The new album from “FILTER” has been out for a mere month - so, we’re so pumped to get to hear these new tunes live early in the run. They’re about half into what we hear is a pretty rockin’ tour - so come join us. Tickets are still available, but we’re pretty sure its going to sell out soon. Rumor has it…most of the tour has been sold out - so don’t miss them on the Roxy stage. Come early and catch Opiate for the Masses and The Urgency!
Check out the new video - Soldiers of Misfortune
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Special shout out to fastcompany.com for their great write up on all things Roxy blog. As always, we’re flattered by the attention - and are really happy to be recognized as a forward moving club and social networking team. It’s because we’ve received the amount of feedback we have via the blog (both positive and negative) that we are able to really address the wants and needs of the club goers, fans, patrons, and the rest! We look forward to all good things in the future. Thanks again- please check out the full article here.
For the vast majority of people, “social media” means joining Facebook or LinkedIn and wondering why they joined. I asked Nic what he thought was the secret to his success. He said, “I got on board with this plan. Annie and I are each online 3-4 hours a day talking to customers and the community. This isn’t something we paid money for and farmed out.” He added, “We were really stuck in a rut for so long. Reaching out to our customers like this makes us more honest about who we are, where we stand, and what we need to do to change.”
A year ago, the Roxy had an increasingly bad reputation online and a website with a three year old calendar. On July 17th, VH1 fans will give them the vote for having the best rock venue website. By taking the time to learn and embrace the tools of social media and Web 2.0, Nic and his club went from zero to VH1 in 12 months flat.
Come join us on TWITTER and let us know about your daily shenanigans and we’ll tell you ours! It’s quite a fun (and powerful) social networking tool, and we’ve been having so much fun with it! We like to keep you updated on the inner workings of the Roxy world - and we love reading about the hot new blogs, who saw what last night, and what YOUR daily life is like. Come join and make sure you follow us. We’ve been in the giving mood lately, and give away tickets to shows veryyyyy veryyyy often. What’s not to love about that?
June Boom! The Sunset Strip was on fire this month. SSMF, Crystal Castles sold-out midnight show, TRVS+DJAM w/ Too Short and (last but not least)the return of Shuvel, all made June a hit. Coming off of May, we worried if we would be able to keep the great photos coming. We were not dissapointed. Great job everyone! A Special “what up!” goes out imnotuna, Never Cool in School, totallylikeduh! and letsflyawaythistime, all who are contributing members of The Roxy Theatre Flickr Group. Nice work, keep it coming. If you want to shoot at The Roxy contact us at theroxy@mac.om and we will try to accommodate you the best we can. Thanks again to everyone who added over 1000 shots to the group this month. Hit us with your best shot! Fire Away!!!
Pop Noir
Photo by Genie Sanchez
Frightened Rabbit
Photo by Leslie Kalohi
The Wombats
Photo by Una Zipagan
The Last Goodnight
Photo by Kevin Blades
Crystal Castles
Photo by Wei
Shuvel
Photo by Erik Voake
LA Riots at MSTRKFRT Video Shoot
Photo by Manny Adler
The Shys
Photo by Una Zipagan
DJ AM
Photo by Erik Voake
Cartel
Photo by Ashlie Waters
There’s nothing more exciting than a three day weekend. I’m sure most of you have a great BBQ planned tomorrow - maybe a little beach time - surfing maybe? Whatever you are up to, be safe and have fun!
We know we know. July 1st snuck up on us too! But you knoowwwww our lovely police officers ate their Wheaties this morning and plan on ticketing us alllllll dayyyy. So be good. Put the Iphone down. Enjoy the weather. Enjoy that new Weezer song that’s on every station. And just wait ’til you get to the office to get your chat on.
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This blog has turned into this little crazy phenomenon and we’re so flattered by the feedback we have received. Social networking is such a trial an error game, and we hope that we’ve found something unique in how we’ve built this site. As always, LAIST continues to be one of our favorite sites for really telling it how it is in so many facets of LA Living. We appreciate them as much for their support as for their constructive criticism! Check out what they have to say about the blog!
The Roxy website ditched their old-school site and moved to a blog format. Furthermore, Adler took the spirit of community and transparency a step further by including listings for other businesses and venues on the Strip. This radical departure from the competitive nature of the industry has made an impact, although few — if any — venues have followed suit with their internet presence. Adler is admittedly hooked on social media now and it’s apparent — The Roxy, which only years ago went after camera-wielding patrons, now has a massive presence on the web and even hosts user-generated photos and videos on the site. The Roxy is also one of four nominees for Best Rock Site for this month’s VH1 Rock Honors.
