Good Ass Day

Yesterday started off horribly - a classic series of calamities that make you say to yourself "what next?!?!?"

But - then, everything suddenly began to change tide and by the end of the day - I was singing some Doughboyz Cashout...."Good Ass Day."  Its the latest SUPERHOOD anthem from the crew out of Detroit.

Midwest Hype: Boldy James

Pure Michigan bred.  Straight from the D.  


What you know about Boldy James?  He chews up the Blended Babies beat on "One on One" and spits out quintessential midwest cool flow.  Check out the single from the recent Decon label signee and anxiously await his future project produced by The Alchemist.  

Midwest Hype: Boldy James

Pure Michigan bred.  Straight from the D.  


What you know about Boldy James?  He chews up the Blended Babies beat on "One on One" and spits out quintessential midwest cool flow.  Check out the single from the recent Decon label signee and anxiously await his future project produced by The Alchemist.  

Los Angeles Concerts Tonight (January 4th)

Need something to do in LA on humpday. Check out our daily dosage of concerts to see what suits your fancy. For Wednesday January 4, 2012 - here is who's rocking the L dot A dot...

• Dennis Quaid & The Sharks Movie Premier Party w/ Martin Guigui All-Stars feat Kenny Aronoff, Billy Gibbons, Ellis Hall, Bruce Willis, The Aerolites & Surprise Guests @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• LA Beatdown Presents: Funktion feat. Rusko @ The Music Box

• Key Losers, The Finches, French Quarter @ The Smell

• Hi Fashion, Professor Possessor Actually, Waterlaso @ Bootleg Bar

• One High Five, Adam Bones, Phlying Saucer, The Knitts @ Silverlake Lounge

• Hepa/Titus, Virgina Reed, Dead Dawn, Kill Kill Kill @ Echo

• Dub Club feat. Anthony B & His Band @ Echoplex

• Ariana Hall, Brooke Northdrop, Paige Nichols, Eric Lumiere @ The Hotel Café

• Good Vibe Wednesdays @ The Central SAPC

• A Recreation of Dave Matthew’s “Live at Luther College” @ Saint Rocke

• Jamstain @ The Roxy

• Big Business, Neil Hamburger, Full Time Punks DJs feat. DJ Hevy Stuff & DJ Shannon Cornett @ Alex’s Bar

• Blake Miller (Moving Units), DJ Niko @ Detroit Bar

• Harlequin Jones @ Redwood Bar

• Nightmare Anatomy, New Years Day, Rockett Queens @ Slidebar Café

• Low End Theory: Scoop Deville, Sweatson Klank, Eyelove & Low End Resident DJs @ Airliner

Los Angeles Concerts Tonight (January 4th)

Need something to do in LA on humpday. Check out our daily dosage of concerts to see what suits your fancy. For Wednesday January 4, 2012 - here is who's rocking the L dot A dot...

• Dennis Quaid & The Sharks Movie Premier Party w/ Martin Guigui All-Stars feat Kenny Aronoff, Billy Gibbons, Ellis Hall, Bruce Willis, The Aerolites & Surprise Guests @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• LA Beatdown Presents: Funktion feat. Rusko @ The Music Box

• Key Losers, The Finches, French Quarter @ The Smell

• Hi Fashion, Professor Possessor Actually, Waterlaso @ Bootleg Bar

• One High Five, Adam Bones, Phlying Saucer, The Knitts @ Silverlake Lounge

• Hepa/Titus, Virgina Reed, Dead Dawn, Kill Kill Kill @ Echo

• Dub Club feat. Anthony B & His Band @ Echoplex

• Ariana Hall, Brooke Northdrop, Paige Nichols, Eric Lumiere @ The Hotel Café

• Good Vibe Wednesdays @ The Central SAPC

• A Recreation of Dave Matthew’s “Live at Luther College” @ Saint Rocke

• Jamstain @ The Roxy

• Big Business, Neil Hamburger, Full Time Punks DJs feat. DJ Hevy Stuff & DJ Shannon Cornett @ Alex’s Bar

• Blake Miller (Moving Units), DJ Niko @ Detroit Bar

• Harlequin Jones @ Redwood Bar

• Nightmare Anatomy, New Years Day, Rockett Queens @ Slidebar Café

• Low End Theory: Scoop Deville, Sweatson Klank, Eyelove & Low End Resident DJs @ Airliner

Explosion of Dirty Detroit Rock at The Echo

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite Detroit rock bands - The Dirtbombs - (check out their various pages here, here and here) at the echo. On this Thursday night in LA, they were not victims of the Dirtbombs Curse, as they were the headliner. The band from the 248 and 313 did not disappoint - they delivered a riveting hour long set of the garage bluesy-soulful rock they've been perfecting over the years - including a handful of material from The Sermon's album "Articles of War" (The Sermon is a side project featuring many Dirtbombs members).

Mick Collins killed it as usual - fronting the quintet with his soulful, Richie Havens-ish voice. As the night progressed the vocals only seemed to improve - either Mick was getting more comfortable with the sound in the room or I was getting more intoxicated and not paying as close attention. Either way - he just kept getting better in my eyes.

Backing him up was the awesome stylings of Ko Melina, their cute, perky little asian bassist. She is a perfect example of how having a girl in a band can totally enhance your stage appeal and dynamic. She is good at her craft, but by no means is she Les Claypool. Nonetheless, she breaks it down, head bangs, plays slap and looks like she is having a good time. She gets Detroit dirty on that bass and I think I may have fallen in love with her. The other bassist, Zachary Weedon, is good himself - but, my attention was totally on Ko.

The dueling drums of Ben Blackwell and Pat Pantano also kicked ass. Beating away through most of the set - when it came time for the encore - one drummer brought his whole kit to the dance floor, played a song, only to be followed by the other drummer joining the floor frenzy. I've seen artists jump into the crowd and perform before - but this was better than average. It didn't seem choreographed, but they moved pretty seamlessly from one song to the next, despite moving their drums from the stage without stopping playing (I guess that is one of the many benefits of having two drummers). As the drummers rained down on their snares and kicked their respective bass drums, the mostly middle aged crowd swarmed around the beat duo and partied until the band called it quits....