Foodie Fridays: Bricks & Scones

Abby and Shevin initially bonded over their mutual love of boba during their freshman year at USC and have since been together and enjoying all of LA's wonderful culinary offerings. They both love to travel, explore, and most importantly eat!

It seemed like a great idea for FoundTrack to introduce a food column. Let's face it, those of us who enjoy art, film, fashion, and music usually have a soft spot for great dining experiences as well. So now, these two young Angelenos will have the chance to share some of their favorite tasty spots in LA with all of you fun people through Foodie Fridays.

If you have any recommendations you think should be considered for the column, please send an email to foodiefridays at foundtrack dot com. Eat on!

Bricks & Scones
403 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 463-0811
Map

For this Foodieventure, we were prepping for the holidays and searching for a cozy, cheerful spot to warm up from our cold LA winter...

We decided to hit my absolute favorite coffee shop in town, the recently opened Bricks & Scones on Larchmont Blvd. As a frequent visitor to Larchmont and a coffee lover, I've been disappointed by the dominance of mediocre chain coffee shops (you can guess which ones). Upon visting the stellar Sunday morning farmers market, or grabbing a sandwich at Larchmont Village Wine and Cheese, there was never a satisfactory option for those of us who enjoy the locally-owned coffee shop experience. Thankfully, that's changed.

Twenty three year old Angeleno Jinah Kim felt the same way and decided to go into business with her mom and pops, Beverly and Chung Kim, in order to create her dream coffee shop on Larchmont.

The family spent almost a year making renovations and their efforts have paid off: Bricks & Scones is a cozy and charming coffee shop which provides plenty of comfortable seating options, free Wi-Fi, and all sorts of delicious coffees, teas, pastries and lunch items that will satisfy any hungry or thirsty patron.

Shevin and I sampled several items from the menu: a standard drip coffee, a pumpkin spice latte, and a lychee oolong tea. The tea is from a Japanese tea company, Lupicia Fresh Tea. The flavor was delicate and naturally sweet.

As far as coffee goes, Bricks & Scones, proudly serves Intelligentsia coffee (in my opinion, the best you can get in LA). The pumpkin spice latte went down oh so smooth; it's the perfect holiday beverage, requiring a much necessary "mmmmm" after each sip.

The drip coffee was the Intelligentsia Celebration Blend with hints of citrus and cloves. I don't usually drink my coffee black but the flavor was so bold that there was no need to mask it with added ingredients.

We also thought it appropriate to try the shop's namesake, a scone. Jinah's mom and business partner also serves as the in-house baker and, I must say, the woman has skills. The scone was perfectly baked with cranberries and walnuts and is served with fresh jam and a delicious traditional English spread with the not-so-delicious sounding name, clotted cream. Take our word on this one, you'll like it.

And yes I've included the obligatory photo of me, eating a mouth watering scone.

We also tried the hot chocolate espresso muffin. Yes, you read that correctly, and yes, it tastes as good as it sounds. In fact, it's better...yum!

Our final pastry was the chestnut corn muffin, a homemade recipie from Mrs. Kim herself. Shevin is seen enjoying it here:

It is just the perfect balance of sweet and savory. I am one to appreciate unorthodox baked goods, so this was right up my alley.

I can also recommend any of the paninis, salads, and soups that are on the lunch menu without hesitation.

Even after we finished all of our delightful snacks and beverages, we hung around for a while, chatting with other patrons and with the Kims themselves when they weren't busy steaming milk or baking muffins. Bricks & Scones is quickly becoming a local hang-out, and more importantly, it may just become more popular than the corporate competitors down the street.

And with added perks like low prices, late hours (the shop is open until 11), free Wi-Fi, and plenty of quiet work spaces upstairs in the “study,” it seems as though Jinah has really completed what she set out to do: create her dream coffee shop. It just so happens to be mine, too!

TIPS:

-10% off if you bring your own mug or a student ID!

-Dietary restrictions? If you're no friend of lactose or happen to be vegan, have no fear.
They've got all sorts of options from almond milk to gluten-free cupcakes.

-Great outdoor seating for when the weather warms up.

-There is a small library in the back where you can borrow or trade books. Among some of these titles is a selection of novels by Elinor Lipman, which she has signed just for Bricks & Scones!

-Here is a photo of us with our friend Norma who has a drink named after her. Look for THE NORMA on your next visit...

Photos by Ryland Aldrich/ www.enderzero.com

NEXT TIME on Foodie Fridays: We'll be covering out of town Foodie destinations from our winter travels.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Foodie Fridays team!

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Weekly Events Calendar : Found in LA (Dec. 14th - 20th)

LAST UPDATED - 12/16

Monday / December 14th
MUSIC
- KCRW Presents Mew, The Outline @ Henry Fonda Theatre
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ Mayan Theatre
- The 4th Annual Aimee Mann Christmas Show feat. Ben Gibbard, Nellie McKay @ Largo (Coronet)
- Cigarette Burns @ Origami Vinyl (8pm - FREE)
- We Are The World, Jessica 6, Rainbow Arabia, Loving Thunder @ Echo (FREE)
- Mere Mortals, The Meeting Places, The Black Apples @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Vanaprasta, Links, Eastern Conference Champions, Imagine Dragons @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)
- Sean Carnage Presents Birth!, Psychic Handbook, DJ Big Gulp @ Pehrspace
- Lee Noble, Moment Trigger, Let Go of the Rail , The Deep Sea Goes @ L'Keg Gallery
FILM
- "Raising Arizona" (1987), "A Serious Man" (2009), "Blood Simple" (1984) @ Aero Theatre (Cohen Brothers Triple Feature)
- LA Film School Presents Winter Shorts Night Series @ Space 15 Twenty

