Strippers and gambling aren’t the only good things that Sin City birthed. The Higher, previously September Star, competed and won in 2002 winning video recording time on VH1’s annual Las Vegas Bike Battles. This Las Vegas band made good releasing two full length albums, “On Fire” and “Histrionics” and having featured videos on MTVu and Fuse Network. Summer of 2007 they accepted an amazing support spot on tour with Motion City Soundtrack and Sherwood.
THE ROXY Show Dates:
July 10th, 2007
w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Sherwood, The Forecast
Sherwood formed back in 2002 while attending Cal Poly State University. This quartet worked incredibly hard to push their way to the top - including landing a spot on the Vans Warped Tour as well as a national tour as direct support for Motion City Soundtrack… all without a little help from their friends. These guys worked their tushes off booking shows on their own, selling CDs on tour in order to stay on tour, among many other things. And to top it all of their music is stupendous!
THE ROXY Show Dates:
July 10th, 2007
w/ Motion City Soundtrack, The Higher, The Forecast
Pre-emptive to their tour with Maximo Park, MONSTERS ARE WAITING will be performing at The Roxy Theatre with a masterful line-up of bands: Mellowdrone (doing what will surely be an amazing acoustic set), Scientific Phenomenalist David Lovering of The Pixies (with an inspired magic show), Gliss, and Meho Plaza. Prepare to get your boots knocked off and get thrown against the wall for a night of pure enjoyment!
Famed virtuoso of screen and sound, Jason Schwartzman, released a solo project in March of 2007 featuring special guests, including Robert Schwartzman (Rooney), Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet) and Mike Einziger (Incubus). The show at The Roxy introduced Coconut Records live for the very first time…
Motion City Soundtrack isn’t your ordinary band. Embracing the hard core work ethic of playing hundreds of shows a year…along with spending some time on the road with powerhouse bands such as Blink 182 - these boys know how to take it upon themselves to make it happen! With several albums under their belt…and a new one the way…stay tuned!
The rock, hip-hop, and dance duo Junior Senior may be a U.K. darling, but the pair’s hearts remain in Jutland — their homeland in the western peninsula of Denmark. The group merged in 1995 after Ludo-X members Jesper “Junior” Mortensen and Jeppe “Senior” Laursen left the Copenhagen indie band. In 1998 Junior Senior was formed and the band inked a deal with Danish label Crunchy Frog. The two went on to record the infectious single “Move Your Feet,” which became the most played song in Denmark and eventually took over European radio. In 2003 the band released the critically lauded full-length D-D-D-Don’t Stop the Beat. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Ryan Cabrera quickly earned a reputation as one of the most compelling new voices on the modern pop scene. A gifted songwriter, singer, and musician, he has won over a legion of devoted fans from coast to coast with irresistible hits like ‘On The Way Down’ and ‘True.’
Last night we got the opportunity to check out the last play of PHANTOM PLANET with Andy & Frankie’s Social Club. From what I hear it was the best show they played this go around… And boy am I glad I didn’t miss it. The energy was certainly pumping and the final song they played, a proper cover of “I Love LA” sandwiched cleverly inside “The Happy Ending”. Amazing energy… Great show… and to top it off Cobrasnake was in the hizzy.
The Colour has just officially announced that this tour will be the band’s last… Don’t miss your last chance to catch the band live in LA! Here. Tonight. We are super bummed about it but we definitely want to catch the last play! It’s going to be epic!
Mandy Moore is one of the most respectful, well rounded, and multitalented entertainers in the industry today. One of the most likeable entertainers of our time, Mandy Moore has proven that she has staying power and will continue to gain more fans all over the globe. Mandy’s new album “Wild Hope” epitomizes a labor of love and showcases Moore’s foray into songwriting. In collaboration with a slew of critically acclaimed singer-songwriters such as Rachael Yamagata, The Weepies, Lori McKenna, among others, the result of this two year endeavor is an organic, folk album with pop sensibilities boasting beautifully constructed melodies, compelling vocals and sophisticated lyrical content.
Here is the musical excitement of the next coming weeks:
5/21/07 Albert Hammond Jr. at the House Of Blues WeHo- such an awesome show. I saw them open for Incubus a couple of months back and their performance was absolutely the best part of the night (no offense Incubus kids). From the stage layout to the backdrop and then the band just killed it… great show.
-Albert Hammond Jr- In Transit
5/22/07 at The Troub - The Roxy ladies new Coachella jacuzzi buddy, POP LEVI with Mando Diao and The Capshuns. We love it and you will too.
-Pop Levi- Sugar Assault Me Now
5/26/07theAUDITION: straight off a tour with Jack’s Mannequin and Head Automatica… the best boys Chicago can provide to us West Coasters (that is if your thing is Rock with a little pop/punk thrown into the mix). They are coming for a huge show at The Roxy and they come to rock!
-The Audition- You’ve Made Us Conscious
5/28/07 Phantom Planet: Andy & Frankie’s Social Club is back at The Roxy Theatre and they aim to please. Monday the 28th is the beginning of a handful of extraordinary nights in our backyard. Bring it Andy Dick! (and check out this video I found from an old school Phantom Planet performance from back in the day… maybe we can get them to do this cover again)
-Phantom Planet & Maroon Five live at The Glass House covering Hey Jude
6/1/07 The Colour: These kids are LA natives and have played The Roxy stage at least one time (that I can recall) before. Not to mention the support acts are the bomb diggity! The Colour, Simon Dawes and Takota all on one bill should be a Friday night for the books… plus what else have you got going on a Friday night in town? I say nothing as important as supporting local artists. No sir.
