Eastern Weekend Events

I arrived at PHL airport (Philadelphia) in the 6am hour and within moments of stepping off the plane, I purchased and devoured a soft pretzel!

Friday night, I am spinning a set with Chas & Phranque at Crash N Burn in Philadelphia. This will be a fun time!

Saturday, there will be folks joining me (you can too) on the journey to Albany, NY, where I will spin from 12am-4am at Original Sin. You can hop a ride with us and celebrate Saturday-O-Ween!

More later.

You can email me here: http://scr.im/shok





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Eastern Weekend Events

Is that The Droid in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

The Droid could be your new friend!



I have been anticipating the release of this phone as much as the Touch Pro 2.
Motorola is about to release The Droid, the first Android (Google Operating System) based phone on Verizon. The specs are amazing for phone, camera, pocket computer.



The Droid launches release midnight October 31st!





See specs below such as the massive talk & standby times, camera and more!
1400 mAh Li Ion battery with up to 270 hrs. standby and 385 mins talk time
CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A connectivity
550 MHz CPU
Android 2.0 (Eclair) OS
3.7, WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen touchscreen display
5mpx camera with 4x digital zoom, autofocus, image stabilization, dual LED flash and up to 24 fps; D1 (720 480) resolution video capture
Full QWERTY side slide keyboard
Accelerometer, aGPS and sGPS support, proximity and ambient light sensors
Wi-Fi b/g, Stereo Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, USB 2.0 high speed with micro USB connector, 3.5 mm headset jack
16 GB microSD pre-installed; supports up to 32 GB microSD expandable
Webkit HTML5 support, Flash 10 (available 2010)
Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.6 x .5 in.; 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
Weight: 6 oz.; 169 g




I will soon have my review of the Samsung Rogue online.

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Join me tonight to see Jonneine Zapata perform her final FREE show at Silverlake Lounge. She should hit the st... ♫ http://blip.fm/~fg4h3

the first 15 sec's are harsh but listen to the smokey, sultry americana Pleasant Smell by 12 Rounds. Helpful @... ♫ http://blip.fm/~fagr6

Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think) & Mirwais covered The Rolling Stones years ago & I hope you enjoy this! ♫ http://blip.fm/~f723s

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Excited to see Jonneine Zapata perform FREE, 11pm @ Silverlake Lounge. More friends are joining! You should to... ♫ http://blip.fm/~f3h9i

Jonneine Zapata is amazing. See her for FREE @ Silverlake Lounge!

I rarely check myspace messages these days due to not only the virus-like spawn of spam mail but also my increased workload. For some odd, but fortuitous reason, while checking myspace mail, I happened to click on a message on the 11th of October from Jonneine Zapata, which announced she was performing on the 12th for FREE at Silverlake Lounge. I went to her page and before playing tunes from her jukebox, I checked the featured youtube video for "Love Is A Burden".


It reminded me of a variety of artists I enjoy from The Cult to Johnette Napolitano to Patti Smith, something dark but Americana rock to something familiar from my early youth.



Upon further "investigation" of her music, I realized I had to have this music and while some folks may see the surface comparisons to PJ Harvey, it is more of a soulful side upon which she draws her magic. Jim Morrison, Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields), Carole King, Nick Cave and even Tina Turner can be artists of whom one may find similar spirit. Her album is titled "Cast the Demons Out" and is available NOW!.

I will definitely add her music to my mellow home mix of The Dirty Three, Spain, Jeff Buckley, Elysian Fields, Brendan Perry, Red House Painters, Nick Cave (The Boatman's Call era), David Sylvian, Scott Reeder, The BellRays, Morphine, Nine Horses, Robbie Robertson, Lou Reed, etc.


Since there are distractions abound right now. It is important that you know Jonneine is performing this evening at Silverlake Lounge for FREE!!! She has had a Monday residency all month, having recently returned from a tour with Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees. I am foregoing seeing La Roux perform at the El Rey theatre this evening, a show I have wanted to see since last year, to see Jonneine, and am quite certain I will be pleased!

Jonneine is slated to hit the stage tonight at 11pm!

