The Annual Record Store Day
Various Venues – Across the U.S.
4/16/11

On Saturday, April 16th, independently owned record stores across the country will once again celebrate the culture of the record store with their customers and friends with RECORD STORE DAY!  The worldwide event, now annual, and in its fourth year, stands as a remarkable testimony to the dedication, not only of the indie record store owner, but also to the artists and fans that have kept this unique and passionate culture going. →

Culture Flux: Korean Contemporary Art Now and in the Future
LeBasse Projects – Culver City, CA
2/9/11

LeBasse Projects is excited to host their first Panel Discussion that coincides with their ongoing exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art starting Wednesday, February 9th, 2011, 7:30-10pm.  CULTURE FLUX will examine key issues shaping the Korean contemporary art scene today and tomorrow: How do a growing Asian art market, a wired, web-savvy South Korea, and the recently internationalized contemporary art scene impact art work produced both within Korea and the Korean diaspora? →

SCHOOL NIGHT PRESENTS HANNI EL KHATIB
Bardot – LA, CA
2/7/11

Hanni El Khatib as the Boston Globe puts it is “a garage rock sensation” that has hit the LA music scene so hard, you could already feel his ripple effects.  Khatib threads together transistor-era rock n’ roll with 60′s garage and folk with ease. In short an extreme pleasure to experience live. Check him out tonight for free at Bardot.  He performs live and is followed by Hot As Sun.  The musical interludes will be provided by Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughs (of Eagles of Death Metal) and DJ Jason Eldredge (of KCRW.) All you need to do is RSVP at:  http://www.itsaschoolnight.com/110207.html →

Sunny Shokrae is a New York based photographer who captures the free-spirited, the quiet charmer, the “untamed  heart,” and the quotidian setting made colorful. While documenting moments of stillness and flux, Sunny’s photos demonstrate an ease and fluidity that is comforting and nostalgic, cherishing affairs, pettled with a vibrancy that is both current and everlasting. Her assemblage of photos speak to the swinging generation of artists, creators, thinkers and visionaries ready to explore, share and treasure life in its raw form.   →

It was 1964. Lagos, Nigeria was a densely populated metropolis, giving birth to a wide range of African music. This was before the civil war, when the city was experiencing an influx of new residents who introduced music that differed in style and purpose. As various cultural groups gathered, an environment marked by new instruments, patterns of movement and cadences melded together. Externally, African music varies in ideological and social perspective, as well as in harmony and instrumentation. →

A Sunday school class of First Korean United Methodist Church (FKUMC) 1964. (Courtesy of Chang Yong Lee.)

Cassette School
Music Opinion

Thoughts about Seo Taiji, a nerdy teenage drop-out who introduced rap music to mainstream South Korea. →

Das Racist – Check Yo’ Ponytail Mixtape

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In preparation for tonight’s return of Check Yo’ Ponytail, Das Racist have posted up a mixtape for anyone who wants a taste of what’s to come. The playlist features songs by Cam’ron, Kate Bush, E-40 and (perplexingly) The Shaggs. Discount entry ($20) is still available at the event website. Yelawolf, DJ Craze, Rob Roy, ’87 Stick Up Kids and Franki Chan will join Das Racist tonight at The Echo. →