Video: Jesse Kivel, ‘Burning Man’
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Jesse Kivel (Kisses, Princeton) releases debut full-length “Infinite Jess” on Friday. It’s a memoir in nine warmly atmospheric songs, poignantly told.
Stream: Mt. Si, ‘Either/Or’
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Mt. Si is a project four years in the making between members of Superhumanoids, Classix and Kisses. Their debut EP, “Limits,” comes out Feb. 5 on Cascine Records.
Stream: Kisses, ‘Control’
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The duo of Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson return with the new album “Rest in Paradise,” out Oct. 9 on Hit City USA.
Stream: Kisses, ‘A Groove’
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Kisses have found “A Groove.” Not that the indie duo of Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson didn’t have one before, but nothing on their previous two albums (2013’s “Kids in LA” and 2010’s “The Heart of the Nightlife” was this deep, or bold. “A Groove” is the first song to emerge from Kisses’ forthcoming third […]
Tonight in L.A.: Come, Kisses, Warships, Red, Steelwells, Steve Taylor, the Diamond Light
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Middle of the week, lots of choices: ‣ Nineties alt-rockers Come – Thalia Zedek, Chris Brokaw, Sean O’Brien and Arthur Johnson – have reunited for the deluxe reissue of their 1993 gem “11:11” (on Matador), and they kick off a U.S. tour at the Bootleg Theater, supported by Tara Jane O’Neil. ‣ Kisses headlines the […]
The Week Ahead: June 17-23
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Incoming: Camera Obscura, John Grant, Alice Smith, 3OH!3, Peter Tork, Pitbull, Mount Kimbie, Eleanor Friedberger, Kinks’ Tribute, Ida Maria, Kisses, Warships, Joseph Arthur, Vans Warped Tour, Steve Miller Band, Holy Folk, the Dig, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, La Santa Cecilia, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Game, Iris DeMent, […]
Video: Kisses, ‘Huddle’
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In Adrian Buitenhuis-directed video for Kisses’ dark synth-pop single “Huddle,” the duo turns into a trio when Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson are joined by a little drummer boy named Henry. Aside from the band, it’s not entirely clear why he’s hanging out with two older kids who are about to go to college, but […]
Tonight in L.A.: Poolside/YACHT/Kisses, Living Colour, Lalah Hathaway, the Jealous Sound, Daedelus, KXSC Festival, Paid Dues Festival
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Shows to go with your sunny Saturday: ‣Â It’s a perfect day to head down to Santa Monica Pier, especially when Poolside, YACHT, Kisses and Them Jeans play as part of the summer series “All Bands On Deck” starting at 4:00 P.M. An after-party will follow featuring DJ sets by Poolside, Guns in the Sun and […]
Goldroom added to the lineup for the Ranch Party – here are the set times for Saturday’s festival
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Goldroom, the nom de tune of electro whiz Josh Legg, has been added to the bill for the Ranch Party, the one-day festival Saturday in Topanga Canyon that features 20-plus artists. The Internet, Kisses, Mansions on the Moon and Races are some of the other acts at the top of the bill for the event, […]
Stream: Kisses, ‘The Hardest Part’
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With a heavy thud, the beginning of Kisses‘ new single hints at the duo’s turn for the dark side of pop … and it’s oh-so-lovely. Although Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson’s debut “The Heart of Nightlife” shimmered with a brighter palette to capture the upbeat life of Palm Springs, it’s difficult to avert one’s ears […]
