Buffalo-born, Orange County-based singer-songwriter Stacy Clark is back with her third album “Symmetry,” a collection of electro-pop with a real skip in its step. Clark has a knack for writing upbeat summery songs with a mainstream sensibility and a sound perfect for teen-drama soundtracks. Opener and first single “Figured It Out†is catchy with Clark’s […]
Your Monday menu:Â ‣ It’s a night of pop with Cher Lloyd, Fifth Harmony, Jackson Guthy and Zara Larsson all tackling Club Nokia. ‣ Electro-pop artists Little Boots and MNDR team up at the Troubadour. That’s Little Boots’ video for “Satellite” above. ‣ It’s a School Night presents Susanne Sundfor, Octopus Project, Mypet and Nervous […]
‣ Sunday’s show at the El Rey still has everyone buzzing, so maybe you’d like to catch Yeasayer again? The Brooklyn-based band visits the Observatory in O.C. tonight. ‣ The Peach Kings and Cloud Control team up at It’s a School Night at Bardot ‣ Kiev continues its residency at the Bootleg Bar, where the […]
The downloads have spoken – or, at least, the fans who clicked “download” have. Four L.A.-area artists – alternative rockers Starving for Gravity, singer-composer Lucas Thanos and songstresses Stacy Clark and Marina V have advanced to the semifinals of the Pop Up Live program, a project from SPIN, the snack company popchips and Reverbnation to […]
Top 5 shows on a very good night for local music: ‣ It’s officially the release date for Olin & the Moon’s new album “Footsteps” – the L.A. quintet (augmented by string players) is celebrating with a Tuesday residency this month at the Echo, where tonight Coyol and Paulie Pesh support. ‣ Willoughby, with Henry […]
Dangerbird Records continues to add muscle to its roster – today the L.A.-based label announced the signing of Canadian indie-rockers Hot Hot Heat. The quartet’s fourth album “Future Breeds” – a return to the delirious spazz-pop of early in its career – will be released this summer. Their two major-label albums for Warner Bros. in […]
[Happy birthday to Paul Simon, and here’s what’s on tap tonight:] Bob Dylan starts a three-night engagement at the Palladium, and considering the forecast I wonder whether we’ll hear “Rainy Day Women.” Johnny Rivers opens – “Secret Agent Man” was one of the first 45s I owned. … It’ll be a night of well-crafted songs […]
[Good morning … See the promo box in the first sidebar at right to win Ed Harcourt tickets for tonight …] Ed Harcourt, the Londoner who just released the gorgeous EP “Russian Roulette” [see last week’s post], plays an intimate show at downtown’s Bordello. … John Vanderslice [pictured], getting some of the best reviews of […]
[Happy birthday to Cyndi Lauper – here’s how to start your week …] Incubus has announced a surprise show tonight at the Echoplex – a $20 ticket, no lineups before 7 p.m – celebrating the the release of “Monuments and Melodies” retrospective; physical copies of the album come with a download code for 500-plus rare […]
[Welcome to June. We’ll celebrate by kicking off some new residencies – and by wishing the Broken West’s Ross Flournoy a happy birthday …] Oliver Future takes another big step in its morphosis by launching a residency at the Echo, and the first night will offer Useless Keys as main support. … At Spaceland, Castledoor […]
