“COMMAND PERFORMANCE”
The Arthur Magazine Email Bulletin
No. 0047
August 17, 2006
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1. WE’RE GETTING IT HAPPENING.
Now announcing…
A R T H U R N I G H T S
Oct 19-22, 2006
Presented by Arthur Magazine and The Echo
at The Echo, The Ex_Plx and Jensen’s Rec Center in Los Angeles
Thurs. Oct. 19, 6pm: ALL AGES WELCOME
Devendra Banhart
Bert Jansch
Espers
Watts Prophets
Jackie Beat
Belong
Yellow Swans
Buffalo Killers
Grouper
plus more TBA
Friday, Oct 20, 6pm: ALL AGES WELCOME
Tav Falco & the Unapproachable Panther Burns
Boris
The Hidden Hand
Be Your Own Pet
Awesome Color
The Howling Hex
Charalambides
Tall Firs
plus more TBA
Sat., Oct 21, 3pm: ALL AGES WELCOME
OM
White Magic
Money Mark
Six Organs of Admittance
Ruthann Friedman
Mia Doi Todd
Living Sisters (Inara George, Eleni Mandell & Becky Stark)
Josephine Foster
Residual Echoes
Future Pigeon
Noel Von Harmonson
plus more TBA, including a major headliner
Sun., Oct. 22, 3pm: ALL AGES WELCOME
Comets on Fire
The Fiery Furnaces
The Sharp Ease
Archie Bronson Outfit
The Nice Boys
SSM
The Colossal Yes
plus many more TBA
Purchase tickets online via the link to Ticketweb at
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1407
2. PEACE-IN AT LITTLE JOY TONIGHT
Arthur Magazine and The Journal of Aesthetics and Politics
present THE ECHO PARK SOCIAL(IST) & PLEASURE CLUB
Thursday night
August 17, 2006
9:55pm-close
at
Little Joy
1477 Sunset Blvd in Echo Park
tonight’s topic:
peace between the people thru music, dance and general conviviality
tonight’s bartender:
Arthur “Do the Math” columnist Dave Reeves
tonight’s DJs:
10pm [Arthur contributor Richard Pleuger]
11pm-1am [Zach Cowie & Devendra Banhart]
1am [surprise]
tonight’s star:
you
SELECTIONS SPUN LAST WEEK BY ARTHUR CONTRIBUTOR RICHARD PLEUGER:
Mirrors – Shirley
Stalk Forrest Group – Quicksand
Stalk Forrest Group – Im On The Lamb
Love – Maybe The People Would Be The Times (Or, Between Clark And Hilldale)
Benjamin Biolay – Los Angeles
Panther Burns – High School Baby
Kraftwerk/Neu! – Heavy Metal Kids
Hawkwind – Lord Of Light
Awesome Color – Unknown
20/20s – Shoot Your Gun
White Stripes – Girl You Have No
AC/DC – Kicked In The Teeth Again (Live 1977)
Dogntank – Long Time Dead
Hawkwind – Urban Guerilla
Saints – Story Of Love
Saints – Demolition Girl
Saints – Nights In Venice
Radio Birdman – Man With Golden Helmet
Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam
Tim Buckley – It Happens Every Time
HAL – Worry About The Wind
Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
Benjamin Biolay – Rose Kennedy
Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine
Awesome Color – Grown
Roky Erickson – Bloody Hammer (Live 1979)
AC/DC – Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be (Live 1977)
Slayer – Cult
Slayer – Supremist
Slayer – Catatonic
The Sonics – The Witch
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Sheep May Safely Graze
3. NORTH INDIAN MUSIC CLASS OFFERED IN PORTLAND FROM PANDIT PRAN NATH DISCIPLE
(North Indian vocalist Pandit Pran Nath and his legacy were the subject of an article in Arthur earlier this year.)
“Awakening Through Music: The Music of North India”
Introductory music class in raga (melody) and tala (rhythm), including beginning table and raga singing. (instruments & booklet provided in class)
Topics will include tabla, raga singing with tambura, history of Indian music, about the instruments, tabla bols (words) and thekas (rhytmic cycles), explanation of raga, sargam Isolfeggio), Guru-Shishya-Parampara and the spiritual aspects of the music.
Sept. 6 – Oct. 13, 2006
Please choose day for seven-hour-long lessons:
Mornings – Wednesday 10:30am or Thursday 10:30am
-or-
Evenings Thursday 7:30pm or Friday 6:00pm
(for other times & days please inquire)
Tuition: $35 per class or $210 for the series of seven classes (one class free!)
Location of classes: SW Portland
Classes taught by multi-instrumentalist Rose Okada, disciple of Pandit Pran Nath and Ustad Hafizullah Khan. Rose has a Bachelor of Music degree with over 25 years’ teaching and performing experience, and has also studied with Ustad Zakir Hussain.
To sign up for the classes or information, please email or call:
503.296.9650
Toodles,
Sri Sri Arthur
West Hollywood, California
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