Aaron Kyle has dialed it back, but in no way should the Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s new approach be considered a retreat. As frontman of the swampy Americana outfit Le Switch, Kyle’s big, boozy vocals were fit for a New Orleans saloon. Now doing business as Geronimo Getty, he brings tempered, tremulous tones to the table […]
Heard on the street, jotted in my notebook: ‣ Word on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake is that L.A.-based Evan Voytas, whose fuzzy pop is equal parts synth, soul and space, will be releasing an EP in October on Dovecote Records, home to Hooray for Earth and Wise Blood, among others. Voytas recently returned from […]
From the depths of my reporter’s notebook (yeah, I still carry one): ‣ Swervedriver’s recent blast from the past at the Echoplex felt like a class reunion. Could’ve sworn I recognized two dozen faces from their great performance a couple years ago at Coachella. And it’s not out of the question that Adam Franklin and […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Portishead’s Geoff Barrow …] Tonight’s top 3 ways to get an earful: ‣ The Satellite (f/k/a Spaceland) will be decked out in black light and ready for an alien invasion to welcome the L.A. debut of Epic Ruins, the stoner rock project of L.A.-based drummer Jordan Richardson and his […]
Tonight’s top stuff: ‣ The Rumble at 3 Clubs, the monthly free show, brings Austin’s Ume (pictured) to town to play with two L.A.-based artists, J. Irvin Dally and the Smiles. ‣ Le Switch celebrates the release of its second album, “The Rest of Me Is Space,” at Spaceland. Mississippi Man and Big Whup play […]
The Henry Clay People, resident wiseguys, nice guys and now fixtures on the Silver Lake scene, are about to embark on a two-month tour, starting this weekend with the Drive-By Truckers. In the way of a parting gift, the band is giving away a download of “Switch Kids,” a live favorite that didn’t appear on […]
[Sunset Junction, other Junction functions, shows by legends and a show by Legend, shows in massive amphitheatres and shows by people with egos the size of amphitheatres – what a weekend. When am I going to find time to celebrate Serj Tankian’s birthday?] Once through the weekend, real … slow … like: Friday highlights: ‣ […]
[On this final day of April, birthday wishes go out to Amanda Palmer, who, according to her Twitter feed, was last seen in a taxi in Germany searching for lodging. Now, on to our regular programming:] Tonight: The Antlers’ album “Hospice” is moodier than sleep-deprived blogger with a slow Internet connection. Which is to say […]
[Off to SXSW soon – I’m warmed up, and some local bands are getting there too …] Their sophomore album “Volume Two” comes out March 23, and She & Him – that’s Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, if you don’t remember them from the Paste magazine cover, and that’s their video for their rather saccharine […]
[It ain’t Radiohead – which raised over half a million dollars at its Haiti relief benefit on Sunday night at the Fonda – but here’s tonight abbreviated show menu:] It’ll be their last SoCal appearance before Coachella – San Francisco quartet Girls [pictured in August at the El Rey Theatre], still getting all kinds of […]