Please vote for us!
We’ve all been working so hard in preparation of the SSMF, that it’s easy to lose sight of what it’s REALLY all about. A true celebration! It’s almost impossible for most of us to remember a time before the legendary Sunset Strip existed, but last night we were able to honor the masterminds behind the place we call “home.” The event at the House of Blues was nothing short of amazing. So many legends in the house, wanting to pay respects and tell their one of a kind stories. Cheech and Chong were a highlight, Slash is always entertaining, and the beautiful Michelle Phillips were all very gracious in their intros. The event was hosted by our (always) favorite MC, Mark McGrath. We’ll always be thankful for what Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri, and Elmer Valentine have created for us all - now lets party!
Here’s a few pics so far, credit Erik Voake - more to come!
Two exciting things:
1) Tickets for PUSH PLAY are on sale now (click here). They’re pretty much the cutest things ever -I hear they’re gracing the cover of the ever popular Teen Beat and Pop mags, which means they’re well on their way to making their mark in the world. So make sure you catch this show before they explode! (Jonas Brothers flashback!)
And 2) One of our favorite contests ever, was the Tokio Hotel poster extravaganza - and now’s your chance to one-up those fans! The winner will receive a pair of tickets to the show…AND will get their poster printed and SIGNED by the band. Click here for all the details!
We’ve shown our HOT HOT HEAT love on this blog several times - they’re an office fav and we’re counting down the days ’til they rock the stage. Now, in true Roxy fashion - we wanted to combine our love for the band and our new love for contests and create something spectacular. We love the fan interaction, the ability to show someone a really great experience, and all the submissions! If you are a fan of the band (like us) you know that there are a few things that are SOO very distinct - and now in a classic battle of AFROS vs SUITS - you have the chance to rock the signature look of the band in photobooth (digital camera, poloroid, etc) form. Send us your best shots and give the band a true - run - for - their - style - money. Extra props if you rock the suit and the fro, but only one is required. The show is next week, so the deadline will be Wednesday June 24 at 5:00pm. Click HERE to enter!
The Grand Prize Prize:
A Pair of tickets to the show
$50 Roxy Bucks to get your drink on (or some food)
Some sweet shwag including -2 copies of the deluxe version of the new cd/dvd - and a super sweet 11×17 poster
Meet and Greet and Soundcheck passes
8 Runner Ups:
Meet and Greet and Soundcheck passes for you and a friend
We are happy to announce that we have been nominated as BEST ROCK VENUE by VH1 Rock Honors! It’s been such an exciting year for us, and we couldn’t be happier to be in such great company! We have some pretty tough competition - the always cool Bowery Ballroom in NYC and historic Red Rocks in Colorado. So exciting!
Please take a minute to vote for us and pass it along to all your friends!
(Sorry, had too.) Our boys in Shuvel rocked the house Friday night. Ryan, Carlos and Issac you rock! Thanks guys and thanks to all the other bands as well. Death Pilot, Plastik and Maleva. Great to see a bunch of old friends and make some new ones.
Over the last couple weeks we have been spoiled by Dim Mak and Company. A MSTRKRFT video shoot with with Nore, LA Riots, Felix Cartal, Lazaro Casanova and Steve Aoki. Couple days later Aoki Played The Elements of Life Benefit. Then Crystal Castles came in and basically took over the club. Every email, comment and phone call we received over the last week was about them. So many that we were forced to add a Friday Midnight performance. Both shows were completely sold out. We can’t wait to have them back. It felt as we are starting to witness a change in the music scene and we love it. Check out some of the vids and pics the captured the fun over the last month.
Thanks to the guys at Club Soda Media, Darren Kim and Erik Voake for the pics.
MSTRKRFT Video Shoot
Steve Aoki at Elements of Life Benefit
Crystal Castles at The Roxy
Fresh off of Camp Freddy, Mark McGrath looked like he didn’t get enough of The Roxy. Sugar Ray got up and played two of their biggest hits for the surprised party goers at On The Rox, Fly and Every Morning. So much fun and totally unexpected. Thats why we love what we do, you will never know what will happen. Thanks to Murphy, Rodney, Stan and Mark. Always great to see you guys.
Crystal Castles is getting ready to take over the Roxy and we’re very excited! They are kicking off the first sold out show tonight - and we were happy to announce earlier in the week that a SECOND show had been added for Friday. We can’t encourage you enough to get tickets SOON - thru the box office at 310 278 9457. Also, so far we’re gotten some amazing contest entries - and remember, the lucky winners will really do it up in style at Friday’s show (check out the details here)! Show us what you’ve got!
