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Airs on airs on airs at brokela

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Here's throwback photos of Zealyn at Broke LA 5 years ago

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Broke LA Touts Holy Wars, Low Hum, Robokid at Regent Theater

#BrokeLA Touts #HolyWars #LowHum #Robokid @robokidmusic @holywarsmusic

By DOTTIE PARIS

Low Hum, Holy Wars and Axel Mansoor are among the more than 50 acts that will hit the stage this year for Broke LA at The Regent Theater.

Formerly known as “Brokechella,”  the popular LA fest that takes place on April 21-22 will be held in its new Spaceland home at The Regent Theater.

The fest, which costs $25 for the weekend, is considered an alternative to Coachella. Coachellawi…

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This past Saturday I ventured to East L.A. for my second Broke LA experience. I had attended last year when the festival was held at the Los Angeles Arts District, and at $20 a ticket (presale) with a full lineup of local and non-local indie bands, going again seemed like a no-brainer!

Truthfully, I hadn’t heard of the majority of the bands listed on the lineup. I knew I wanted to see BOYO again after hearing them open for Sadgirl and Surf Curse last month, and I also wanted to see James Supercave. Surprisingly, there were a couple bands I did end up knowing, such as Emerson Star and Ugly Sweaters. My objective was to see as many of the acts as I could and really take in the whole experience.

I felt so cool donning my Hinds T-Shirt, which I quickly swapped for a Sunstock Solar shirt to support my friends at the Ball Stage, which was 100% solar powered! Pretty rad. The venue was in the El Sereno neighborhood of East Los Angeles, by some questionable train tracks with graffiti everywhere. There were about 4 large indoor warehouses to accommodate each of the main stages: Jungle Gym, Ball Pit, Swings, and Bounce House—fun themes to channel everyone’s inner child.

Emerson Star

Iconique

Fellow Bohemian

Velvet

Ugly Sweaters

BarkLA

Kid Wave

Raener

BOYO

Bloodboy

Dream Machines

Brasstracks

James Supercave

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I mostly hung out between the Jungle Gym main outdoor stage and the Ball Pit—where the most indie rock was being played. The Bounce House was all DJ sets and the Swings were Hip Hop and R&B. On the other side of the indoor stages and by the train tracks, a small stage was also set up for comedy acts. It seemed to be a popular area, especially since there was ample seating. Drinks and beers were provided by Lagunitas and Angel City Brewing, and food trucks were scattered about ready to satisfy everyone’s snacking needs. One indoor warehouse was filled with vendors galore with clothes, jewelry, and much more!

The first act I caught was a solo guitarist performing to his own background music—Candy Cigarettes. Despite the small audience for his 3:15 set, he played his electro-indie rock with much enthusiasm and vigor. I ventured into the Swings after that and briefly saw Marko Penn, an R&B artist with a pretty decent voice. I caught one of my favorite sets of the day, Emerson Star at the Ball Pit Stage at 3:40. They played some dreamy indie rock that was right up my alley, and I realized that I knew their song, “La Dolce Vida” already. So far, we were off to a good start. Some of my other favorites from the Ball Pit Stage included funky-soul group, Iconique, and later the female-fronted Velvet, who’s sound was a cross between Cherry Glazerr and Chelsea Wolfe. I also really enjoyed the indie sounds of Raener and BOYO who took the stage after sundown. Over at the Jungle Gym Stage, some of my favorites included Fellow Bohemian, the energetic Ugly Sweaters, and Bloodboy.

Towards the end of the night, my head and feet were growing weary, but I was determined to stick through James Supercave. I caught some of Brasstracks, but their brassy hip-hop/pop covers were a little over the top for me. The seemed to be quite the crowd pleaser, though! I opted for Dream Machines, who had the crowd grooving in a more classic funk way. After that, things got a little freaky with the closing band at the Ball Pit stage, Tickle Torture, who seemed more interested in putting on a scandalous show than actually producing good music. Finally, James Supercave took the stage and closed out the show with some new and old tracks. It was great, but my feet were DONE!

There was still some action to be had at the Bounce House stage, but most people started to filter out. Did I mention puppies? Bark LA had a presence again at the festival, hopefully setting up some puppers with new forever homes. And that’s a wrap! Check out my awkward video below and a short and sweet Spotify playlist of some of my faves from the day!

Indiecation Review: BrokeLA 2017 (playlist and awkward video enclosed!) #BrokeLA @BrokeLafest This past Saturday I ventured to East L.A. for my second Broke LA experience. I had attended last year when the festival was held at the Los Angeles Arts District, and at $20 a ticket (presale) with a full lineup of local and non-local indie bands, going again seemed like a no-brainer!

