Yuna first picked up at guitar at the age of 14, but it wasn’t until she was in the midst of studying law that she began to hone her songwriting craft with performances in the public eye. Now, the 24-year-old Malaysian singer is making herself at home in L.A. while she brings some of those […]
Bradley Hanan Carter sings with the weight of a guy who’s wrestled some demons, or at the very least covered a lot of miles. The latter, in Carter’s case, is inarguable – he’s the former guitarist/backup singer in the New Zealand rock quintet Steriogram, largely idle (except for a digital album in 2010) since 2007, […]
In the battle between original sin and disco, there are no losers. At least, when said fight is orchestrated by Alex Lilly and Bram Inscore, the multi-instrumentalist art-schoolers whose wry take on electro has been realized in the new project Touché. Longtime friends Lilly and Inscore are familiar faces on the L.A. scene; Lilly for […]
[Thanks to Seraphina and Trina for holding down the fort while I was on vacation. Big week ahead, starting with Bill Wyman’s 75th birthday today …] Monday madness: ‣ Gold Panda, the U.K. producer whose career took off in 2010 after the release of his debut “Lucky Shiner,” visits the Echoplex. He has a mixtape […]
[One more day of vacation, and then I am back at the helm on Monday. Meanwhile:] Mark Sovel (aka Mr. Shovel) – who during his tenure at the late, lamented FM outlet Indie 103.1 was one of the most fervent champions of the local music scene – will serve as guest host of the L.A. […]
Well hello, Sunday. What can we do for you? And vice versa. ‣L.A. darlings Airborne Toxic Event headline tonight’s L.A. 101 fest at the Gibson Amphitheater along with Tokyo Police Club, Delta Spirit, Built To Spill, Electric Guest and Jenny O. Indoor/outdoor stages, exhibits, vendors and food trucks, oh my! ‣The co-headlining tour of L.A.’s […]
Voxhaul Broadcast is one Los Angeles’ finer musical offerings who offer up a tight package of bluesy rock with melody and grit. Earlier this year they released “Timing Is Everything” (their debut full-length album which boasts the passionate “Leaving on the 5th” and the funky punk of “Cheetah”) and now the boys are taking it […]
Easy like Sunday morning…even though it’s Saturday. ‣Philadelphia trio the War on Drugs may sound firmly rooted Americana, but listen deeper and you’ll hear (or feel) hypno-melodies and the shoegaze sect of alt-rock. Their second album, “Slave Ambient”, is an intricate weave of reflection: plaintive vocals, washes of cascading guitars”¦the pieces just fit. See for […]
The clip for the Airborne Toxic Event‘s new single, “All I Ever Wanted” may play it safe with the storyline of boy meets girl, but to be perfectly honest, it’s a big relief after what we experienced from the “little band from Los Feliz” in their last music video. With Nora Kirkpatric of Edward Sharpe […]
After changing their name from the Smiles to the Miracals due to legal complications, the John McGrath, Will Sturgeon and Mark Edwards follow up their sunny “Hermosa” EP with sophomore effort “Give Me a Chance” (out Nov. 7). Leaving behind the jangly afro-beat influences of Vampire Weekend and embracing an indie pop sound that aligns […]
