Funny thing happened after Eastern Conference Champions frontman Josh Ostrander lost his voice. His band kinda liked him. The singer of the L.A.-via-Philadelphia trio was known for his keening vocals that pinched every ounce of emotion out of the melody lines on the band’s wiry 2007 debut, “Ameritown.” But in 2008 after a U.K. tour, […]
[I’m a little biased about tonight’s proceedings.] Eastern Conference Champions and Voxhaul Broadcast co-headline Buzz Bands LA’s One-Year Anniversary [details here] at the Echo. It’s an EP release party for both bands, and the bill is augmented by Samuel Stewart and Radio Freq. … Plenty else going on – the big stuff includes Pearl Jam […]
The first show of Paramore’s 19-date U.S. tour on Tuesday night at the Fox Theater in Pomona was cut short after the frontwoman of the Nashville pop-punkers, Hayley Williams, lost her voice. Here’s my review on Spin.com.
Fool’s Gold, “Fool’s Gold” (IAMSOUND Records) – Be still my rockist heart. L.A.’s Fool’s Gold has made an album (out today) that bridges genres, crosses continents and even transcends language. The brainchild of singer-songwriter Luke Top and Foreign Born guitarist Lewis Pesacov, Fool’s Gold has blossomed into a collective that has come up with the […]
Follow the synth lines, they will lead you to the Promised Land. Or at least a great warehouse party. That’s what you get with Radio Freq, the L.A. electro trio that just released its debut EP “Alive” (on iTunes and on Coming Home Records). The new project from longtime pals Ben Adams and Cliff Magreta, […]
[The next-to-last installment of Jonneine Zapata’s journal …] Sept. 22, New York City Lord have mercy on our poor little souls – there’s just no parking the van in the city! We’re in a speculative spot right in front of the club (Bowery Ballroom), but technically you can’t park there until 7 p.m. It’s 5 […]
The “slowcore” music of Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions, previewed here in July [and another download below], ought to be perfect for the setting tonight when her ensemble plays a sold-out show at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. … The 88 winds up its Tuesday residency at Spaceland, supported by Quazar and the Bamboozled and […]
Skies were overcast for Sunday’s Abbot Kinney Festival, but the forecast for good music was sunny. Photographer Jeff Koga, who sends along this gallery, stationed himself at the Little Radio stage for the afternoon (three other stages provided myriad entertainment). Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros [above] delivered another great set, though delayed by technical […]
Brooklyn-based trio Au Revoir Simone have fantastic bangs and a big fan in David Lynch. Erika Forster, Annie Hart and Heather D’Angelo also have a touch for lightly sweetened and deftly layered pop songs, as displayed on their May release, “Still Light, Still Night.” This slickly edited video for the single “Shadows” debuted simultaneously on […]
L.A. folk-pop ensemble Eagle Winged Palace is finishing up work on its debut album “Where We’re Coming From,” and the first taste of the new music is available on their label’s fall sampler. “Timber” is constructed of acoustic guitar and fragile, haunting harmonies. The rest of the Park the Van Records sampler includes tracks from […]
