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Harlem are globe trotters tonight @ The Echo with the Black Apples and Audacity

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Puro Instinct (formerly Pearl Harbor, name was already taken and they knew it, actually – pretty skeevy), and The Magic Kids @ The Echoplex (three thumbs DOWN but i know he’s popular with the hipster swine kids. i’m sure it will sell out anyway so go upstairs to Harlem.)

it’s a full on indie aural assault with VOICEsVOICEs, War Tapes, Jesus Makes The Shotgun Sound and One F @ Synchronicity Space

Jonathan Yeo’s ‘Porn In The USA’ opens to the public at Lazarides‘ Beverly Hills pop-up location. he does portraits of famous types by using collages from cut-up porno mags. ’nuff said. it’s a day thing, from 12-8.

Kelsey Brookes, Kime Buzzelli and Albert Reyes have a Total Eclipse of the art at New Image Art in WeHo from 7-10pm – stuff from them after the jump

Chicago house hits smell-A with legends Derrick Carter, DJ Heather, Mark Grant and Hawt @ Vanguard Hollywood (three thumbs up from j.s. - tickets here)

attack of the Asians @ Thinkspace with Yosuke Ueno’s “Negative Never Again” and Dan-ah Kim’s “Waking In The Dark” in Culver City

holy fuck i can’t wait for this. they’re backkkkkkkk…. Crazy 4 Cult returns to Gallery 1988 on Melrose for the fourth installment with more than 100 artists doing spit-takes on cult classics. Kevin to the Smith is hosting with Scott Mosier (check out our pics from their Smodcast show at Gallery 1988 here, as well as plenty of other Gallery 1988 madness openings here.) – check out a few samples from the show after the jump

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yeah, yeah, i get it. it’s bad so it’s good. whatever hipster swine… i wish chillwave would just go away. this song, a cover, is the best song on the album and it sucks. and Ariel Pink’s “awesome” (that’s according to Pitchfork) album Before Today sucks. chillwave will be what future generations make fun of when they talk about the two thousand and teens, like shitty mainstream hip-hop was the thousands, and the nineties was the nineties. anyways, here’s his silly fucking video. it’s chillwave, so, you know, it includes free domain footage of surfing and cute girls that like nerds (not coincidentally directed by one of the Gorilla Vs Bear guys). in an age where you can do literally ANYTHING on a computer, these people are acting like the Monkees. le sigh. grow up hipster swine and do something with your lives.
they’re playing the Echoplex if you care with Puro Instinct (who used to be Pearl Harbor – new one, not the Long Beach lady) and The Magic Kids. get your tix here, only $12, and have a horrible time so you can brag about how great it was since it was so bad. ugh, i like it when my head spins from drugs, not irony. (also, check out this sadly amusing LA Weekly article on how Before Today is more or less old shit he’s had sitting around for years.)

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tonight Dan Witz brings some literal street art to Carmichael Gallery (1257 N. La Brea, 90038) from 7-10. half of the works are actually placed on doors, alleys, etc., and i can’t tell whether or not it will look as good as it seems. either way, my interest is piqued. (more info after the jump)

Opening Reception: Thursday November 5 2009 / 7.00pm – 10.00pm

Please RSVP to rsvp @ carmichaelgallery.com

Exhibition Dates: November 5 – December 3

Address: 1257 N. La Brea Ave / West Hollywood CA 90038

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