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Photo Gallery – The Week In LA Rock
All photos by Deb Frazin. The LA Beat welcomes Deb Frazin to our esteemed group of contributors! Deb makes her debut with a photo gallery documenting eleven bands shot in nine days, June 2 through 11....
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Redd Kross and The Side Eyes at The Echoplex
Redd Kross (Photo by Deb Frazin) It was Father’s Day, and I had nothing to do, so I decided to head down to The Echoplex and check out the “Punk is Dad” show featuring The Side Eyes and Redd Kross....
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Egrets on Ergot and Gitane Demone Quartet at The Offbeat
Last Tuesday marked the final night of Egrets on Ergot’s month-long residency at The Offbeat – A Bar on York in Highland Park. Mane (from San Francisco) and Gitane Demone Quartet opened the show. I...
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15 Bands in 9 Nights
All photos by Deb Frazin for The LA Beat That’s right. I saw 15 bands over the past 9 nights. It all started on Monday July 17th with The Great Sadness at The Echoplex. On Tuesday, I saw Sextile and...
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Sie Sie Benhoff Steals the Show At Echo Park Rising
Sie Sie Benhoff (©Deb Frazin) Echo Park Rising certainly did not disappoint this year. The line-up was fantastic. I was treated to four solid days of endless shows from just about all the best bands in...
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Radolescents At Cafe Nela
Radolescents at Cafe NELA. All photos by Deb Frazin Last Friday night I experienced 40 firey minutes of pure punk rock euphoria. Radolescents were at Cafe Nela, and they played the “Blue Album” in it’s...
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Roky Erickson At The Roxy Theater 10.28.17
All Photos By Deb Frazin Last weekend I was blessed with a photo pass and ticket to the sold-out Roky Erickson show at The Roxy Theater. I’m a huge Roky fan, and I’d never had the opportunity to see...
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Malcolm Mooney at The Echoplex
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Last Sunday, Part Time Punks had their annual “Krautrock Nite” at The Echoplex with special guests Savage Republic and the legendary Malcolm Mooney of Can. This was Malcolm...
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The Dream Syndicate at The El Rey Theater
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin I think everyone can agree that 2017 was a year packed full of great live shows. Last night, The Dream Syndicate played a stunner at The El Rey Theater, and it was a perfect...
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Alice Bag at Cafe Nela
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin There were a lot of great shows happening last night: X and The Meat Puppets at the Observatory, The Weirdos, Saccharine Trust and The Great Sadness in DTLA, but I knew exactly...
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T.S.O.L. at The Regent Theater
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Last night T.S.O.L. played their first e.p., and their punk classic “Dance With Me” album in it’s entirety at The Regent Theater. Corrupted Youth and Lower Class Brats opened...
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Red Aunts at The Echo
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin It’s been about 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of seeing The Red Aunts. Back in the 90’s, I never missed any of their shows, so you can imagine how excited I was to see...
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Thurston Moore Group at Zebulon
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Anyone who knows me well knows I’ve always been a huge fan of Sonic Youth. I’ve seen them many times over the past few decades, and always bought as many recordings as I could...
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Chrome at The Echoplex – Hosted by Part Time Punks 3.18.18
All photos by Deb Frazin Last night Part Time Punks served up another tasty Sunday feast at The Echoplex. On the menu was Boyscouts, Automelodi and the legendary Chrome (fronted by original member...
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Alice Bag Record Release Show at The Echo 4.7.18
All photos by Deb Frazin Last Saturday night Alice Bag, Trap Girl, Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries, and a sold-out crowd celebrated the release of Alice’s new album “Blueprint” together at The Echo....
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Billie Joe Armstrong’s New Band The Longshot at The Redwood Bar 4.26.18
All Photos by Deb Frazin Last night Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong’s new band The Longshot played a wild, rockin’, sweaty show at The Redwood Bar in downtown L.A. Eddie Lopez of “In Fuzz We Trust”...
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Lie’, Egrets on Ergot and The Tissues at Part Time Punks 6.3.18
Photos by Deb Frazin Last night Part Time Punks hosted another hot Sunday night scorcher at The Echoplex! Haunted Horses opened the show with a dark, very loud industrial-tinged set. I’ve really been...
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Oh Sees, Le Shok, Pow! & Ice Balloons at Zebulon 6.12.18
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Last Tuesday, Zebulon Cafe hosted a special benefit show featuring Le Shok, Pow!, Ice Balloons and Oh Sees. It’s always a big treat to see headliners like Oh Sees play in an...
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Ex-Stains at The Echo 6.18.18
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Tonight Ex-Stains played their second to last show at the Cat Scan residency at The Echo. If you haven’t already heard, the band is calling it quits. I’ve always loved this...
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Glitter Trash and The Dogs at The Redwood Bar 7.13.18
Photo Credit: Deb Frazin Back in the 60’s, the seeds of punk rock were sprouting in Michigan. A big part of that proto-punk scene was a 3-piece band called The Dogs. Formed in 1969 by guitarist Loren...
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