Two big darned deals: ‣ Guns N’ Roses’ big tour comes to the Forum. Interesting interview with Axl Rose in today’s L.A. Times. ‣ Common headlines the House of Blues behind his released-just-in-time-for-Christmas new album “The Dreamer/The Believer,” which features an original poem by Maya Angelou. Two tasty club shows: ‣ L.A. quartet Flora & […]
What a Wednesday night you have in store: ‣ The Kooks play the first of two nights at the Music Box behind their new album “Junk of the Heart.” Yawn opens. ‣ Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge bring their co-headlining tour to Club Nokia. ‣ Resurgent L.A. quartet the Jealous Sound [see “Your Eyes […]
Nobody in these parts quite sounds like Big Moves, the L.A. quintet that ties jazzy sophistication and punk energy into stylish knot and adorns it with a bow of Jess Imme’s powerful vocals. They set the bar high with their 2008 album “In the Beginning,” and their “Lanterns” EP earlier this year demonstrated that Imme, […]
Judging from the sleek sophistication, island undertones and precise arrangements on the debut EP from Montë Mar, it’s immediately apparent the Los Angeles quintet didn’t just fall out of their bedrooms with a few chord progressions and lovelorn lyrics. Three members met while playing in and around the USC jazz community – in fact, Brian […]
