Move and groove this Friday night down at The Monty Bar! Deejay Clifton will be digging deep into his crates to play an all vinyl set of the finest, funkiest, most soulful sounds around. The needle drops at 10p sharp. It’s 21+ w/ID and there’s no cover but proof of vaccination is required. See you on the dancefloor!!!

Last Saturday was so much fun we’re doing it again tonight! Come out to Zebulon and get down to the super soul sounds of The Soul Shakedown Party w/Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch. Always free but never cheap!

Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72hrs required for entry

WE’RE BACK!!! It’s been a long year and a half but the wait is over. The Soul Shakedown Party returns to Zebulon. Following the Pachyman show, get ready to hear nothing but the best in raw funk, heavy soul, vintage r&b, and more.

Distant Disco is back with Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch presiding over another decentralized dance party! Let’s make this week even bigger and better. Start thinking about disco lights, costumes, decorations, dance floors, virtual backgrounds; whatever you can come up with. We saw some AMAZING moves last week and can’t wait to see what Distant Disco Vol. 3 has in store. No Cover. No Uber. Just us. All dancing. Alone, together.

The party is free but, let’s channel of this collective positivity and lend a hand to the folks out there that need our help. This week’s Distant Disco is supporting The HealthWell Foundation along with the Zebulon Employee and Necessities Fund ( https://www.gofundme.com/f/zebulon-employee-and-necessities-fund )

The HealthWell Foundation is a leading non-profit dedicated to improving access to care for America’s under-insured. When health insurance is not enough, they fill the gap by assisting with copays, premiums, deductibles and out of pocket expenses. They have also launched an amazing initiative to assist At Risk or Quarantined Patients with COVID-19 with costs associated with delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation, and telehealth. For more information, visit https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/donate/

100% of all donations will go directly to the causes, and WW7 will match all donations up to $1,000 per fund.

HOW TO DISTANT DISCO

1. Go to the website: www.distantdisco.com

2. Steam DJ Soft Touch’s set from Mixlr Live Audio Player at the bottom of the page.

3. Click the “Zoom Event Party Link” and enter the Meeting ID to join the dance party!

We recommend using a laptop or desktop computer so you can both the Mixlr web browser and Zoom windows open. If you have to use a phone or tablet, try to use two: one for Zoom and one for the audio stream.

Best,

WW7/Zebulon/DJ Soft Touch

Get ready to dance for the rest of the evening following the live show. I'll be digging deep into my crates to bring you a rock, funk, and soul shakedown party at one of LA's best venues, Zebulon Café Concert! No cover following the show. 21+ w/ID. 11p.

Following the Pearl Charles, Jackie Cohen, and Josh Pearson show, get ready to dance for the rest of the evening. I'll be digging deep into my crates to bring you a rock, funk, and soul shakedown party at one of LA's best venues, Zebulon Café Concert! No cover following the show. 21+ w/ID. 11p.

Since September 1998, the Good Foot has been Long Beach's original purveyor of soulful & funky music from the '60's to the present day. Co-founder DJ Dennis Owens, alongside resident DJs Scott Weaver & Lili Bird, bring the soul, funk, latin & afro sounds straight from the heart to the dancefloor every 3rd Friday of the month @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach, CA.

This Wednesday, Nothing But A Heartache returns to Footsie’s Bar! Guest DJs Ruben Molina and Clifton (The Soul Shakedown Party) join resident DJ, Soulita, to play the best in heartache oldies and feel good soul to keep you groovin’ all night. NO COVER. 10PM. 21+ w/ID

Saturday the 26th, I'll be back at The Alibi Palm Springs with a stack of vinyl gems containing the best raw funk, heavy soul, and vintage r&b. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of non stop dancing to the funkiest sounds around. NO COVER. FREE ALL NIGHT LONG.!

RSVP here

This Friday, Deejay Clifton brings the Soul Shakedown Party back to Zebulon. Come get down to the sounds of raw funk, heavy soul, and vintage r&b played on vintage vinyl all night long. Start your long weekend off right!

Saturday, September 28th, The Soul Shakedown Party hits Palm Springs for a another edition at The Alibi Palm Springs. Prepare to get down to the finest in raw funk, heavy soul, vintage r&b, and more! Free all night long. 21+ w/ID

This Saturday, Deejay Clifton will be bringing top shelf soul, funk, and 60s sounds to Good Housekeeping HLP! Expect to hear nothing but the best from around the world all night long all on vinyl. NO COVER.

Get ready for a night of raw funk, heavy soul, vintage r&b, and more at Zebulon LA tonight! Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch will be your selector from 10p to close following the early show. No cover. 21+ w/ID. Come out and get down!

Saturday, June 29th, The Soul Shakedown Party hits Palm Springs for a special edition at The Alibi. Prepare to get down to the finest in raw funk, heavy soul, vintage r&b, and more! Free all night long. 21+ w/ID

Tonight, Deejay Clifton will be bringing top shelf soul, funk, and 60s sounds to Good Housekeeping HLP! Expect to hear nothing but the best from around the world all night long all on vinyl. NO COVER.

