these guys so be sure to ask Beetlejuice to, “Send More Cops!”)
SM
Don’t want to spend endless hours waiting in line during Halloween weekend but still want the full-immersion experience of California’s number one haunt… (that’s actually haunted?!!) Then join Surgeon Marta at The Dark Harbor on Thursday, October 27th at 7PM sharp! Bring your best charms, spells and incantations for a righteous rip-tide of full-costumed Rock n’ Roll! And remember, as we like to say this time of year, “No blood? No good!”
See you there!
Rx, SM
Don’t forget it’s half-priced admission before 8PM if you get your tickets online!
Get Your Tickets:
• Online at Dark Harbor Tickets
• Over the phone, call (562) 435-3511 (from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m daily)
• In person at the event box office starting at 5:30 p.m.
More info:
Gates open @ 6PM – Show starts @ 7pm Sharp – ALL AGES!
1126 Queen’s Highway
Long Beach, 90802
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Click HERE for directions
While it’s nowhere near completed, we’ve slowly but surely been making restorations to SM HQ.
It’s probably always going to be a “work-in-progress” but it has come a long way and we even got
some very cool roommates in the process! (Click HERE to read more about them… 
)
Most recently, we’ve been cleaning out the library and have LOTS of books looking for new homes! We’re giving away everything from Differential Diagnosis of Oral Lesions to The Physics of Stereo/Quad Sound. Of course you could also take the lot of them an create your own Alicia Martín-esque sculpture. Makes no difference to us – Honest!
Give us a shout to take ‘em away!
Rx, SM
Hidden on a non-descript length of Temple St., tucked behind a little white fence and under an equally plain sign reading only, ‘M’ (in English) are the two faded mint green doors of Dinner House M
Alas, it’s seems the rumors are finally true, the legendary night spot will be closing it’s doors officially after 24 years of keeping them open well past 2AM.
You can read the Los Angeles Times article which does a fairly good job of remaining neutral and providing a bit of history on the place. However, for anyone who’s ever frequented The M (from foreplay to gunplay) they all have a cherished story to tell. (Check out Yelp for further details…)
Our first encounter with the place was for a friends James Bond-themed birthday party. The venue could not have been more perfect, complete with classy drinks, gorgeous ladies singing various Bond theme songs and several guys arriving in full scuba gear only to strip down into surprisingly unwrinkled tuxedos! All of this with the Japanese fusion Jazz Bar as backdrop.
So, it was a no brainer that when Nurse Kitty Murphy was assigned to Operation Kitty Kitty Bang Bang that Dinner House M would be the spot to hold her going away party and also mark her final performance with Surgeon Marta to date. Like the Bond party before it, the evening was a memorable success.
We’ll always love Dinner House M for providing us with a relaxed vibe and intimate surroundings, an incredibly stocked sunken bar, good food and most nights a cool jazz combo playing in the corner where if you were lucky owner Miki would occasionally sing a number or two. We’ll love it for being just off the beaten path, a modern day speak easy where absolutely no questions were asked, especially not about one’s ID. We’ll love it for all the late night thrills and early morning raids by the LAPD Vice Squad. We’ll love it for it’s brazen views on liquor licenses, smoking codes and most especially kougouheika Miki Saito. Be sure to say your good-byes on or before Wednesday June 8th.
Click HERE to see more photos of Dinner House M
Rx, SM
After spending the last couple of years shouting & singing about parades Surgeon Marta has finally decided to be in one themselves. Mind you, not just any ol’ parade but the world famous “Doo Dah” Parade in Pasadena!
What’s that you say? You’ve heard of the “Rose Parade” but not the Doo Dah Parade? Well, never mind those corporate show-offs cuz next Sat. we’re gonna fix this crucial gap in your education.
Now in it’s 34th year the Doo Dah Parade is a fun for all celebration of carnival mayhem and DIY absurdity. In other words you’ll love it!!!
What are the details? Simple really. The parade kicks off at 11AM and admission is FREE. (Ample free street parking included…) So bring your folding chairs, your cameras and your biggest shout outs.
Afterwards we shall retire to The Colorado Bar where the inn keeper will provide tea and cucumber sandwiches while Surgeon Marta & Drunk in the Garage serenade you with a post royal wedding tribute of Oasis musak instrumentals.
