Ears Wide Open: MOON
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MOON, the collaboration between Dan Silver and Chelsea Davis, nail a big, anthemic sound on their second single “We’re So Close,” out today.
Tonight in L.A.: 7Horse, Fugiya & Miyagi, Act As If/ 2 Hearts and Chemicals, Standing Shadows, Amy Kuney, TS and the Past Haunts, Jamestown Revival
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Happy 2/1/12: ‣ Buzz Bands LA presents a night of free music at Harvard & Stone featuring 7Horse and Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority, along with DJ Mara Schwartz, There’s no cover charge. ‣ British electro-funk duo Fujiya & Miyagi wind up a big U.S. tour behind their latest album “Ventriloquizzing” with a show […]
Mp3-pack: Coco Morier, Standing Shadows, Last American Buffalo
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[The music is coming so furiously already in 2012 … Here are some new tracks available from artists we’ve covered in recent months:] Coco Morier, “Ambulance” – New, dreamier track from the newest project of songwriter-producer Nicole Morier, who’s co-authored songs for the likes of Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Junkie XL and Wynter Gordon and […]
Tonight in L.A.: Dinosaur Jr., Standing Shadows, Neon Hymns, the Californian, the Ettes, the Rescues
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The midweek mix: ‣ Dinosaur Jr. visits the Music Box to play its 1988 album “Bug” in its entirety, part of a show that will include a Q&A conducted by Henry Rollins and an opening set by Pierced Arrows. ‣ Alt-rockers Standing Shadows, who since October have released two in of a trilogy of EPs […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lucinda Williams, the Cure, Wu Lyf, Just an Animal, A House for Lions, Golden State, Standing Shadows, Kiev, the Cooling Time
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Good shows big and small tonight: ‣ Lucinda Williams plays the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre behind her powerful new album “Blessed.” ‣ Manchester’s Wu Lyf hits the Troubadour behind its Pitchfork-approved debut release “Go Tell Fire to the Mountain,” with Crystal Antlers supporting. That’s Wu Lyf’s video for “Dirt,” above. […]
Mp3-pack: Standing Shadows, Annie Automatic, the Cold Chills
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[From our Dept. of Alt-Rock, tunes from three bands with new releases:] Standing Shadows, “Freakshow” (e-mail required) – The L.A. quartet of David Miltenberger, Dan Silver, Mike Green and Michael Ascolese has a new EP, and the title track bursts with searing riffage and artillery-fire percussion. They celebrate the release by play the Roxy tonight […]
Tonight in L.A.: My Morning Jacket/Everest, Bell X1, Kid Cudi, Early Winters, the Lonely Wild, Meiko
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Happy Wednesday, have fun: ‣ My Morning Jacket roars into the Pantages Theatre behind its new album “Circuital,” and if you aren’t lucky enough to see the sold-out show, there’s plenty of footage online – including director Todd Haynes’ narrative for the “Unstaged” series from MMJ’s May 31 show in Louisville (which included a guest […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Twilight Singers, White Denim, Jack’s Mannequin, Morning Teleportation, Shane Alexander, Yellow Red Sparks (and Prince x 3)
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Prince is doing three shows tonight at as-yet-unannounced locations, and here’s what else is up: ‣ The Twilight Singers visit the Music Box behind their fifth album (and first in five years), “Dynamite Steps.” Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s and Jonneine Zapata support. ‣ Austin quartet White Denim hits the Echo behind its […]
Tonight in L.A.: Roger Waters, the Books, Chasing Kings, Belleruche, Standing Shadows, Black Apples
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[Happy Monday. For all you Daft Punk fans, Jason Bentley will be debuting tracks from the “Tron: Legacy” soundtrack at 10 this morning on your friendly neighborhood public radio station …] Top 2 audio/visual spectacles this evening: ‣ Roger Waters performs “The Wall” live at Staples Center. ‣ Sonic experimentalists the Books, joined by Temporary […]
Ears Wide Open: Standing Shadows
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Standing Shadows want to be a big rock band. It’s apparent from every outsized melody and synth-drenched soundscape on the L.A. quartet’s debut album “Five Years of Darkness,” released earlier this year, if not from their live show, which is heavy on smoke, strobes and in-your-face volume. The brainchild of David Miltenberger and Dan Silver, […]