Tuesday / December 15th
MUSIC
- Sea Wolf @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Kenan Bell, Res, Gavin, Glassell Park 3 , Pocket Rockets @ Spaceland
- Otik Records Presents A Holiday Tribute to Phil Spector with The Damselles, Evan Way (Parson Red Heads), The Hi-Hos, Sweet Little Things, plus special guests @ Echo
- The Rural Alberta Advantage (Toronto - Saddle Creek), The Shaky Hands, Pepper Rabbit @ Bootleg
- Vantage, Ballerina Black, Anthem of Silence @ Silverlake Lounge
- Being (ohio), Peter Kolovos, Moment Trigger, Let Go Of The Rail, Obstacle Corpse @ Women
- The 4th Annual Aimee Mann Christmas Show @ Largo (Coronet)
- The Marietta James @ Cinema Bar (FREE)
- Branches feat. Jeremy Sole (KCRW) @ Commonwealth Lounge (Fullerton)
- Dim Mak Tuesdays Presents Jessica 6 (Ex-Hercules & Love Affair), Active Child plus special guest DJ's Sonicc, Gina Turner and Resident DJ's Them Jeans, Dan Oh @ Cinespace
FILM
- "Fargo" (1996), "A Serious Man" (2009), "Barton Fink" (1991) @ Egyptian Theatre (Coen Brothers Triple Feature)
- ITVS Presents "Young at Heart" @ Aero Theatre (FREE w/RSVP)- Communitycinema at gmail dot com ; panel discussion to follow with participants to be announced.
- "Christmas Evil" (1980), "Black Christmas" (1974) @ New Beverly Cinema
MISC.
- LA Moth StorySlam Presents Gift @ El Cid - Live spontaneous story-telling in the vein of This American Life

Wednesday / December 16th
MUSIC
- Zero 7 @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- KCRW Presents Zero 7, Phantogram @ Orpheum Theatre (SOLD OUT)
- KLOS Mark and Brian Christmas Show feat. Foreigner, Heart, Greg Behrendt, Richie Sambora @ Nokia Theatre
- Lilofee (Release Pre-party) @ Origami Vinyl (7-9pm)
- Future Sounds Records & Origami Vinyl Present LILOFEE "Runaway" 7" Release party feat. special guests Twilights Sleep, Acid Girls, War Tapes @ Echo (FREE for 21+)
- PvT/When You Awake Presents Shakin All Over Holiday Party feat. Jody (Gold Dust/When You Awake) and Marchelle (Pony vs Tiger) @ Rockwell VT (FREE)
- Melt Banana, Tera Melos @ Troubadour
- Saint Motel's Christmas Card Concert feat. Saint Motel, Early Dolphin, Oliver Future @ Spaceland (CLUB NME)
- Correatown @ Pershing Square (Spaceland on Ice)
- Cassorla, Brandon Intelligator, Sasson @ Echo Curio
- The Good Listeners, The Sonus Quartet, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Penelope Fortiere @ Bootleg
- Deep Sleep Ops, Abbot Kinney, Toy Robot, New York Rifles @ Silverlake Lounge
- Duhkha, Shark Toys, SKELETEEN, The Widow Babies @ The Smell
- Marathon Live's 3rd Annual Christmas Extravaganza @ Three of Clubs
- Canoneers of the New Command with resident DJ's Keith 2.0, Raulie, DJ N @ Boardner's (Club Moscow)
- Sole & the Skyrider Band, Mono/Poly plus residents @ Airliner Club (Low End Theory)
- RedBull Sound Flash feat. Kid Sister vs Moving Units @ Vanguard
MISC.
- AsiaDog Returns to LA @ Tony's Saloon - Asiadogs are hot dogs with Asian-inspired toppings. Last August when Asiadog popped up in Los Angeles--from Brooklyn--at Bigfoot Lodge West, they sold out of hot dogs in the first 2 hours. This time around, the 2 New Yorkers who operate the mobile restaurant, Steve Porto and Melanie Campbell, say they'll have more hot dogs to match with their kimchi and Japanese curry when they pop up at Tony's Saloon 7 - 11 p.m. If you want a pop icon visual aid, you can see Martha Stewart's street-food-photo-op take on Asiadog here. Knockaround Sunglasses giveaways as well.
FILM
- "Fat City" (1972), "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1962) @ New Beverly Cinema


