Day: December 30, 2009

New Year’s Eve 2010 Rock Shows, DJ Sets, Parties & Miscellaneous Goings-on Roundup

Post author By Losanjealous
Post date December 30, 2009

PHOTO by Sung. J. Bentley on the decks at Skybar. Will probably look about the same spinning at the Viceroy.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Disney Concert Hall (7 pm show)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (10 pm) @ Disney Concert Hall
Bootie LA New Years Eve Bootleg Ball @ Echoplex
Chromeo with Peanut Butter Wolf, VEGA and Gaslamp Killer @ Club Nokia
Club Underground & Hang The DJ’s presents Roarrrinn’ 2010 Year of the Tiger w/ The Growlers & My Pet Saddle @ The Echo
Dengue Fever & Pollyn @ The Mint
DJ Icy Ice and DJ Ivey @ Air Conditioned, Venice
Flogging Molly w/ Aggrolites & With a Bible and a Gun (Tribute to Johnny Cash) @ The Wiltern
Giant Hotel @ Westin Bonaventure Hotel Downtown (Above & Beyond, Christopher Lawrence, Cosmic Gate, Kristina Sky, Miguel Migs, Marques Wyatt, Boris M.D. and Ryan Sage)
Gridlock NYE @ Paramount Studio Lot (Adam Lambert & more, hosted by Pam Anderson)
HARD NYE w/ Boys Noize & Destructo @ The Palladium
Mika Miko @ The Smell
Sheila E. & The Family @ Conga Room
The Henry Clay People featuring Le Switch / The Monolators @ Spaceland
The Zeros @ Redwood Bar & Grill
DJs King Britt, Jason Bentley, Raul Campos and Jamie Strong @ Viceroy Hotel Thu 12/31
Darren Revell (Big Sonic Heaven) @ Cole’s French Dip Thu 12/31
Black & White Formal @ Dakota Lounge Thu 12/31
Black and White Fetish Masqerade @ Bar Sinister Thu 12/31
The Head Cat with Rhino Bucket / The Binges @ Viper Room Thu 12/31
Eric Kupper, Darwin Paul, Justin Michaels and The Three Amigos @ King King Thu 12/31
89.9 KCRW Presents Afro Funke’ NYE Bash w/ Garth Trindad, Jeremy Sole & more @ Zanzibar Thu 12/31
Grandmaster Flash, The Pharcyde & more @ Roosevelt Hotel Thu 12/31
The Fab Four @ Grove of Anaheim Thu 12/31
Reverend Horton Heat w/ Street Dogs @ House of Blues Anaheim Thu 12/31
2010: A Space Odyssey @ LA Center Studios (Shiny Toy Guns & more)

We know we probably left off some stuff. Feel free to add your tips and addresses to your personal parties in the comments.

Food Sherman Oaks

Calbi Truck Braves Drizzle to Serve the Westside

Post author By Victor
Post date December 30, 2009

Spotted around 2pm at Wilshire/Granville. Is this truck any good? I didn’t stop (already had 3 McRibs for lunch). And I’m kinda over all trucks for a while. Plus I’m generally suspicious of anything advertising “Franchises Available”.

The ever perspicacious Janet L. from Sherman Oaks over on Yelp gives them a rave–when they include enough slaw on their items:

I then tried Calbi last Saturday ALSO at Abbot Kinney and there was NO line and the tacos were AMAZING! I loved em. I especially loved the marinade of the chicken and the generous amount of slaw they put in each taco. LOVE the extra extra spicy sauce they give along with it also. After 3 of these puppies we headed over to Flying Pig which was also pretty freakin’ amazing. (more variety and kinda gourmet-ish).

But since the review is for Calbi, I must stay on topic. I have to add that Calbi is RELIABLE which is mega points in my taco book. They tweeted they were going to be in my hood of Sherman Oaks (which I know is rare) and when I replied to see how long they were gonna be there, they actually wrote back to me. Customer Service points for that little token.

The reason for -1 star is that today when I got my tacos they didn’t seem to put as much slaw on top of the tacos and that adds so much. So – hopefully they will work on the consistency.

Film Reader Picks

2009 Losanjealous Reader Picks: Favorite Movie

Post author By Losanjealous
Post date December 30, 2009

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Alright then. This one should have ran back with favorite music stuff of ’09, but Victor took forever to put together a list. Better late then never. You know the drill, vote from above and/or stick your own suggestions in the comments. I’m sure there are some we left out. –Ed.

Music

The Ting Tings Ready for SNL

Post author By Losanjealous
Post date December 30, 2009

Not to shill for the consistently unfunny fart factory that is SNL in 2010, but it’s nicely unexpected to see a Ting Tings get a chance to play that stage on 1/16/10. There’s always that moment on SNL when the host introduces the musical guest–ie, “Ladies and gentlemen, Sting!”, “Ladies and gentleman, Queensryche!”, etc–whereby their tone or pronunciation it’s clear whether or not the host has genuine interest or barely any awareness of the musical act. We don’t know why, but for some reason, we expect the cultural gap between host and band when Sigourney Weaver steps up to say “Ladies and gentleman, The Ting Tings” will be about as wide any.

The Ting Tings photo by Sung 2009 at Club Nokia. See also: The Ting Tings in 2008 at the Troubadour.

Sports

UCLA Hoists EagleBank Bowl Trophy, Defeats Temple 30-21

Post author By Losanjealous
Post date December 30, 2009

You have to love the barely-veiled disdain the Philly paper has for UCLA, making the victory all the sweeter:

And last night, in front of 23,072 hearty souls at frigid RFK Stadium, it ended with a 30-21 EagleBank Bowl loss to a UCLA team that only got into this game because the ninth-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference didn’t win enough games to qualify.

And there’s grumbling about the referees affecting the outcome.

Still, not really a season to write home about. But 7-6 does have a nicer ring to it than 6-7.

PHOTO from UCLABruins.com