second show to their sold-out September engagement at the Greek Theatre. Catch the boys (and openers The Kills!) for their show on September 23rd (also at the Greek). 

The band is hosting a presale now (7/9). The internet presale begins tomorrow (7/10) at 10am (password: LONELY). 

Tickets go on sale Saturday (7/12) at 10am to the general public. 

KROQ Presents the Raconteurs with Special Guest the Kills
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Tue, Sep 23, 2008 07:30 PM

Another VICE/Scion House Party (this Weds 7/9 @ Viper Room)

VICE and Scion are teaming up again for another dance party at the Viper Room. The House Party kicks off this Wednesday, July 9th from 10pm - 2am and the festivities are FREE with Rsvp. List closes today at 6pm. Details follow...

Fred Falke is an excellent French house DJ making a rare LA appearance.He's probably best known for his collaborations with Alan Braxe, and his remixes of Justice, Hot Chip, Royksopp, Goldfrapp, Death From Above 1979, Kelis, and more. He DJs kinetic, filtered, synthy French house music that any fan of Daft Punk would love. He's joined by Atlanta's Treasure Fingers (Fool's Gold) and Franki Chan (IHEARTCOMIX).

It's free with RSVP 

WEDNESDAY JULY 9

10pm- 2am

The Viper Room (8852 W Sunset Blvd)

21+