The beloved Institubes Records (2003-2011) has officially decided pulled the plug. It was a solid 8 years of bangers from artists like Jean Nippon, Para One, Surkin, Bobmo, Tacteel, and Midnight Juggernauts. What’s next? Well, Para One, Bobmo and Surkin have begun their plan starting a new empire to the electronic-house music scene, called Marble Music. No releases have been announced, but we expect a bunch of new stuff this year!

So musically this Marble shit isn’t just about a new specific subgenre or whatever, it’s more about meeting people and ideas, trying new stuff, maybe choosing more risky, extreme paths than before. This is about creating fresh ways to talk to bodies and emotions. Blending the rough and the tender, the repetitive and the crashing. – Marble Music

Check out Marble’s teaser!

 - Tonight, Friday December 5th, Vapors Magazine hosts the grand opening of Kangol, the british-based headwear outlet, in Venice Beach. The event will feature an open vodka bar sponsored by Svedka, and DJ Sets from Royal Rumble and Marshall Barnes–who most recently killed it at Hard Turkey Soup last Wednesday. The event is free with rsvp.

 - Tuesday, December 9th: Mr. Oizo of Ed Banger Records will make a rare US appearance at Dim Mak Tuesdays over at Cinespace. His set will be spinning a set along with Them Jeans and Dan Oh.

 - Wednesday, December 10th: All the way from Brazil, CSS will be doing a DJ set at All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock (where Datarock and Ladytron have played sets as well…) It’s free with RSVP and is sponsored by Filter Magazine and Antics. rsvp before they close the list.

 - Also Wednesday, the good people over at HARD have booked an evening at the Viper Room featuring a DJ Set from Crystal Castles. Presale tickets can be found here.

 - Thursday the 11th: 55DSL and BPM Magazine host a party at South Coast Plaza, with an afterparty in Downtown LA at La Cita. RSVP here.

 - Friday, December 12th: Institubes superstar kid DJ Surkin returns to the Avalon. He will be headlining the 18+ event, with supporting sets from AC Slater, and Hard‘s own Destructo. Tickets are $10 presale here.

Such great timing… All this the week of my final exams!

This year the LA Detour Festival 2008 will take place on October 4th. It will feature over 25 acts on 4 outdoor stages, plus vendors and art installations, spread across 6 city blocks around City Hall. Confirmed bands include genre-bending proggies The Mars Volta and irrepressible Gypsy-punk collective Gogol Bordello. Take the Metro (there’s a stop just steps away); stroll the streets, drink-in-hand; and celebrate our own world-class music festival.

 This year’s lineup features: