ARE YOU CURIOUS NOVEMBER 2009

Ah, procrastination.  The force of inertia weighing heavily on us every hour of every day (well, at least on me)... And with the winter darkness spreading out over us and the oncoming crush of holiday plannings and partyings taking up most of our spare time, it is hard to find time for the little enjoyable things, like seeing music in cozy little art galleries (or even at ours).  But one has to soldier on, especially when it means you get to see our hot new SASNAK exhibition, in conjunction with the WHIRLIGIGS group show.  Things will spin, flip, rise, and fall all on mechanical power.  The magic of electricity, the forces of physics, and the wonders of the world will be explained, or at least illuminated.

Anyhow, Justin, Jorgen and I want to thank everyone for a killer October.  Not only did we execute (or at least watch them being executed) four very different exhibitions of art, but we had more shows than ever, and made it through our first round of musician residencies.  It was an experience we won't soon forget, the chance to see groups get better and better before our eyes and feeling a part of a wider community.  We really hope to pull these off at least once a year so get ready for one in April 2010, with a whole new cast of characters.


NOVEMBER EVENTS
Unless otherwise specified, all shows begin at 9pm (sorry, sleepyheads and morning workers) and we ask a 5 dollar donation to support the space and the bands.  If you got money for beer and cigarettes, then you can spare some dough for the band to buy gas, food, beer, and cigarettes too. 


Wed, Nov 4th - DREW DANBURRY + KEVIN GREENSPON + LAND OF ILL EARTHQUAKES + CLARK 8

We saw DREW DANBURRY playing at Port’o Call in West Covina, totally acoustic and at times acapella.  Enraptured, we asked him to play the gallery.  He brought a full band that time, and totally threw us for a whole different loop, giving the whole post-emo folk guitar thing a good Replacements-style kick in the pants, spitting in its hair for good measure.  CLARK 8 rages with the same quiet intensity too, poised between rocking out and writing the catchiest pop songs possible.  Think Elvis Costello before he got all soft on us.  LAND OF ILL EARTHQUAKES is kinda new to the space, but their twee-meets-big band jam-out mashes up Arcade Fire and Belle & Sebastian with stunning results  Honestly, if you have ever had a Camera Obscura song lodged in your head, or been obsessed with the Darla compilations, this will be an antidote to that blissful torture.  And KEVIN GREENSPON, well, we toured with this cat, and he is unshakeable and unforgiving in his search for the perfect tranced out experience.  Plus he has some rad Mennonite-ish facial hair.

www.drewdanburry.com  (check for downloads of his EP on this site)
kevingreenspon.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/landofillearthquakes
www.clark8.com


Thurs, Nov 5th - VANDAVEER + PAIGE STARK + JUDSON McKINNEY

VANDAVEER is a duo that spans the country, and the history of the country to boot.  In fact, they float effortlessly between sublime Nick Drake-ish Victorian charms and breezy Wilco-ish Americanisms, which is pretty apparent with chief Vanderveer-izer Mark Heideiger’s bassist duties in the amazing These United States (a group that has graced our rug twice before skyrocketing into stardom).  PAIGE STARK pulls together a simple ensemble to back her true-blue songwriting, steeped in the Vashti - Karen Dalton mystique, but with a good measure of the Lavender Diamond and Mariee Sioux vibe in there too.  JUDSON MCKINNEY works down the street, but his music comes from the heartland found deep inside of late night AM radio populated with Jackson Browns and the aforementioned Wilcos of the world (this kid has a pretty dead-on Jeff Tweedy voice going on).

www.vandaveer.com
www.myspace.com/paigestarkmusic
www.myspace.com/judsonmckinney


Fri, Nov 6th - THE ROBOTANISTS + AGENT RIBBONS + THE DYLAN TREES + DEATHKIT

ROBOTANISTS will have just returned to town from their wild shoe-gazing, awe-inducing adventures in NYC at CMJ (oh the acronyms you will meet!!!)  , while AGENT RIBBONS will have just returned from Spain, spreading their crazy carnival punk mess around in foreign lands.  We think the two alone would make a very special night of musical exploration, but imagine the fun when we bookend them with the tranquil laptop infused pop majesty of THE DYLAN TREES and the heavy rump-shaking disco of DEATHKIT... sounds like a party, huh.  Think of it as a musical continuum, a scale in which you keep moving up and up with each group.  Be here early and bring plenty of liquids, it's gonna be a long and satisfying hike.

robotanists.wordpress.com
www.myspace.com/agentribbons
www.dylantrees.com
www.myspace.com/deathkit


Sat, Nov 7th - THE KRIS SPECIAL + OR, THE WHALE + SEASONS + BODHI

OR, THE WHALE features like seven or eight freaking people in their band.  And SEASONS ain't no little enterprise either!  Well, we generally get nervous when there are more than 16 band members total in the groups playing in a night, and i guess we're pretty close with Portland's BODHI having a typical (but a-typical) four piece and THE KRIS SPECIAL weighing in at a shy 2 peoples (evenly distributed sex-wise, i might add)... ok, so much for the demographics of rock.

BODHI merges together really satisfying shout-y type British accent-infused vocals with thick sweet organ tones and good-time drumming.  SF's OR, THE WHALE (gotta love bands with punctuation in their name, so grammatical!!!) is indeed a seven piece big band of electrified sorrows and woes, using those fourteen arms and seven throats to good measure, making 21st century gospel for nostalgic robots.  We will just have finished cleaning up from the Oct 30th performance by HP's SEASONS, but we'll still be glad to see their soulful take on big time shoe gazing and keyboard driven rock-n-roll.  And, last but not least, THE KRIS SPECIAL remains one of our favorite local duos, smashing out quite a bit of sound from four little hands.  Nick and Anne live every day as a rock-n-roll day, seeking the perfect riff, beat, or tune.

www.myspace.com/thekrisspecial
www.myspace.com/orthewhale
www.myspace.com/sseasons
www.myspace.com/bodhirock


Tues, Nov 10th - ART DROP for WHIRLIGIGS 7p to 10p or make special arrangements.  We want it!!!!

Alrighty, it moves, we want it.  If the visitor can turn a knob, spin a dial, pull on a pulley, we want it.  It could be fan, a flipbook, a wheel, anything kinetic and movable.  Trust me, when you see all the other crazy shit that is going to be in the gallery, you're gonna flip!!!


Fri, Nov 13th - ART OPENING for SASNAK and the WHIRLIGIGS group show  8p to midnight -

FREE, wine and various snacks.  Definitely some dj's spinning some records in perpetual sound motion.  Come and see the master craftsmen JUSTIN MCINTEER and BRIAN DINKINS unleash some cogs of fury on your ass.  This is the most ambitious thing we've done yet, but with the proper encouragement, there is no telling what 2010 will turn out.  So come on and get caught in our mousetrap and take a turn on the wheel.

www.echocurio.com


Sat, Nov 14th - DRAMATURGY presents HOLY ROLLING EMPIRE + THE JET AGE + THE MONTHLIES + THE HARD TO GET + a special performance by TERRY de CASTRO (of WEDDING PRESENT)

Rebecca Balin of DRAMATURGY rules, and tonight you will find out why!  She's brought in Tuscon's HOLY ROLLING EMPIRE, who merges some heavy jams with some beautiful harmonies, without really stealing from any particular source but bringing up collective memories of At the Drive In, Elliot Smith and Karate.  DC's THE JET AGE draws from across the pond, bring the jams of the Who into the 90s with soaring distortion pedal flights and some prehistoric leads (a la Dinosaur Jr, get it?).  They were also nice enough to get their good friend TERRY de CASTRO, bassist for the WEDDING PRESENT (!!!!!) to come and do a solo set to open the show.  How freaking coo is that.  Local natives THE MONTHLIES and THE HARD TO GET round out the sets with their rocking exuberance and downright charming demeanors (haha, kidding, they are rock bands and are prone to throwing stuff).

