Lesands have never been shy about their embrace of synth-pop. Early songs such as “Pretenders” to “Easy To Please” revealed Austin Taylor Tirado’s effervescent fascination for ’80s dance music. But it’s been over a year since the trio (which also includes Joel Plotnik and Michael Lee) released their “Sweet Skin” EP, and a few things […]
For your Saturday, a movie (including the Movies) and plenty of good shows: ‣ “Pass the Music,” a music documentary filmed between 2008 and ’10 focusing on the Silver Lake/Echo Park indie scene, screens for the first time publicly tonight at the Bootleg Theater. Following the 8 p.m. screening, there will be live music from […]
New year, new month, new free residencies: ‣ L.A. quartet Chasing Kings, their debut album “Nice Guys” on the way in March, hold forth at the Satellite, supported on opening night by Toy Bombs, Cassorla and Brendan Hines. ‣ Bootleg Theater residents Princeton have new music coming too – the quartet’s sophomore album “Remembrance of […]
It’s a full-up Friday: ‣ U2. The scrappy band from Ireland. Angel Stadium. ‣ The Wooden Birds, the latest project from American Analog Set’s Andrew Kenny, bring something of an all-star lineup to the Echo for a show in support of their new album “Two Matchsticks.” Kenny’s lineup is populated by three members of Matt […]
Not only have L.A. sextet White Arrows picked up a lot of steam in recent months, they’ve proven themselves to be a little bit broader than the “electro Strokes” label with which they were immediately tagged. Frontman Mickey Schiff and bandmates work a little psychedelia and blues into the palette, and as White Arrows’ live […]
[Three local artists who have recently gotten the remix treatment … Turn the volume up and let these beats help ease you into the weekend.] Superhumanoids, “Malta (Lesands Remix)” — L.A.’s dream-pop quartet, Superhumanoids, gets a heavy New Wave treatment from San Diego group, Lesands. Don’t worry. If we didn’t know the lyrics, we would […]
Tonight’s musical menu: ‣ It’s the final L.A. show for We Barbarians before the Long Beach trio relocated to New York City – they have a new single and big plans. San Diego’s Lesands and O.C. rockers the Union Line support. ‣ There’s a formidable lineup for the first night of Shadow Shadow Shade’s residency […]
Hard to believe Lesands has been a band less than a year. The San Diego County outfit (now a trio) put smiles on faces and set bodies in motion with their kaleidoscopic take on ’80s synth-pop from the moment they stepped on southern California stages. Their reference points are many, but judging from the five […]
Top 4 reasons to procrastinate wrapping holiday gifts tonight: ‣ John Grant, whose album “Queen of Denmark” got the nod as the top release of the year by Mojo magazine, is joined by the Chapin Sisters and J. Tillman for a 7 p.m. show at the Autry Museum. That’s Grant’s video for “Chicken Bones,” above. […]
Part jingle-jangle, part old-fashioned Southern rock, Futurebirds have been collecting praise all over the place for their debut, “Hampton’s Lullaby” (out now on Autumn Tone). Full of pedal-steel swerves and comforting harmonies, the album delivers dreamy melodies that come closer with every listen. Four of the six members are multi-instrumentalists as well as vocalists within […]