Umm, alright maybe we’re not quite telling the truth in the last paragraph but there’s only one way you’re gonna find out!
See you there!
Rx,
SM
THE OFFICIAL PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE ROUTE
The 34th Pasadena Doo Dah Parade |
The Colorado Bar |
Parade starts @ 11:00am – Show starts @ 1:00pm – FREE!
Ask anyone who’s just turned 21 if they feel or think any differently since the day they turned 18 and chances are good that not much has changed. The legal ramifications of 18 are already enough of a burden without telling someone they can’t have a beer for another 3 years let alone see their favorite band in a bar? It’s not just wrong, it’s cruel and unusual punishment, not to mention the real gateway to alternative substance acquirement!
So you can imagine our delight when Surgeon Marta was approached to play an all ages venue in Mar Vista this Saturday “Hells Yeahs” followed by “Shit there won’t be any booze?” (Only kidding!!!)
Doors open @ 8 pm with Franchot Tone (backed up by members of Jack Johnson, the Beastie Boys and the Culver City Dub Collective) putting the pedal to the floor at 9 pm, Surgeon Marta @ 10pm and roots n’ punk sensations The Bad Bad Things @11pm
See you there!
Rx,
SM
Saturday, April 16th
Doors – 8PM / Show – 9PM
12257 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(323) 600-5050
316 West 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3527
(213) 680-2600
Saturday, April 2nd
Show starts @ 9:00pm – 21 & Over
How do you avoid a St. Paddy’s Day D.U.I? That’s easy – Don’t go out on St. Paddy’s night!
As most of you know L.A.’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled last year and labeled an “unseemly” expenditure. Funny thing is the city had no problem spending loads of cash on roadblocks, booze sniffing dogs and LOTS of L.A.P.D. overtime to ensure the streets of Hollywood were protected from over enthusiastic revelers.
Now it’s a year later, the city is still broke, the parade is still canceled and if our recent $200 jaywalking tickets (even though the light was green) are any indicator expect even more police-state chicanery on the 17th.
The solution folks? Celebrate your Irish on the 18th with Surgeon Marta, The Young Dubliners and The Brick Top Blaggers!
As anyone who’s been to the strip can testify, the Key Club is the best of the bunch. With great sound, low-key security and multiple levels to view the show from the venue is also offering a special Buy 3 Get 1 FREE ticket deal. Plus, it’s an 18 & over night so don’t be a green meanie, bring your underage designated driver with you!
See you there!
Rx,
SM
9039 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, 90069-1828
(310) 274-5800
DIRECTIONS
Friday, March 18th
Doors open @ 7:30pm / show starts @ 8:00pm – 18 & Over
P.S. Be sure to catch the Young Dubliners this Thursday on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
We here at SM HQ love getting our geek on all most as much as getting a good chow down. Anytime we get combine both proclivities is always time satisfyingly spent. However, we know for some of you there just isn’t enough time in the day to stay on top of all this. Fear not, the good folks over at That’s Nerdalicious are there to welcome you back into the fold of all things geeky, yummy and bacon covered.
They were even good enough to share our recent Stormtrooper Invades Sesame Street Cupcake find at a supermarket in Los Angeles. Check ‘em out! Rx, SM
Lately we’ve been hearing some fantastical excuses (think Carrie Fisher w/ machine gun scene from “the Blues Brothers”) for why some of you guys can’t make it to our shows. We know you love the girls, the g’damn punk rock and our sexy new costumes but let’s face it the simple truth is………you’re BROKE!
And no wonder, the world economy is still serving lemons and the tools responsible are squeezing every single last drop outta them. Now we even have giant billboards up all over town predicting the end of the world on May 21st.
Well we say fuck these market manipulating war mongering dick holes. No matter what they do life will continue along with art, music and LOVE.
So this Sat. put your wallet back in your pocket, heat up some chocolate, kick off dem doggies and surf on over to www.ErrorFM.com @ 6pm (PST) for a medicinal shot of music, mirth and mayhem.
Streaming LIVE Around the Globe
Sat. Feb. 26th – starting @ 6pm PDT on
BuddhaMan’s
International Experience!
Hear you there!
Rx, SM
www.ErrorFM.com
6PM – 11PM PDT
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