www.hremusic.com
www.myspace.com/thejetage
www.myspace.com/themonthlies


Sun, Nov 15th - MARK MATOS AND OS BEACHES + DAMEON LEE + THE CHOKE + BUMTECH

Ok, so think of this night as a two sided coin.  On one side you have sweet tropicalia-infused AM country rock (and the always enchanting work of D. LEE, enchanting in that sort of whisky drinking truck driving down a long dark highway kind of enchantment) and on the other, you have pre-post-punk late 80's new wave dance music (peppered with an abundance of good humor (ok, well sick humor at least)).  Heads or tails you win.  I know, usually we go for more cohesive evenings, but this is one for both sides of your brain, as well as your gluteus maximus.  So get ready to be pulled in several directions and maybe prep for some mood swings.

www.myspace.com/markmatososbeaches
www.myspace.com/bloodonsnow1
www.the-choke.com
www.myspace.com/bumtech


Tues, Nov 17th - MAN’S ASSASSINATION MAN + NEON NAVAJO + SHOWGIRLS

Heavy jams from the boys formerly known as the Mae Shi and currently moonlighting in Signals, and evidently these dudes have come here to f'up the party, MAN'S ASSASSINATION MAN will surely make you cry tears in your beer with their Siltbreezian hijinks.  NEON NAVAJO raises the one-man screamo thing to new levels, while SHOWGIRLS, fresh from their Gold Room-leveling escapades, promise to make you rethink your preconceptions of three piece keyboard bands.  Bring the earplugs and settle in for some gut-wrenching and some mind-blowing.

www.myspace.com/mansass
www.myspace.com/neonnavajo
www.myspace.com/showgirlsmusic


Wed, Nov 18th - BATRIDER + BIRTH GLOW + O’S AND THE OCULIST + LOST LAKE

Visitors from New Zealand and Australia, BATRIDER and BIRTHGLOW share a member in one Stephanie Crase, but beyond that, these guys differ like milk and tequila.  BATRIDER claims the mantle of Flying Nun records, but by way of Kill Rock Stars, delivering a healthy but unsettling mix of heartbreak and hopefulness.  BIRTHGLOW plays it a little lighter but no less heartbreaking.  Orange County's O'S AND THE OCULIST lend us a more Californian sound, full of beachy goodness and loads of wacked out keyboards.  LOST LAKE is a new project from members of the now defunct BLACK KITES and MOSPEADA, and they have toned down the pedal gymastics in favor of some good old fashioned songwriting.

www.batrider.com
www.myspace.com/birthglow
www.myspace.com/oculist
www.myspace.com/lostlakemusic


Thurs, Nov 19th - WHITE FANG + BOOM! + DIRT DRESS + STAB CITY

There isn't a thing in this world that makes me smile as much as watching WHITE FANG play.  These Portland kids bring the jamz in a way not imaginable.. I always bring up the obvious Clash meets New Kids on the Block references, but man, you really gotta hear them yourself.  STAB CITY shares this honor for my favorite LA group that I have heard this year, whereas DIRT DRESS kicks out the jam a la MC5, only like 20 years later.

www.myspace.com/whtfng
www.myspace.com/stabcitystabcity
www.myspace.com/dirtdress


Fri, Nov 20th - DUSTBOWL REVIVAL + COYOTE + SON ARK + 1921a

Our friends in DUSTBOWL REVIVAL have developed a night of "old-timey music", and despite the occasional electric guitar or bass, that's what we got tonight.  COYOTE (Jessi Williams and co.) and SON ARK (Robin Harris and co.) may share some members, but they also share some down home charm in their folk ways.  DUSTBOWL REVIVAL kicked up some haints and hollers the last time their carnival wagon rolled through, so who knows what will transpire tonight.   

www.myspace.com/znlupetin
www.myspace.com/coyotecoyote
www.myspace.com/sonark
www.myspace.com/the1921a


Sat, Nov 21st - ATOMIC SHERPAS + THE SCRAPPERS

OK, so we got Vince Maghrouni and Joe Baiza, in their most conversational and interesting formats (in my opinion).  So get ready to stretch out, cuz these two ensembles are gonna take their time on our rug and deliver the goods in multiple salvos.  You gotta bring your dancin' shoes for this one, cuz ATOMIC SHERPAS is gonna bring the funk, James Brown-style, but don't forget to bring your thinking cap for THE SCRAPPERS unique brand of free-jazz meets primal jams.  Or maybe it's the other way around.  Either way, tonight is going celebrate all the best music Los Angeles has to offer.

www.myspace.com/theatomicsherpas
www.myspace.com/scrappersla


Sun, Nov 22nd - THE GREAT AMERICANS + CAVE COUNTRY + OLD THUNDER HEART + JOHNNY O'DONNELL, THE GOTHIC SINGER

Some people come into the space and lay down the law about their musical ability and their band, and some of them make us just go, "Hell yeah, let's do this".  Gabe from THE GREAT AMERICANS was just such a story, but hell, so were the dudes in CAVE COUNTRY, and so was JOHNNY.  So why not combine all of this rock-n-roll mythology into one big night celebrating all that is good in the musical world.  OLD THUNDER HEART may be traveling across the country, but he has definitely picked the right time to be coming thru Echo Park. 

www.myspace.com/thegreatamericans
www.myspace.com/cavecountry
www.myspace.com/oldtenderheart1
www.myspace.com/johno39donnell


Mon, Nov 23rd - NOW MUSIC MONDAY with BOBB BRUNO and guests

David Scott Stone, modular synth genius and all around nice dude, came in and proposed a bi-weekly event for the Curio, modeled after Nels Cline's now-legendary New Music Mondays from the 1990s.  Well, now is when we start this shebang.  While the lineup is still being hashed out, we know for sure that the always challenging BOBB BRUNO will definitely be on the bill, mashing up his favorite beats, samples and prepared jams, along with live electronic drums and bunny suit shennanigans.  Expect two more equally incredible acts on top of this, so we'll be keeping you posted on this one.



Wed, Nov 25th - CATALYST MAGAZINE presents CURIOUSITY KILLS II

Last time the miscreants of CATALYST MAGAZINE hosted a show here, we had nothing but endless good times and only a few blackouts.  During one of these blackouts, Lorena Catalyst must have told us the line-up for this show, and now we can't remember.  But i guarantee it will be chock full of youthful exuberance and charming young people in the latest fashions.  And really aggressive music!  Keep an eye out for us regarding the bands so we can mentally prepare.


Fri, Nov 27th - LITTLE TEETH + HYENA + FREAKY MOUNTAIN + MOSES CAMPBELL + the CHICKEN-SKIN-RANCH-HAND MARIONNETTES

This show started out being a little troubling, cuz we wanted it to be extra special for our friends in LITTLE TEETH.  The last time they were supposed to come down, they were stricken with plague, and we wanted to give them an equally biblical welcome this time.  So, to welcome this stunning little freaked-out uke/accordion/drums trio from SF, we gathered together two local ensembles of young genius, as well as a touring solo looper known simply as HYENA, and for good measure, we got a puppet troupe to totally finish you off.  Just so you don't miss it, FREAKY MOUNTAIN features members of TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS and CAVE COUNTRY, so don't miss them starting this night off.

www.myspace.com/littleteethmusic
www.myspace.com/freakymountain
www.myspace.com/mosescampbell
www.myspace.com/hyenahaha
www.myspace.com/tortilaphats


Sat, Nov 28th - THE MOORE BROTHERS + THEM HILLS

Sun, Nov 29th - ILO MAR + EMILY LACY + DANIEL MUNKUS + GEOFF GEIS

Mon, Nov 30th - FRANKLIN BRUNO + WCKR SPGT + PHIL YATES

Wed, Dec 2nd - MO-ODDS + THE SHAKERS + HIGH LIFE CAVALIER

Thurs, Dec 3rd - SKYGREEN LEOPARDS + WARM CLIMATE +

Fri, Dec 4th - BIG WHUP + WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS + SO MANY WIZARDS + COBRA LILLIES

Sat, Dec 5th - MUSIC AND ART with CHUCK DUKOWSKI SEXTET + SPOT  + guests

ok, less than a week to october and we're finally almost settled with everything..

we got some kick-off shows, then the artist residencies begin, along with the music residencies... and our residency sleeping in the backroom for a few hours between events!!!!

also check www.echocurio.com for more music downloads and also our new little nifty donation button.. we know you all do so much for us already.. .but if you can afford it, we'd love your continued support.

Thurs, Oct 1st - PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS presents BENEFIT SHOW for
NIGHT LIGHT with DOMINIC MASSARO and THURLOW performing

This Thursday Plays Well With Other presents FUTURA, a benefit event that will be an impactful night
made up of music and art, with the main focus of bringing awareness to a particular non-profit
organization called Nightlight. This Electronica night will consist of DJ Righteous Trash, Thurlow and
featuring the LA artist Massaro. Massaro’s songs will seduce you with his haunting, beautiful, broken
vocal melodies sung over a brick wall of sea-sick droning guitars. The art will be donated by Sam
Gallagher, Dominic Massaro, and Lawton Outlaw, which scale from a combination of color field paintings
and mixed media paintings to Gary Baseman meets Andy Warhol; surreal cartoon like content that is fun
for the whole family. All of these amazing artists are coming together for the sole reason to help
Nightlight. Nightlight rescues women out of prostitution / sex trafficking in Bangkok, Thailand. A very
prevalent problem with these rescued women is that have been trafficked often fall back into
prostitution. This occurs because they aren't given the opportunity or resources to learn other skills to
make a living and survive. That's where Nightlight comes in. They teach the women how to make jewelry
then Nightlight sells it in places like the United States and through that funding, these women are given
the chance at a new life.

www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/massaromusic
www.nightlightbangkok.com


Fri, Oct 2nd - SHELLEY SHORT + ALEXIS GIDEON + ERIN MUIR + QUEEN
VICTORIA

Sat, Oct 3rd - CMG and the NIGHT (pre-record release party) + THE LITTLEST
VIKING + THE BLACK HEARTTHROBS + the art of Paul Kaloper and Carrie
Sweet

www.myspace.com/cmglovesyou
www.myspace.com/theblackheartthrobs
www.myspace.com/thelittlestvikings
www.thegoldstate.com/art.htm
www.carriesweetart.com

Sun, Oct 4th - SAD HORSE + BUGS + DEVON WILLIAMS + ALLAH LAS

Mon, Oct 5th - RAILCARS + VOICE VOICES + HALLOWEEN SWIM TEAM +
VOICE ON TAPE + ENDLESS BUMMER

THEN WE START OUR RESIDENCY MONTH in OCTOBER
every week, a different featured artist transforms the space
OCT 8th - 13th - CHRIS STANTON + CAITLIN C. MITCHELL
OCT 15th - 20th - JOSIE BASFORD
OCT 22nd - 27th - GARY SPISAK
OCT 29th - NOV 7th - MICHAEL HSIUNG

and a different musical group curates a rocking night of the week

THURSDAYS (OCT 8th,15th, 22th, and 29th) - JACK WILSON JR.
FRIDAYS (OCT 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th) - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
SATURDAYS (OCT 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st (HALLOWEEN!!!)) - MAD GREGS
SUNDAYS (OCT 11th, 18th, 25th, and NOV 1st) - RATS

THURS, OCT 8th - JACK WILSON JR +  LIZ PAPPADEMAS and the LEVEL +
RYAN HARRISON and the ORPHANS + KIND CROMANG

9:00 RYAN HARRISON & THE ORPHANS
Equal amounts Early Bowie, Stones (roughly chopped), Leonard Cohen. Blend,
serve over ice in a wax paper cup from Jack-in-the-Box, 4th + Vermont. It's only
rock'n'roll but they like it. So do we.

10:00 LIZ PAPPADEMAS
The SF Bay Guardian says about Liz, "Joni Mitchell meets Raymond Carver at a piano
bar." The thing is -- as incredible as that may sound -- it's actually pretty goddamn
accurate. An honest dedication to song-craft and a killer backing band.

12:00 KIND CROMANG
To be perfectly honest, we don't even "get" what Cromang's music is "about,"
except that it's funky and doesn't try to pretend like rap never happened. Other than
that, you've got song titles like "Hezbollah Freak Scene," not to mention homeboy's
MySpace comments section is the best YouTube channel we've seen to date.

(blurbs by Matt Eckel of Jack Wilson Jr.)

FRI, OCT 9th - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + THE HEALTH CLUB +
MAGICK ORCHIDS + THE MORMONS

SAT, OCT 10th - MAD GREGS + LA FOG + LEARNING MUSIC

SUN, OCT 11th - RATS + RED HILL + DAMION ROMERO
show starts at 8:30pm

http://redhillquartet.com/home.html
http://www.myspace.com/tramadol

THURS, OCT 15th - JACK WILSON JR. +
SETH PETTERSON and the UNDERTOW +
TALL TALES and the SILVER LININGS +
STEPHANIE REARICK + NATTLESNAKE
show starts at 8p

9:00 STEPHANIE REARICK
Stephanie is the proprietor of Mother Fool’s in Madison, WI and the lighting rod (or
the lightning?) of Madison’s Time Bank, one of the country’s largest. This October
she’s playing and singing her way across the country (classical/cabaret/pop); Los
Angeles, let’s give her a warm welcome.

10:00 TALL TALES & the SILVER LINING
In Ventura County everything is slower, simpler: lighter—because it doesn’t first
have to soak up a ton and a half of irony—but also heavier—because you’re able to
honestly appraise the full significance of a thing. A tall man with a beautiful deep
voice who can write songs in his sleep. Which is kind of how I think he does it.

12:00 SETH PETTERSEN & the UNDERTOW
The “yin” to Tall Tales’ “yang.” If Iggy Pop was born in California and not Detroit, and
if he liked surfing and fish tacos. Do you like tall cans of beer and surly stand-ups
with hearts of gold? Good, you’ll do fine.

blurbs by Matt Eckel of Jack Wilson Jr.

FRI, OCT 16th - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + FORT WIFE +
CROOKED COWBOY + GEORGIE GLASS

SAT, OCT 17th - MAD GREGS + TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS + guests

SUN, OCT 18th - RATS curated night with GARBAJ KAETZ + TEARIST +
DONUT + BIG GIRLS show starts at 8:30pm

http://www.myspace.com/garbajkaetz
http://www.myspace.com/nigeldonut
http://www.myspace.com/wearebiggirls


MON, OCT 19th - NEAL MORGAN + PIT ER PAT + WHQLES + CONCETT9

THURS, OCT 22nd - JACK WILSON JR + DOWNTOWN/UNION +
THE DAMSELLES + CMG AND THE NIGHT

9:00 DOWNTOWN/UNION

If you don’t like this band, check your pulse. That’s right, you’re dead. If you can’t
remember how or when you died, that’s probably because post-mortem, spirit-world
amnesia is one of the side effects of “suck.” That’s right, you suck. I mean, you used
to. Hey, so what’s it like being dead? Send me a postcard or something. Zombie.

10:00 THE DAMSELLES & the TC4

Classic 60s girl-group grooves and harmonies. The choreographed dance steps, the
matching dresses, the whole thing. Oh, and a support role in a bizarre music video
featuring Will Ferrell called “Bat Fight” (“It’s a game of honor and diplomacy…”).

12:00 CMG & WE ARE THE NIGHT

CMG is Carlos Gutierrez—not sure on the middle name (best guess =
“Motherfucking”?). The We Are the Night boys hail from Pedro. Their humble charm
will catch you off guard, but pay attention (!) there are real-deal songs behind the
whole fake gang routine. “Do You Ever Rock’n’Roll Anymore?” CMG does. All the
time. The wheat shall be separated from the chaff!

blurbs by Matt Eckel of Jack WIlson Jr.

