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Sep 13, 2017 Save Music in Chinatown 13 recap with CH3, Neptunas, and 16 Again

by Martin Wong

On Sunday, Wendy and I embarked on our fifth year of putting on all-ages matinees to raise money for the public elementary school in Chinatown where our daughter attends fourth grade. Even after thirteen shows, it still hasn't gotten old--maybe because I see so many friends and family and only ask bands that I love...

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May 10, 2017 Looking back at four years of Save Music in Chinatown, and looking ahead too

by Martin Wong

Sunday's Save Music in Chinatown fund raiser might have been the most packed, fun, and exciting all-ages matinee we've had so far. Turning friends, family, and guests onto the garage rock upstarts The Schizophonics and all-star super power trio Tabitha was just as much of a blast as having first-generation L.A. punks The Alley Cats,...

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May 10, 2016 Save Music in Chinatown 9 with California, Saccharine Trust, Zander Schloss, Spokenest, and Mike Watt & The Secondmen

by Martin Wong

When my wife and I came up with the idea of organizing all-ages DIY punk matinees to raise money for the music program at Castelar Elementary, we had no idea what we were doing. We just went for it and--with help from so many friends in bands, with venues, on radio shows, and with cool...

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Apr 05, 2016 Announcing Save Music in Chinatown 9: California, Zander Schloss, Spokenest, Mike Watt & The Secondmen

by Martin Wong

Since Eloise started attending kindergarten, Wendy and I have joked about her school taking over our lives. These days, we volunteer with valet duties practically every morning, help in the classroom all morning once a week, and make the school yearbook. I also serve on the school site council and, for the last few months,...

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Feb 02, 2016 Save Music in Chinatown 8 recap with The Crowd, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, FourEyedFour, and Bombón

by Martin Wong

Only a crazy person would have left the house last Sunday. Newscasters warned us that it would be pouring rain, super windy, and colder than hell. But isn't seeing a bunch of great bands worth it? Eating homemade ginger snaps and espresso brownies and drinking good coffee? What about doing all that to raise money...

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Sep 29, 2015 Save Music in Chinatown 7 recap with Rachel Haden, California, Upset, Steve Soto, and Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss

by Martin Wong

In the months approaching the seventh Save Music in Chinatown fund-raising concert, I decided to make a zine about the first two years. Committing something to print really makes one put things in perspective. What's the story? What is the beginning and what is the end? The beginning is easy: When my wife and I found...

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Sep 01, 2015 Announcing Save Music in Chinatown 7 with Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Upset, California, Rachel Haden, Steve Soto, and Atomic Nancy

by Martin Wong

If you've been following this blog for a while, you've probably been wondering when the next Save Music in Chinatown event would be coming up. Yes, the music program at Castelar Elementary is still defunded. And as our daughter enters second grade, my wife and I are ushering in a third year of benefit concerts....

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Jun 02, 2015 Save Music in Chinatown 6 recap with Dengue Fever, Birdstriking, Chui Wan, and Deadly Cradle Death

by Martin Wong

On Sunday, my wife and I threw our sixth DIY benefit matinee to raise money for music education at the public elementary school our daughter Eloise attends, and I think it's cool that everyone I've talked to seems to have a different favorite band at the show. Cyrano and Lotus from KXLU's Molotov Cocktail Hour...

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May 12, 2015 Only Shows That Matter

by Martin Wong

After decades of going to shows, even the raddest ones can become a blur. But a few stand out for any number of reasons, and one of them is seeing The Clash at the US Festival in 1983. My twin brother and I were able to convince our our dad to take us because he...

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Sep 13, 2017 Save Music in Chinatown 13 recap with CH3, Neptunas, and 16 Again

May 10, 2017 Looking back at four years of Save Music in Chinatown, and looking ahead too

May 10, 2016 Save Music in Chinatown 9 with California, Saccharine Trust, Zander Schloss, Spokenest, and Mike Watt & The Secondmen

Apr 05, 2016 Announcing Save Music in Chinatown 9: California, Zander Schloss, Spokenest, Mike Watt & The Secondmen

Feb 02, 2016 Save Music in Chinatown 8 recap with The Crowd, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, FourEyedFour, and Bombón

Sep 29, 2015 Save Music in Chinatown 7 recap with Rachel Haden, California, Upset, Steve Soto, and Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss

Sep 01, 2015 Announcing Save Music in Chinatown 7 with Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Upset, California, Rachel Haden, Steve Soto, and Atomic Nancy

Jun 02, 2015 Save Music in Chinatown 6 recap with Dengue Fever, Birdstriking, Chui Wan, and Deadly Cradle Death

May 12, 2015 Only Shows That Matter