In honor of the seven-night, 14-band spectacular going down at the Downtown Independent in honor of The Scenesters screening, we’ve got an album’s worth of songs for you — one from every artist on the bill.
Tickets here. Or, pay $15 at the venue to come back all week.
DOWNLOAD: The Scenesters Run L.A., the Album [zip file]
Or, here: via Mediafire.
Stream the entire thing after the jump.
Sweaters join "The Scenesters" and Big Search
On Wednesday night, fresh-faced L.A. band Sweaters will join Big Search (Foreign Born singer Matt Popieluch) at the Downtown Independent to celebrate the week-long run of The Scenesters film.
Ten bucks for the evening, or pay $15 any one of the nights for access to a week’s worth of shows and showings. A bargain at twice the price!
The Inglorious Pukes of Noah Harmon (Airborne Toxic Event)
They were the Pukes. Then the Glamorous Pukes. Then the Glorious Pukes. And now, Inglorious Pukes. But who are they really? Kevin Bronson of Buzz Bands L.A. has the scoop, and an MP3 to share.
The [__] Pukes perform at the Downtown Independent theater alongside Captain Ahab on Tuesday, August 24, after The Scenesters screens.
TICKETS HERE. For an extra five bones at the door, come back every night! Pay tonight (Slang Chix and PAPA), get in free tomorrow!
'The Scenesters' comes to the Downtown Independent, $15 for a week of music
Pay an extra $5 at the door tonight on top of the $10 ticket, and come back all week to catch any of the bands, or watch the movie all you want.
[Note: this is kind of a cheat, as I’m not actually interviewed by the estimable Alex Cohen for this one.]
Great news. KPCC’s Alex Cohen interviewed The Scenesters writer-director-star Todd Berger about his film and the week-long music + film series Funny Ha Ha is presenting, kicking off at the Downtown Independent tonight with performances by Sister Mantos and a funkily inclined guest from the movie’s sound track.
Also awesome: The on-air interview is streaming online, with Cohen’s writeup about the movie AND a MP3 from Lord Huron, a L.A. up-and-comer playing our event along with the Franks on Thursday.
Anna Bulbrook and Noah Harmon of the Airborne Toxic Event cover the Misfits as Glamorous Pukes
Esteemed L.A. music journalist Kevin Bronson, who runs the Buzz Bands L.A. blog as well as writes for everyone in the known universe, spilled some very kind ink on “The Scenesters Run L.A.” series at the Downtown Independent, which he’s dubbed “a mini-festival.”
He also debuted and exclusive MP3 from Glorious Pukes, the country-flavored Misfits cover band playing the event on Tuesday, August 24.
Bronson breaks down the convoluted membership of the group “concocted by the Airborne Toxic Event’s Noah Harmon … [with] a lineup featuring TATE bandmate Anna Bulbrook, M83’s Morgan Kibby and members of Mariachi El Bronx, the Actual, the Fresh and the Naked Banjo Man.”
We at Funny Ha Ha like SoundCloud almost to a fault (we may actually have three free accounts), but our indulgence is your guilt-free gain. In honor of our very own music + film festival (basically) that kicks off THIS FRIDAY at the Downtown Independent, we’ve assembled a playlist featuring music from each of the announced artists on the 14-band bill.
Almost every track can be downloaded, excepting the two offered up via the L.A. Times and L.A. Weekly (links to those here). Dig in:
Also, watch the most recent trailer for The Scenesters, featuring Wallpaper’s “I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted,” after the jump:
Baths will play 'The Scenesters Run L.A.' on Sunday Night
It’s been tough to keep our mouths shut this long, but the news is out! L.A. beat scener extraordinaire and one of the city’s fastest rising music makers in general, Baths, a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld, will be joining San Diego’s Jeans Wilder to play THIS SUNDAY at the Downtown Independent after a screening of The Scenesters. Buy tickets here.
Dublab gives away four tickets to 'The Scenesters'
The excitement doesn’t stop! This morning Dublab sent out it’s weekly newsletter with an exclusive ticket giveaway to “The Scenesters Run L.A.” event — two sets of tix to the night of the winners’ choice — and within minutes, the people had spoken. Our quick-draw champs are:
Congratulations! Read the event details here.
Dublab main brains Ale and Frosty lend a hand. (Photo from L.A. Record)
Our dear, dear friends at Dublab will be featuring the upcoming “The Scenesters Run L.A.” event in their weekly newsletter, TOMORROW, along with a ticket giveaway. Subscribe now via the “Mailing List” button on the Dublab homepage for a chance to win.
Full details of the 14-band week-long extravaganza here.
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