Highland Park Bowl Presents in Mr T’s Room:

The Loons 11PM
THE LOONS’ uniquely, multi-national line-up creates a distinctive sound combining the hard, kinetic drive of European freakbeat with the psychotic melodic cool of California’s Sunset Strip circa ‘66. While the band draws heavy inspiration from groups like the Pretty Things, the Yardbirds and Love, they are also fiercely original in their approach, creating their own uniquely intense songs rather than opting to be ’60 garage jukeboxes.
Formed in San Diego, California in late 1995, they have evolved into one of the most exciting and original bands on the scene. The band’s line-up features lead singer Mike Stax (ex-Tell-Tale Hearts, Crawdaddys, Hoods), bass player Anja Stax (previously of the Diaboliks and Thee Cherylinas), guitarists Marc Schroeder (ex-Letdowns) and Chris Marsteller (ex-Chasers), and drummer Mike Kamoo(Earthling Studios).

The Loons’ first album, LOVE’S DEAD LEAVES (Get Hip, 1998), was produced by Ebbot Lundberg of Sweden’s Soundtrack of Our Lives. The Orange County Weekly hailed it as a “masterpiece”, describing the Loons as “a blast furnace of an art-driven garage band ... This music teems with the dementia of such bona fide American whackos as Arthur Lee, Sky Saxon, Sean Bonniwell and Roky Erickson.”
The highly anticipated follow-up, PARAPHERNALIA, is the second release on UT Records, the label launched by Stax as an offshoot of his long-running UGLY THINGS magazine. PARAPHERNALIA features 10 road-tested original songs including the wild blues-punk wailer “Turned to Stone,” the melodic 12-string folk-rocker “Follow the Rain Down” and the psychedelic Bo Diddley beat epic “Another Life.”
The Loons returned to the recording studio in 2010 bursting with ideas and hungry for garage rock'n'roll action. This creative explosion resulted in their third album, Red Dissolving Rays of Light - OUT NOW on BOMP! RECORDS.
Eleven unforgettable original compositions, ranging from the coolly psychedelic to the completely psychotic, including two songs with the mind-melting psychedelic steel guitar work of Glenn Ross Campbell of the Misunderstood.

During 2015 The Loons were back in the studio to record their 4th LP for Bomp! Records. The release of which, as well as a new 7" by Dirty Water Records in the UK, "Miss Clara Regrets b/w Alexander", coincided with an appearance at the Beat Bespoke festival in London.
With 'INSIDE OUT YOUR MIND' The Loons have created their most compelling and original album to date.Produced by the band’s Mike Kamoo, the album features 11 diverse original compositions, ranging from the short, sharp, infectious rocker “Siren City” to the towering psychedelic epic “As the Raven Flies” which echoes the vibe the Pretty Things’ SF Sorrow album with its soaring vocal harmonies, backwards guitar, and whirring Mellotron interludes. It’s an album of artful contrasts, where torrid garage rock screamers like “My Desolation” and “I Don’t Live There Anymore” rub up against haunting, West Coast-flavored pieces like “Moon and Tide” and “Head in the Clouds,” with its four-piece string arrangement, and the stark, introspective acoustic number “Silence.”
Later in 2015 The Loons went on for a tour of Spain with teh highlight being an appearance at the Purple Weekend, one of Spain's largest festivals for Underground and Garage, Beat and Psych music and its scene.

BURGER RECORDS released “Diamond, Garbage and Gold - The best of The Loons” cassette tape in November 2017. The Loons are now back in the studio and started recording for their 5th album. The band also just finished recording two stomping tracks “Blue Ether” and Satrurday’s Son” for a new 45 on DIRTY WATER RECORDS, UK which will be out in March 2018. A tour of Spain and Italy will follow in March/April 2018.

For news, upcoming live appearances, blogs, pix and MP3s, videos please visit The Loons on Facebook or contact uglythingsmag@gmail.com

For news, upcoming live appearances, blogs, pix and MP3s, videos please visit The Loons on Facebook.


The Mercury Wheel 10:15PM
"The Mercury Wheel are a three piece rock band from Los Angeles, CA. While the music has it’s roots in the garage rock of the 60s, influences ranging from folk to soul to jazz can be heard in their songs.

Starting as the backing band for an LA performance by soul legend Nolan Porter, The Mercury Wheel have been building their reputation locally. Notably, playing shows for Qvolé Collective & NanceArte Production, they’ve been featured at Echo Park Rising and the tribute to Charles Bradley.

Members are:

José Rendón - drums/backing vocals

Andrew Calara - bass/vocals

Clifton Weaver - guitar/vocals"


The Sound Station 9:30PM
About
Raunchy, Raw and Swinging Trash Blues playing Rock n Roll band
The Music Machine, LOVE, The Seeds, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, The Ventures, The Pyramids, Los Saicos, Human Expression, Third Bardo, The Misunderstood

Doors 9PM

Record Rotations: DJ LadyBug Suzi Becker Spinning Bubblegum, Garage, Freakbeat, Psych, and 60/70s Rock n Roll Rarities.

Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Highland Park. 21 & Over.
Free Entry

Thursday, April 11th and Thursday, April 18th, DJ Clifton returns to Truss & Twine to bring the Soul Shakedown sound to Palm Springs. Kick off your Coachella weekends at Truss & Twine !

Monday, April 8th, Jordan Jones kicks of his month long residency at Gold Diggers. Joining him onstage will be local favorites Exploding Flowers. Clifton will be spinning tunes between band sets and to keep the party going all night. NO COVER

Following the Dean Wareham performance, stick around and get down to the soulful sounds of DJ Clifton. Playing the best soul, funk, vintage r&b, and more from 11p to closing at Zebulon LA. NO COVER!

Do you remember the first time? Whether you do or don't, come down and shake your bits to the greatest hits in British pop history and more. This Thursday, The Edison presents "An Evening with DJ Clifton". 8pm to 12am. NO COVER.