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Cultural Stimuli in LA
Issue 163: ritual flavor
When it comes to rituals, this week scores a hat trick, with Passover, Tax Day, and Easter all in a row. But that doesn't mean everything is by the book; non-traditional (but not unrelated) fare includes the Jewish Identity Project and a discussion of anti-Semitism in Europe by rock-star philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy. Meanwhile, the Hollywood Bowl's Easter Sunrise Service, featuring choral singers, doves, and plenty of other pageantry, returns from a two-year hiatus. If you're in the mood for something more offbeat, try a screening of the Holy Body Tattoo's avant-garde dance-on-film project, the Craft and Folk Art Museum's workshop on the ancient Ukrainian art of hen's-egg painting, or the envelope-pushing street antics of the Art of Bleeding. And, just in case you need a last-minute deduction on your taxes, fans of Weird Al are raising funds for his Walk of Fame star. Whether you're hunting for chocolate eggs, hidden matzo, or missing receipts, don't forget to take a break and spread it!
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I'll Fly Away
The Hollywood Bowl carries on an 85-year-old tradition, opening its doors before dawn on Easter Sunday for its interdenominational
sunrise service. The powerful morning of music and flowers culminates in the release of a host of white doves over Hollywood. Hey, it couldn't hurt.
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| MUSIC: Techno-Soul |
Jamie Lidell w/ Jimmy Edgar
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A soul singer with a background in techno (not to mention a Brit living in Berlin), Jamie Lidell is beyond easy categorization. After all, few are the men who can rock Sónar and still cite Sam Cooke as an influence. The electro-soul songwriter builds his live sound with layers of samples and vocal loops, while beatboxing and touting a killer falsetto. Warp labelmate Jimmy Edgar opens with a set of Detroit-bred experimental techno and glitch. Never has it been so easy to bring a Warp fan and a Stax head together in perfect harmony. (AS)
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FILM
A Tribute to the Movie Trailer
Tue 4.11 (7:30pm) The UCLA James Bridges Theater (405 Hilgard Ave, 310.206.5388) map 
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How great would it be if you went to see a movie and the trailers never ended? The makers of Coming Attractions are thinking "pretty great." A post-screening panel discussion further clarifies the cultural role of this most rarified form of advertising. (DRC)
 
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LECTURE
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Anti-Semitism in Europe Today
Tue 4.11 (7:30) UCLA Korn Convocation Hall, Management Complex (Sunset Blvd and Westwood Plaza) map
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The UCLA Center for Jewish Studies hosts Bernard-Henri Lévy, preeminent philosopher and author of 2002's explosive Who Killed Daniel Pearl?, in a lecture on anti-Semitism in Europe — a subject which sadly remains relevant today. (SND)
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BENEFIT: Music
Weird Al Hollywood Star Benefit
Tue 4.11 (8pm) The Mint (6010 W Pico Blvd, 323.954.9630) map $8
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Admit it: "Eat It" was as important to your nascent sense of humor as those first fumbling kisses were to your burgeoning sexuality. Indulge your inner child as a host of comedy bands pay tribute to Weird Al's tunes to help raise money to immortalize the singer on the Walk of Fame. (BK)
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| MUSIC: Indie Pop |
Fruit Bats w/ Amandine
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The music of the Fruit Bats spills over with dandelion wine, tire swings, and late-summer nights — a nice bit of country love for us smog-choked urbanites. An oft-changing group that fits itself around main songwriter (and sweater-vest hottie) Eric Johnson, the group swaps faux twang for sweet, airy harmonies without falling into the trap of inauthentic retro-country-kitsch. Dipping into that same wellspring of rustic goodness, Swedish band Amandine open with an inspired set of softly melancholic, shoegazing lullabies. (JCF)
 The fruit bat belongs to what scientific family? How many species does the family include? The first two correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Raw Fusionism feat. Mad Mats and Afrodisiac Soundsystem
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Afrodisiac Soundsystem (aka DJ Haul) rocks the kind of parties where bumping and grinding are a rite of passage. Haul's live mash-up of Afrobeat classics, hip-hop, disco, and electro will get you dancing hard, but be careful — you can't forget to save energy for Swedish guest of honor, DJ Mad Mats. His Raw Fusion imprint has gotten serious kudos from heavy-hitters like Rich Medina, Bobbito, and Gilles Peterson, and his funky brand of bossa-bangin' hip-hop keeps the party live. Local darlings El Dopa, Valida, and Jamie Strong (Ubiquity) support. (AM)
Describe your most embarassing rite (or night) of party passage. The three most wildly energetic responses in 50 words or less each win a special CD pack.
