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This Wednesday, eight of LA’s most influential music curators are coming together to provide five rooms of music at Catch One (formerly Union Nightclub). With a combination of Brownies & Lemonade, Emo Nite, Ninja Tune, Adult Swim, Ham On Everything, Mad Decent, Late Night Laggers and Restless Nites, it’s a garauntee that it’s going to be one hell of a night.

While we can’t share the lineup with you, we can share the fact that this event has 100% of the profits going to benefit Downtown Women’s Center and My Friend’s Place, both of which provide services for homeless in the Los Angeles area.

LA GIVES BACK 3 ON 12.19 AT CATCH ONE (FORMERLY UNION NIGHTCLUB) – A SPECIAL HOLIDAY BENEFIT EVENT FOR THE LOS ANGELES HOMELESS

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EIGHT OF LA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSIC CURATORS PROGRAM 5 ROOMS OF MUSIC: BROWNIES & LEMONADE, EMO NITE, NINJA TUNE, ADULT SWIM, HAM ON EVERYTHING, MAD DECENT, LATE NIGHT LAGGERS AND RESTLESS NITES

When I do find the time to write, I typically focus on new releases. Seeing as how music blogging has come fourth to a full-time career, being a dad, and trying to have a 30 minutes of silence once in a while, hunting and posting new tunes has fallen by the wayside.

That said, I discovered Astronoid a few months back. To be perfectly honest with you, I can’t stop listening to them.

If you’ve spent any time on this site, you’d know that we don’t really don’t cover anything heavier than crunchy riffs on an Americana track. This contradicts a large portion of my personal tastes, as I’m an avid fan for the heavy stuff–speed metal, metalcore, post-metal, post-punk, etc. Seeing as how Astronoid is the perfect blend of both dreamy, hazy vocals, long builds, and brutally fast and technically sound instrumentation, I figured today would be the day to bring some head banging to TMN.

If you’re the type that says “I can’t stand the screaming in metal. No matter how talented the band is, I just can’t get past it,” then today is your day. Think of Jonas Bjerre from Mew. Ah, those dreamy, all-encompassing vocals. Now pair that thought with the speed and oft-brutal double kicks, insane shredding, and brutal breakdowns you’d find in a metal track. You with me? That’s what you’ll find with Astronoid. Two worlds, perfectly mashed together.

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