I am hoping she will want to work on the album David J and I are recording and may even ask her to work on the forthcoming Bauhaus tribute. Do not miss this show and please check her music!!!!! Her album has been on repeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Free mp3 download of her performance from the video above here from Spaceland Recordings

Jonneine Zapata on myspace



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Tonight, Fun at Church with Cevin Key & Busdriver

A friend sent me the info on this the other day and you might be interested in attending.




cEvin Key will be performing one last special DJ set before the upcoming Puppy tour this Saturday at the Church in Downtown LA. Here is how the Subcon Cat describes the set::

For something very inspiring Saturday Night, cEvin Key Dj set live, cut up and scratched with Baseck live, then mixed and dubbed in the front of house by SCIENTIST live.

Beyond the Vault's Sonic Death Rabbit will also be featured, along with, according to the flyer "firedancing, bellydancing, and pumpkin pie pudding wrestling," all of which sounds like a recipe for awesome on this lovely charity evening.



Here's the official release and links to all of the performers:::

Jelly Roll welcomes the new moon with another Fancy Dress Event hosted by The Lady Tigra. On Oct. 17th, the moon is at it's darkest, wild forces roam the night and everyone is cloaked in a veil of secrecy. At a masquerade ball one can never be too sure what lies behind the mask! This Event is a Charity Ball for ACLA, a non-profit, benefiting children in the Echo Park and Highland Park communities. ACLA focuses on guerrilla arts and art parks and isn't too lame to be effective for kids :) aclaparks.org.

Two Floors of performances and DJs: CEVIN KEY (Skinny Puppy, Plateau) and Baseck will lend their dark genius to Scientist's classic dub tracks.....with the legendary SCIENTIST himself at the controls!

cEvin KEY http://www.myspace.com/cevin07

SCIENTIST http://www.myspace.com/scientist

BASECK http://www.myspace.com/baseck

also performing:

BUSDRIVER http://www.myspace.com/busdriver

SONIC DEATH RABBIT http://www.myspace.com/sonicdeathrabbit

RESTAVRANT http://www.myspace.com/restaurantmusic

BLACKBIRD and the Feathered People http://www.myspace.com/blackbirdone

C.C. SHEFFIELD http://www.myspace.com/cclerev

LITTLE RED RADIO

http://www.myspace.com/littleredradio

PETROJVIC BLASTING COMPANY http://www.myspace.com/theblastingcompany



DJs include:

Jason Mason (Wiskey Biscuit, Dub Club, Punky Reggae Party)

Don Bolles (THE GERMS)

Josh Peace (Mustache Mondays)

Clifton (Funky Sole Party)

Toks Sheri Barclay Special surprise performance!



Outside: Bizzurke Army's monstrous and beautiful screening apparatus: THE ENGINE will add to the multi-media mayhem. http://www.theenginetheater.com/



Upstairs: The Bizzurke Army and Sonik Mercury will collaborate on a hauntingly beautiful installation. Artisans Geoff Flint, Burke Roberts, Hawke Hamelton, Phluid and Sonik Mercury will transform the space with soft biomorphic sculptures through which naked dancing nymphs will be gently illuminated.

BIZZURKE ARMY http://www.bizzurkearmy.com/

SONIK MERCURY http://www.transmorphic.net/



Additionally: Miss Laura Kranitz (http://www.laurakranitz.com) will have a booth selling her celebrated millenary and unique masks (as seen on Dita Von Teese). Naughty Nannette will bring her delicious gourmet jello shots. Candid Portraits will man the photo booth Sexy Cigarette Girls Oh yeah....did we mention Firedancers and hot chicks wrestling in PUDDING? Yeah.....there's that too.

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Nitzer Ebb making new waves

Douglas McCarthy & Bon Harris have had more than 25 years experience of bringing the sonic assault to the dance floors of the world as Nitzer Ebb. They started as teens and as time progressed, the music matured.

To promote their forthcoming album, the boys will open for Depeche Mode's live tour during January & February!

Nitzer Ebb have their own show at The Key Club, here in Hollywood, on the 17th of November. You may just know someone else on the bill for that evening ;)

You can hear Douglas's voice on Kloq's single for Physical and
my project with TechnicalItch on http://www.myspace.com/techitchshok

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LOTD: from Google mail to Guthrie

I was reading email earlier and a sponsored link

It lead to this article on wired about Robin Guthrie, the founding member of the influential band, Cocteau Twins.

