Stream: Steffaloo, ‘Happy’
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Steffaloo returns next month with the new EP “Happy,” topped by this stop-you-in-your-tracks title song.
The Week Ahead: Sept. 23-29
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Incoming: Cher Loyd, Little Boots, Mount Kimbie, La Dolce Vita, Lorde, Susanne Sundfor, U.G.L.Y., Hanson, London Grammar, Pop Noir, Touche Amore, Meiko, Gregory Porter, Jason Latimer, Gary Clark Jr., Nick Waterhouse, BoomBox, HolyChild, Jail Weddings, Kiven, VUM, Steffaloo, India Arie, Savant, Beirut, Keith Urban, the Lumineers, Army Navy, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Brian McKnight, Wolfgang Gartner, […]
Stream: Steffaloo, ‘Eyes for You’
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This was bound to happen, we suppose. Steffaloo (aka Steph Thompson) seduced fans with little more than her emotive, airy vocals and spare guitar and ukulele parts on her 2012 full-length, “Would You Stay,” a beautifully fragile record that lays bare the heart of her songwriting. For her next act, Thompson goes full-on into the […]
Video premiere: Steffaloo, ‘Can’t You See’
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The enduring allure of “Would You Stay,” Steffaloo’s 2012 release on Mush Records, is its wide-eyed earnestness. As some might say, Steph Thompson is as real as real gets. And so it is with the video for “Can’t You See,” a simple black-and-white clip of an artist who’s unafraid to be up close and personal […]
Gallery: Incan Abraham, James Supercave, Beach Party, Gothic Tropic and more at Friday’s FOMO
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A wintry blast of some of L.A.’s best emerging talent roared through the Echo and the Echoplex on Friday night. Curated by Origami Vinyl, 10 local bands played L.A.’s Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) 2013, which offered enticing sets from Vum, Beach Party, Gothic Tropic, Cosmonauts and the Abigails upstairs, but the real party was […]
The Week Ahead: Dec. 31 – Jan. 6
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Incoming: Redd Kross, Vintage Trouble, Cake, the Henry Clay People, Zedd, Social Distortion, Michael Davis With Lions, Royal Teeth, Neurosis, Brian Whelan, Seven Saturdays, Escape the Fate, Reel Big Fish Above: Tashaki Miyaki (that’s their video for “Best Friend,” above) is one of the bands playing “FOMO” – that’s Fear of Missing Out on Friday. […]
Tonight in L.A.: Zammuto, the Donkeys, Steffaloo, Julia Fordham, ‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’
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Happy first of November – is 2012 over yet? ‣ Zammuto – the new quartet helmed by Nick Zammuto of the Books – visits the Bootleg Bar, with AU and Piney Gir in tow. Cool piece on Zammuto here. ‣ The Donkeys come up from San Diego for a gig at the Satellite, supported by […]
Tonight in L.A.: FMLY Fest, Fishbone, the Growlers
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Thursday things: ‣ Part 1 of FMLY Fest – two days of music and communing thrown by the L.A. branch of the eco-conscious collective – goes off at Catnap (1726 N. Spring St. in Chinatown). We posted on the preview mixtape earlier this month. And there’s a very good lineup today, featuring Gangi, Gothic Tropic, […]
Download: FMLY Fest Mixtape
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The DIY crew at FMLY – although the socially conscious group prefers to think of itself as DIT (“do-it-together”) – has big plans to close out 2011. The organization that has become known for, among other things, its group bike rides that feature pop-up concerts, is closing out the year with the two-day FMLY FEST, […]
Ears Wide Open: Toy Camera
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With her recent solo releases and collaborations, Steph Thompson, aka Steffaloo, has emerged as the latest in a (chill) wave of vocalists whose featherweight cooing seems an exercise in seduction by reverb. Her latest outing in Toy Camera sees her teaming up with Drew Harris of Germany Germany, maker of Postal Service-inspired pop. The glitchy […]