Thursday / December 17th
MUSIC
- Fool's Gold, The Entrance Band, TEARIST, DJ Josh Klinghoffer @ Echo
- Down and Derby Rollerdisco @ Echoplex
- Against Me!, Roll the Tanks, O Pioneers @ Spaceland
- KROQ Locals Only Presents Sea Wolf, Chasing Kings, Imaad Wasif @ Roxy
- Hunting Hat, A Cozy Kitchen, Blue Bird, Claire Cronin @ Echo Curio
- Manhattan Murder Mystery, Lost Lake, Guppies, Magic Orchids @ L'Keg Gallery
- Vastitude, Nathaniel Eras, Create(!), more @ Mr. T's Bowl
- Man's Assassintion, Man, Brass Badger @ Silverlake Lounge
- Watts Ensemble, The Grabs, Yellow Alex @ Bootleg
- Oliver Future, City Museum @ Mint
- Urinals, Woven Bones, Wounded Lion, PROTECTME @ The Smell
- Lavas Magmas (pdx), Sterile Garden (colorado), Algiers (pdx), Drowner (seattle), Jess Coble, Human Hands @ Women
- SASSAS Holiday Fundraiser feat. Daedelus, LA Fog, Lucky Dragons, Nilbog, more @ Mountain Bar
- Afro Funke Presents Carlos Nino and members of Build An Ark with resident DJ's Jeremy Sole (KCRW), Glen Redd @ Zanzibar
- Ghettoblaster LA feat. Kula Baker, Michael Barnes (KCRW/Melting Pot) @ Bar 107 (FREE)
- The Root Down's Final Weekly Party feat. live performance from The Breakestra and special guests all night long @ El Cid - After 12 years running strong, the Rootdown Club is taking a hiatus but be sure to check back with them for a new project in '10
FILM
- "Fat City" (1972), "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1962) @ New Beverly Cinema
- Flux Screening Series feat. Michel Gondry, Keith Schofield, Allison Schulnik, Radical Friend, Stefan Nadelman with live performance by Mia Doi Todd, Michel Gondry and friends and world premiere of new Mia Doi Todd video "Open Your Heart"directed by Michel Gondry @ Hammer Museum (RSVP Suggested)

Friday / December 18th
MUSIC
- Sean Healy Presents The Hottest Local Unsigned Bands in LA feat. Tommy Peacock with Autobody and Art of Shock @ El Rey
- The Aquabats, Buck o Nine, Supernova @ Henry Fonda Theatre
- KCRW Presents Ozomatli @ Club Nokia
- ¡Viva Christmas! with El Vez & Los Straitjackets and the Lovely Elvettes @ Troubadour
- Control One Year Anniversary Party feat. Armand Van Helden @ Avalon
- Foreign Born, Best Coast, El Sportivo and The Blues @ Spaceland
- Orgone @ The Mint
- Very Be Careful, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta @ Echo
- Harper Simon (Son of Paul), The Chapin Sisters, Farmer Dave @ Bootleg
- Tremellow, Signals, Snowsuit, No Babies @ Echo Curio
- Foot Village @ Origami Vinyl (FREE - 7pm)
- AM, Gossip Tree, My Pet Saddle, Funeral Party @ Pehrspace
- Is Good Music Presents Bridgework, Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, Robotanists, Asbury, - Neptune's Favor @ Mr. T's Bowl
- Toys That Kill, Bipolar Bear @ The Smell
- Nitzer Ebb @ Ventura Theatre
- Papa M (David Pajo) @ The Stronghold, Venice
- Shits & Giggles Presents Jessica 6 @ 3100 Club
- Dan Wilcox (KCRW) @ The Doheny (Free w/Facebook RSVP) - or email dohenyrsvp at att dot net
-3rd Annual Dub Frequency Holiday Party feat. Nick Catchdubs (Fool's Gold), Them Jeans (Dim Mak), Rob Roy, Dude Royal, DJ Eric plus special guests @ The Standard Purple Lounge (West Hollywood) - FREE w/ RSVP - mando at dubfrequency dot com - open bar from 10-11pm
FILM
- "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) @ New Beverly Cinema (Midnight Screening)
- "Donnie Darko" @ Nuart (Midnight Screening) - Original Theatrical Version
- "A Christmas Story" (1983), "Remember the Night" (1940) @ Aero Theatre
MISC.
- Hennessy and Ingalls Presents a Book Signing with Dita Von Teese "Stripteese" @ Space 15 Twenty

Saturday / December 19th
MUSIC
- KROQ Presents X, Calexico @ Wiltern
- KCRW Presents Ozomatli @ Club Nokia
- 3rd Annual Christmas Sweater Festival feat. The Deadly Syndrome, The Pity Party, Eskimo Hunter, Signals, 400 Blows @ El Rey
- Spain (7 inch Release Party) @ Spaceland
- El Ten Eleven, Baths, Triorganico @ Bootleg
- Red Tape, Blue Tape, Regular Assholes, Michael Nhat, Kerplow, Sleepwalkers Local @ Echo Curio
- The Kris Special @ L'Keg Gallery
- Jail Weddings, Gestapo Khazi @ The Smell
- Elaine Layabout's Hella Hipster Hoedown VI @ Pehrspace
- The Justice, Nova Nueva, When Planets Align, Fergus Fergus, more @ Mr. T's Bowl
- LA Record Xmas Party 2009 feat. Soft Pack, Leslie and the Badgers, guest DJ's Daedelus , Daddy Kev, Nobody, Kutmah, Matthewdavid, Sodapop, many more @ Bedrock Rehearsal (FREE w/RSVP)
Anne Lee and Shadowscene Present The Blow Up LA Holiday Party feat. DJ's Jokers of the Scene, Goddollars (Rhonda), Dirty Dave (Awesometown), Whitney Fierce (Lewd NYC),more @ Downtown LA Loft - Discounted RSVP
- Hot Peas and Butta/Funky Sole Joint Funk Explosion @ Echo - Two Epic Funk Parties when the East collides with the West.
FILM
- "Slapshot" (1977) @ New Beverly Cinema (Midnight Screening)
- "Gremlins" (1984) @ Devil's Night Drive In
MISC.
- Beautiful Decay Book No. 2 Release Party and Silent Auction @ Synchronicity
- Family Industries Grand Opening Party feat. live performances by The Diamond Light, Singers @ The Family Room (1640 N. Spring St.)
- LA Ladies Choir Presents "Take My Treasures" @ Space 15 Twenty - Artists' swap meet, baked goods, santa booth, DJ Will Lemon III, LA Ladies Choir performing Christmas carols. Proceeds benefit Children of the Night Charity

