Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Another panel? Yes, I’m on one on Saturday. I wish Dengue Fever was playing, but they’re not. Hope this one turns out interesting. Two Dengue Fever members, a Hiroshima, and a few stiffs including myself. Here’s the link to the site. Crossovers and Hybrids: Asia, LA and Music Today Chhom Nimol, Lead singer, Dengue Fever Zac Holtzman, Guitarist, Dengue Fever Eric Nakamura. Publisher and Editor, Giant Robot Eric Lawrence, DJ and Music Librarian, KCRW and host of “Big in Japan” at the Hollywood Bowl Dan Kuramoto, Band Leader and Producer, Hiroshima Moderator: Steve Loza, Professor of Ethnomusicology, UCLA
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[nggallery id=14] An amazing evening at Giant Robot 2 curated by Goh Nakamura (on right). We put up the idea of doing a show in store, and he really wanted to do something special so he called upon two other musicians he’s often championing, Jane Lui and Big Phony. We borrowed a speaker from DJ Puffs, and the evening was on. It was a nice weathered wednesday and the show began at around 8pm. Earlier in the day, the three practiced for just a bit so they were familiar with each other’s songs, and live they pulled it off almost like a band. A decent crowd made it to the show which looked like the panoramic photo below! Guess what? We have the makings of a series. We’ll hopefully see you at the next one. Click on this a couple of times, you’ll be able to see it larger.
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Songs primarily sung by Big Phony.
For more video, please click forward! There’s three more including the special finale!
The photo above was shot at the GR office at an impromptu concert. We’ll post some more on that soon. Giant Robot Goh Nakamura Podcast by realgiantrobot
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