Last month, his new album, Carousel was released and you can grab it directly from his site. http://www.robinguthrie.com The article is a good read about how the times have changed and includes his thoughts on social networking.


As autumn weaves its way into reality here in Hollywood with its grey skies and cool breezes, it reminds me of 20 years earlier, listening to Cocteau Twins and other 4ad/ Beggars Banquet label artists while either on a long train ride or driving my jeep through the blankets of lightly moistened yellow, brown-red leaves throughout PA, NJ & NY. I can even smell the scent of rain and the dust of the trees in the air!

Now I am even more excited to be heading to the east coast in time for Halloween!
More on east coast performances and DJ gigs later. (hang w/ me in Albany on the 31st)

Related Reading:
Cocteau Twins on wikipedia
4ad
Beggars Banquet


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tonight, attend EROTIC ART SCHOOL

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VOTD: IAMX - My Secret Friend (w/ Imogen Heap)

Enjoy this video from the third release of IAMX, where Imogen Heap makes an appearance!

Take a peek onto creator, Chris Corner's interesting IAMX site about himself and the rest of his live band for IAMX on http://www.unfall.co.uk



Btw, if you are in or around Hollywood this Saturday,
there is a fantastic art opening at UltraStar Gallery,
Erotic Art School: Art Students Gone Bad
I am curating the music. This will be a great time!



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home from work & now for more work. please enjoy "Far From Me" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. #FB ♫ http://blip.fm/~ee1gh

You need to see this video of Miss Wilson & Alice In Chains covering HEART. She's not related to Heart's Wilso... ♫ http://blip.fm/~eatnr

I hope you enjoy this video by INFADELS, a great band to see perform LIVE. #FB ♫ http://blip.fm/~eat0a

Nouvelle Vague's rendition of DM's Master & Servant has been a great cover of 2009. Enjoy this! #FB ♫ http://blip.fm/~easmq

"Everybody here wants YOU!" sung by Jeff Buckley - great for a chill Friday evening! #FB ♫ http://blip.fm/~e9gn3

Tonight's Event - Canceled

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be holding our event this evening at Boardners.

We look forward to seeing you in the near future. Darren Revell can be seen on Tuesdays at Kung Pao Kitty and I will be headed on an east coast tour at the end of the month.

In the interim, for amusing links, trivia, strange-yet-fascinating-videos, free music downloads, film & food reviews and humorous tidbits, please visit my blog:
http://mylivetube.blogspot.com

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, discussion items and or need to communicate personal issues or simply tell me a fantastic joke such as you are taking me for a night on the town... please email me here: http://scr.im/shok

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

---Shok (on behalf of revellshok)
http://myspace.com/revellshok
http://revellshok.blogspot.com
http://mylivetube.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/fdaallday

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DarrenRevell-Shok: First October Friday @Boardners

We certainly had lots of vests last week for our Vest & Hat Soiree. Thanks for the support!

Tomorrow night is our party for you @ Boardner's. Free admission with RSVP until 11pm & $5 for everyone else. Share this invitation with your friends so they may attend for free too. http://bit.ly/rsbr5

Listen & Dance to an eclectic mix of alternative music from Electro to Rock, Triphop to Industrial, Disco to Cabaret, Soul to Dubstep and exhilarating songs from other genres too.

See last week's listing of songs played: http://bit.ly/2ktmpt

Find our latest monthly FREE CD compilation of our favorite songs to take home and continue your own party!

See bands perform on the patio and BONUS, if you RSVP, you will receive 20% off the menu from the restaurant section and the food is fantastico! Last week I dined on the Seabass!

Drink specials including $3 Jack Daniels, $4 Bubble Gum Vodka shots and more all night!


**Please tell your friends, neighbors, past and future relatives as well. If all of our parties will be as strong as last week, this party shall continue for a long time**

If you would like to help promote, snap photos, walk my dog, etc. Please drop me a line

9:30-2am - $5 or Free w/ RSVP 'til 11
Boardners - 1652 Cherokee Avenue 90028
(the home of Moscow & Bar Sinister)

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We look forward to seeing you!

---Shok (on behalf of revellshok)
http://myspace.com/revellshok
http://revellshok.blogspot.com
http://mylivetube.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/fdaallday

DarrenRevell-Shok: First October Friday @Boardners