Much to do on a Monday: ‣ Yeasayer has embarked on its final tour before getting to work on a follow-up to last year’s “Odd Blood” The band does the first of two nights at the Music Box with Smith Westerns openings. ‣ Dubstep crooner James Blake (joined by Nite Jewel) plays to a sold-out […]
[So I missed all the Thom Yorke-DJing-at-Low-End-Theory excitement last night because I was making plans for Timbaland’s 40th birthday party today. All set now, so here’s what’s up tonight …] Top 3 shows to consider while waiting for DeVotchKa’s appearance on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic:” ‣ The monthly Rumble tour hits the Echo tonight, and […]
Top shows to take the chill off your Monday night: ‣ Richard Swift makes magic as much as he does music. The former SoCal resident, now ensconced in Oregon and releasing music on Secretly Canadian, deals in various strains of baroque, chamber, ragtime, lounge and folk pop, making it all sound timeless. I can recommend […]
At the risk of provoking a few afternoon tears, I’ll give you a short preview of “Tear the Fences Down,” the forthcoming album by L.A. quartet Eulogies. It is a eulogy, in a manner, or at least songwriter Peter Walker’s meditation, on the all-too-short life of Pablo Castelaz, the son of Dangerbird Records co-founder Jeff […]
[Tip of the cap to Jason Mraz on his birthday …] Top 5 reasons to delay angsting over that “Twilight” premiere: ‣ Did I mention Tuesday how much I liked Stars’ new album “The Five Ghosts?” There’s not a flavor-of-the-moment whiff to the Canadian indie-poppers’ fifth album – just exuberant, well-executed boy-girl pop that has […]
The Silverlake Jubilee arrives with a bang this weekend, the first-year music and arts festival bringing some 50 bands to a three-stage neighborhood fair featuring cutting-edge DJs, comedy, spoken word, film, art and fashion – not to mention three dozen or so food trucks to satiate attendees’ appetites. Buzz Bands LA has joined with Jubilee […]
Set times have been announced for this weekend’s Sunset Strip Music Festival, a three-day affair highlighted by Saturday’s party on Sunset Boulevard. The street will be closed on Saturday between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard to accommodate two outdoors stages – with music going on inside the Roxy and the Key Club, there will […]
[A pair of new videos from Los Angeles artists:] Crash Kings make the kind of Linda Perry-approved (her Custard Records released their debut), Zach Braff-endorsed (he blogged about them) blues-rock that might be palatable to classic rock mavens and audacious enough for the indie crowd. How the Los Angeles trio makes it, though, is special: […]
The Black Lips, Lucero, No Age [pictured], Lightning Bolt and the Thermals will be among the acts playing Sean Carlson’s FYF Fest (formerly known as the F Yeah Fest), scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, at Los Angeles Historic State Park in downtown. The lineup, announced today, includes locals such as Darker My Love, Dios, Avi […]
[Happy July … and happy birthday, Debbie Harry.] Dangerbird Records artists Eulogies [pictured] and Bad Veins head up the bill for a night at the Echo that benefits the Pablove Foundation [see yesterday’s post]. … At the Troubadour, Bill Callahan (ex-Smog) is joined by Drag City labelmates” Bachelorette. … Excellent lineup of local indie-pop bands at […]
