From The Dollyrots website:

Hello Earthlings!

We’re out on the road with our pals Bowling for Soup and Patent Pending and it’s been amazing! Thanks to all of you who have come out to see us in the Midwest and on the East Coast! And double thanks to those of you who have been to more than one show! We’re headed on to Ohio now and still have a handful of shows in the next week as we head West so check out the list below.

And what is that?? YES in just a couple weeks we’re back on the East Coast with The Go-Go’s! More dates coming but we wanted to make sure you know about these so you can snag your tickets before they’re gone!

Tue 5/31 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre & Arts Center w/Go-Go’s Buy Tickets
Fri 6/3 New York, NY Irving Plaza w/Go-Go’s Buy Tickets
Sat 6/4 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues Atlantic City w/Go-Go’s Buy Tickets
Tue 6/7 Westbury, NY Theatre at Westbury w/Go-Go’s Buy Tickets
Fri 6/10 Vienna, VA The Wolf Trap w/Go-Go’s Buy Tickets

We’ve been having a bit too much fun and figured it was a good day for a tour video update. Check it out!

Snoochie boochies!
xoxox
The Dollyrots – Kelly, Luis & Chris

Dollyrots Official Website & Store

Robert Plant saw The Creepy Creeps perform and loved ’em. OK so we know a lot of garage and punk fans don’t like Zep but no matter what you think of his old band, he does have pretty good taste in music – – thus he asked the legendary Creepy Creeps to open two Southern California shows for him – and here they are:

June 8: ROBERT PLANT and the BAND OF JOY with THE CREEPY CREEPS – at Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego

June 9: ROBERT PLANT and the BAND OF JOY with THE CREEPY CREEPS – at the San Manuel Casino

The Creepy Creeps are currently working on a new 45 which should be out in time for Tiki Oasis 11!

The Zombie is the benchmark for the classic exotic cocktail, and the drink that lit the fuse of the mid-century Polynesian craze in America when it debuted in 1934.  This complex and powerful drink is a medley of bold flavors that takes the drinker on a trip to the islands.  You just can’t call you bar a tiki bar without serving up a great Zombie.  At Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco, where they take pride in offering 75 historic exotic libations, owner Martin Cate serves this drink made right with all fresh squeezed fruit juices, the correct & historically accurate rums, and housemade ingredients.  Martin Cate gives a cocktail seminar each year at the West Coast’s largest gathering of tiki enthusiasts, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, CA. He’ll be back this year with another interactive & informative seminar for hundreds of guests at this premier tiki event August 18-21.

Classic Zombie 1934 by Don the Beachcomber

.75 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice (white or pink)
.25 oz cinnamon syrup
.5 oz falernum
1.5 oz gold Puerto Rican rum
1.5 oz aged Jamaican rum
1 oz Lemon Hart 151 Demerara rum
1 tsp grenadine
Dash angostura bitters
6 drops pernod or herbsaint

Pulse blend all ingredients with  6 oz crushed ice for 2-3 seconds, and pour contents into zombie glass and add ice to fill. Garnish with mint sprig.

An interview with Lydia Emily

Note: Lydia Emily has just been booked to appear on Radio Alchymy, KPFK, Pacifica Radio, next Wednesday night/ Thursday am May 19th.KPFK will be raffling off five of Lydia Emily’s Winston Churchill pieces.

www.kpfk.org/programs/136-radioalchymy.html

Q: You were at one time a folk artist who painted scenes of a personal nature about yourself, family and friends – what was it that inspired you to veer into politicts using photorealism and mixed media?

Lydia Emily: I started doing political street art as I began to understand that people like me do not really have a voice. I am not rich, a celebrity, or a politician. And Galleries generally don’t show political art. So I needed to find a way to put myself out there as a public witness to what goes on and often goes unnoticed. On the street I am an equal, so that’s where you’ll find me.

Q: Who are you speaking to, why the urge to share your works with the public and what would you like your viewers to take with them after viewing one of your pieces?

LE: I want people to really witness what goes on in the world. Witness means to acknowledge what happens, not just to see it go by on your twitter or facebook. As a witness you are participating in the culture, not just standing on the curb. I am a witness. And I hope that my being a witness will make other people think seriously about what is going on around them, and what they can do to influence it.

Q: What mediums do you use on the original pieces – what size are they? Do you work on one at a time or do you have numerous pieces going simultaneously?

LE: I use the Sunday New York Times only for background. I cut it up and glue it to the canvas, then oil paint on canvas. I only use acrylic for highlighting the street copies. The sized range anywhere from 15 inches to 40 inches square. I work on one piece at a time.

Q: Who currently inspires you the most?

LE: Winston Churchill and the Dalai Llama. I have their birth dates tattooed on my back.

www.lydiaemily.com

This Thursday – Cinco de May – appearing live at TAIX restaurant, the Skip Heller Trio and Madame Pamita – FREE show – starts at 9:30 PM!

Taix French Country Cuisine
1911 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 484-1265
www.taixfrench.com

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park

LAMAG Benefit Auction – Sunday, May 1st · 3-6 PM

Final plans are in motion for the Auction and Party featuring more than 100 artists’ work to benefit the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Don’t miss this evening of creativity and fun with a mix of artists and creators, business, cultural, and civic leaders – all celebrating LAMAG’s legacy and its bright future.

LAMAG is L.A.’s gallery and they need your support! To purchase tickets: Click here. To Preview the art works: Click here.

