Afro-Punk's Blog Posts Tagged 'Angeles' (11)

Time To Laugh Your Ass Off: Reggie Watts Is Coming To Your Area + New DVD

In case you didn't know, Reggie Watts is a real talented comedian/musician/vocalist/beatboxer. Yes, he's funny, but there's also real musical badassness there too, you heard? On the heels of his latest Comedy Central special (Live at Central Park), a new CD/DVD of the show is set for release on May 15th.

Watts also has a slew of tour dates coming up in the US. New York, Philly, Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans and more cities have been…

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Added by Afro-Punk on May 11, 2012 at 4:00am — 3 Comments

AP Quickie: 'A Band Called Death' Docu at the LA Film Festival

Punk pioneers Death (from Detroit) are telling us: "We are very excited to announce the world premiere of the Death Documentary "A Band Called Death" at the prestigious LA Film Festival which will take place between the dates of June 14 and June 22. The film will be shown on Saturday June 16, and on Tuesday June 19. The viewings will be followed by a special party at The W in downtown LA featuring a special performance by Death and Rough Francis. More details will be available…

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Added by Afro-Punk on May 7, 2012 at 9:39am — 3 Comments

Inside Occupy LA: Weeks 8/9 - Police Raid, Eviction, Black Friday, Occupying The Red Carpet, Russell Simmons

It rained all day on the Sunday that started our eighth week at Occupy Los Angeles. One of our fellow Occupy LA Media people coordinated a flash action for the American Music Awards, which was to take place at the Nokia Theater at LA Live later that afternoon. About 20 of us gathered at the corner of 1st and Spring and marched to Olympic and Figueroa in the cold rainy weather. When we arrived to LA Live we discussed which approach we were going to take towards mic checking the…

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Added by Afro-Punk on December 5, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Inside Occupy LA: Weeks 6/7 - National Day of Action, Biased Media Coverage, Bill Maher, Arrests/Bail Outs, Solidarity

Week 6 of the LA 'Occupation' was full of surprises, including visits from Bill Maher, Jesse Jackson, and unfortunately more police brutality. You can read Griff Fuller Jr.'s full report here. During week 7, a major National Day of Action took place, along with more biased media coverage, incidents with the LAPD and…

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Added by Afro-Punk on November 23, 2011 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Inside Occupy LA: Week 5 - Bank Transfer!, Oakland Solidarity, Demonstrations and... Weed

November 2 was a National Day of Action for Occupy Oakland and the Occupy Movement. Occupiers across the nation held marches and actions in solidarity with our brothers and sisters up north and their general strike. A picture circulated around Facebook and Twitter of what looks to be thousands of people out in the streets surrounded around a Chase bank in Oakland. One little picture displayed such a powerful message. I wasn’t present, but later that night LA Occupiers marched to…

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Added by Afro-Punk on November 11, 2011 at 7:46am — 2 Comments

Inside Occupy LA: Week 4 - Obama, Living Together, Tom Morello and... Bad Apples

Around 4am early Sunday morning, myself and a couple other occupiers talked amongst ourselves about how we can improve the condition of our site and make it more welcoming. We were fed up with being kept up all night and people putting their own superficial selfish wants over the dire universal needs of the other activists. We organized a community meeting for 3pm on Monday. I went home later that morning and returned to the site after I was done with my classes for the day.… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on November 4, 2011 at 3:11pm — 4 Comments

Inside Occupy LA: Week 3 - Frustrations, Occupy Colleges, Signs, Police

Here is Week 3 of AP member Griff Fuller's special report on the 'Occupy Los Angeles' protests against corporate greed: "I started the week missing out on a free Van Hunt show at Amoeba Hollywood. I went back down to Occupy LA. The crowd had grown, but concerns and doubts about stagnant actions in our movement grew with the crowd. I retweeted on October 16 a brilliant document titled… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 28, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Inside Occupy LA: Week 2 - Great Turn Out, Fishbone, Occupy The Hood and... Earplugs

AP member Griff Fuller Jr. is reporting from the Occupy Los Angeles site (City Hall). Week 2 was full of surprises: Fishbone came to support and perform, 10,000-15,000 people marched on Saturday according to LAPD. Below, Griff is sharing his reflections from week 2 of the occupation, pictures he took, a chat with Fishbone's Norwood Fisher and musician/… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 19, 2011 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Pillow Theory Free Download + Win Tix To Their Show In LA 10/15 at Viper Room

LA rockers! How about free tix to catch Pillow Theory tomorrow (10/15), 8pm at Viper Room? The first 5 of you who email us at afropunkcommunity@gmail.com by midnight today get a pair of tickets (put "Pillow Theory Viper Room" in the subject of your message). Ain't that sweet? Ready, set, go!

While you're at it, catch a free MP3 of their track 'The Stalker' below. You're welcome.

'The… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 14, 2011 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Inside Occupy LA: Week 1 - Marching, Camping, Free Food, Tom Morello and... Black Power Troublemakers

The Occupy Wall Street movement against corporate greed spread across the US. Protests are taking place in various big cities, including Los Angeles, Boston, Houston and more. AP member Griff Fuller Jr. is reporting from LA. Want to find out how things are going? Marching, camping, free vegan food, community spirit, troublemakers, artist appearances.... Here is what Griff had to say about Week 1 of Occupy LA (report below and photos by… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 12, 2011 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

The Memorials On The Road: Upcoming Shows!

We wanted to let you guys know about The Memorials' upcoming shows in L.A., Detroit and San Francisco. The band was started by former Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen and you can find them here on afropunk.com on their profile! Check out the flyer and music below for more info. Bonus: the video for their dope track "West Coast". Enjoy!

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Added by Afro-Punk on July 12, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment