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I played an all-CD set last night, which I rarely do anymore. Many of the tracks were pulled from the super cute Little Twin Stars booklet in the above photo. I’ve loved Little Twin Stars ever since I was a child, but it can be hard to come across LTS items. I stock up when I can.

Set list after the jump.
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The Secret Society of the Sonic Six on vinyl, under club lights and with an Instagram filter. (Photo: Liz O.)

Last night, I was invited to play alongside my friend’s band, Los Angeles, and others at Los Globos. (Thanks, Michael!) It was great fun. Los Angeles is one group you really need to see live, but I’ll be telling you a lot more about them later.

The cool thing about playing in between the bands is that there’s no expectation to keep the dance floor packed. That said, it’s a chance to try out new tracks and throw in some old favorites that aren’t really dance-y. I played both last night.

Not long ago, I went to the release party for The Secret Society of the Sonic Six’s new record, Pickup. While I was there, a copy of the album came into my possession. I love this band, and used to play their music in my sets at The Parlour way back in the day, so I was really excited to play their new work. Last night, I got to drop the title track at Los Globos. I loved the way it sounded. (Really nice job on the pressing here, it’s loud and full and filled with win.) I hope to play it again soon. Check out the set list below the jump.
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I’ve had this blog since January and it’s been more or less just a space for me to write whenever I’m in between deadlines. However, I’m trying to change that and, as of next week, there will be more content, more weirdness, more stuff to keep you occupied when you can’t find anything better on the web.

Some things I’m planning on adding to the site:

1) Interviews with bands I like.

2) More photo-based posts from around Los Angeles.

3) More geeking out over TV shows and movies that came out before I was born, maybe before my parents were born. Also, more British TV shows.

With this in mind, I have but one question for you. Are you interested in music, concert, TV, comic book recommendations? I’m not talking about reviews, just recommendations based on whatever is coming out during a specific week. Answer in the comment thread.

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My grandmother died last weekend. She was 87 and her health had been deteriorating for a while. Her death didn’t catch me off guard– not the way my dad’s did– but it’s still sad.

Fortunately, I had the chance to get to know my grandmother better than most kids do. We lived in the same city and my dad always remained tight with his parents, so we saw them a lot. But, I always knew my grandmother as Grammy, a name bestowed upon her by one of my cousins. I’m the fourth of her seven grandchildren, so her identity as Grammy was already established by the time I popped into this world.
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Cannoneers at Underground (Instagram Photo by Liz O.)

Friday night was the first time in a long time that I spun the vinyl side-by-side with live bands. Cannoneers and The Royalty stopped by Underground, where they played in the Grand Star’s upstairs lounge, and I played before and in between their sets. I always have fun playing these sorts of sets because it’s a good chance to check out live music, which I haven’t had the opportunity to do quite so often in recent years.

Cannoneers features singer/guitarist Mike Monosky, who used to play in The Pacific, a now-defunct local band that I loved and saw frequently. They’ve been playing around town for about two years now and I strongly urge you to check out the band. They’re impressive live and they have a couple tracks that I’d like to spin in my rock-oriented sets. Also, they have a good looking and user-friendly website.
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