With her second post-Gram Rabbit solo album in the can, Jesika von Rabbit hops into 2018 with her new songs and band, in Los Angeles, and her hi-desert home-base of Joshua Tree/Pioneertown. Expanding from a two-piece to four with former Gram Rabbit member and Silverlake area producer Ethan Allen on lead guitar, Boston transplant Dan Kashuck on drums and Lee Joseph on bass, the group, including a giant rabbit and dancers masked as former and current presidents, took the crowd by storm at last fall’s Desert Daze festival.
(photo by Carly Valentine, show posters below)

Thursday, Feb. 8, 8:30 PM
Jesika von Rabbit, Sumo Princess (featuring Abby Travis and Gene Trautman), Pair of Arrows
Bootleg Theater
21 and over
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90057
Facebook invite page at this link
Click this link for ticket info

Friday, Feb. 9, 8:30 PM
Jesika von Rabbit, Spindrift
Pappy & Harriet’s 
All ages
53688 Pioneertown Road
Pioneertown, CA, 92268
Facebook invite page at this link
Click this link for ticket info

Jesika von Rabbit Website
Jesika von Rabbit Facebook Page

NEW RELEASES on Dionysus Records by Creepxotica:
Swinging Sounds from Beyond the Nether Regions LP
Creepxotica featuring Rachel DeShon 10″

Creepxotica, the exotica alter ego of San Diego’s The Creepy Creeps announce TWO new releases on Dionysus Records.

Swinging Sounds from Beyond the Nether Regions is the second full-length LP and Creepxotica featuring Rachel DeShon is a 10″ EP paying homage to Peruvian/Hollywood exotica queen Yma Sumac.

Both vinyl releases were cut at HRS in Culver City, CA on a vintage Scully lathe using a classic updated Westrex 3D stereo cutting head powered by a tube pre-amp. The vinyl releases include a code for free digital download. Distribution by ILD. If you don’t want a record get digital at iTunes, Amazon, etc. or stream from Spotify, Pandora, etc.

Check out this Creepxotica/Creepy Creeps interview in the San Diego Reader!

Get records from finer record shops & mailorders, direct from the band at their shows, or from Dionysus Mail Order – links below!

The Creepy Creeps are currently working on a new album!

Swinging Sounds from Beyond the Nether Regions
Dionysus Records ID1233170 LP/Digital

Swinging Sounds from Beyond the Nether Regions is Creepxotica’s second full-length LP. Inspired by the sultry and strange sounds of the Middle East, Asia and Europe as well as Spaghetti Westerns, surf, exotica and psychedelia, this, their second LP, features longer tracks dedicated to an expansive exotic, haunted musical terrain.

Find it the Dionysus Records online shop at this link

Creepxotica featuring Rachel DeShon
Dionysus Records ID1233171 10″ EP/Digital

What began as the “Yma Sumac, the Legend, the Woman the Music” symposium at Tiki Oasis 14 featuring “educator” El Vez (aka Robert Lopez of The Zeros) with Seattle opera singer Rachel DeShon and San Diego’s Creepxotica, has resulted in this extremely off-the-charts 10″ vinyl exotica “tribute” to the Peruvian/Hollywood exotica goddess.

Lopez saw an opportunity to pair the multi-octave DeShon with Creepxotica as part of his talk about the legendary Sumac. The rehearsals and symposium went so well, it was decided that the group would record tracks for DeShon to sing on. And here they are — five mind-bending exotica fueled psychedelic-tinged tracks with DeShon’s insanely beautiful and confident vocals.

Side A of this record are all Mambo! era Sumac covers the likes of which you’ve never imagined performed by anyone but Yma herself. Side B contains two absolute killer Creepxotica originals with DeShon’s vocals bringing them to new dimensions.

Find it in the Dionysus Records online shop at this link

Other recent Dionysus releases

The Hawaiian Spotlighters Manua Kea Breeze LP (Bacchus Archives) – Super rare private pressing ’60s exotica holy grail, lovingly restored and reissued. In 1964, Al Pabilona Sr. Recorded his musical family inside their garage in Hayward, California. Each family member played an integral part of the band. A reported 200 copies of the original album were made by the Century Custom label, a vinyl manufacturer that catered to private pressings. Today, only a handful of these exist, making this one of the rarest exotica records ever recorded!

Find it in the Dionysus Records online shop at this link

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited Emerge with their first radio interview EVER on Koop Kooper’s Cocktail Nation! Follow this link to hear… 

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited Music from the Sixth Floor LP/CD – The Swiss/UK Electronic duo takes their retro spy-surf-soundtrack sound into further reaches. Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited are back, bringing you their long awaited seventh album, Music from the 6th Floor. Written and recorded at their secret lair in a high-rise building somewhere in the foothills of the Jura Mountains, 14 original and unique tracks will whisk you away into a different dimension full of suspense, romance, and adventure

Find it in the Dionysus Records online shop: LP at this link CD at this link

Coming soon
Robert Drasnin Voodoo III – LP/CD/Digital: The final chapter in the Voodoo Trilogy by famed TV/Film composer and exotica legend Robert Drasnin.

Coming soon after
New LPs by Jason Lee and the R.I.P. Tides, Voodoo Organist, Tiger Balm, and Tucson’s ’60s garage legends The Grodes / Tongues of Truth

Back Catalog Spotlight – Special Price!

The Creatures of the Golden Dawn – Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground
Edition of 500 on gold vinyl with digital download coupon $9.95 limited time price

Arriving after the ’80s garage/psych revival, Bethlehem’s Creatures of the Golden Dawn came on the scene with a lot more attitude than did earlier similar-minded combos. Lead by vocalist Mark Smith – their knife-sharp punky garage-meets-the-early-days-of-psychedelia tunes were filled with hooky riffs and always shadowed by varying degrees of darkness. The Creatures amassed a cult following in the States and Europe, and were played heavily on Little Steven’s Underground Garage syndicated radio show.

Dark Was The Night…Cold Was The Ground is a collection of what the late Mark Smith felt were the group’s best recorded efforts and includes tracks from their CD releases as well as their 7″ EPs. Find it in the Dionysus Records online shop at this link

Desert Soul Club upcoming dates

Join the fun! This is Jesika von Rabbit’s first Hi-Desert show of the year.  Low Desert sensations, Yip Yops will be opening. Jesika has new songs, and will have a new T-shirt for sale at the show! Get tickets at this link – the Facebook event page can be found here. See you there!

Saturday January 28, Jesika von Rabbit, Sumo Princess and Native Fauna at Monty Bar Los Angeles, doors at 8 PM, and it’s a FREE show!

JESIKA von RABBIT NEWS; NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO – BEST MUSICIAN AWARD, SOCA SHOWS

Ghosteye Pictures presents a new Jesika von Rabbit video,  “Going Down” which was shot, cut, and directed by Giuseppe Asaro. The video was filmed live at Harvard and Stone in Hollywood on July 14, 2016. “Going Down” is the latest collaboration between Ms von Rabbit and Italian director Mr. Asaro. The two have worked together on and off for a decade, with Asaro directing the videos for Gram Rabbit’s “Final Clap Fever”, “Shiny Monster”, “Candy Flip”, “Lost in Place”, “Wheels in Motion” just to name a few. Many songs by Gram Rabbit can also be found on the soundtrack of Giuseppe Asaro’s latest feature film Thrill Kill.

“Going Down” is available via download as a digital single at this link

JESIKA von RABBIT WINS BEST MUSICIAN IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

In the recent Coachella Valley Independent Best Of Readers Poll, Jesika von Rabbit has once again won Best Musician of the Coachella Valley, decided by CV Independent readers.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Dec 17: Chellavision – Coachella Valley: Lo-Desert fans are invited to a taping for Coachella Magazine’s Chellavision w/ Jesika von Rabbit interview and short live set at IPAC in Indio – RSVP for  free ticket at this link
Dec 18: Joshua Tree Winter Wonderland – a series of Holiday shows in JT, click for Facebook event page
January 28: Sumo Princess Presents at Monty Bar, Los Angeles – Click for Facebook event page

Tonight, 10/28, The Creepy Creeps will be playing Gram Rabbit’s yearly Grim Rabbit at Pappy & Scarriet’s Halloween Weekender! A wild time in the desert is guaranteed for all! Last minute decision to come to the show? Get tickets here or at the door (if there are any left)!

