Tonight in L.A.: Jake Bugg, Durand Jones & the Indications, High Up / Whispertown
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Also on Tuesday: MONA, Russian Circles, Charlie Wadhams, Harms, Psychotic Reaction, Dave B, Azalia Snail, Jimmy Sweet, Missio
This Week’s Shows: March 26-April 1
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Incoming: Stella Donnelly, Foxtrax, Russian Circles, Durand Jones & the Indications, Missio, Quinn XCII, James Bay, the Voidz, Ella Vos, the Darkness, OMD, Hollie Cook, Sam Morrow, Lindi Ortega, Lauren Ruth Ward, Galactic, the Oh Hellos, the Garden, Mourners, KOLARS, Deadmau5, Titus Andronicus, Pussy Riot, Knuckle Puck, Holy Shit, Clean Bandit and more
Video: Charlie Wadhams, ‘Undying Light’
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Charlie Wadhams’ new album “Undying Light” came out this week, and the video for the title track belongs in the family album as well. Warning: Cute baby ahead.
Video: Henry Wolfe, ‘Encino’
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Singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe’s 2011 debut album “Linda Vista” earned wide praise for songcraft reminiscent of 1970s luminaries, and for its wryly phrased themes – the duality of emotional topography vs. physical place, the tug-of-war between romanticism and reality. His new song “Encino” dwells in the same world: Here we are, after all, “in a town where […]
Tonight in L.A.: Juan Wauters/Guy Blakeslee, Roses, Aaron Embry, Charlie Wadhams, Cloud Nothings, the Mowgli’s, Tyler Lyle, Via Echo, Psychic Love
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Great local shows and more on the menu for Wednesday: ‣ New York lo-fi folk singer Juan Wauters visits Los Globos behind his album “N.A.P. North American Poetry,” released on Captured Tracks earlier this year. Get there early for Guy Blakeslee. Puro Instinct also plays. Above, Juan Wauters’ video for “Water.” ‣ Singer-songwriter Aaron Embry […]
The Week Ahead: July 7-13
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Incoming: Zak Waters, Cher, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Corners, LA Font, S. Carey, the Bolts, Kilo Virga, Skin N Bones, KISS, Def Leppard, Joshua bell, Town in the City, Los Mysterious, Prayers, The Herbert Bail Orchestra, Peter Matthew Bauer, John Murry, GoldStar, The Mowgli’s, Waters, Cloud Nothings, METZ, The Count Basie Orchestra, Via Echo, Charlie […]
Video premiere: Charlie Wadhams, ‘Replaced’
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Breaking up is hard to do. So is making breakup albums. Charlie Wadhams wrestled with both in crafting the songs for “Out at the Bar,” his first solo release since 2010’s EP “Upside Down” and first full-length since 2006’s “Free Up Your Schedule.” Wadhams, long a under-recognized treasure on the L.A. songwriting scene dating back […]
Tonight in L.A.: Mother Falcon, Vitamin String Quartet, Bootstraps, Shooter Jennings, Step Brothers, Charlie Wadhams, SWIMM, Adam Bones, WASI
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A many-splendored Wednesday: ‣ Austin orchestral rock collective Mother Falcon – all 18 or so of them – kicks off a Wednesday residency at the Echo. They made a quite a splash last year at SXSW, and in November released their full-length “You Knew.” The Herbert Bail Orchestra opens. ‣ And speaking of strings, the […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Polyphonic Spree, No Doubt, Death Grips, the Lonely Wild, JD McPherson, Charlie Wadhams, Biffy Clyro, PacDiv, Brendan James
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‣ The Polyphonic Spree’s annual December shows in their hometown of Dallas have featured tap-dancing grandmas, bell choirs, comedians and all kinds of holiday high jinx. They bring their “Holidaydream” tour (that’s the title of their new album too) to the Fonda Theatre tonight. ‣ No Doubt winds up its seven-night stand at the Gibson […]
Tonight in L.A.: Henry Wolfe, the Naked and Famous, Swahili Blonde, the Dodos, Papercuts
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For your fantastic Friday: ‣ Singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, the son of Meryl Streep who’s been praised for his smart, sticky tunes, celebrates the release of his album “Linda Vista” at the Hotel Cafe. Ferraby Lionheart and Charlie Wadhams make it a value-added stop. ‣ New Zealand’s electro-pop whiz kids the Naked and Famous play a […]