FRI, OCT 23rd - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + STAB CITY +
HELLO MY NAME IS RED + THE ORPHAN PIGS

SAT, OCT 24th - MAD GREGS + guests

SUN, OCT 25th - RATS  + DOMINIQUE LEONE + LEARNING MUSIC
show starts at 8:30 pm

TUES, OCT 27th - ROSE MELBERG (Tiger Trap, the Softies) + THE FINCHES +
KELLARISSA + ANNA OXYGEN

THURS, OCT 29th - JACK WILSON JR + EL INGANNI +
JOHN MEEKS + FORT KING

9:00 FORT KING
We share with songwriter Ryan Fuller a dual appreciation for the songwriting of
Townes Van Zandt and for the Native American “story” that unfortunately (still) gets
left out of US “history.” Folk balladry with heart and a real live cello to boot.

10:00 JOHN MEEKS
John is an accomplished songwriter and performer, a fixture of the thriving San
Diego alt-country scene. He and his banjo pickin’ compadres will break your heart
and then put it back together again, twice as good as before.

12:00 EL INGANNI
Indie LA’s best-kept secret. Country music with soul; soul with a jagged & raggedy
country edge. Always an event, do not miss! We’re putting in our request now for
“Baby, I Love You.”

FRI, OCT 30th - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + SEASONS +
THE SEIZURE + THE BLIND

SAT, OCT 31st - HALLOWEEN with MAD GREGS

SUN, NOV 1st - RATS + GUTHRIE AND STREB + AUTO DA FE + LA FOG
show starts at 8:30 pm
plus  Local Design/Craft Open House featuring items by Automatic Sweetheart,
Jenn Quinly, and others!

http://www.automaticsweetheart.etsy.com
http://poppyabout.etsy.com

http://www.guthrieandstreb.com/gallery.html
http://www.myspace.com/autodf
http://www.myspace.com/thelafog


WED, NOV 4th - DREW DANBURRY + KEVIN GREENSPON +
LAND OF ILL EARTHQUAKES + CLARK 8

THURS, NOV 5th - VANDAVEER + PAIGE STARK + JUDSON KINNEY

FRI, NOV 6th - ROBOTANISTS + AGENT RIBBONS + guests

SAT, NOV 7th - THE KRIS SPECIAL + OR, THE WHALE + BODHI + SEASONS

Thurs, Oct 1st - PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS presents BENEFIT SHOW for NIGHT LIGHTwith DOMINIC MASSARO and THURLOW performing www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/massaromusic
www.nightlightbangkok.com

Fri, Oct 2nd - SHELLEY SHORT + ALEXIS GIDEON + ERIN MUIR + QUEEN VICTORIA

Sat, Oct 3rd - CMG and the NIGHT (pre-record release party) + THE LITTLEST VIKING + THE BLACK HEARTTHROBS + the art of Paul Kaloper and Carrie Sweet

www.myspace.com/cmglovesyou
www.myspace.com/theblackheartthrobs
www.myspace.com/thelittlestvikings
www.thegoldstate.com/art.htm
www.carriesweetart.com

Sun, Oct 4th - SAD HORSE + BUGS + DEVON WILLIAMS + guests

Mon, Oct 5th - RAILCARS + VOICE VOICES + HALLOWEEN SWIM TEAM + VOICE ON TAPE + ENDLESS BUMMER

THEN WE START OUR RESIDENCY MONTH in OCTOBER
every week, a different featured artist transforms the space
OCT 8th - 13th - CHRIS STANTON
OCT 15th - 20th - JOSIE BASFORD
OCT 22nd - 27th - GARY SPISAK
OCT 29th - NOV 7th - MICHAEL HSIUNG

and a different musical group curates a rocking night of the week

THURSDAYS (OCT 8th,15th, 22th, and 29th) - JACK WILSON JR.
FRIDAYS (OCT 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th) - MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
SATURDAYS (OCT 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st (HALLOWEEN!!!)) - MAD GREGS
SUNDAYS (OCT 11th, 18th, 25th, and NOV 1st) - RATS

along with a few special extra shows to fill out the month (cuz we don't spend enough time here already)

MONDAY, OCT 19th - NEAL MORGAN + BOBBY BIRDMAN + CONCETT9

and

TUESDAY, OCT 27th - ROSE MELBERG (Tiger Trap, the Softies) + THE FINCHES + KELLARISSA + ANNA OXYGEN

ARE YOU CURIOUS SEPT 2009

Alright, September is here!!!  That means time for our special friend-curated exhibition, TAKE US THERE along with the group show MAPPING MEMORIES, designed to really look at how space and place are defined by our memories of it or objects within it.  September also means another killer set of events, from stunning rock-n-roll on our little carpet to truly innovative adventures like the TAKE US THERE sleepover or bikeride, or our little participation in PARK(ING) DAY with the lovely folks at ECHO PARK TIME BANK (with whom we did the swap meet last month that you all missed)



Fri, Sept 4th - TAKE US THERE / MAPPING MEMORIES opens, with music from DJ MY LITTLE PONY and special performances.
8p to midnight

There’s no other space, like this space, anywhere near this space, so this must be the space.

Echo Curio is pleased to present a collaborative group show featuring works by Alys Kenny, Ben Fino-radin, Brady Gunnell, Bryan Fahrbach, Claire Cronin, Deborah Abramson, Devon Paulson, Evan Everest, Erin Curtis, Jack Lovell, Jason Tovar, Jeffrey De Chausse, Jessica Laser, Jose Luis Hernandez, Lawrence Lewis, Margaret Towner, Michael Hsiung, Neil Freeman, Noah Thomas, Rachel Pitler, Rachel Wood-Rome, Sarah Poole, Taylor Leigh Brittenham, Vicki Dye, and more.

MAPPING MEMORIES
A group exhibition that asks us to consider how memories help define space. A site alone has no memory; it is those who interact with it that create meaning. Like lines and points on a keyless map, the contours of a given space have no relevance without the people who bring it to life. Using a variety of media and found objects, artists with varying perspectives examine intersecting layers of space and memory.

TAKE US THERE
A cross-country journey that explores the relationship between meaningful spaces, and the people and memories connected to them.

Curated by Christopher Daniels and Nara Hernandez

http://takeusthere.tumblr.com/
http://www.flickr.com/takeusthere


Sat, Sept 5th - THE RHONE OCCUPATION + ONE TRICK PONY + THE SURRENDERS

Consider this our F U F Y F Fest Fest Fest!  THE RHONE OCCUPATION has consistently wowed audiences in our little room, combining the simple songwriting charms of Wilco and the grand guitars of old school Radiohead, and delivered with an uncommon amount of humility and friendliness.  This is a band you can bring home to meet Mom, but then they might stay up all night and drink with her, so be careful.  ONE TRICK PONY shares many of these same qualities, but replacing the shoe-gazing with drunken Waits-ian dirges and a tinge of darkness that might not go so well with your mom, unless she's Lydia Lunch.  THE SURRENDERS have some seriously tropical bones in their funky little bodies, exploring TORTOISE-y waves but adding a deep soulful voice to the mix.  You can spend twenty hours standing in the f' u'in sun if you want, but you only need to spend two hours in our sweltering shop and you'll hear just as much killer music, for a quarter of the price.

www.myspace.com/therhoneoccupation
www.myspace.com/thesurrendersmusic
www.myspace.com/onetrickpony


Sun, Sept 6th - REFRIGERATOR + WCKR SPGT + ADAM LIPMAN + NEAL MORGAN

REFRIGERATOR leaves me speechless.  I cannot consider myself as avid of a fan as Jorgen or Justin, but the last time they played here, the night veered from comedy to tragedy back to comedy, and never missed a beat.  The brothers, plus the other band members kept this clattering acoustic guitar guided freight train running on between sad lost-love songs, and loud middle-finger raising jams.  ADAM LIPMAN also brought his strange mournful charms and deep-as-the-core-of-the-earth voice to the mix.  WCKR SPGT gives us a local look at fun-punk, called by some fun-nk (ok, no one calls it that, but they should).  Imagine Ween meeting  the Descendents, getting smoked out and being fueled by crappy distorted guitars.  NEAL MORGAN is joining the bill and opening the night with his totally unique drum and voice alchemy.  Imagine Hella with voices instead of guitars, but with the same sick drums, and then make those voices a chorus of smooth soul, just to confuse your brainbox even more.