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MUSIC: Soul
Together feat. Eric Roberson
Wed 4.12 (9pm-2am) The Little Temple (4519 Santa Monica Blvd, 323.662.6802) map $10
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Sweet soul singer and self-proclaimed "honest music" maker Eric Roberson hits town in support of his fourth album, The Appetizer — a mix of old and new songs packed with smooth lyrics, dancey tunes, and inspiring odes to love. (MT)
What would an irate appetizer say to a main course in an argument for supremacy? The two most delectable responses each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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| ART: Opening |
Jeff Gillette, Jeff Britton, and Scott Siedman
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Like triple-scoop gelato, the flavors of these three solo exhibitions mix, creating a taste that's even more sumptuous than the individual elements. Scott Siedman explores emotional bonding between couples; Jeff Britton probes the danger implicit in unruly landscapes; and Jeff Gillette paints the astonishing reality of modern-day slums. Each takes a distinctly classical approach to contemporary themes and uncovers extreme beauty in threatening situations. Meanwhile, in the project windows, four artists — Jason Chakravarty, Parris Patton, Roger Bennett, and Ken Marsh — investigate varying manifestations of light. (CG)
Note: This opening coincides with this month's Downtown Art Walk, taking place at a dozen area galleries Thur 4.13 (12-9pm).
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Dance Camera West: The Holy Body Tattoo
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Dance Camera West partners with UCLA Live to explore the rapidly growing genre of dance on film. In a lead-up to UCLA Live's presentation of the Holy Body Tattoo's monumental later this month, the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art hosts the screening of two visceral works from the Canadian company — known for creating intense and kinetically charged works. Tattoo's aesthetic fits snugly into the burgeoning genre, allowing for an intimate exploration of raw human emotion. Such sentiments are mirrored through the landscape of the human body as it is forced to the brink of its physical limits. (ASM)
Note: This opening coincides with this month's Downtown Art Walk, taking place at a dozen area galleries Thur 4.13 (12-9pm). The films continue to screen throughout the month.
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MUSIC: Vintage Electro
Thomas Dolby
Thur 4.13 (7:30pm) Key Club (9039 Sunset Blvd, W Hollywood, 310.274.5800) map $13
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Thomas Dolby's keytar abilities are mind-bending. In the '80s, Dolby blinded us with science, putting an iconic face on new wave and synth pop with his trademark spectacles and mad-scientist shtick. He returns tonight, after a 20-year absence, to perform both revamped hits and new treats. (AB)
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FILM: Sneak Preview
Dark Arc
Thur 4.13 (7:30pm) Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 323.466.FILM) map $9
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A sadistic artist and his muse torment an average Joe with an elaborate series of visual tricks in this darkly comedic, visually arresting film from writer/director/actor Dan Zukovic. A discussion with Zukovic follows this sneak preview. (LLT)
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| MUSIC: Avant-Psych |
Indian Jewelry
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Indian Jewelry's disorienting aesthetic starts with its roster: the band's members hail from Houston, live in Silver Lake, and announce themselves with the indiscernible phrase "We are legion." On stage, they're often a three-piece — though it's hard to confirm the count through all the smoke and strobes. Their dubby rhythms and electronic sounds wrap around guitars, gongs, and saxophones, mimicking the aggressive psychedelia of early Butthole Surfers and the sweaty avant-folk jams of Sunburned Hand of the Man. The band plays tonight with psych-blues combo Lion Fever and the electro-drone outfit Holloy. (DRC)
Forget the smoke and strobes, what's the coolest effect you've ever seen on stage? Our five favorite responses in 50 words or less each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Sole w/ Alias
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Sole (aka Tim Holland) may be just another white kid from Maine, but you wouldn't know it from his impressive street cred. An underground hip-hop purist from day one, the rapper turned down a recording contract at age 15 because the label wouldn't hire DJ Premier to craft his beats. In addition to co-founding cornerstone indie hip-hop imprint Anticon, he's a rough and rugged rapper who slings jagged barbs over broken beats. Sole's cohort, fellow Live Poet, Alias, is a master of atmospheric instrumentals, a worthy name among beat elite like DJ Krush, RjD2, and DJ Shadow. (JCF)
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| ART: Opening |
Dean Smith: Drawings
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Christopher Grimes Gallery (916 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, 310.587.3373) map |
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In his new show at the Christopher Grimes Gallery, Dean Smith challenges the audience to find meaning in extra-large, supremely abstract drawings. The lines are often miniscule and the images eschew narrative, but close examination reveals a hidden depth in his work. If you stand within arm's reach, the graphite seems to pulsate with texture as the lines conduct pleasing expressions of shade and light. It is here, at close quarters, that Smith's message blazes from the confines of his careful line work. "There is beauty in even the simplest of imagery," Smith's drawings whisper, "if you only look carefully enough." (RM)
Note: The gallery's project room hosts New York painter Max Jansons in his first West Coast exhibition, featuring new work that explores the sensual side of abstraction.
