L.A. Intersections (SOLD OUT)

Aceyalone and Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship

Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name, Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship (with Myka 9, Self Jupiter, and P.E.A.C.E.), Haiku D’état, and The A-Team. Freestyle Fellowship developed a reputation for influencing a style of fast double-time rap used by rappers like Busta Rhymes, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Migos. He is also a co-founder of Project Blowed, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop. Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving left-field hip-hop on the West Coast at a time when the West Coast was dominated by gangsta rap and has been noted particularly for his innovative lyrical style and content. Myka 9 as an underground hip-hop mc extraordinaire with jazz and dancehall flavorings in his vocalese prowess has become through the years a pillar in the Los Angeles community of music and positive creation in general. His art activism has inspired countless others to pursue a more open approach in the spirit of improvisation as a pioneer of freestyle rap fusion. Known for his work with the Grammy award nominated freestyle fellowship, haiku d'é tat, and project blowed. In general, Myka 9 has maintained relevance by consistently putting out a variety of different music, projects, performances, and videos. He’s been highlighted in books, Ava DuVernay’s documentary film, This is the Life, and the Netflix series, Hip Hop Evolution. In short, it's been said, "Myka 9 is one of your favorite emcee's favorite emcee.” Favorite emcee Myka likes to say, "it's all love!"

Pleasant Gehman’s Punk Flyers and Lobotomy Fanzine Slideshow

In the Lobby of The Broad, don’t miss a slideshow featuring dozens of flyers for punk shows that Pleasant Gehman booked at seminal clubs Cathay De Grande and Raji’s in the 1980s as well as images from her fanzine Lobotomy, published from 1978 to 1982 covering such artists as Mumps, Damned, Go Go’s, Billy Idol, Blondie, Generation X, The Cramps, and so many more.

Photo: Lobotomy: The Brainless Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 4 

Keith Morris

Keith Morris is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1979 debut EP Nervous Breakdown. Shortly after leaving Black Flag in 1979, he formed the Circle Jerks with guitarist Greg Hetson; the band released seven albums between 1980 and 1995 and have broken up and reformed on numerous occasions. In 2009 Morris formed the supergroup Off! with guitarist Dimitri Coats, bassist Steven Shane McDonald, and drummer Mario Rubalcaba, and has appeared as a guest vocalist on several albums by other artists. Morris's book My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor (Da Capo Press, 2016) is his contribution to setting the record straight about his involvement in the LA punk scene.

Carlos Niño & Friends featuring Idris Ackamoor and Nate Mercereau

Based in Topanga Canyon, California Carlos Niño is an album producer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and DJ with an extensive body of work that he most often refers to as Spiritual Improvisational Space Collage Music. Niño is primarily known for leading his ensemble Carlos Niño & Friends through live "sonic journeying" and highly creative and collaborative studio sessions. Other notable projects that Niño has been involved with include the spiritual jazz group Build An Ark (active 2001 - 2011), Hu Vibrational (with his mentor Adam Rudolph), Ammoncontact (active 1998 - 2005), his duet projects with fellow Angelino Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and producing extensive releases for great Independent labels International Anthem Recording Company and Leaving Records with Jamire Williams, Deantoni Parks, Photay, Thandi Ntuli, and others. Carlos Niño was a Host and DJ on KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles from 1995 - 2015 and was among the founding Dublab DJs (active 1999 - 2019). Idris Ackamoor is a hugely prolific and inspirational San Francisco based saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, actor, tap dancer, producer, administrator, and Visionary. He is also artistic director of the beloved Afro-Futuristic jazz ensemble The Pyramids. Nate Mercereau is a songwriter, producer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and Wizard who has released numerous albums under his name, and has produced and or played on records by Carlos Niño & Friends, Leon Bridges, Jay-Z, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo, St. Panther, Ruston Kelly, The Weeknd, and many more.

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Pedestrian Deposit

Reverse tension, abrasive composition. The collaborative work of Shannon A. Kennedy and J. Borges is best described as visceral and narrative; highly composed, often abstract sound textures informed by elements of experimental sound, harsh noise, musique concrete, neo-classical, dark ambient, and performance art -- but is not beholden to any one genre. Borges’ use of crude yet disciplined electronics, tape loops, field recordings, and controlled feedback manipulation contrasts Shannon’s use of self-designed, physically activated sculptural instruments made of wood, industrial scrap metal, strings, and springs, and extended bowing techniques; resulting in music that is both raw and refined. J. Borges began Pedestrian Deposit in the Winter of 2000, with the primitive concept of combining layers of electronic sound with no pre-determined relation to one another until mixed. The project slowly evolved to incorporate elements and hybrids of harsh noise, tape collage, field recordings, and ambient music with a specific emphasis on extreme contrast, resulting in a prolific few years of rich and dynamic compositions on such labels as Hospital Productions, Hanson Records, and Borges’ own Monorail Trespassing label, to name a few. In the fall of 2008 PD became a duo, with the addition of multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Shannon Kennedy; and her elements of cello, violin and amplified, bowed and manipulated music sculptures. They have consistently toured the United States nearly every year since, placing an emphasis on the development and evolution of physical, psychological, and organic live performance. PD has appeared at such events as Summer Scum 2023; the 2014, 2015 and 2019 Ende Tymes festivals in Brooklyn, NY; the 2017 Recombinant Festival in San Francisco NY; the 2016 Click Festival in Helsingør, Denmark; the 2015 LUFF festival in Lausanne, the 2013 Milwaukee Noise Festival in Milwaukee; the 2010 Activating The Medium festival in San Francisco, CA; and the 2009 No Fun Fest in Brooklyn, New York in addition to innumerable venues, galleries, halls, bars and alternative spaces in the U.S., Canada and Europe. In 2010, they appeared in Alexander Mirecki's feature film, All Together Now, in performance as themselves.

Photo: Suraj Patra

Micaela Tobin AKA White Boy Scream

Micaela Tobin is a soprano, sound artist, and teacher based in Los Angeles, CA who specializes in experimental voice and contemporary opera. Composing under the moniker White Boy Scream, Tobin dissects her operatic and extended vocal techniques through electronics, oscillating between extreme textures of noise, drone, and choral sound-walls. Her work challenges colonial stories and systems, and explores her diasporic identity as a first-generation Filipino-American woman. Her most recent full-length album, BAKUNAWA includes elements of sonic ritual, Filipino myth, and ancestral memory. Tobin premiered the cinematic adaptation of the album through REDCAT in May 2021. In July 2023, she premiered her second opera, titled APOLAKI: Opera of the Scorched Earth, which will be adapted into her next release. Micaela Tobin is currently a voice teacher on faculty at the California Institute for the Arts and teaches through her private studio, HOWL SPACE.

Mike Watt

Mike Watt is well known as the bassist and vocalist for the Minutemen, which he formed in 1980 in San Pedro, CA with D. Boon (vocals, guitar). Minutemen released four studio albums and numerous EPs and were included on many compilations. Joe Strummer of The Clash listed Minutemen as one of the ultimate punk bands along with Ramones, Television Personalities, and Buzzcocks. The documentary We Jam Econo (The Story Of The Minutemen) was released in 2005. Watt has released several solo albums and played with many other bands including the Stooges for over 10 years, fIREHOSE, Unknown Instructors, Big Walnuts Yonder, Banyan, Porno for Pyros, J Mascis + The Fog, Tav Falco, Flipper, SLW cc Watt, and speilgusher with Yuko Araki (drums) - Hirotaka "Shimmy" Shimizu (guitar) and Richard Meltzer (voice). He has written and recorded three operas, and he appears with Mike Kelley in Raymond Pettibon's film Sir Drone (1989). Watt's book of Minutemen era lyrics and journal entries, Spiels Of A Minuteman (2003), includes essays by former SST co-owner Joe Carducci, Thurston Moore, and Blue Öyster Cult lyricist Richard Meltzer, as well as illustrations by Raymond Pettibon that had been used in all of the Minutemen's album artwork. His second book, Mike Watt: On and Off Bass (2012), is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by Watt coupled with excerpts from Watt's Stooges tour diaries mixed with free verse poems. Mike Watt also contributed a chapter to John Doe's memoir, Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk (2016).

Photo: Martin Styblo

Zulu

Known for their blend of hardcore and powerviolence, Zulu is pushing the boundaries of those sounds into new territory on their forthcoming album, A New Tomorrow. Formed as a solo project by vocalist Anaiah Lei in 2018 and then joined by guitarist Braxton Marcellous, Zulu was rounded out by guitarist Dez Yusuf, bassist Satchel Brown and drummer Christine Cadette. A New Tomorrow (Flatspot Records) serves as the band’s first full-length, following EPs Our Day Will Come (2019) and My People. Hold On (2020). Zulu builds a sense of community throughout A New Tomorrow that is also apparent at the band’s fun and chaotic live shows.

Zulu has performed with bands including Sasami to Comeback Kid, Scowl and Buggin, and played at an array of festivals like Denmark’s Rokslide, LA’s Sound and Fury, and Show Me The Body Festival.