www.myspace.com/lonesomesurprise
www.myspace.com/wckrspgt
www.myspace.com/nealmorganmusic
www.myspace.com/adamlipman


Wed, Sept 9th - CURIOSITY KILLS NIGHT with NOT THE GOVERNMENT + STAB CITY + NARWAHL PARTY + BASTIDAS

Our good friend(s) at Catalyst Magazine are curating this night of SoCal flavored punk and punk-influenced tomfoolery.  From the Brit-inspired, keyboard driven romp of NTG, to the bombastic psych of the threesome BASTIDAS.  STAB CITY finally gets the chance to bloody the floor, while newly added NARWAHL PARTY better not poke any holes in the place with their mythical horns, though their heavy Rapture-esque on speed jams will probably do some much needed deconstruction on your hardened heart.  Young or old, this night will rekindle the fire in your heart, right before it jabs a big pointy knife into it and slushes it all around.

www.myspace.com/notthegovernment
www.myspace.com/stabcitystabcity
www.myspace.com/lamicaelabastidas
www.myspace.com/narwahlparty666


Thurs, Sept 10th - TAKE US THERE SLUMBER PARTY, co-hosted by DUBLAB

The exhibit currently up explores the travels of our friends across America, and on those travels, they crashed on a lot of couches, floors and strange but welcoming beds.  They also had to contend with a myriad of work schedules, house rules, and possible all-night parties.  Think of this as your little stay-cation.  Come and visit the Curio and stay overnight.  There will be various moments of entertainment, maybe some pillowfights, some ghost stories, and definitely a lot of fun reactions from the late night party-ers or the early morning workers walking by. 

Here is the gist from the curators themselves...  Bring your sleeping bags and pajamas for an overnighter in the gallery space.  Assistant curator of MOCA, Christine Robinson, will curate a series of videos; poet Jessica Laser will perform a sleepy time reading; and members of Dub Lab will play a nighttime set, along with other slumber party activities.  The evening begins at 9p and will end the next morning with breakfast and coffee from the neighborhood.


Fri, Sept 11th - BATTLEHOOCH + WHQLES + 60 WATT KID + JEFFREY JERUSALEM (opening at 9p)

Tonight is a sort of take-back the PARR-TAAY kind of night.  BATTLEHOOCH is joining us from the Bay Area, practically marching into LA with trumpets blaring and funk a-funking.  Having fortified their position as the best live act in SF, the HOOCH is moving out in carefully selected concentric circles, like an evangelist with a hunger.  Only this evangelist espouses drunken prophecies of sex and hellfire and degenerate jazz.  WHQLES (you can call them Whales to their face, this is easier to search online) have been ripping it up here for quite a while, and tonight should be no different.  I mean, they zing off STAR TREK IV samples while tearing through the tightest of two man rock-n-roll.  And then there is 60 WATT KID.  Kevin, Derek, and now young Dylan are pretty much the most crucial and underrated band in Los Angeles at this point.  Tireless in their pursuit of the perfect floating moment, endlessly circling the same vocal lines as if calling up ancient dreams and cellular memory.  Not to be missed, especially now that we added a short opening performance by the foremost tropical 21st century bar-mitzva electronic artist on the planet.

www.battlehooch.com
www.myspace.com/60wattkid
www.myspace.com/whqles
www.myspace.com/jeffreyjerusalem


Sat, Sept 12th - DEREK SCHMIDT + WORRIED MINDS + COSIO + ANITA COATS

DEREK SCHMIDT wowed us when he visited with his massive folk act ALL MY PRETTY ONES, and now he is returning on his own.  Well, not really on his own, but with two other super talented folksy folks.  ANITA COATS wrings every last bit of heartache and every last breath of hope out of her acoustic guitar and simple but elegant vocal delivery, a modern day Joni Mitchell.  COSIO brings together many influences, all under the healing power of the banjo and other Americana instruments, but with a decidely European dramatic style of delivery.  Think if Tom Waits got himself a soulful lady singer, who was also in a heavy rock band, and then let her loose.  WORRIED MINDS joins us from Claremont, and by the look of 'em, they took the train, in the empty grain car at the back.  These two dudes are reformists in all things, even in folk music, drawing not only from the old, but borrowing from the new and even inventing some new tricks in between.

www.myspace.com/myprettyones
www.myspace.com/anitacoats
www.cosiomusic.com
www.myspace.com/worriedminds


Mon, Sept 14th - GOLDEN HITS + SWEATSON KLANK and AS IS + WARRIOR LINE

GOLDEN HITS is a sort of electronically charged super-group in Los Angeles, made up of deejays and musicians renowned for their collaborative abilities.  When these folks (including Mitchell Brown, James Tamborello, Frosty of Dublab, and many others) get together, it is a true meeting of the mind, a droney drifting expansive meeting to say the least.  We are beyond psyched for this night, and not only are they going to bring it, but they have two other amazing performances in mind to blow your brain pan. 

Here is a little blurb about SWEATSON KLANK, straight from the horse's mouth - "So for those of you wondering, who the f$ck is Sweatson Klank, here's the scoop. When i first started making beats and such in 1996.. I called myself Take One. As a matter of fact, my first 2 releases were under that name (see discography section). Soon enough , I dropped the One, and was just TAKE. Now have you ever tried searching for TAKE in Itunes or on Google? The results aren't pretty, and unless you know the name of a song or album, you're likely to find 3 million results with the word Take in it.. and none of them will be me. That's some Bull$hit when your trying to get heard!!  So, in comes SWEATSON KLANK, a name so strange, that there is no trouble finding him. Google that and you're gonna find me. From here on its SWEATSON baby!!! Look out for new releases under that moniker. Till then we'll ease it in with TAKE aka SWEATSON KLANK!! "

Here's a little bit about WARRIOR LINE, just so you know the lineage "Greg from the amazing Oakland band Clip'd Beaks and DJ OonceOonce, who runs Tigerbeat6, have a new project...and it's good. Real Good. Its called Warrior Line. You can check the new track The Long Loop, here. I love the synth drums rolls in this tune. They live in Los Angeles so hopefully they'll do some live gigs at some point. Check um out. " (from http://potionlords.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-music-alert-warrior-line.html)

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www.sweatsonklank.com ..
www.poobah.com ..
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Tues, Sept 15th - SPACEWAVES + MOLINO + HEAVY WATER EXPERIMENTS

SPACE WAVES is a husband and wife downtempo/psychedelic/shoegaze duo from Portland, influenced by music like Mazzy Star, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Luna, Galaxie 500, and the Cure, but with a style all their own.  MOLINO are hometown heroes in the realm of shoe-gaze, combining a deep love of the guitar fuzz and bass rumble with a strong stern relationship with songwriting.  HEAVY WATER EXPERIMENTS is another group of LA buzzheads who play about once every three days, so if you haven’t caught them elsewhere, check em out here.  Their heady brew of bass on bass will jar something loose in your soul’s gut.

http://www.myspace.com/spacewavesmyspace
www.heavywaterexperiments.com
 www.myspace.com/thatbandmolino


Wed, Sept 16th - TAKE US THERE POTLUCK and BEER SHOW-N-TELL

Where are you from?  What do they eat there?  What kind of beer do they drink?  Tell us about it.  Meet people and find out where they are from. We invite you bring a memorable dish paired with a beer from where you’re from for a potluck and beer-tasting evening.  In addition, we ask that you bring a meaningful object for show-and-tell. The evening will conclude with a special performance by artist Claire Cronin.  The dinner will begin at 8p.


Fri, Sept 18th - PARK(ING) DAY with ECHO PARK TIME BANK 10a to 1p
Location: 1525 Sunset Blvd (in front of Echo Curio & Nuvia's)

Originally created by Rebar, San Francisco art and design collective, PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.

