LA's Mae-Shi are dilettantes of experimental electronic-noise-funk-rock, employing all manners of instruments - "guitar, bass, drums, tamborines, noisemakers, computer programs, omnichord, glockinspiel and voice", among others - and "staccato bursts of rhythm" to create something wholly original and, well, unsettling. Unsettling in the sense that listening to these guys in our little monkey boxes makes us want to run outside and set a trashcan on fire! Or deliberately misfile our weekly status reports or... more ›

“DiG!”is probably the best documentary about a band that we have seen in the past year. Writer/director Ondi Timoner brings to light the friendship cum bitter rivalry between Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor and their respective bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. Both musicians fancy themselves revolutionaries in the music world, but the paths they take to achieve their success drastically diverge, leaving their friendship torn and their lives and careers in very different places. Come to a special screening sponsored by Scion on Thursday night at the Alamo Drafthouse South. This is a very limited engagement, so RSVP’s are required and can be done here. As a very special bonus, Timoner will be on hand for Q&A after the screening. We recommend checking out this film whether you are a fan of either band or do not know the first thing about either one. The tragicomedy of these people’s lives is not to be missed. (We’re looking at you, Joel Gion, you silly lovable bastard.) more ›