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FLAMING LIPS out, and we found a way to make the dollies they can push me around on and all that. And the fact that it (the unicorn) is this bizarre plastic thing is even better. “So I think all of that probably would only work in the absurd Flaming Lips world and be entertaining to an audience,” he said. “I think in that way the Flaming Lips audience has come to kind of want that.” Of course, to make the visuals work, the Flaming Lips need to deliver on a musical level. And the group, which formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, has evolved its music into a trippy and whimsical, multi-layered psychedelic pop/rock sound that fits the absurdist visual vibe of the
stage show. The highly acclaimed albums, “The Soft Bulletin” (1999) and “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (2002), in particular, found Coyne and his main songwriting collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd, building sharply crafted Beatles-and-Brian-Wilson-esque pop melodies into their lush, synth-laced songs. But the more adventurous and experimental side of the Lips’ music was also present and grew especially pronounced on the group’s two previous studio albums, “Embryonic” (2009) and “The Terror.” “Ocsy Mlody,” named after a Polish phrase Coyne stumbled upon and liked simply because of the sound of the words, however, brings back more of the
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Friends of the Encinitas Library’s First Sunday Music Series presents the Patrick Berrogain Hot Club Combo at 1:30 p.m. May 7 at the Encinitas Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. For more information, call (760) 7537376 or visit encinitaslibfriends.org. FAMILY ART DAY The Oceanside Museum of Art offers a Free Family Art Day from noon to 5 p.m. May 7 at 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside. Celebrate the art of John Dillemuth with a fun afternoon of making artful gizmos and gadgets. Supplies and instruction provided by Scott Paulson from the UCSD Library. Spring Concerts at MiraCosta College presents Applied Classical Recital & MiraCosta Chamber Choir at 3 p.m. May 7 in the MiraCosta College Concert Hall. on campus at 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside.
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‘LYNDON!’ North Coast Repertory Theatre presents “Lyndon!” at 7:30 p.m. May 8 and May 9 at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach. The stage reading stars and was written by Laurence Luckinbill. For tickets, call (858) 481-1055 or visit northcoastrep.org.
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T he C oast News pop-leaning, song centric sound of “The Soft Bulletin” and “Yoshimi.” The new album is still quite trippy, but tunes like “The Castle,” “We-A-Family” and “How??” are fairly concise and plenty accessible, with inviting pop melodies that take center stage over the mood of the music. Coyne agrees that “Ocsy Mlody” is more in line with the more song-centered side of his band’s music. “I can see where if I was approaching someone and saying ‘You’ve never heard of the Flaming Lips, let me give you a little sample,’ it would probably closer to ‘The Soft Bulletin’ and ‘Yoshimi’ stuff and ‘Ocsy Mlody’ than it would be some of the other diversions away from that signature sound or something,”
STAGE Get tickets now for this year’s Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s Gala and Concert at 4:30 pm June 22 at the San Diego County Fair, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, featuring Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Tickets are available at dondiegoscholarship. org. Included is all-day VIP Preferred Parking. Individual tickets are $250 on or beMAY 10 LUNAFEST FILMS fore June 7; $275 on or after Temple Etz Rimon pres- June 8. More information is ents Lunafest. A film fes- at dondiegoscholarship.org. tival that connects womSISTERHOOD THEen, their stories, and their causes through film from ATRE AUDITIONS Sign 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 10 at up for an appointment to the Carlsbad Library, 1775 audition between June 12 Dove, Carlsbad. Tickets are and June 17 or July 10 and $18 in advance, by calling July 14 at San Marcos Sen. (760) 753-2102 or (760) 295- Center for a new fall country-western musical produc0606 or $20 at the door. tion, Hoedown in the [Sister] Hood. Roles for male and MAY 11 GATOR BY THE BAY female singers, actors, dancNorth County musicians and ers. Rehearsals July and bands, including Ben Pow- August. Show performances ell, Farmer’s Band, Whitney will September through NoShay & Igor Prado Band, vember. Contact (619) 846Doug Buchanan, Lady Rogo 7416 or carlyn3star@outlook. with Clint Davis, Johnny com for more information. Vernazza with Carlos Reyes, Casey Hensley Band, Nathan James & Chino Swingslide and Holla Pointe will be joining more than 100 musical acts and special performances on seven stages at the Gator By The Bay May 11 through May 14 at Spanish Landing Park, 3900 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego. For tickets, parking and information, visit gatorbythebay. com. “Revealed,” an all media, juried student art awards show will be open through May 15 in the Kruglak Gallery, Oceanside Campus BLDG 3400 Student Center. For times and information, call (760) 795-6657 or email dadams@miracosta.edu.
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ry the mantle of animal welfare on a daily basis. “I see it as one tool in the toolbox of education,” Grimes said about the film. “There is nothing out there like local activism, no film could copy their drive, these activists are the ones getting this done by education and by forcing politicians to pay attention. “The folks who organized this screening (the Spay and Neuter Action Project and Not One Animal Harmed) are doing this every day, they are mostly volunteers,” Grimes said. “But I think everyone has a role to play, and one of those roles is to not purchase a dog in a pet shop. If everyone did this one simple thing, it would change the system.” There have been more than 40 screenings of the documentary across the country, and Grimes said he can’t attend all of them, which makes his scheduled appearance May 7 special for organizers and attendees. Grimes said he felt compelled to appear in San Diego due to the great energy of local animal rights activists, who have steadily racked up victories in the name of animal rights and consumer protection in cities like San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, Carlsbad and Encinitas, which are among the cities
that have banned retail pet stores or the sale of dogs from puppy mills. “It hasn’t happened overnight, but I believe we are trending in the right direction,” Grimes said. “And it’s hard work, but I know for these people, it is very rewarding. “I think Dog by Dog came at the right time for this issue,” Grimes said. “I get a little rewarded knowing that we are playing a part letting people know what is happening, and hopefully deciding make different purchasing decisions.” Grimes also said he is excited about the contingent of local lawmakers scheduled to attend the screening, which include Carlsbad Councilman Keith Blackburn, Oceanside council members Chuck Lowery and Esther Sanchez, who have
carried the mantle of animal welfare into the council chambers. “Those are the folks who really impress me, because this isn’t a hard issue,” Grimes said. “This is one issue where there is a right side of history and a wrong side of history, and we are going to look back and ask what side were you on, the side of basic humane treatment of dogs, or the opposite. “You have to credit those who are making decisions now despite running into headwinds but still are holding to the principle that they want to be on the right side of history,” Grimes said. For more information on the screening, visit the event web page at eventbrite. com / e / dog-by- dog- doc umentar y-screening-tickets-32603613285?aff=efbnreg.
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