This Sat in L.A. – Don Bolles celebrates 51st birthday

“Bolles here. Y’all might be interested to
check out my birthday extravaganza on Saturday, August
4th, @ Thee Fractal Space Pyramid, 122 Glendale Blvd,
Los Angeles
(next door to the Bob Baker Marionette
Theater). I’m asking a $10 donation, but it’s going to
be pretty *^$%^# action-packed. First, there’s the
debut of Nora Keyes and Don Bolles FANCY SPACE PEOPLE,
with our lovely new drummer, Bionic Billy Blaze; we’re
premiering our new Dr. Bronners’ Anthem, “All One (or
none)”, and there will be soap giveaways! There’s
MAYBE a secret Germs set (if Pat wants to do it) and
definitely a set of 45 Grave “hits” performed by Thee
Snow Snake Orchestra, a band with twice as many
original 45 Grave members as the thing that’s going
around calling itself 45 Grave and that sucks. I (that
would be moi, Don Bolles) play guitar and mostly do
the vocals, Paul Roessler (Screamers, 45 Grave, Nina
Hagen Band, Twisted Roots, Nervous Gender) plays
keyboards and sings, Cayt Scandal (Civet) plays drums,
and there are some VERY groovy celebrity guests slated
to appear. And we’re opening with Court of the Crimson
King, complete with Mellotron, so attendance is
mandatory, one would imagine, for Arthur readers. I’m
DJing, as is QUIN BRAYTON, and you can bet we’ll be
playing the shit out of the good shit, alll night
long! There’s beer — even Heffeweissen — and stuff,
so come on down. And it’s okay to bring me presents. I
don’t mind, really.

Thanks, and hope to see ya there… Space Rock all
night with us!”

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I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

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