Sunday at Sunset Junction was as pretty as, well, Leslie Stevens’ smile. (Yeah, that sounds country, but so are Leslie Stevens & the Badgers, and besides, look at that first gallery photo.) Anyway, besides the Badgers, a couple of our other favorite “ampersand” bands – Fitz & the Tantrums and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic […]
Here’s an encouraging note for the bands around town who try and try and try some more: Leslie & the Badgers’ self-released album “Roomful of Smoke” (which we loved when it came out last year) has been picked up by Nashville-based label Thirty Tiger (home to Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle, Jim Lauderdale and Those […]
[Birthday greetings to Rivers Cuomo, who hits the big Four-Oh on Sunday …] My top 5 reasons to leave the house this weekend that don’t involve Kustom culture or Bill Cosby: ‣ DeLorean, the hotly tipped synth-wielding kids from the coast of Spain, play the Echo tonight. Have a taste of “Stay Close.” Oh, and […]
Love the tagline on the MySpace page of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack: “If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing slowly.” “Heligoland,” the band’s fifth album and first in seven years, was worth the wait – the duo of Robert “3D” Del Naja, Grant “Daddy G” Marshall tapped contributors such as singer Horace Andy (a […]
[Fun, festive fundraisers. Cool concerts. Punchy parties. And the Pity Party. This weekend has it all, and I must be quick so I can try to find my godawful-est sweater for the Christmas Sweater Festival on Saturday:] Tonight: Foreign Born [pictured] headlines Spaceland. I hope they use the sleigh bells if they play “Union Hall.” […]
[Buzz Bands lite again today. I’m on an island somewhere.] Friday’s night’s Tribute to Neil Young (mounted by When You Awake) drew a great crowd to the Bootleg Theatre, and there were some sterling takes on Young’s catalog too – none that I enjoyed more than when Leslie Stevens of Leslie & the Badgers, fronting […]
[Birthday wishes to Butch Walker on Saturday. … Here’s what’s on my weekend radar, for one reason or another – for a more comprehensive list, please visit Duke at You Set the Scene:] Tonight: It’s Week 2 of Julian Casablancas’ flashy residency at the Downtown Palace Theatre, and when I saw the opener last week […]
[A huge week ahead – and not just because of Wednesday’s Buzz Bands Anniversary Show. After all, it’s National Chimney Week. And it’s Joseph Arthur’s birthday today. Celebrate accordingly with the show of your choice …] Portland six-piece Blitzen Trapper headline the El Rey Theatre behind the release last month of its new “Black River […]
[Random facts to start your Monday: It’s Amy Winehouse’s birthday. It’s also National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. They are unrelated. Now, random shows to continue your Monday …] Nice to see the Icarus Line [pictured] back in action.” Joe Cardamone and band, finishing up work on the follow-up to 2007’s “Black Lives on the Golden Coast,” […]
[So long, summer. Happy birthday, Chrissie Hynde.] Tonight’s show lineup is a bit holiday-weekend-light, but two of the September residencies kicks off. Leslie & the Badgers [featured here back in June] bring their big-hearted twang to the Echo, joined by Welldiggers Banquet and Old Californio. … Cinematic quartet Saint Motel [more on them later today] […]