All proceeds from the benefit and auction will go to support the gallery’s innovative exhibitions, stimulating special programs, provocative lecture and educational events, cutting-edge curatorial initiatives, and insightful catalogues and publications.

Hors d’œuvres and wine are included in the price of admission. Music will be provided by DJ Colin Kim plus be on the look out for the Untitled Collective’s interventions that reveal (or conceal) layers of meaning and mystery.

Hot, established and emerging artists in the auction include:
Kim Abeles | Edith Abeyta | Suzanne Adelman | Lita Albuquerque | Juna Amano | Michael Arata | Edgar Arceneaux | John Baldessari | Judie Bamber | Kireilyn Barber | Christopher Barbour | Lou Beach | Barbara Berk | Richard Bilow | Sandow Birk | Caroline Blackburn | Richard Bilow | Jodi Bonassi | Amy Bouse | Angie Bray | Tony Brown | Nancy Buchanan | Anita Bunn | Rude Calderon | Jo Ann Callis | Max King Cap | Castillo | Ching Ching Cheng | Anthony Clarkson | Joe Davidson | Roberto Delgado | Raoul de la Sota | David DiMichele | Renee Dominique | Dana Duff | Sam Durant | Val Echavarria | Edem Elesh | Shepard Fairey | Nicholas Fedak II | Alice Fellows | Judy Fiskin | Kathi Flood | Martin Gantman | Carol Goldmark | Orestes Gonzalez | Phyllis Green | Todd Gray | Mark Steven Greenfield | Iva Gueorguieva | Mary Addison Hackett | Doug Harvey | Charles Hachadourian | Marybeth Heffernan | Bonita Helmer | Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez | Anne Hieronymus | Linda Jacobson | Gegam Kacherian | Mike Kelley & Michael Smith | Siri Kaur | Yoichi Kawamura | Soo Kim | Nicholette Kominos | Maddy LeMel | Christophe Leroux | J.J. L’Heureux | Peter Liashkov | Ronald J. Llanos | Nuttaphol Ma | Daniel Joseph Martinez | Meg Madison | Barry Markowitz | David MacDowell | Charlene Matthews | Mineo Mizuno | John Mooney | Aaron Morse | Manfred Müller | Rosalyn Myles | Kristen Neveu | John David O’Brien | Chris Oatey | Stas Orlovski | Ara Oshagan | Sheila Pinkel | Mei Xian Qiu | Megan Quinn | Stuart Rapeport | Tony de los Reyes | Rebecca Ripple | Frank Romero | Charlene Roth | Joy J. Rotblatt | Scarlett Rouge | Ross Rudel | Alison Saar | Betye Saar | Lezley Saar | Connie Samaras | Gwen Samuels | Richard Serra | Michael Sheehan | Kyungmi Shin | Peter Shire | Karen Sikie | Nathan Singer | Anna E. Siqueiros | May Sun | Kent Twitchell | Yosuke Ueno | Mauricio Vallejo | Margo Victor | Margaret von Biesen | Pat Warner | Marnie Weber | Weegee | Wayne White | Alexandra Wiesenfeld | Norton Wisdom | Karen Frimkess Wolff | Nan Wollman | Augusta Wood | Michiko Yao | Liat Yossifor | Mary Younakof | Liz Young | Carrie Yury

Guest Auctioneer: Alex Slato, Associate Director, LA Artcore

BENEFIT COMMITTEE:
George Billis Gallery LA
Edward Cella, Edward Cella Art + Architecture
Mary Leigh Cherry, Cherry and Martin
Stephen Cohen, Photo LA/Art LA Projects
A. McLean Emenegger, Milo + Mclean/Mclean Fine Art
Kristi Engle, Kristi Engle Gallery
Sidney Felsen & Joni Moisant Weyl, Gemini G.E.L.
Lauri Firstenberg, LAXArt
Emi Fontana, West of Rome Public Art
Peter Frank, Huffington Post/Fabrik Magazine
Kathy Gallegos, Avenue 50 Studio
Eric Garcetti , LA City Council
Edward Goldman, Art Talk KCRW
Andrew Hosner, Thinkspace
Merry Karnowsky, Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Nowell J. Karten
Tom La Bonge, LA City Council
Steven Lavine, CalArts
Hillary Metz
Merry Norris, Merry Norris Contemporary Art
Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Gallery
Billy Shire, La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Franklin Sirmans, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rose Soshana, Rose Gallery
Louis Stern, Louis Stern Fine Arts

SPONSORS:
Artillery Magazine, Barnsdall Art Park Foundation, Fine Art Solutions, Finishing Concepts, Jeff Kies Custom Picture Framing, and New Alchemy Framing

For donations and information contact:
Meg Madison, Program Committee Chair
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates
meg@megmadison.com / 213.393.9333

The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra will be playing the final night of the Amanda Jo Williams Monday Night Residency at The Echo

Monday, April 25, 2011
The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

NO COVER!
9:00 pm    The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra
10:00 pm    The Overstreets
11:00 pm    Amanda Jo Williams
12:00 am    Matthew O’Neill

LA Folkfest website

We’d like to wish a slightly belated Happy Birthday to one of the most marvelous joys of life on this earth – the 45 RPM Record! Check out this link containing text from RCA Victor’s press releases regarding the launch of the 45, and have a listen to RCA’s “Whirl Away” demonstration 45 which introduces the format.

The legendary and departed Greg Shaw –  founder of Bomp!  holding his favorite format. Photo borrowed from the Bomp! Records website.