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Today, April 8 // Broke LA Music & Arts Fest // 4560 Worth St, Los Angeles // 3pm-12am // 21+ // $25 & Door // Info: Brokelafest.com

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Festival Season Kicks Off as Los Angeles Event Broke LA Proves It's Rich in Talent

#Saturday #BrokeLA Fest Proves It's Rich in Talent @brokelafest @killrockstars @sendmedicine @jamessupercave #jamessupercave

By DONNA BALANCIA

Broke L.A. is rich in talent for 2017.

The festival that started out as a cheap alternative to Coachella has grown in many ways.  Broke L.A. has positioned itself to be the festival season-opener in the city, cleverly moving its start date up. It boasts some innovative musical and comedy acts and there will be some cool food offerings and art installations that are not to be…

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Steady Holiday- Terror

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/6-4/9/17)-

Thursday

CAFAM is hosting a zine making workshop with L.A. Zinefest followed by a special film screening of Flight in Heels and a reading with the “Afrofuturistic women’s liberation artist collective”, #SNATCHPOWER. ($7 includes on drink, access to the gallery shows and materials for the workshop- RSVP requested)

The Damned are playing with Alice Bag and the Sissy Bears at the Belasco theater

Bleached, The Regrettes, Upset and The Side Eyes are playing at the Echoplex

Terry George who directed Hotel Rwanda and more recently The Promise (about the Armenian genocide) will be in conversation with producer and physician Eric Esrailian and Dr. Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, at the Hammer museum, moderated by journalist and filmmaker Carla Garapedian. They will be discussing the challenges and politics of representing real-world atrocities within the constraints of the film medium. (free)

David Bazan is playing at the Bootleg Theater with The Mynabirds opening

Friday

Steady Holiday is playing at Resident with Saígo and Haathi

The Natural History Museum is having its First Friday event, this time with lectures on the future of food, DJs, and performances by the bands Sunflower Bean and Tonstartssbandht

The Aero Theatre is showing a double feature of Walter Hill’s films The Warriors and Streets of Fire with Hill discussing them in between screenings

It might be worth taking a road trip to see Sigur Rós play at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Great Horror Movie Night is showing a double feature of Fright Night and Ghostbusters at the Griffith Park Old Zoo

Saturday

The 6th Annual Kite Festival is taking place adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier from 11am-4pm and will be honoring Disney artist Tyrus Wong

Broke LA (formerly BROKECHELLA) is back with bands that include James Supercave, Bloodboy, and BOYO, art installations, comedians and more for $25.

Or you could head to The Observatory in Santa Ana for the two day festival- When We Were Young. Saturday’s lineup includes Morrissey, AFI, Cage The Elephant, Joyce Manor, Beach Fossils, and more.. ($100 for Saturday only)

Jason Reitman brings his Live Read series back-this time at The Theatre at Ace Hotel- for a reading of Juno with Ellen Page and Jennifer Garner reprising their roles from the film and Tracee Ellis Ross, Tig Notaro, Alia Shawkat, Kristin Wiig and more providing additional voices

Artists Justin Cole and York Chang will be giving a talk about their exhibition at Samuel Freeman gallery in Culver City

Sunday

At The Observatory in Santa Ana it’s day two of the festival- When We Were Young. Band today include Descendents, FIDLAR, Silversun Pickups, Dr. Dog, Tijuana Panthers, Sunflower Bean and more ($60 Sunday only)

Chairlift and Kristin Kontrol have added an early show (2pm) at the Echoplex after the Saturday night show sold out

Hammer Museum is hosting Stand Up and Fight Back: Tactics and Strategies for Effective Creative Activism at The Wiltern with Reverend James Lawson and Nadine Bloch (free but RSVP)

British band Sleaford Mods are playing their first ever U.S. show  at the Echoplex– it’s sold out but it might be worth hunting down some tickets

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Broke LA Music and Arts Festival Ramping Up With New Partners to Showcase Diverse Music

#BrokeLA Music and Arts Festival Ramping Up With New Partners to Showcase Diverse Music @brokelafest

Broke LA Changes Date to April 8, Locale to Worth Street

By DOTTIE PARIS

Broke LA Music and Arts Festival, the Los Angeles event that is held as an alternative to Coachella, has announced James Supercave, Raener and Kolaj will be among its artist lineup. This year, the festival will be held on April 8 at 4560 Worth Street.

The date move shifts the festival away from overlapping with Coachella…

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