Experience the whimsical world of Jesika von Rabbit at the 9th Annual Desert Stars Festival!

The Jesika von Rabbit crew including the wonderful and weird Grundles will be performing at this year’s Ninth Annual Desert Stars Festival taking place at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA.. September 23-24! JvR plays on Friday, outdoor stage, 5:00 – 5:40, after Ancient River, and before Sloan, followed by Strawberry Alarm Clock, Moon Duo, and …Trail of the Dead! Weekend passes are available at this link. You can’t beat the Hi-Desert weather this time of year! Have a look at the full line-up and schedule here, and we’ll SEE YOU THERE!

www.desertstarsfestival.com – Event Facebook page at this link.

On Fri. Aug. 26, the Jesika Von Rabbit crew plays at the Campout 12 Festival in Pioneertown, as direct support for Camper van Beethoven on Pappy and Harriet’s outside stage from 8:30 to 9:10 pm. The Campout festival starts on Thursday, August 15 and goes through the weekend. The weather here in the hi-desert is perfect -come party under the stars with! Ticket info at this link

Join the Jesikult! Jesika von Rabbit Summer Schedule!

July 14 – Hollywood, CA: Jesika von Rabbit’s Bunny Birthday Ball at Harvard and Stone Hollywood, CA with Sean Wheeler and Kirpatrick Thomas (Spindrift) and Friends. FREE! Starts at 9 PM Facebook invite page

July 16 – Pioneertown, CA: Jesika von Rabbit headlines Pappy and Harriet’s with Death Valley Girls. $10 at the door or purchase tickets on the P&H website. Starts at 8 PM. Tickets and more info at this link

July 26 – Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas, NV: Take a gamble with Jesika von Rabbit and Spindrift at Bunkhouse Saloon  www.bunkhousedowntown.com

August 6 – Palm Desert, CA: Jesika von Rabbit with Yip Yops and Herbert at The Hood in Palm Desert – event invite at this link 

August 26 – Campout XII Festival:  Jesika von Rabbit will be performing with Camper van Beethoven and others at the Campout festival in Pioneertown, CA Tickets and more info at this link

September 23 –  Desert Stars Festival: Jesika von Rabbit will be performing at the Desert Stars Festival with Strawbery Alarm Clock,  You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and others. Event website at this link

Jesika von Rabbit will be debuting two new songs, including “I’m a Dog at a Human Party” which she is currently shooting a video for with director Jessica Janos. von Rabbit and Spindrift’s Kirpatrick Thomas have scored and recorded music for a full-length feature, “Pretty Face”, also directed by Jessica Janos.

Joshua Tree’s Jesika von Rabbit has been added to this year’s Boogaloo Music and Art Festival, in Oak Canyon Park, Silverado CA., playing the Mountain Stage on Friday, April 29  at 5:30 PM. The Boogaloo Festival  is a music, art, yoga fest featuring live music, DJs, art installations, live paitning, food, a kids zone and much more. the Boogaloo Festival website can be found here, the Boogaloo Facebook page is at this link and, while you are clicking links, the check out the Boogaloo 2016 Facebook event page.

von Rabbit will be performing in Tarzana, CA on Saturday, May 7 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon with The Hellflowers and The Freedom Ledges. The Maui Sugar Mill is located at 18389 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana, CA. Maui Sugar Mill’s Facebook page can be found here, and the May 7 Facebook event page can be found here.

If you haven’t yet, check out Jesika’s newest video “Looking for a Weirdo” at this link, as well as her appearance in Cindy Lauper’s video for her cover of Wanda Jackson’s “Funnel of Love” (shot at von Rabbit’s home base, Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown) at this link.

Jesika von Rabbit has also been added on the Campout XII festival in Pioneertown, August 25-27. Dates and stage times TBA. Watch for the digital release of a new von Rabbit Song soon!