Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody. Whilst you primp for your big night out, or set the table for your big night in, why not join me on Moheak.com? I’ll be spinning some of my favorite (non-local) songs of 2010, in no particular order. I might even be bantering with guests. The Buzz Bands LA show […]
More than 220 shows later, my 2010 draws to a close. I was fortunate to have witnessed some exhilarating live performances the past 12 months. My top 10: 1. Fitz & the Tantrums and the Heavy, July 15 at the Hammer Museum Yes, some selfish interests were at work on this night, owing to the […]
[2010, don’t let the door hit you in the ass … But as you leave, please do so melodically:] My top 5 musical outings* for New Year’s Eve: ‣ The Raveonettes and Autolux at the Standard Hotel Hollywood. Actually, I’d be interested to hear both those bands cover Auld Lang Syne. ($60). ‣ Lucinda Williams […]
[My overall Top 20 albums in a year informed by a mountain of good music and an avalanche of trying times, based purely on how much they resonated with me. I was lucky this year to have seen all but 4 of these artists live. With my 4-word reviews:] 1. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs.” Sonically […]
Top pre-New Year’s Eve places to rock it tonight: ‣ London five-piece the Duke Spirit [previewed here], joined by L.A. trio Crash Kings and Orange County’s Free Lions, visit the Roxy. Above, one of four sessions Liela Moss and crew did for Nic Harcourt’s LiveBuzz [watch all of them here]. ‣ The Growlers headline the […]
[Happy birthday, Dexter Holland …] Show options on a light Wednesday: ‣ Annie Hardy and Giant Drag [pictured] are back – their October show at the Bootleg Theater offered only a little bit in the way of new material – and the trio (the band having added a guitarist) headlines the Satellite tonight with White […]
[So your humble blogger had planned to take this week off, but no … too much going on … even tonight … which, by the way, is Evan Way’s birthday, so here’s a shout-out to the head Parson Red Head up in Portland … ] Top local outing to warm you up for New Year’s […]
The Duke Spirit’s scorching soul-rock has always been good for a knockout punch (or three). But just because the London quintet’s new album is titled “Bruiser,” don’t think it’s a facsimile of their first two albums, “Cuts Across the Land” (2005) and “Neptune” (2008.) “Bruiser,” recorded in L.A. with Andrew Scheps, is a more raw-boned […]
The favorite 40 local albums of 2010 as rendered by a listener who tries be open to sounds from every niche in our fair region, who tries not be swayed by hype, and who makes no apologies for liking his meat and potatoes. 1. Local Natives, “Gorilla Manor” (Frenchkiss) This was more of a 2009 […]
Hope your holidays are going swimmingly. Enjoy this Phil Spector song from Slow Club: ||| Download: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” [audio:http://www.mediafire.com/file/6v6f6c9pyh8cs21/Slow%20Club%20-%20Christmas%20%28Baby%20Please%20Come%20Home%29.mp3] Art: Reproduction of a watercolor by Thomas H. Bronson (1934-2009). After the jump, something a little special from the Futureheads:
