Great art... great cause!

Matt Wignall will be exhibiting some INCREDIBLE PHOTOS from his series in support of Water Wells for Africa. This exhibition will be hosted at DDR Projects in Long Beach. The opening is on August 1st and will feature DJ Pete Deeble spinning wax.

For more about Matt Wignall - go see MattWignall.com
For more about the gallery - go see DDRProjects.com
For more about the cause - go see WaterWellsForAfrica.com
And for more about DJ Pete Deeble.... well... just take my word for it!

Some of you may also know Matt Wignall as the local Long Beach music scene trailblazer: from Scouts of Saint Sebastian, Matt Death and the New Intellectuals, and Havalina; man behind the mix for many a local record made at his "Tackyland" studio; and man behind the cameras for Long Beach music stars the Cold War Kids. He is also co-founder of Matte Black clothing designs. And when he's not mastering art, music, or fashion... he is quitely plotting to conquer the world!

Cold War Kids secret show!

Cold War Kids play a secret show at The Prospector!

"Where the heck is The Prospector?!" - you ask. Well, its a tiny bar in Long Beach, that is hot with the locals. But it doesn't matter cause the show was last Friday night! So... HA! You missed it!
(that's OK... I missed it too...)

I got word of it after I already had tickets for Batman (see previous post), and I rushed over just to arrive as they finished the set... Oh well.

But the word at the bar was that they played all new material from their forthcoming album, and while it still showcases thier distictive rythmic sound, it is a little further from folk and a little closer to punk this time around. Go see their website for more info.

This would be a good thing! And that I can verify personally, I was at a show in March at the OC Performing Arts Center... They played a couple of new songs at that show, along with the following excellent cover of Fugazi's "Furniture". Enjoy!