As we enter summer, I wanted to share a mixtape that Jesse Rogg [Golden] and I just put together, ‘Something’s Got to Give.’

Jesse’s record label, Modus Vivendi Music, whose studio is in nearby Los Feliz [but represents artists from all over the world] has been a part of Found’s events, exhibitions, and general shared sense of a diverse boutique for cultural output.

It’s inspired by the unreleased Marilyn Monroe picture of the same name, as well as the Jack & Diane romcom ‘Something’s Gotta Give,’ although neither Jesse nor I have ever seen either.

We hope the mix recasts familiar sounds and songs in a context you might not have considered, meanwhile delivering bits and pieces which you might have never heard through a nostalgic filter.

We’ve decided a long time ago that genre-bound mixes might be easy to mix, because of similar instrumentation, tempo, themes, lyrics, etc. but typically feel flat, consistent to a fault, and….easy.  We’ve also come to the conclusion that there’s nothing more deflating than reading a track list before you hear a mix, so that’s why you don’t see one.  Will gladly share the tracks with you, though.  Also, some of our friends with taste will be tapped to put together some fun, diverse mixes on an irregular basis, under the Budget Cuts series.

Thanks to Classixx, who provided an amazing unreleased instrumental, Love Grenades, Casxio [w/ Golden + Public’s soon-to-be-released remix of ‘17?], all the Modus Vivendi Music family, and, of course, the internet.

Download it here.

this saturday night bandit gallery is nice enough to let croobs and bobby dazzler play music.

joining the 2 chrises are jason from future pigeon, c-wise, and spyder.

— surprises to ensue —

cash bar.  10-4.  valentine’s day, 2009.

— consider yourself invited —

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCV2L0c6K0

mr. walkway

After the sun sets on Sunset Junction Saturday night, come leave yr sweat on the floor of an all-new creative warehouse space.  It’s an easy walk from the Junction — no need to repark.  Home to the newly founded Goldbear Academy for Hair.

Party with locally-based [nationally regarded/internationally recognized/cosmically coveted] DJs, baptismal fonts, piñata cross-dressing, a really real-ass sound system, freebies from Evil Genius, plus even more surprises

Sam Sparro [dj set] — come on now!  Blending his voice live with music selections, get ready to get silly
Golden — Sparro’s production maverick and Modus Vivendi mastermind
Julian Brody — globetrotting laptop beatmaven with a beguiling smile
Nitedog — that white guy, from blackdisco, rearranging + changing LAs dance scene
Cole Medina — the guy behind some of this biggest summer grooves, including the Pinches mix of the BeeGees + Red Hot
Crza — the Garg’s chuggy disco diva-dantzche

Invite yr posse but leave out any null sets pls.

Cash bar
Starts at 10pm
$5

RSVP for the address (to be emailed on Friday) — and to make sure you get in if it gets crowded.

ALSO catch other events, free drinks, and hanging out ALL DAY on Hyperion:

FoundLA
1903 Hyperion Ave.
+ Pizza!
+ Rainbow Arabia
+ Vosotros
+ Gangi
+ The Nightbirds
+ SURPRISE SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
+ Julian Brody [DJ Set]

Refuge for Hair
1835 Hyperion Ave.
+ BBQ and music and A/C

Remember, as the sun heads down, please keep outside noise to a minimum + be respectful of the neighbors.  This weekend is a neighborhood event, and we want to keep it neighborly.

xoxo

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Contrary to popular belief, Found Gallery did not disappear today. A number of concerned Joint Custody artists have contacted me today regarding the fact that our website is down. Our current show, Irene Kai’s What Do You See?, was featured today on the front page of BoingBoing. We had over 6,000 visitors within the first 20 minutes. This caused our server to break. We are diligently working to get it back up and online. In the meantime, please visit follow our updates on Twitter.

Thanks for your patience,
Brady Brim-DeForest
Found Gallery

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the every-eighth-year rule comes in effect 2008, as the sunset junction street festival programmers have decided to invite a really solid lineup of fools to our little silver lake summer jam.  i put this pdf because there apparently isn’t one available.

download here

[via special correspondant and other important m-word, megan steinman]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/magazine/18bands-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin

The author focused on three performers:  Final Fantasy, St. Vincent and Panda Bear - all of whom I like, esp Panda Bear and his crazy-kooky Animal Collective compadres.  And yes, as author he (John Wray) has every right to select his subjects and thesis at whim.  But seems to me Wray does absolutely minimal stretching and investigating beyond June’s lineup at Northsix in Williamsburg.

Really?  You’re going to publish an entire article on the art of introducing electronic-based looping into the pop/rock idiom, giving credit to Trey Anastasio of Phish (just threw up in my mouth a bit, sorry), but no mention of the following:
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