Sunday / December 20th
MUSIC
- Plum Union, Son of the Velvet Rat, Olentangy John, The Senors of Marseille @ Echo Curio
- Saosin, InnerPartySystem, P.O.S., Eye Alaska @ House of Blues (Anaheim)
- Give Up feat. guest DJ's Dntel, Katie Byron, DJ Kramorhaim plus film projections from the Masses @ Hyperion Tavern
- Spirit Photography, The Beaters @ Echo (Part-Time Punks)
- Hell Ya! Night @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Nite Jewel, Garbaj Kaetz, Jealousy, Dionysus @ Synchronicity
- Jacqueline Becker with Connor Marks @ Hotel Cafe (7:30pm)
FILM
- "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) @ Aero Theatre (4pm/7:30pm)
MISC.
- Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show @ Egyptian Theatre
- Monthly Flea Market with special DIY demo by Banshee Beat @ Space 15 Twenty (11am-4pm)

Long - Running Events
- Nov. 1st - Dec. 14th - Beyond the Iron Curtain: Hungarian Cinema Observes the Fall of Communism @ Billy Wilder Theatre (UCLA Film & TV Archive)
- Nov. 1st - Dec. 14th - 1939 Redux: Digging Deeper Into Hollywood's Greatest Year @ Billy Wilder Theatre (UCLA Film & TV Archive)
- Dec. 12th - 17th - Multi-Plane Show @ Corey Helford Gallery
- Dec. 11th - 18th - "The Misfortunates" (2009) @ Nuart Theatre
- Dec. 16th - 22nd - "Examined Life" (2008) @ Downtown Independent Theatre
- Dec. 5th - Dec. 31st - Printed II @ Crewest Gallery
- Dec. 5th - Jan. 13th - Post-It Show 4 @ GR2
- Dec. 12th - Jan. 17th - Mountains & Flowers @ Space 15 Twenty
- Dec. 12th - Jan. 23rd - High Lonesome @ M+B Gallery
- Oct. 20th - Jan. 24th - "I Feel Different" @ LACE
- Nov. 14th - March 7th - "Sport: Iooss & Leifer @ Annenburg Space for Photography
- Nov. 19th - March 7th - "Road To Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-68 @ Skirball Cultural Center
- Nov. 15th - May 03rd - Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years @ MOCA

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FoundTrack Podcast - Episode 9

Please join the FoundTrack enterprise on a weekly journey into our new podcast series where we deliver a cliff notes guide to our comprehensive Found in LA Weekly Events Listings. We will try to keep each podcast to roughly 1 hour in size. If you are interested in subscribing to the weekly podcast click here. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or submissions, feel free to reach out - Nassir at foundtrack dot com

FoundTrack Podcast - Episode 9

Stream/Download Link
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Complete Tracklisting and Liner Notes Below:

Chapter 1
FoundTrack Podcast - Episode 9 - Intro
In this week's session, we will feature a couple bands who i was lucky enough to catch last week including Seattle's Pharmacy, and my introduction to some bright local natives such as Lady Danville, Learning Music and Tearist. Unfortunately prior commitments wouldn't allow me to catch touring bands Christmas Island, and Oliver $ but they will be in the mix as well. We have a lot to look forward to this coming week including the premiere LA engagement of Jessica 6 (Ex-Hercules and Love Affair), Toronto's Rural Alberta Advantage and the return of Zero 7 with opener Phantogram.


Chapter 2
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Every Night I Die at Miyagis
House Arrest (Sample/Purchase)
Paw Tracks
http://www.myspace.com/arielpink

Notes : Composition from 2006 although it sounds like the 60's; recorded this record using a home 8-track tape machine ; Recently Signed to 4AD



Chapter 3
Christmas Island - Twenty Nine
Christmas Island (Sample/Purchase)
Captured Tracks
http://www.myspace.com/xmasisland

Notes: San Diego band on tour with Beets, Beach Fossils in Feb., will play at SXSW in March before their homecoming





Chapter 4
Pharmacy - WAYDWYL (What are You Doing with Your Life)
Park the Van Fall '09 Sampler - (FREE Download)
Park the Van
http://www.myspace.com/pharmacy

Notes: Seattle band ; Returning to LA March 4th @ L'Keg Gallery





Chapter 5
Jessica 6 - Not Anymore (7" Version)
Fun Girls (Sample/Purchase)
Midnight Sun Sound
http://www.myspace.com/jessicasix

Notes: Feat. Nomi Ruiz (Hercules and Love Affair). Band named after character from futuristic, hyper-sexed 1976 Michael Anderson movie "Logan's Run". Playing 3 dates in LA this week, including a free show 12/14 @ Echo (Manimal Vinyl Residency)



Chapter 6
Lady Danville - Spoon
Promo - Advance
http://www.myspace.com/ladydanville
Unsigned

Note: Cute music from local indie-pop trio in the vein of Local Natives ; Play @ Hotel Cafe's (Ho-Ho-Tel 2009) 12/19




Chapter 7
The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Deadroads
Hometowns (Sample/Purchase)
Saddle Creek
http://www.myspace.com/theraa

Notes: 12/15 @ Bootleg Theatre w/Shaky hands, Pepper Rabbit. "The Toronto-based trio, led by born-and-bred Albertan Nils Edenloff, has created an affecting debut that's full of nostalgic songs about hometowns and heartbreaks, marrying salt-of-the-earth acoustic rock to energetic rhythms and grand orchestral arrangements" - Pitchfork

Chapter 8
Zero 7 - Swing
Yeah Ghost (Sample/Purchase)
Atlantic
http://www.myspace.com/zero7official

Notes: This song will make you happy. @ Orpheum w/ Phantogram 12/16





Chapter 9
Learning Music - Ask Me No Questions
This May Also Be It (Sample/Purchase)
Vosotros
http://www.myspace.com/learningmusicmusic
http://www.learningmusicmonthly.com/

Notes - Prolific songwriter John Wood (keyboardist for Inara George, Sebastien Tellier, Willoughby, Mike Andrews, etc.) has resumed the second year in his incredible collaborative album-a-month project. This cut is taken from a compilation of songs fromt the first 6 albums of the year.


Chapter 10
Foreigner - Urgent
No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (Sample/Purchase)
Rhino
http://www.myspace.com/foreignermusic

Notes: @ Nokia Theater for Mark and Brian's Christmas Show 12/16





Chapter 11
Stan Bush - Fight to Survive
Bloodsport Soundtrack (Sample/Purchase)
Perseverance Records <-- best label name ever http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092675/ Notes: <----original martial artwork to the soundtrack. Most ultimate fighting movie of its time. Make sure to catch the Enter the Tuesday Fighting screenings the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Downtown Independent Theatre.




Chapter 12
Tearist - Closest Furthest (Home Alone Edition)
Promo
Unsigned
http://www.myspace.com/teariststst
Notes: They put on quite a live show. Dark industrial electro duo with Natasha Khan/Chan Marshall-like vocals. Speaking of the former, check out this hilarious Video feat. Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric)


Chapter 13
Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds
Eyelid Movies (Release Date - Feb. 9th , 2010 - Pre-Order)
Barsuk
http://www.myspace.com/phantogram

Notes: Beautiful, beat-driven dreamlike pop from NY duo. Just signed to Barsuk Records. Opening for Zero 7 @ Orpheum 12/16





Chapter 14
The Sound of Lucrecia - Ara
Congost (Sample/Purchase)
Pruna (Barcelona)
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundoflucrecia
http://www.thesoundoflucrecia.com/

Notes: Impressive material from Colombian singer/multi-instrumentalist Lucrecia Perez.




Chapter 15
Oliver $ - Gypsy Carnival
Made to Play - Scion CD Sampler v.27
Scion
http://www.myspace.com/madetoplaymusic
http://www.myspace.com/oliverdollar







Chapter 16 (Bonus Outro)












Questions, Comments, Suggestions, Submissions - Nassir at foundtrack dot com

Weekly Events Calendar - Found in LA - Dec. 7th-13th

LAST UPDATE - 12/9

Monday / December 7th
MUSIC
- Cold Cave @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Polyamorous Affair, Tearist, Weave, Zaza, Laco$te @ Echo (FREE)
- Mere Mortals, Sky Parade, Threes and Nines, Very Special Guest @ Spaceland (FREE)
- The Entrance Band @ Origami Vinyl (7pm - FREE)
- New Music Monday with Utaka Makino, Nick Dewitt, David Scott Stone @ Echo Curio
- Sean Carnage Presents Pizza!, GULL, Gone to Croatoan, Signals @ Pehrspace
- Morrissey, Doll & The Kicks @ Fox Theatre (Pamona)
- One Eskimo @ Hotel Cafe
FILM
- LA Film School Presents Winter Shorts Night Series @ Space 15 Twenty (FREE)
- "Used Cars" (1980) @ Silent Movie Theatre (Cinefamily) - FREE to Members Only - The criminally overlooked Robert Zemeckis film starring Kurt Russell
- "Crazy Heart" (2009) @ LACMA (Preview Screening) - Starring Jeff Bridges
- "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976) / "10" (1979) @ New Beverly Cinema (Blake Edwards Double Bill)

Tuesday / December 8th
MUSIC
- Warp Records 20th Anniversary Party with Live Broadcast from Paris feat. Battles, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Nice Nice @ www.grandcrew.com - 11am pacific time
- Willie Nelson, Asleep At The Wheel @ Club Nokia
- West Coast Left Coast: A Night of the Beats feat. Kurt Elling, Alan Broadbent, Christian McBride, Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman, Peter Erksine @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Bob Schneider @ House of Blues (Sunset)
- Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins on the drums @ The Mint
- Winston Calling: A Rock and Comedy Benefit feat. Black Francis, David J, Flea, Grand Duchy, Michael Penn, The 88, Weird Al Yankovic, more @ Echoplex
- Isgoodmusic.com Presents The French Semester, The Spires, The Monthlies @ Echo
- Zaza @ Origami Vinyl (FREE - 7pm)
- Origami Vinyl Presents Record Club @ El Prado
- Parade of Lights (EP Release Party), Army Navy, Evan Voytas, White Arrows @ Spaceland
- The Pharmacy, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Insects Vs Robots, So Many Wizards @ Women
- Horse Stories, Son of the Velvet Rat, The Steelwells, Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg
- Rosie Thomas Xmas Show with Josh Ottum, special guests @ Largo
- KCRW Presents Sara Lov, AM @ Hotel Cafe (Early Show)
- Meiko @ Hotel Cafe (Late Show)
- A&R Knights Presents Scene of Action, Brave Citizens, Lady Danville, Mandi Perkins, Me vs You @ Roxy (On the Rox) - Free entry with music industry business card.
- Dim Mak Tuesdays feat. Steve Aoki Birthday Party with special guests @ Cinespace
- The Main Event Presents B'More vs LA with special guests Cubin Zirconia,
Skeet Skeet plus resident DJ's Adam 12, Franki Chan, Paul Devro @ Temporary Spaces 2
- Mathieu Schreyer (KCRW) @ Bar Marmont
FILM
- Enter the Tuesday Presents "Bloodsport" (1988) @ Downtown Independent Theatre - Quite possibly the best fighting film of that week in 1988.
- Wholphin No. 9 & 10 DVD Release Party @ Cinefamily (Silent Movie Theatre)
- "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976) / "10" (1979) @ New Beverly Cinema (Blake Edwards Double Bill)
- McG Screens "The Graduate" (1967) @ Skirball Cultural Center (Cinema's Legacy)
- Australians in Film/Flux Presents "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" (2009) @ Montalban Theatre - Heath Ledger's Last film ; Reception with DJ Mark Rae (Rae and Christian) plus complimentary Belvedere Vodka & Coopers Beer ; Benefit screening ; 100% of all proceeds to benefit The Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship

Wednesday / December 9th
MUSIC
- One Eskimo @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Bebel Gilberto @ Henry Fonda Theatre
- Califone live performance soundtrack to bandleader Tim Rutili's debut feature-length film "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers" (2009) @ Hammer Museum - 8 pm - FREE/no RSVPs, tickets available 1 hr before event
- Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins on the drums @ The Mint
- Winston Calling: A Rock and Comedy Benefit feat. Black Francis, Tim and Eric (music set), Bob Odenkirk , Brian Posehn , Dave Lovering (magic act) @ The Echo
- ZAZA, In Waves, IO Echo (DJ Set) @ Spaceland (CLUB NME)
- Light FM @ Pershing Square (Spaceland on Ice)
- The Dance Party, Casxio, Iglu & Hartly @ Crazy Girls
- Learning Music, Rex Aquarium, Nik Freitas, Henry Wolfe @ Silverlake Lounge
- Grand Hallway, Cave Country, Good Listeners, Buddy @ Bootleg
- Folktale Records Presents The Finches, Foot Ox, Splinter Cake, Whitman @ The Smell
- Ohioan, Ah Holly Fam'ly @ Synchronicity
- The Pharmacy @ Bardot
- Busdriver, Bossasaurus, Oscar McClure @ Airliner (Low End Theory)
- Shakethehand Presents Carter (live performance) with DJ Drewbyrd @ Barracuda (FREE w/RSVP) --> RSVP at shakethehand dot com - Open bar and free food
- Om feat. DJ Itai, Aaron Byrd (KCRW), with house band L'Espirit D Afrique @ Zanzibar
- Soul in the Park feat. special guest Wil-Dog "El Gavachilo" Y Su Banda (Ozomatli) and resident DJ Rani D @ Footsie's (FREE)
FILM
- Wes Anderson @ 89.9fm KCRW (The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell - 2:30pm)
- "Big Fan" (2009), "The Wrestler" (2008) @ New Beverly Cinema - Patton Oswalt scheduled to appear
- The General Assembly presents "Social Explorations of the Art of Music Videos" @ Space 15 Twenty - An evening of live music, music video screening + discussion.

Thursday / December 10th
MUSIC
- Lou Barlow @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Morrissey @ Gibson Amphitheatre
- Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins on the drums @ The Mint
- KCRW Presents One Eskimo @ Silent Movie Theatre
- Kenneth Pattengale, Jim Bianco @ Hotel Cafe
- Futuresounds Presents The Rumble LA December feat. Tape Deck Mountain, All Wrong and the Plans Change, Evan Voytas, The Drowning Men @ Three of Clubs (FREE)
- Deadbolt, Throw Rag, Motochrist, Blagg Dahlia (Dwarves - Acoustic Set) @ Echo
- Lemon Sun, Spirit Vine, Dirty Sweet, Silent Comedy @ Spaceland
- Aquarium Drunkard Presents Grooms, Northstar Session, Brydan Smith, Radio Moscow @ Silverlake Lounge
- Agent Ribbons, Evan Way (Parson Red Heads), The Finches @ Bootleg
- Gone to Croatan (Portland), Gull (Portland), tik//tik, Garbaj Kaetz, Vulture @ Women
- Neverever, Cowabunga Babes, Pearl Harbour, Animal Style @ Synchronicity
- Lotan Baba, Melic Sub Rosa, Bow + Arrow, Permashine, The David Strayer Trio @ Mr. T's Bowl
- Scion A/V Presents A Night at Made to Play (CD Release Party) feat. Jesse Rose, Riva Starr, Zombie Disco Squad, Oliver $, Idiotproof, Stacatto @ Roxy (FREE w/RSVP)
- Dance Right feat. Jessica 6 (Hercules and Love Affair/LA Debut), Cubic Zirconia, More @ La Cita (FREE w/RSVP)
- Afro Funke Presents Afro Funke Sound System feat. resident DJ's Jeremy Sole (KCRW), Glenn Red, Dance performance by Nohea Soul and live painting from Steven Lopez @ Zanzibar
- DJ Inka One, The Rebirth @ El Cid (The Rootdown)
FILM
- "Big Fan" (2009), "The Wrestler" (2008) @ New Beverly Cinema
ART
- Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
- Art Show/ Private Sample Sale feat. Brent Mullins Photography, Live performance from Tender and the Loins, free food, drinks @ Lily Kate Showroom (Cooper Building)


