Category Archives: Events
Hoist the Colors: They’re on the Attack
Hoist the Colors plays tomorrow night at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach.
Weirdo Irish Punk Pirates Hoist the Colors of a Folk Rock Flag
“We all grew up listening to punk rock… A few of us grew up in families where Irish music and bluegrass was being played… So we took all of that stuff and kind of put it into a blender, which became the sound of our band.”
The band? Josh Linden (mandolin, vocals), Sean Brandlin [...]
Good Music and Goodfellas
You ever listen to “A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash/Shell Silverstein and “Gimme Danger” by Iggy and The Stooges, and try to figure out what they have in common? At the least, musically you might be a bit confused; lyrically you may pull some strings together… and then at last, you may wonder how the two can appeal to the same demographic. And while it may be difficult to understand how the folk singin’, country slingin’ rider in black [...]
Blank Tapes, Comic Books, Dirdy Birds and Dirty Hippies
Together, your full service local music column and your friendly neighborhood comic book shop have collaborated to bring the South Bay (of Los Angeles Ca) an intimate show featuring the talent of two excellent artists. Dirty Hippie Radio presents: The Blank Tapes with special guest Dirdy Birdy at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach; Tonight, May 26 at 8PM.
The Comic Bug serves not only as a refuge for comic book nerds like myself, but also as a local sanctuary for [...]
DHR Presents: Seasons w/ Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Casey’s, May 27 (+ DHR EXCLUSIVE new Seasons’ track!)
DHR is presenting and DJ-ing the Seasons’ climactic Friday night residency show at Casey’s Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles, Fri May 27. They intend to go out with a bang, so we can expect an energetic performance to close their sets while opening the extended holiday weekend.
Seasons are on the cusp of releasing their newest EP “Autumn”, which is in the finishing throes of completion and should surface (aptly) in the fall. You best be believing that [...]
LA Music & Art Festival – Silver Lake Jubilee Here Again!
Yes folks, it’s time for that joyous festival of music, art, literature, comedy, culture, and food again… The Sliver Lake Jubilee!
The bands are looking bigger and better every year (well, we love all the bands). This weekend’s lineup, May 21-22, will feature the likes of:
The Black Apples, Summer Darling, Jail Weddings, Crystal Antlers, Dante Vs. Zombies, Audacity, TRMRS, Geotic, Ceci Bastida, Ximena Sariñana, We Are The World, The Little Ones, Rainbow Arabia, Lady Danville, Slang Chickens, [...]
Birdhand On Cusp of Taking Flight
*Originally written for print in South Bay Ca weekly news publication Easy Reader, by Jeff Vincent – DirtyHippieRadio.com
There’s a little band out of Santa Cruz Ca that you’ve never heard of. Their name is about a time, a place, an event, a guy, anguish, hardship, hope, a palm tattoo, a hand signal, a family, and not beating around the bush. For some reason they’re called Birdhand. They play rock and roll. You might be wondering why any of this [...]
DHR Public Service Announcement – Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Late Late Show
Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds will be performing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (the Scotsman of Drew Carey fame if you haven’t found yourself staying up that late the last five years) tonight (3/3/11).
Listen to TBS on DHR early and don’t miss em tonight on the Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson.
Brook & River live broadcast on KXSC Feb. 4
We’ve just received last-minute word that Santa Cruz, CA based folk-psych-rock band Brook & River will be performing a live broadcast and delivering an exclusive sexy interview over the AM airwaves Feb. 4 on KXSC!
KXSC 1560AM is USC’s student radio station which lends a significant focus to covering the independent music scene. We’ll take our Trojans off to that (I mean our hats). Brook & River’s showcase will take place from 1-2PM on Friday, Feb 4. If you’re not near [...]
Hangin’ at The Seventh Sense (Hang Dog Expression to Perform Art Gallery Opening Feb 5)
What is the seventh sense? Is it telepathy? Telekinesis? Something to do with traveling the astral plane within the fifth dimension? Nah, it’s an art gallery in Redondo Beach, CA! Yes, finally, a fine art gallery in North Redondo; and the South Bay folk masters Hang Dog Expression will be performing the grand opening of The Seventh Sense gallery this Saturday, Feb 5.
An interview with owner and artist Sammy Doerr sheds some light on this whole Seventh Sense business.
“The Seventh [...]
