DJ Joey Altruda hosts Shanghai Noir record party every Wednesday at General Lee’s in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Come out & groove to an array of collectible vinyl ranging from Exotica, Jamaican, Brazilian and Cuban, to Funk, Soul, Weird Psych, Novelty and beyond. Festivities begin at 9:00 P.M. Free!

FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE MOUNTAIN BAR

FREE PARKING in the lot at the corner of College & Hill St. (behind the Shell station)
The Bar is situated at the far end of the Main Square, directly across from the kiddie rides (Look for Winnie The Pooh).

Tonight’s guest DJ, Lee Joseph of Dionysus Records!

Robert Drasnin Voodoo III limited edition CD available now

Towards the end of Robert Drasnin‘s life – he set out to work on the third, and final, volume of Voodoo which he left unfinished. Drasnin had requeseted Skip Heller to complete his works and turn them into a releasable album. 11 songs, plus one bonus were completed by Heller and Voodoo III was finished and rushed out just in time for Tiki Oasis 15 featuring cover art by Claudette Barjoud, designed by Thomas Kimball. The works encompasses all the elements that made Voodoo I and Voodoo II legendary entries in the world of exotica music. We have less than 40 copies of this Drasnin family produced disc currently. Please limit yourself to one copy unless purchasing for family or friends.

Click here to order

Jesika von Rabbit to open for Eagles of Death Metal
on their 2015 Midwest / East Coast Tour

Queen of the High Desert, Jesika von Rabbit, will be supporting Eagles of Death Metal on the Midwest / East Coast leg of their 2015 worldwide tour. von Rabbit will be performing songs from her recently released Journey Mitchell album.

Prior to the Eagles of Death Metal dates, von Rabbit will grace her local desert following with two shows, including the Campout 11 fest with Cracker and Camper van Beethoven at her home base, Pappy and Harriet’s.

von Rabbit desert dates:
Aug 28 2015: Schmiddy’s Tavern – Palm Desert, CA
Aug 29 2015: Campout 11 at Pappy & Harriet’s with Cracker and Camper van Beethoven –Pioneertown, CA

with Eagles of Death Metal
Sep 09 2015 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN
Sep 10 2015 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
Sep 12 2015 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Sep 14 2015 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 15 2015 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Sep 16 2015 – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
Sep 17 2015 – Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
Sep 18 2015 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
Sep 21 2015 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
Sep 22 2015 – 20th Century Theater, Cincinatti, OH
Sep 24 2015 – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
Sep 25 2015 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
Jesika von Rabbit with local bands TBA
Sep 27 – Beerland – Austin, TX

von Rabbit will re-unite with Gram Rabbit in October for four shows with Eagles of Death Metal before playing their annual two-night Halloween ball at Pappy & Harriet’s.

Also, von Rabbit will have a new video out this fall for the track “Glamorous Misery” directed by Jessica Janos who also directed von Rabbit’s “Psychic Spice” video, both from her Journey Mitchell album available via digital from iTunes and Bandcamp, via LP on Dionysus Records and via CD from Royal Order.

www.jesikavonrabbit.com
Jesika von Rabbit Bandcamp page
For more info, images, and audio, contact Reverberations Media here

Way back in the 90s, Dionysus Records had a marvelous Philly punk group on its’ Hell Yeah label called Thorazine. We did two LPs and two 7″ with them, and even with the miles between Thorazine and the label – due to their constant touring and a couple of visits to Philly by Dionysus staff, the group, myself and everyone else at label got to spend quite a bit of time together. Those were memorable times for all of us! Thorazine have reformed and are starting their first tour since 1999 right here in Los Angeles!! They are going to be posting here to update us about their tour as it is happening.  Tonight August 14th you can catch them at Cafe Nela at 1906 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles with Symbol Six and God Bless America (Portland) and Author Michael Essington will be signing his new book:BORN FRUSTRATED: A MEMOIR.  9pm 

From Jo-Ann the lead singer of Thorazine:

Touring again after sixteen years is harder and easier all at the same time. The internet was in it’s infancy in the 90’s and booking a show often meant endless long distance phone calls which cost more than local calls.  Now you can message promoters from where ever you are via social media.  It was harder to book because well half the band are parenting of the same two kids.  We all have grown up jobs and responsibilities but we still made it work because we love Thorazine. We love to play and we love to play as much as we can, and as far from home as possible.  It is what the band was founded on, being our very first demo was called, Gettin’ Outta Philly.

This time around I have learned to savor the time with the Thorazine family.  Rehearsals are something we look forward to all week and this tour has become a family vacation to see our far flung people who have stayed in our lives for so many years like Lee and the Dionysus crew and meet new people who have yet to get the intense Thorazine experience.   Symbol Six who we are playing with tonight at Café Nela in Los Angeles were just in Philly two weeks ago and we had a great time at their show. It will be good to see them on their own turf. Really all of this is happening like it is all a dream.  A really good dream I never want to wake up from. See you all out here on the road!

The first pressing of Creepxotica’s “Haunted Bossa Nova” LP has sold out, we’ve pressed a second run on transparent green vinyl – with digital download code, of course! Purchase your copy from Dionysus Records at this link – or from the band at their shows – or from your favorite record shop or mail-order service and if they don’t have it tell ’em to order it from ILD, Independent Label Distribution!

Tune in Over Under Sideways Down on LuxuriaMusic.com 8/5/15, 3-5 PM PDT as host Lee Joseph welcomes Edwin a/k/a Rama Lama and Rosann a/k/a Puka von Pele of The Ding Dong Devils as special guests to talk about their recent album “Space Fezcapade” and the upcoming Tiki Oasis 15 “Yesterday’s Future Today”! Lee will also play tracks from Tiki Oasis 15 entertainers as well as preview some tunes from his upcoming Tiki Oasis DJ set.

You can purchase the Ding Dong Devils release from the band at Tiki Oasis and order the CD or order the LP from Dionysus Mail Order at the links!