Friday / December 11th
MUSIC
- Control Presents Etienne de Crecy @ Avalon
- Seed in the City (Opening Night) feat. Osunlade @ Vertigos
- Morrissey @ Ventura Theatre
- John Doe @ McCabe's Guitar Shop
- Son Volt, Sera Cahoone @ El Rey
- KCRW Presents Band Of Skulls @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
- Airwalk Presents U-N-I, 87 Stickup Kids, VI @ Viper Room
- Calling All Kids feat. Zackey Force Funk @ Hyperion Tavern
- Flavors 90's Party feat. DJ Spinna, J.Rocc, DJ Scratch @ Echoplex
- Capshuns, Bixby Knolls @ Echo (Club Underground)
- Tristeza, Lower Heaven, Drew Andrews (Album Leaf) @ Spaceland
- Grooms, Tempo No Tempo, Professor Calculus, 60 Watt Kid @ The Courtyard
- Queen Kwong, Dante vs Zombies, Echoes De Luxe @ Bootleg
- Black Elefant , Traps, ps , 1050 Lies, Big Whup, The Privs @ Pehrspace
- Magik Markers, Sic Alps, Foot Village, Bipolar Bear @ The Smell
- DOG, Bavab Bavab, Actuary, more @ Synchronicity
- Christmas Island, Cowabunga Babes, Whoah Hunx, Le Face @ House Party (Boo Radley's - 622 N. Avenue 54)
- Space Waves, Boy Scout Jamboree (Spindrift Acoustic), Happy Prescriptions, Old Toy Trains @ Mr. T's Bowl
FILM
- Funny or Die Presents The Internet 3.0 @ Egyptian Theatre - special live program that brings together Funny or Die favorites, premiere videos, celebrity guests and surprise hosts.
- "The Backyard" (2009), "I Saw the Sun" (2009) @ Aero Theatre - Official Mexican and Turkish Oscar Entries
- "The Dark Crystal" (1982)@ Fairfax Regency Cinema (Midnight Screening)
- "Back to the Future" (1985) @ Nuart (Midnight Screening)
ART
- David Lynch: New Paitings (Last night of Exhibition) @ Griffin Contemporary
BOOKS
- 826LA Presents Adult Writing Seminar Series feat. Stephen Elliott on Writing "The Aderall Diaries" @ 826LA East - This talk will focus on the generation of memoir, using the author's recent book, The Adderall Diaries, as a jumping-off point for discussing the process of figuring out your story and editing it into something someone would want to read.

Saturday / December 12th
- Lost In a Supermarket and Puma Presents End Days @ Location to be emailed w/RSVP - rsvp at lostinasupermarket dot com - FoundTrack will be helping in curation
MUSIC
- Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys @ Nokia Theater
- Fusicology Presents Jinglin' Baby! The Official Stevie Wonder Afterparty feat. Garth Trinidad with friends @ Club Nokia (3rd Floor) - FREE with RSVP to info at garthtrinidad dot biz
- Passion Pit , Band Of Skulls, Plague Vendor@ Fox Theatre (Pamona)
- KCRW Presents Brett Dennen, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Robert Francis @ Wiltern
- Les Nubians @ Luckman Fine Arts Complex
- Repeat Offender: Hit & Run 4 Year Anniversary Party feat. Gaslamp Killer, Kutmah, Nobody, Abcnt, Farmer Dave Scher, Zackey Force Funk, Crime, more @ Echoplex
- Princeton Homecoming/Channukkah Party with The Parson Red Heads, The Coals @ Spaceland - Princeton will play a special Chanukkah themed showwith surprise collaborations, eight-hand picked Chanukkah gifts to be given out to audience members over the course of the evening. Also will be a homecoming show since band has been touring for the past 3 months.
- KCRW Presents John Doe, Jill Sobule @ Actor's Gang
- KCRW Presents Grant-Lee Phillips, Sara Watkins, Kate Earl @ Hotel Cafe
- Avi Buffalo @ Origami Vinyl (FREE - 3pm)
- Correatown @ Origami Vinyl (FREE - 7pm)
- End of the year party feat. Nico Stai @ Tarryn Teresa Gallery
- Espers @ The Sanctuary, Santa Monica (235 Hill Street)
- Peppermint Wolf @ Unknown Theatre
- Mike Watt & His Missingmen, Ladyheat @ Redwood Bar & Grill
- Pocahaunted, James Ferraro (member of The Skaters from Belgium), Mark McGuire (member of Emralds from Cleveland, OH), Vodka Soap (member of The Skaters from Belgium), Mirror To Mirror @ The Smell
- Palo Verde, Cinder Cone, Vodka Soap, James Ferraro Afterparty feat. Performance by the Skaters @ Echo Curio
- TMRS, Dizzy Jaguars, La Ghost , more @ L'Keg Gallery
- Hungry Beat feat. Marion Hodges (KCRW) @ La Cita
- Fedde Le Grand @ Vanguard (GIANT)
- Nicky Siana @ A Club Called Rhonda
FILM
- When You Awake and Aquarium Drunkard Presents Cinefamily Country Christmas Party feat. "Heartworn Highways" (1981) plus live peformances by Steve Young, I See Hawks in LA @ Cinefamily (Silent Movie Theatre)
- "Brazil" (1985), "The Fisher King" (1991) @ Egyptian Theatre (Terry Gilliam Double Feature)
- "Woodstock" (1970) @ New Beverly Cinema(12pm) - Original Theatrical Version
- "Dr. Giggles" (1992) @ New Beverly Cinema (Midnight Screening)
ART
- Family Group Show One (Opening Reception) feat. Kevin Christy, Nicholas Haggard, Ashley Snow Macomber, Sarah Soquel Morhaim @ Family Store (Back Room Gallery 7-10pm) - First in a series of exhibitions in Family's new Back Room Gallery ; Exhibition runs through Jan. 5th
- Mountains & Flowers (Opening Reception) @ Space 15 Twenty (FREE)
- High Lonesome (Opening Reception) @ M + B Gallery - Running through Jan. 23rd
MISC.
- Blood and Dumplings Crime Bus Tour @ Esotouric Bus Tours

Sunday / December 13th
MUSIC
- KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas feat. Muse, 311, Slightly Stoopid, Phoenix, Metric, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, White Rabbits @ Gibson Amphitheatre
- Million Dollar Revival feat. Jackson Browne, Inara George, Caitlin Crosby, Chris Pierce, Whispertown 2000, more @ Million Dollar Theatre
- The 4th Annual Aimee Mann Christmas Show @ Largo (Coronet)
- McCabe's Umpteenth Annual Holiday Show @ McCabe's Guitar Shop (free)
- Evangelista, Thrones @ Echoplex
- The Slits, Weave, Punky Reggae DJ's Boss Harmony & Roy Corduroy @ The Echo (Part-Time Punks)
- Buzzbands LA Holiday Party feat. Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Death Kit, Spirit Animal, Wet & Reckless @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Aquarium Drunkard Presents The Decade Party with The Henry Clay People @ Origami Vinyl (7pm -FREE)
- Love Grenades, The Killbirds, Lucy Ryder @ Dakota Lounge
- Brittain Ashford, Evan Way, Cricket and the 2:19 @ Echo Curio
- CHURCH, That Ghost, Manhattan Murder Mystery, M31, So Many Wizards @ The Smell
- Brainfeeder Sessions feat. Nosaj Thing, Eskmo, Free the Robots @ Downtown Independent Theatre
FILM
- "The Red Balloon" (1956) @ Hammer Museum (11am)
- "Time Bandits" (1981) , "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988) @ Egyptian Theatre (Terry Gilliam Double Feature)
LA Filmforum Presents The Festival of (In)appropriation: Contemporary Found Footage Filmmaking (Part 2) @ Egyptian Theatre
MISC.
- "Dear JD Salinger, I Forgive You Signed, Yoko" Book Release/Reading @ Family Bookstore (7pm-FREE) - There will be readings by Spencer Moody (Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death), Anthony Anzalone (Mikki and the Mauses), and Deanna Uribe


Long - Running Events
- Nov. 21st - Dec. 12th - Euphoria Left the Room @ Scion Installation Space
- Sept. 12th - Dec. 12th - David Lynch: New Paitings @ Griffin Contemporary - Sept. 10th - Dec. 13th - Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings @ Cal State University Long Beach Art Museum - Dec. 4th - Dec. 13th - Los Angeles Auto Show @ LA Convention Center
- Nov. 1st - Dec. 14th - Beyond the Iron Curtain: Hungarian Cinema Observes the Fall of Communism @ Billy Wilder Theatre (UCLA Film & TV Archive)
- Nov. 1st - Dec. 14th - 1939 Redux: Digging Deeper Into Hollywood's Greatest Year @ Billy Wilder Theatre (UCLA Film & TV Archive)
- Dec. 12th - 17th - Multi-Plane Show @ Corey Helford Gallery
- Dec. 11th - 18th - "The Misfortunates" (2009) @ Nuart Theatre
- Dec. 16th - 22nd - "Examined Life" (2008) @ Downtown Independent Theatre
- Dec. 5th - Dec. 31st - Printed II @ Crewest Gallery
- Dec. 12th - Jan. 5th - Family Group Show One @ Family Store (Back Room Gallery)
- Dec. 5th - Jan. 13th - Post-It Show 4 @ GR2
- Dec. 12th - Jan. 17th - Mountains & Flowers @ Space 15 Twenty
- Dec. 12th - Jan. 23rd - High Lonesome @ M+B Gallery
- Oct. 20th - Jan. 24th - "I Feel Different" @ LACE
- Nov. 14th - March 7th - "Sport: Iooss & Leifer @ Annenburg Space for Photography
- Nov. 19th - March 7th - "Road To Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-68 @ Skirball Cultural Center
- Nov. 15th - May 03rd - Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years @ MOCA

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