6/2/07 Louis XIV: I have already talked about the enjoyable time I had seeing these gents play at the Hollywood Bowl. We are super lucky that they now are playing at The Roxy. I don’t need to get into how good Louis XIV is… but I do need to get into the bands that we recently added to the bill: Gran Ronde and The Shys (who recently performed at The Roxy’s latest brilliant idea “Free The Strip”). This show is guaranteed to knock your socks off!
-Louis XIV- The Hunt
6/7/07 Melee at The Roxy: I am officially making the announcement right now that we have a promo going through 9 Star, a West side Action Sports Retailer, offering up tickets to see the show hopefully beginning Monday, May 21. Check out the store (click on the link for phone number and location) and check out this show. My little sister and her boyfriend introduced me to the band’s music a few months back right before we booked this show. Nice call Roxy crew. And the other bands playing the date ain’t half bad either: Ronnie Day, Satisfaction, The Sweet Hello…
-Melee- The War
6/8/07 Ima Robot with Los Abandoned and The Hairbrain Scheme at The HOB - Ima Robot held a solid residency in my car stereo for three months without fail. And my favorite band to ever hit On The Rox’s stage, The Hairbrain Scheme are opening. In all honesty I am not familiar with Los Abandoned but the fact that they are on a bill with these other two bands speaks very highly of them. Go out and support our boys. If you are lucky you may catch a glimpse of a guy wearing a Mexican wrestling mask… but only if you are lucky.
I happened to be in the presence of greatness tonight when Miss Megan Jacobs debuted some of her soon to be released album at The Mint in Los Angeles. She is an amazing vocalist and an absolute dream to listen to… when her album gets released I recommend that you run (not walk) to the record store to pick the sucker up! Seriously, a dream.
We know many people that live very close to where the fires were. Our thoughts go out to everyone that has been or may be affected by the massive fires taking place in the Griffith Park area.
Please know that we will honor any tickets for last nights show for tonights Joseph Arthur and Stars Of Track and Field performance. We know that some people could not attend due to the extenuating circumstances and we wish there was more we could do to help. Stay safe. Stay strong.
Much love.
The Roxy Family.
The desert may have been hot but the music was possibly hotter!
This was my first appearance at the much talked about desert festival in Coachella Valley. The heat was a little much to bare. Bare skin and balls were definitely the theme of the weekend. The Roxy Crew were all present and all enjoying the hell out of it. Unfortunately I only got to see a handful of bands… possibly all of LA was there and it was full time schmooze-fest. But I did get to listen to quite a few. Travis and Interpol seemed to kill and from what I have heard so did Rage. The Chili Peppers were awesome, but everytime I have seen them they have been amazing! My mission (should you choose to accept it) was to tag as many people with The fantasticly pink Roxy stickers I was blazing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! To check out more pictures of our trip go to myspace.com/heko310
Best event of the weekend by far? Playing volley ball in the pool Sunday morning. Can’t beat a great sesh of one-armed beach ball tossing volley!!
I can only do three posts tonight because I have spent the past few hours at the ER - I promise thirteen for the next time
3. Spending Friday night at the ER is incredibly fun. Those stairs at a certain “urban” store on a certain shopping street can be vicious. Use extreme caution when walking up and down them! My sister fell down seven or so stairs and because we are just that way we laughed the entire time and three days later went to the hospital to find that what looked like a bad bruise and an intense scratch is in fact a fracture and still we laughed our asses off in the Century City ER.
2.Louis XIV!! We have them! And you want to see them!!! Tickets just went on sale and will sell out. A year ago I went with a group of friends to the Anniversary performance of Rocky Horror Show at the Hollywood Bowl and Louis XIV opened. They wore some tight ass pants. It was an amazing show… not sure if it was the mix of music and the outdoors or what it may have been but it was definitely out of control good and I can’t wait for them to be at my house, The Roxy, on 6/2/07. Go team go!!
1. I am sad and happy about the following. Sad because it has not happened sooner and happy because I am a brought back to my memories… oh those memories… About four or five years ago - prior to my stint here at The Roxy, I had recently graduated from college. I was an unemployed sad little thing with not much of a life… that is until my sister heard that a band called Phantom Planet was doing a free performance at Aron’s Records. Luckily, both of us being unemployed, we were able to spend the majority of the day sitting in front of the soon to be shut down store being the first kids in line… looking like huge fans when we had never even heard one of their songs. We sat for a few hours knitting and sucking on lollipops while we saw a line form behind us of people who were incredibly enthusiastic about seeing the band for the third, fourth and tenth time. When the sun went down we were shuffled into the parking lot. And stood amongst a crew of incredibly enthusiastic people who were very familiar with the music. The drummer came out and did a heavy kick of the bass drum that was unexpected and made me jump (embarassingly so). The band performed. The singer climbed the lighting rig (which I came to find out after the fact had sent a shock of electricity through him). Johnny Knoxville stole a CD sampler that had been given to us and confused my sister asking for some emoliient from her purse. The impression left on us was like a mean case of sugar shock (tingly and thrilling while being a little nauseating at the same time). We were so impressed with the talent of the band that my sister and I became what we like to call “Stalker Fans” and followed the band around for a week or so while they promoted their album release. Phantom Planet is the band we stalked. And what makes it so special to me is that their shows at The Roxy led me to want to work here. So I say thank you to them (Alex, Sam, Darren, Jacques, Jason - I know this is not the band as you may know it now but it was when I went nutty… these were the guys behind the cashews). Thank you greatly gents for the talent, the music, and my current amazing place in life! Don’t miss Phantom Planet at The Roxy Theatre playing with The Feeling and others for the last day of Rooney’s residency presented by Andy Dick & Frankie Fingers. The music is just the beginning!