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Sarah Harmer w/ Great Aunt Ida
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Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer's critically acclaimed new album (which draws its name from the result of a late-night tarot reading) is a breathtaking musical odyssey, a sojourn down a simple country road. Blending elements of folk and bluegrass, the record weaves socially conscious stories, wringing great emotion from themes like the devastating effect of AIDS and the current land-use conflict on the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve where the artist grew up. Harmer blends fighting words and folk tonight in an exclusive LA performance. (JH)
Sarah Harmer and her five siblings grew up performing together in front of what audience? The third, fourth, and fifth correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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WORKSHOP
Pysanka: Rite of Spring
Sat 4.15 (1-3:30pm) Craft and Folk Art Museum (5814 Wilshire Blvd, 323.937.4230) map $20
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Ever wonder the actual reason Christian folks are supposed to decorate eggs at Easter? The Craft and Folk Art Museum hosts a hands-on craft workshop on the original Ukrainian tradition in conjunction with their newly opened Pysanka exhibition. (SND)
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Cheb i Sabbah
Sat 4.15 (8pm-2am) Temple Bar (1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, 310.393.6611) map $15
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Focusing on North African female vocalists, Cheb i Sabbah tweaks Gnawa and Arabic folk with gorgeous digital textures. Sabbah never steps to the decks without plenty of raï and bhangra, so dancing is a given. (DB)
What other trade was Cheb I Sabbah studying when he started DJing? Correct responses two and three each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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COMPETITION
4th Annual Rock, Paper, Scissors Rumble
Sat 4.15 (9pm) Under the 1st St Bridge (1st Street at the corner of Center St, Downtown) map $7 / $5 before midnight
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Posse-backed competitors face off in high-concept costumes as bookies lay spreads on the manual carnage wrought by the world's oldest hand game. What's more, it all takes place under a mother-loving bridge to keep that adult/fancy-free line nice and tenuous. (BK)
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| CITY GEM |
85th Anniversary of the Easter Sunrise Service at the Hollywood Bowl
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Sun 4.16 (5:30am / 3:30am doors) |
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No Easter celebration comes close to offering the massive pageantry of the Hollywood Bowl's Sunrise Easter Service. The story is best told in numbers: after a 2-year-hiatus, this volunteer-driven 85-year-old-tradition returns with clergy from 6 LA denominations, almost 600 choral singers (including 150 children who will create a living cross), and the culminating release of a host of the "White Birds of Peace." The gates open at 3:30 to an expected 18,000 worshippers and celebrants. A sun salutation like this makes delaying the egg hunt easy. (LLT)
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DEEP presents Frankie Knuckles
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A founding father and hero of early house, DJ Frankie Knuckles mixed disco, soul, funk, and classic Philly soul to help create the thumping electronic hybrid. A fixture at a number of clubs — including Chicago's Warehouse, the place the genre was supposedly named after — Knuckles was one of the most influential DJs of his day. Some 20 years later, he's still at it, spinning classic records for the crowd at DEEP LA. It's OK to bring your sense of nostalgia — just make sure your moves are up to date. (MT)
Where in his house does Frankie Knuckles keep his Grammy? The first, third, and fifth correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Art of Bleeding
Sun 4.16 (1-4pm) Art of Bleeding Ambulance (1700 block of Vermont Ave, Los Feliz) map
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Art of Bleeding park their official ambulance on the street in Los Feliz to record people's tales of gory personal injury. The recordings are made by sexy nurses, and edifying "safety treats" are distributed in Easter baskets by the group's friendly Safety Ape. (SND)
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MUSIC: Future Dub
Future Pigeon Record Release Party
Sun 4.16 (10pm) The Echo (1822 Sunset Blvd, Echo Park, 213.413.8200) map
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Carrying the experimental torch lit by legends like Lee "Scratch" Perry and King Tubby, Future Pigeon fuse elements of punk and psych to create deep, captivating dub. The band plays tonight in celebration of its latest album, The Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon. (SN)
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| MUSIC: Blues Psych |
The Colour
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Mon 4.17 (8pm) |
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The Troubadour (9081 Santa Monica Blvd, W Hollywood, 310.276.6168) map |
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When the Colour first stepped onto the scene, they rocked the riffs and lockstep rhythms of the newly-rising British Wave (despite their residence on this side of the pond). While they dazzled audiences and charmed the ladies with hot, staccato bursts of post-punk goodness, this shaggy lot never really fit in with that limey bunch. These days, they're a whole lot shaggier and the emphasis has shifted to more homestyle, Yardbirds-era blues and psychedelia — which is good. They've evolved into mystic journeymen and singer Wyatt Hull has settled nicely into the Jim Morrison role. (JCF)
After the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, and the Louvre, what is Paris' next most popular destination? The second and seventh correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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| PHOTOGRAPHY |
The Jewish Identity Project
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Now through Sun 9.3 (schedule) |
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Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, 310.440.4500) map |
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There's more to Judaism than bar and bat mitzvahs (even if some do feature 50 Cent). And, as the Skirball's new exhibit The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography proves, those dancing the hora are a more diverse group than most people realize. With photographs, videos, and multimedia installations, the artists in the exhibit present images of the strikingly varied lives of modern Jews — from Persians in Los Angeles to Spanish-speaking believers in New York. Making pit-stops in places like Postville, Iowa, the exhibit is both distinctly Jewish and unquestionably American. (RM)
In 50 words or less, define your "identity." The 10 most unique answers each win pairs of tickets to this exhibit.
