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The Art of Gwar, Music of Decoder and More

September 19, 2025

I’m not one for nostalgia, but, damn, that longing for what was hit me hard as I walked through Let There Be Gwar at Beyond the Streets on Saturday morning....

Saint Etienne, Modeselektor and More New Music

September 12, 2025

Last Friday, I played Nocturno’s New York party and, I’ll admit, I was pretty nervous about the gig. Although I had visited the city before, I had never DJed...

Surprise! I'll Be DJing at Underground Tonight

August 29, 2025

Didn’t think I would be DJing this weekend, but, it turns out that I’ll be on on the controller at Underground tonight at Grand Star Jazz Club. Tickets are...

Two New Interviews + Details for Tonight's DJ Gig

August 22, 2025

Tonight is Yeah Yeah Yeahs x Siouxsie Night at Club Underground. Both floors of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open, with Larry G. and I in the DJ booths from...

Nuovo Testamento Interview, New Alison Goldfrapp and More

August 15, 2025

Last weekend, I went to The Smell for the first time in IDK how many years. The occasion was HLLLYH, which is an offshoot of The Mae Shi, a band that I saw...

Rain Parade, Annie and the Caldwells and More Music

Have you heard Annie and the Caldwells? The family band from Mississippi has an album, Can’t Lose My (Soul), out now on David Byrne’s label Luaka Bop....

Mondays Nights Opens This Saturday

On Saturday, August 2, Monday Nights: L.A.’s Scene of the Century 2005-2016, opens at Leiminspace in Chinatown. The photo exhibition highlights Sean...

Listen to Ships in the Night + This Weekend's Gigs

I dug up a bunch of Britpop jams to play at Hotel Ziggy last night. Some I hadn’t played in a good while. Some— Ash “Girl From Mars” (!!!)— I hadn’t played...

Earworms + DJ Gig Announcements

I’ve had “Waiting to Wait for You” by N8NOFACE stuck in my head this week. It’s a jam in the vein of alternative classics, as is much of what you’ll hear on...

The One Movie I Really Want You to See

One of my favorite recent movies is Pater Noster and the Mission of Light. The horror movie, which came out last year and is streaming on Night Flight, is...

Mareux's New Album and a Classic from Heaven 17

This Saturday, I’ll be back at Klub Nocturno to play in the new wave vs. darkwave room. I have all the bangers, from The Cure to Boy Harsher, in my queue, as...

Beatique #1: Ora the Molecule Interview + 4 New Albums You Need to Hear

Ora the Molecule live at El Cid (Pic: Liz O.) In mid-May, I caught Ora the Molecule at El Cid Silver Lake. The brainchild of Norwegian singer, musician and...