Echo Park Time Bank members will install plants, comfortable seating and a mini pool. Come drink an horchata from Nuvia's and listen to a live musical performance from Echo Curio!

 http://www.echoparktimebank.com


Fri, Sept 18th - THE ABSYNTHS + NAIMA EARTH + FAMILY TREE ANALOG

More music from the locals, featuring the post-post-post-progressively post-rock sounds of THE ABSYNTHS, fully engulfed in velvety darkness and thorny distortions.  Speaking of distortion, we got the kings of it with FAMILY TREE ANALOG, channeling all of our favorite fuzzed out modern rock sounds into one chunky soup.  NAIMA EARTH handles it a little more stripped down, but once you start catching their future tales and cryptic lyrics, you'll be hooked.

www.myspace.com/theabsynths
www.myspace.com/naimaearth
www.myspace.com/familytreeanalog


Sat, Sept 19th - ROCK AND ROLL PERFORMANCE COACHING with TAMMY TOMAHAWK

People leave their homes to come see you – to laugh, to relate, to escape.

It is quite possible you think of yourself as purely a ‘ singer/songwriter [or] musician’ , but let’s face it - at the end of the day---- you are an ENTERTAINER – no matter what your genre may be ---- post-punk, folk, gypsy, hard-core, rap, shoegaze, and on.  But what are you really saying with your lyrics, your vocal tone, your melodies, your stage presence, your stance, the way you hold your instrument or mic, your looks at the audience, your conversation with the audience or not , your stagewear, who are you actually talking to in your song.....?

Ultimately, how is your thru-line being communicated to these people that watch and listen to you?

These are just some of the questions that will be tackled in this eye-opening workshop with local musician/singer/entertainer , Tammy Tomahawk. Through a series of exercises, we will explore how to approach your live show with clarity, freshness, and dynamics .  We’re not saying all of you have to be like Judy Tenuta – just in your own special way!

Tammy grew up in the theater and ended up in NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing at 17. Since then she has lived all over the country and Europe, traveled extensively, taught music/theater to developing country youth, written an award-winning rock opera, created and performed both solo and ensemble theatrical works, found herself under stand-up comedy flashlights, done the TV/Film thing, played in and led multiple bands and makes really good salsa. She’s originally from Austin, Texas and currently has two babies—eh, em Bands -  Cinderella MOTEL and PomPOM!.

 Email Tammy w/ any inquires: tammytomahawk@gmail.com

Class Max: 12

Suggested Donation: $10


Sat, Sept 19th - GABBY LA LA + THE UKULADY + KIT'N TENDERS + JAVARNANDA + MEGAN JACOBS

Last time Gabby and the Ukulady came through, the ozone layer replenished itself, murder rates dropped to zero and parking control officers actually tore up their tickets.  No telling what the wellspring of positivity will do this time around for the people of Southern California.  But if you like amazingly cute and concise songs on  ukelele, sitar and twisting, twirling voices in harmony, this is your night.  Joining the two wondrous ladies will be their good friend JAVARNANDA on earth-shattering guitar and the simply beautiful songwriting of MEGAN JACOBS.  (PS. KIT'N TENDERS is the super group of GABBY and THE UKULADY, so hold onto your cats)

www.gabbylala.com ..
www.theukulady.com ..
www.javarnanda.com ..
www.myspace.com/meganjacobs ..


Sun, Sept 20th - VERONIQUE CHEVALIER RED VELVET VAUDEVILLE CABARET

Join MADcap Mistress of Ceremonies MADemoiselle Veronique <..> as she presents another evening of guerrilla vaudeville at Echo Curio. Tonight's theme is Steampunk and is co-sponsored by Sepiachord.com- "Promoting the Musical Arts of a Past that Never Was"

Guests artists include:
* Seth Bedford (of New York City) - Composer/Accordionist/Vocalist & Veronique's Official Accompanist  <..>
* Unextraordinary Gentlement (UXG) - Los Angeles-based Purveyors of Otherworldly Sonic Excellence- <..>
* Eli August (of Madison, WI) - Droll Outsider Folk Trio featuring Uke, Standup Bass & Percussion <..>
* April Hava Shenkan - Presenting the World Premiere of her new performance piece set to "Blank Face Goblins" (a track from Veronique's Polka Haunt Us: A Spook-tacular Compilation CD)- <..>


Tues, Sept 22nd - THE ROPES + HAPPY BIRTHDAY SECRET WEAPON + YOUNG HUNTING + BLACKBIRD AND THE FEATHERED PEOPLE

A bit of a hodge podge tonight, but rock-n-roll is always a challenge, especially with all the names.  Hell, I was just walking down the street and overheard someone on their phone, saying "No, Smokey is the cop...  I think... no, Smokey is the crook and Bandit is the ... no, wait, Smokey is cop and Bandit is the thief!"  But what is really in a name when it is a great movie, or a great band.  So, come and check out the touring electronic duo THE ROPES, or the touring Seattle psych-out rock exploits of HBSW, or the hometown downer rock of YOUNG HUNTING or the exuberantly heavy glam rock of BLACKBIRD AND THE FEATHERED PEOPLE.  Any way you slice it, it is rock-n-roll.

www.myspace.com/theropes
www.myspace.com/happybirthdaysecretweapon
www.myspace.com/younghunting
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=328465399


Wed, Sept 23rd - TAKE US THERE BIKERIDE

Exploring the memories of Los Angeles by bike-back, the group will traverse the city that is our home and the birthplace of our little gallery. In conjunction with the interactive Los Angeles map in the Take Us There exhibit space, we will set out on a bike ride tracing meaningful spaces in the surrounding neighborhoods. Join us for the bike ride at Echo Curio at 9p.


Thurs, Sept 24th - THE GRIZZLY OWLS + CORREATOWN + MAP

THE GRIZZLY OWLS, from up north in dusty ol' Bakersfield or Fresno or whatever, come across like a musical reimagining of the Great Depression or the Dust Bowl years, as reimagined as a spaghetti western.  They return tonight with the lovely and talented Angela Correa, whose ability to spin a yard and wrap our hearts in the weave knows no equal.  MAP, despite it's name, is a hard band to track down... so you gotta find out for yourself along with us... so get here early.

www.myspace.com/thegrizzlyowls
www.angelacorrea.com
(you find a band named Map online, let us know)


Sat, Sept 26th - THE KARABAL NIGHTLIFE + THE HARD TO GET + SHIRLEY ROLLS + guests

THE KARABAL NIGHTLIFE returns to the Echo Park nightlife with a bang, readying to release a new record, and assembling a never-seen-before (here) bill of amazing artists for you and us.  THE HARD TO GET have been tearing up the east side for years and we finally get to see their Pixie-esque charms here (though mixed with a little bit of accordion, evidently).  SHIRLEY ROLLS seem to have leapt onto the scene very recently, but with a ferocity unmatched.  They got a big 21 and over show at Spaceland this week, but if you ain't got that ID, or if you like what you saw, you should come check them out at a space half as big (ok, a quarter as big).

www.myspace.com/thekarabalnightlife
www.myspace.com/shirleyrolls
www.myspace.com/thehardtoget


Sun, Sept 27th - CLOSING CEREMONIES for TAKE US THERE 8p

In the closing ceremony participants will take down the roadside memorial.  Additional happenings to be announced.


Tues, Sept 29th - MATT VALENTINE and ERIKA ELDER night one with M. GEDDES GENGRAS

Wed,. Sept 30th - MATT VALENTINE and ERIKA ELDER night two with M. GEDDES GENGRAS

Once again, the really really awesome part about this whole “working almost every night at a gallery that barely pays the bills” is the ability to host shows for amazing artists.  And once and awhile, we get to host them in conjunction with our good friends performing.  Tonight and tomorrow, the Echo Curio will be hosting the finest psych-folk duo of our time, the amazing MV & EE.  Having released countless stunning works on their own label as well as Ecstatic Peace, Time Lag and many other labels, MV & EE always move forward with their strange and beguiling mix of noise, Americana, psych and blues.

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www.myspace.com/gedisego

ECHO CURIO has been asked to curate a second music stage for the ECHO PARK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL that is happening July 11th and 12th of this fine year.

