Spaceland was an alternative rock/indie rocknightclub in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that existed between 1995 and 2011. The club was formerly a popular disco to young locals called Dreams of LA. Spaceland's owner announced the end of the venue in late 2010, with the space continuing to operate under the new name The Satellite.
The first show ever held at Spaceland featured Beck, The Foo Fighters, Possum Dixon and Lutefisk.[1] The list of acts who have played Spaceland is quite long, ranging from veteran performers from the 1960s and 1970s like Arthur Lee and The Dictators to current major acts such as Supergrass, Jet, The Shore and The White Stripes. It was very important in establishing the career of Beck and the Silver Lake scene which followed in his wake.
Spaceland is considered "home" for many bands in the so-called Silver Lake "scene" over the years, including Silversun Pickups, 400 Blows, Pine Marten, Radar Bros., The 88, Biblical Proof of UFOs, Patrick Park, etc. The club features as the setting for the fictional band Munchausen By Proxy (lead singer Zooey Deschanel) in the 2008 Jim Carrey movie Yes Man. One of the final bands to play there is the New York Dolls, where they performed a rousing rendition of Bo Diddley's Pills. Photographer Kevin McCarty, in what is described as "advocacy criticism," featured the venue of the Spaceland in a series titled The Chameleon Club. A photo of the stage of the Spaceland, and other empty gay bars, appears in José Esteban Muñoz book Cruising Utopia.
Alternative comedian Neil Hamburger held a regular show at Spaceland the last Sunday of every month, inviting both mainstream (Tom Green, Tim and Eric, Paul F. Tompkins) and obscure acts to perform with him. The show continues at the venue under its new management.
After 17 years, Spaceland came to an end in late 2010 when owner Mitchell Frank decided to open a new space that would focus more on dance and electronic music. Frank's Spaceland Productions would continue to book shows at The Echo/Echoplex complex. Meanwhile, the space at 1717 Silverlake Blvd continued as an indie rock venue in 2011 under the name The Satellite, with shows being booked by former Spaceland booker Jennifer Tefft.[2]
Spaceland recordingsedit
Spaceland Recordings occasionally published live albums recorded at the club.
^"Spaceland Moving Out - New Venue 'The Satellite' To Take Over With ex-Spaceland Booker Jennifer Tefft | West Coast Sound | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly". Blogs.laweekly.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
^"Arcade Fire is ahead of the game". Los Angeles Times. 11 December 2004.
External linksedit
Spaceland official website
Spaceland on MySpace
Spaceland Turns 15: An Oral History
Spaceland Interview with Mitchell Frank, regarding 1995 debut with Beck, Foo Fighters and Possum Dixon.
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This article is about the nightclub For other uses see Spaceland disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spaceland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message Spaceland was an alternative rock indie rock nightclub in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles California that existed between 1995 and 2011 The club was formerly a popular disco to young locals called Dreams of LA Spaceland s owner announced the end of the venue in late 2010 with the space continuing to operate under the new name The Satellite The stage at Spaceland Contents 1 History 2 Spaceland recordings 2 1 Live albums 3 Notable performers 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first show ever held at Spaceland featured Beck The Foo Fighters Possum Dixon and Lutefisk 1 The list of acts who have played Spaceland is quite long ranging from veteran performers from the 1960s and 1970s like Arthur Lee and The Dictators to current major acts such as Supergrass Jet The Shore and The White Stripes It was very important in establishing the career of Beck and the Silver Lake scene which followed in his wake Spaceland is considered home for many bands in the so called Silver Lake scene over the years including Silversun Pickups 400 Blows Pine Marten Radar Bros The 88 Biblical Proof of UFOs Patrick Park etc The club features as the setting for the fictional band Munchausen By Proxy lead singer Zooey Deschanel in the 2008 Jim Carrey movie Yes Man One of the final bands to play there is the New York Dolls where they performed a rousing rendition of Bo Diddley s Pills