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The Turn of the Screw
Now through Sat 4.22 (Thur-Sat: 8pm / Sun: 3pm) Pacific Resident Theatre (705 1/2 Venice Blvd, Venice, 310.822.8392) map $12
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Henry James' The Turn of the Screw is a haunting tale of religious fervor, ghosts, and madness. While the book spawned classic films like The Innocents and The Others, Jeffrey Hatcher's sure-footed adaptation for the stage more than holds its own. (SND)
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WORDS TO YOUR MOM: Knopf's April Poem-a-Day |
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Scanning Defamer and LA Times RSS feeds may qualify as reading the
news, but it hardly qualifies as literature. In honor of National Poetry
Month, the Knopf Publishing Group sponsors the Poem-a-Day program, sending bona fide verse directly to subscribers' inboxes, daily for the month of
April. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Academy of American
Poets'-inaugurated month, Knopf is expanding its website to include essays
on the craft from authors including Franz Wright and Mary Jo Salter, and
favorite poems read aloud by bestselling writers like Toni Morrison. Readers moved by the verse can also decorate desktop in- and
outboxes with printer-friendly broadsides or send e-cards to their
stanza-starved friends. (IB)
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CD REVIEW: Parts & Labor, Stay Afraid |
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Jagjaguwar
Released April 2006
$13.98 (Amazon)
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Somewhere between constant gigging and staging
balls-to-the-speaker-cone
noise workouts with Tyondai Braxton, NYC trio Parts &
Labor started thinking like a classic-rock band. Stay
Afraid gives
noise pop a good name: ear-splattering dissonance and
Lightning
Bolt-approved drums meet sweet melody and simple,
anthemic rock songs. The
result is both physically painful and as catchy as Zep's
"Over the Hills and
Far Away," but without the acoustic guitar or witchcraft.
Parts & Labor's sludgy
power springs from bearded frontman B.J. Warshaw's fuzz
bass (no guitars
allowed) and an intimidating array of electronic
gewgaws, which provide the
ringing, feedbacking, disarmingly pretty melody on
"Drastic Measures." The
album really doesn't get better than "Great Divide"
though — broken
synths imitate bagpipes, drums imitate machine guns, and
Warshaw yowls like
Rob Pollard in a hailstorm. (TG)
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STREAMS: Flavorpill Radio on Heavy.com |
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Flavorpill Radio returns with a new batch of essential audio goodness on Heavy.com, featuring loads of brand new and unreleased tracks.
We've got pop of every stripe, from the Fiery Furnaces' wistful '50s lament and
Islands' calypso-tinged twee balladeering to a gently galloping acoustic ditty
from Page France. The Boom Boom Satellites light up Madchester by way of Japan,
the Ladies meld sugary melodies with percussive frenzy, and Band of Horses float
on with reverb-drenched indie pop. Things turn dark and moody with the Black Heart
Procession, a Portishead cover of Serge Gainsbourg, and the Gossip's rip-snorting
blues rock. Of course, you won't go wanting for beats, with a DJ Shadow banger,
Diplo's Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix, Ghostface's relentlessly funky "Be Easy," and
smatterings of UK grime, glitchy sampledelia, and electro-house. And, in addition
to this infusion of newly discovered tunes, all of our previous Heavy.com radio
selections are still in the mix, making for hours of Flavorpill-approved listening
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