We are going to create, with your help, a two-day growing monument to our fine neighborhood, complete with paper flowers, memories, photos, drawings and whatever else you want to add to our art project / music stage.

below is a list of fine people who will be serenading our efforts as we celebrate our fine community.

the stage will be located by the boat house, near the Lady of the Lake statue.
come and eat a meal by us and listen to some jams, or say hi to your friends playing, or make some art and hang it on the LOTUS ART STAGE.

SATURDAY, JULY 11th
noon - QUEEN VICTORIA (3 piece folk rock a la Simon Joyner and Leonard Cohen)
1p - WARM CLIMATE (moody non-atmospheric drone and clarinet squonk jazz)
2p - CHAPA (soulful funk-folk from multi-cultural group)
3p - TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS (70's California Soft Rock meets Violent Femmes acoustic rock)
4p- METAL ROUGE (super droned out guitar and drum improvisations,.. moving from Branca to Krautrock)
5p - LA FOG (imagine a chamber ensemble made up of the coolest people ever!!!!)
plus surprises

SUNDAY, JULY 12th
noon - ILO MAR / EMILY LACY (two of the best female solo performers out there)
1p - TBD
2p - EL INGANNI (songs about drinking, a female Townes Van Zandt)
3p - MATTHEW DAVID (DJ / PERFORMANCE) (improv wind chimes and cassette smears, member of DubLab)
4p - HOP FROG KOLLECTIV (..electro-..acoustic musings of middle eastern and asian themes, set to post-punk improvisations)
5p - HOWARDaMB (electric voice and drums, the Talking Heads of 22nd century)

Are You Curious? - June 2009


Volunteer?...

We are always looking for volunteers to assist with events, painting,
and the general running of the space.  If you are interested, please
contact us at echocurio@gmail.com.

ECHO CURIO is EGALITARIAN!

n. 1. a belief in equality esp. with respect to social, political, or
economic rights and privileges.  2. a social philosophy advocating the
removal of inequalities among people.  adj. classless


The Echo Park Curiosity Shop and Art Gallery

Hello friends...

June is going to be a beautiful month and the Curio has lots of great
events to fill your evenings with creative musings.  We're kicking off
the month with a benefit exhibition for the artist group CreateNow!.
And then by the end of next week we're in full Curio swing with our
No-Theme exhibition opening on the 12th.

We would also like to extend our thanks and excitement to our friends
over at the Echo Park Time Bank.  (link)
[http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EchoParkCuriositySho/f86cfa728a/TEST/a50546afb2]
 The Curio is now a time-bank member and we look forward to numerous
collaborations and resource sharing in the future.

And we'd like to throw a shout out to our friends at the newly formed
Highland Park Food Co-op.  We know that many of our patrons are into
food, and the co-op is going to be a great opportunity for us to get
fresh bulk items and share in the bounty.  Their next meeting/potluck
is this Sunday, June 7th at 7pm.  112 N. Avenue 58, LA, CA 90042.  We
will be there, hopefully you will too.

And finally, Sunday, June 21st , at 5:00 p.m. (right after our special
afternoon show with JULIANNA BARWICK and special guests), DEAN WAREHAM
(of G500 and Luna) is speaking at SKYLIGHT BOOKS in not-too-distant
Los Feliz.  He just put out a book entitled BLACK POSTCARDS : A ROCK n
ROLL ROMANCE.  Go see him speak and ask him if he wrote about his
romance with his own ego.  Just kidding, we love the dude.  Wish we
could con him into playing a show at the Curio.

ECHO CURIO
[http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EchoParkCuriositySho/f86cfa728a/TEST/7be174edac]




ART at the CURIO

BENEFIT

Saturday, June 6th

AFTERNOON BENEFIT ART SHOW for "CreateNow!"

From 12-5pm the gallery will be open. It's a small fundraising event
for the Non-Profit "CreateNow!" The will be 10 local artists; Aryn
Lill, Corinne Mazzola, Erin Garey, Victoria Cates, Marcus Lopez and
more...they will be donating 30% of their sales. Hopefully some
raffles will take place as well. Maybe a bake sale....mmm.  There will
also be some live music from Pete Richard And Julia throughout the
day.

www.createnow.org


Saturday, June 6th

EVENING BENEFIT MUSIC SHOW for "CreateNow!"

SUGAR MOUNTAIN MAMA SERENADE + SWEET RELEASE + GOLDENBOY + THE HUMMING
STUFF doors at 8:30p

A continuation and also explosion of the day's fundraiser, tonight's
show should rock some good cheer into your hearts and some good
Samaritan action into your behind.  The all-around folksy goodness of
the all-lady ensemble SUGAR MOUNTAIN MAMA SERENADE alone will put you
in the donating, art buying, non-profit supporting mood.

www.createnow.org

www.sugarmountainmamaserenade.com

www.myspace.com/sweetreleasemusic

www.myspace.com/thehummingstuff



Tuesday, June 9th

ART DROP for ECHO CURIO's NO THEME SHOW 7p to 10p

Remember when we said that we take anything, as long as it matches our
monthly theme.  Well, this month, we ain't got no theme... so bring us
anything and everything we can fit in the gallery.  Go hog wild and
bring something especially priceless or go even wilder and bring lots
of little things we can sell for you.  Either way, bring it and we'll
install it for the whole month.

Friday, June 12th

EXHIBITION OPENING for the NO THEME SHOW 8p to midnight FREE

Remember when we told you to remember to bring stuff to our art show?
Well, now is your first chance to see what you brought or didn't
bring, next to everyone else's stuff.  Expect some surprises in the
evening, as well as food, drink and fun... all FREE

www.echocurio.com


EVENTS at the CURIO

All ECHO CURIO events begin at 9pm and ask a $5 donation unless
otherwise stated.

Saturday, June 13th
KRIS SPECIAL, CHUCK DUKOWSKI SEXTET, WALK, INSECTS vs. ROBOTS

We have had all of these guys and dolls in the space before but never all at the same show before.  WALK and INSECTS vs. ROBOTS will group assault your soul.
CD6 will realign your chakras with their LED ZEPPELIN meets STOOGES
approach to rock-n-roll.  And the lovely and always forward-thinking
KRIS SPECIAL will rock your socks and make you think about it at the
same time.

www.thekrisspecial.com

www.myspace.com/thewalkspace

www.thechuckdukowskisextet.com

www.myspace.com/insectsvsrobots

Sunday, June 14th
AFTERNOON CIRCUIT BENDING CLASS with XDUGEF 2p to 5p

Learn how to make a synth using a 555 timer. No soldering required!

Adrian Dimond will guide you through the mysteries of electronic
synthesis using a common integrated circuit. Project will be
constructed using basic low voltage electronic components on a snap in
place prototyping board. A donation of $10 for supplies is required.
Workshop starts promptly at 2pm and lasts till 5pm.

www.myspace.com/xdugef

Sunday, June 14th
EVENING SHOW with XDUGEF + DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DWARF STAR PLUTO + BLUE TAPE RED TAPE + guests

Following a fun and informative circuit bending class, you get to
witness the awesome sounds of bent instruments and electronics in
action.  A full range of way-out and way-in artists will baffle,
hustle, and dazzle you with their sonic alchemy.  Take that, Mr.
Wizard!  (and BLUE TAPE RED TAPE's performance marks the return of
young DYLAN DOREN, our favorite keyboard twister and fervent advocate
of 1519 SUNSET!!!)

www.myspace.com/xdugef

www.myspace.com/sabreteeth

www.myspace.com/bluetaperedtape

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EchoParkCuriositySho/f86cfa728a/TEST/4e4adb7645


Monday, June 15th
AURES + EXOTIC BOULDERS + EZRA BUCHLA + ZNAYU

One disadvantage of the small space is we have to avoid some acts we
normally would love to have.  TECUMSEH is just one of those acts so
massively bleak, that we would worry about our neighbors' kids if they
played here.  But now that we have his other amazing project, the
drifting and ethereal AURES, we can finally say YES YES, a thousand
times YES!!!  And they have upped the ante with the spectacular EZRA
BUCHLA (of GOWNS and MONSTRO fame), ZNAYU (our very own friendly
neighborhood circuit bender ANDY BEN and company), and the esoteric
and eclectic ensemble EXOTIC BOULDERS (featuring Joseph Hammer,
Mitchell Brown,  Johannes Bergmark, and Damian Bisciglia).

www.melonexpander.com

www.bergmark.org

Tuesday, June 16th
HEADLIGHT + CAPILLARY ACTION + 60 WATT KID + HOWARDaMB 8p start time

Music from the body, the electric devices, and from the handcrafted
wood and metal of the earth.  We got music from all these sources
tonight, jumbled together and cross-pollinated into a huge hearty
stew.  CAPILLARY ACTION visits us from the East Coast, bringing its
all acoustic avant-prog-pop to our little rug, joining the always
energetic and transcendent electrified fuzz of 60 WATT KID.  HEADLIGHT
returns (with a new and improved name, but all the same intense
soundcrafting you remember from his previous LIGHT SHOW performance),
and starting the whole thing off is one of our favorite LA bands,
HOWARDaMB, complete with synth drums and vocoded voice.  How can
something so real come from something so fake

www.myspace.com/capillaryaction

www.myspace.com/inglights

www.myspace.com/howardamb

Wednesday, June 17th
ROBOTANISTS + THE LYNX TECHNIQUE + THE RHONE OCCUPATION

Man, I had this whole thing written about the "the" in bands, but then
I realized ROBOTANISTS don't have a "the"... Well, that is the only
difference between them and the two other acts tonight...  Otherwise,
expect a uniformly high level of amazing music, beautiful people, and
good times.  All three of these acts are some of the hard-working
promoters/writers/artists/web designers out there and they also have
time to make these infectious sounds.  And me, I have trouble getting
up early every morning.

www.robotantists.com

www.lynxtechnique.com

www.myspace.com/therhoneoccupation

Friday, June 19th
ACTUARY + BAVAB BAVAB + WARM CLIMATE + SEND MY REGARDS + HFATTM

Let's just start with HFATTM - which is an acronym for HOT FUCKING
ACTION TO THE MAX.  This duo does droney noise based around nothing
really, but it somehow always comes out thick and vile, even when
traversing a futuristic horizon.  Think of them as TRANS AM meets a 13
yr old kid's dirty jokes.  ACTUARY has been hanging out with us for
most of our time on this earth, supporting countless experimental
shows and now, he has put together one bang-up show for us.  Give him
a thank you or blame him when the night is over.  There aren't enough
pretty words or exasperated expressions of confusion to describe the
mind-boggling sonic journeys of BAVAB BAVAB.  Christie and Stane are
true artists, body and soul, driving their limbs, throats and minds to
new heights each time.  Hopefully they don't scratch our floors.  And
WARM CLIMATE has got it going on, just give him a chance.  One listen
and you are guaranteed to be hooked.

www.myspace.com/bavabbavab

www.myspace.com/actuarysound

www.myspace.com/warmclimate

www.myspace.com/sendmyregardss

Saturday, June 20th
DUNG MUMMY presents BAVAB BAVAB + HOP FROG KOLLECTIV + AUTO DA FE +
BETWEEN RAVENS & CROWS

DUNG MUMMY challenges the senses.  They have been putting together
great, diverse shows for as long as I have been in Los Angeles, it
seems, and it is only natural that we join forces to bring you this
great show.  Not only is BAVAB BAVAB back for an unprecedented second
night in a row, but we have the incredible AUTO DA FE (eastern
European gypsy folk meets middle east death drones), HOP FROG
KOLLECTIV (imagine if the Himalayan Mountains were run through some
distortion pedals and hefty reverb), and the ever-growing duo of
BETWEEN RAVENS AND CROWS.

www.myspace.com/bavabbavab

www.hop-frog.com

www.myspace.com/autodf

www.myspace.com/betweenravensandcrows

Sunday, June 21st
afternoon show with JULIANNA BARWICK + LUCKY DRAGONS 3p show

JULIANNA BARWICK rules.  She creates a web of sounds and voice, loops
upon loops.  And she is going to be joining us for the afternoon, so
make a date and join us.

www.juliannabarwick.com

Sunday, June 21st

evening show with JANE AUSTEN + METAL ROUGE + PRAYOLA + EZRA BUCHLA 9p doors

JANE AUSTEN, an enchanting mix of voice and loops, is joining us from
New Zealand, another member of the METAL ROUGE study abroad program.
The LA duo of Helga and Andrew should pretty much open their own place
and fill it with their talented friends, not to mention play a bunch
themselves.  PRAYOLA is the new project of yours truly (Grant) and the
always challenging Seth K (of WARM CLIMATE), and get ready for some
heavy bass/drum machine/keyboards and vocal jams.  Maybe even some
clarinet in the mix too.

www.myspace.com/metalrouge

Tuesday, June 23rd
CRYPTACIZE + WOUNDED LION + MISSINCINATTI + EMILY LACY (welcome home)

These guys rocked our New Years Eve party, and we're dying that
CRYPTACIZE is coming back to play our space, this time with a drummer.
 Nedelle and Chris really rock the two guitars and two voices vibe,
creating intricate and yet instantly catchy constructions.
MISSINCINATTI features the cello mastery of Jessica Catron, along with
whatever guests she throws in the mix.  We're psyched.

www.myspace.com/cryptacize

www.myspace.com/jessicacatron

www.myspace.com/wlion

Friday, June 26th
FREDDY FUDD PUCKER + TEMPLE OF BON MATIN + KEVIN GREENSPON + ELROY
LEROY + VIDEO

This is kind of a crazy bill, but we really wanted to include everyone
that is playing tonight, from the local avant-bass and drum duo ELROY
LEROY to the almost impossibly incredible VIDEO (creating jazz of the
23rd century).  Add to that the way-out-there jazzery of the legendary
TEMPLE OF BON MATIN.  Oh yeah, and then we have the super stretched
out guitar majesty of KEVIN GREENSPON, and the visiting folk punk of
FREDDY FUDD PUCKER.

www.myspace.com/freddyfuddpucker

www.multiultramedia.com/muteantsounds/temple/home.htm

www.myspace.com/elroyleroy

www.myspace.com/kevingreenspon

Saturday, June 27th
"BRING BACK THE REAL DON STEELE" - A LA song cycle by MR. SMOLIN and
company 8p doors

Not only do you get a full set of music by one of the most underrated
songwriters in California, you get puppetry action by DANRAE WILSON,
and live painting by GARY BASEMAN.  MR. SMOLIN may be one of the
foremost authorities on the music of the GRATEFUL DEAD, but he also
writes a kind of music lodged somewhere between RANDY NEWMAN and ELVIS
COSTELLO.

www.mrsmolin.com

Monday, June 29th
WHITE HINTERLAND + PRINCE RAMA OF AYODHYA + guests

Casey Dienel, in her guise as WHITE HINTERLAND, created lush
jazz-infused music for her first album, and has now returned with a
sort of love letter to her favorite songs, the French pop song.
Tonight, she and her band are joined by the adventurous whirling
dervishes PRINCE RAMA OF AHODHYA.  These cats are from Boston, by way
of the Arabian Nights, but having picked up quite a bit of Larkin
Grimm and Indian Jewelry along the way.

www.whitehinterland.com

www.myspace.com/princeramaofayodhya

Tuesday, June 30th
BEST COAST + MOTHFIGHT + SOFT BLACK + WEREWOLVES

BEST COAST's first performance at the Echo Curio marks the return of
Bethany C, formerly of the entrancing POCAHAUNTED (version 1.0).
Tonight, she and Bobb Bruno will lay down some of their tuned in,
turned on, and dropped out California pop.  The only thing you need to
bring is your drug rug.  MOTHFIGHT features a member of the astounding
OCTOPUS PROJECT, and they are going to engulf and amaze you with their
strange orchestrations.  SOFT BLACK is bringing their dark carnival
folk to our town by way of Brooklyn, while their touring buddies
WEREWOLVES bring out the electrified spectres from their keyboards and
guitars.

www.mothfight.net

www.myspace.com/bestycoasty

www.myspace.com/vincentcacchione

www.myspace.com/amsterdam