Photographer Kevin McCarty in what is described as advocacy criticism featured the venue of the Spaceland in a series titled The Chameleon Club A photo of the stage of the Spaceland and other empty gay bars appears in Jose Esteban Munoz book Cruising Utopia Alternative comedian Neil Hamburger held a regular show at Spaceland the last Sunday of every month inviting both mainstream Tom Green Tim and Eric Paul F Tompkins and obscure acts to perform with him The show continues at the venue under its new management After 17 years Spaceland came to an end in late 2010 when owner Mitchell Frank decided to open a new space that would focus more on dance and electronic music Frank s Spaceland Productions would continue to book shows at The Echo Echoplex complex Meanwhile the space at 1717 Silverlake Blvd continued as an indie rock venue in 2011 under the name The Satellite with shows being booked by former Spaceland booker Jennifer Tefft 2 Spaceland recordings editSpaceland Recordings occasionally published live albums recorded at the club Live albums edit The Drones Live in Spaceland February 2007 Liam Finn Live in Spaceland February 22 2008 Darker My Love Mondays in Spaceland 2006Notable performers editThis list of famous or notable people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Electrocute performing at Spaceland The 88 Monday July 22 2002 The Abe Lincoln Story 400 Blows Air Traffic The Airborne Toxic Event Allegro Arcade Fire Tuesday December 7 2004 3 Arctic Monkeys At the Drive In Amy Winehouse Babyland Monday May 5 2003 The Bangles Sept 2000 Beck Bell Gardens Friday March 26 2010 Bad Poetry Minute Biblical Proof of UFOs Thursday June 20 2002 Bigelf Thursday May 13 2004 The Bravery The Brian Jonestown Massacre Burning Brides Monday February 28 2005 The Business Machines Thursday April 8 2004 Capsula Cake Cibo Matto The Clientele Creeper Lagoon Damo Suzuki and Mikael Karoli Death Cab for Cutie The Decemberists Deftones Dinosaur Jr The Dismemberment Plan The Drones Elliott Smith Extra Fancy Fastball Ferdinand Fiction Company Sept 19 2010 Fleet Foxes The Fling Fluorescein Fitz and the Tantrums 2009 Fojimoto Wednesday November 3 2003 Foo Fighters Frank Black Fu Manchu Furry Things The Fuzztones George Ellias Tuesday June 24 2009 Guided by Voices The Hi Fives Hopewell Icebird JJ Paradise Players Club James Saturday June 6 2008 John Fahey Julian Casablancas Tuesday November 3 2009 Jurassic 5 KaitO The Killers Komeda Kryptonite Nixon Kittens for Christian Thursday April 8 2004 Lady Gaga Dive Bar Tour Les Savy Fav Local Natives Lutefisk Mala Leche Malcolm Mooney Mark Ronson Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948 Modest Mouse Mudhoney Nebula The Negro Problem Neutral Milk Hotel Of Montreal Orange Goblin Thursday May 13 2004 Or The Whale Friday May 28 2010 Patrick Park Monday January 20 2003 Pine Marten Friday May 23 2003 Pavement Pleasure Forever Friday March 1 2002 Popular Girl Possum Dixon and the Mysterians August 29 1998 R L Burnside Radar Bros Friday May 23 2003 The Raveonettes The Red Aunts The Rentals Richard Sinclair February 29 2004 leap year Rilo Kiley Rivulets Friday May 23 2003 Rocket from the Crypt The Rogers Sisters Monday January 20 2003 Rubyfish Scarling Self Seneca Hawk Shiner The Shins Six Volt Sunbeam The Thrills Wednesday November 7 2007 Shack Tuesday September 26 2003 Silversun Pickups Monday July 22 2002 Skeleteen Soviet August 2003 The Smiths Indeed Snow Patrol Spacehog The Spinto Band Stew musician Throwing Muses Totimoshi Monday May 5 2003 Useless Keys V3 Velouria Visionaries VLA Ween Weezer The White Stripes Will Haven Wednesday July 23 2003 Wondermints Yob Wednesday July 23 2003 ZoobombsSee also editThe EchoReferences edit 1 Archived December 30 2010 at the Wayback Machine Spaceland Moving Out New Venue The Satellite To Take Over With ex Spaceland Booker Jennifer Tefft West Coast Sound Los Angeles Los Angeles News and Events LA Weekly Blogs laweekly com 2013 10 03 Retrieved 2014 08 21 Arcade Fire is ahead of the game Los Angeles Times 11 December 2004 External links editSpaceland official website Spaceland on MySpace 1995 debut show with Beck Foo Fighters and Possum Dixon Spaceland Turns 15 An Oral History Spaceland Interview with Mitchell Frank regarding 1995 debut with Beck Foo Fighters and Possum Dixon 34 5 23 4 N 118 16 5 7 W 34 089833 N 118 268250 W 34 089833 118 268250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spaceland amp oldid 1212870329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
