Husband-wife duos aren’t hard to come by anymore but Jacqueline Caruso and Augustus Green, who make up experimental pop duo Thurlow, are offering buoyant concoctions of electro beats and tender vocals that tickle the ear and lighten the heart. Originally from Washington, D.C., Thurlow’s move to L.A. has recently yielded the release of their debut […]
Despite growing up in New York and graduating from the prestigious Purchase Conservatory of Music for Recording and Composition, Jenny O packed her gear up and planted herself in sunny Los Angeles three years ago before completing her solo debut “Home.” Leaving one conglomerate music scene for another has its pros and cons – but […]
Earlier this week, while watching Hollerado open for Gang of Four at the Wiltern, an astute monitor of hype bands observed, “These guys are what the Vaccines should be.” The young Canadian four-piece probably isn’t a candidate to grace the cover of NME, but some comparisons are apt: Hollerado metes out hooky, visceral pop-rock with […]
Of great shows big and small: ‣ With a new album “Wit’s End” on the way in April, singer-songwriter Cass McCombs plays the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, joined by Big Search and Frank Fairfield. ‣ Har Mar Superstar and Marijuana Deathsquads wind up their residency at the Satellite – and it’s been […]
Talk about teasing the Internerds: Sweet-sounding Neko Case – of New Pornographers and, well, Neko Case fame – guests on half the songs on the forthcoming album from the Dodos. Which, naturally, intrigues legions of Neko Case worshipers, and at least piques the interest of fans the beat-happy Bay Area duo won on their first […]
Five favorite things about Tuesday’s Night With Buzz Bands LA at the Satellite: 1) Seeing Army Navy nail the material from their forthcoming sophomore album “The Last Place.” 2) Watching A House for Lions deliver a great set as frontman Daniel Norman persevered through not one, but two broken guitar strings. 3) Feeling the energy […]
Goldenboy mastermind Shon Sullivan stretches out on “Sleepwalker,” his third album (out this month) for L.A. based Eenie Meenie Records. The former sideman for Elliott Smith, Eels and the Rentals has always been stronger as a songwriter than a vocalist, and his arrangements prevail here, whether it’s on full-on rockers like “Different Moon,” wistful pop […]
William James McAuley III – who makes music under the much less lawyerly name Bleu – fashions some of the most irresistible pure pop in these parts. (And in other parts too, since Bleu was just named “Best Boston Artist That Doesn’t Live in Boston.”) His 2010 release “Four” was financed by a Kickstarter campaign, […]
Country-tinted tunes have had quite the resurgence in popularity recently, whether it’s on the radio or playing in the local record store these days. And for the most part, folk-flavored genres have also grown more prominent within the SoCal area with the likes of the Belle Brigade, the Fling, the Romany Rye and more. Slang […]
It’s an embarrassment of riches on the show scene tonight: ‣ Oh, the memories: Lou Barlow has assembled a version of Sebadoh (with Jason Lowenstein and Fiery Furnances Bob D’Amico) for the “Bakesale/Harmacy Remembering Time Tour,” marking the re-releases of the 1994 and 1996 albums, respectively. They hit the Troubadour tonight, with Quasi opening. ‣ […]
