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Klub Nocturno Is May 9 + More Happening in L.A. This Weekend

Klub Nocturno Catch One Los Angeles May 9, 2025 flyer

This Friday, May 9, Klub Nocturno takes over Catch One for five parties in one. I’ll be back in the New Wave vs. Darkwave room playing a mix of flashbacks and new bangers all night. There’s also the rock en Español vs. cumbia room, System of a Down night, the old school vs. new school reggaeton room and a disco room. Tickets are available on Dice for this 18+ event. Click here to get yours asap because Klub Nocturno does sell out. 

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Big Black Delta Makes Music for the Other Side

Press photo of Big Black Delta Jonathan Bates by Josh Giroux
Jonathan Bates is Big Black Delta (credit: Josh Giroux)

“Honestly, nowadays, making an album is not a healthy thing,” says Jonathan Bates. “Spending a year and a half making a collection of music and then putting it out and people literally giving it 30 minutes is not good for the soul.”

Bates, though, released his fifth album as Big Black Delta, Adonai, last February. It’s a fantastic mix of synthpop and rock. Since the album landed in my inbox earlier this year, I’ve spent much more than a half-hour listening to it. 

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