Tonight in L.A.: Herbie Hancock, Psychic Ills, Doom
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Also on Wednesday: Boys School, Bellsaint, Low Hum/Dimber, Moon Honey, the Spires, Kristeen Young, Melville, Nightliker, Sophie B. Hawkins
Stream: The Spires, ‘Dreamconfusion’
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Ventura’s The Spires check in with yet another subtle but engaging platter of jangling, reverb-laden guitar-pop. Enter the state of “Dreamconfusion.”
Tonight in L.A.: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Lucero, Brooklyn Pets, Wartime Recitals, Dreaming Bull, the Diamond Light, the Spires, Brooke Fraser
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Monday comes ’round again: ‣ Bay Area quartet Deerhoof headlines the Troubadour behind their new album “La Isla Bonita” on a night that features the rebooted, re-calibrated Crystal Skulls along with Go Dark. ‣ Sweden’s Dirty Loops visit the Fonda Theatre behind their recent album “Loopified.” ‣ Brooklyn Pets celebrate the release of their first […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lita Ford, De Lux, Decorator, Viza, the Record Company, Spain, the Spires, Wild Betsy
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Your lots-of-local-love Thursday: ‣ The Runaways’ Lita Ford plays the Whisky a Go Go as part of the venue’s series of 50th anniversary concerts. Special guests for the show include: Slash, the Runaways’ Cherie Currie and Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes. ‣ Electro duo De Lux, fresh off releasing their first EP, bring their post-punk-flavored disco […]
Stream: The Spires, ‘Moths’
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I arrive on your digital doorstep once again to sing the praises of the Spires, whose slack, jangling guitar pop continues to seduce the same way the great U.K. indie bands of the ’80s and ’90s did. Singer-guitarist Jason Bays and gang (bassist Catie Kindred, guitar Bryan Russell, drummer Brook Dalton) have been plugging away […]
Tonight in L.A.: ‘Pass the Music’ movie screening, Wu-Tang Clan, PAPA/Cillie Barnes, the Meters Experience, Tijuana Panthers/Lovely Bad Things
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For your Saturday, a movie (including the Movies) and plenty of good shows: ‣ “Pass the Music,” a music documentary filmed between 2008 and ’10 focusing on the Silver Lake/Echo Park indie scene, screens for the first time publicly tonight at the Bootleg Theater. Following the 8 p.m. screening, there will be live music from […]
Tonight in L.A.: Jonathan Wilson, Erykah Badu, Caveman, the Kooks, Jonathan Richman, the Spires
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Thursday things: ‣ Jonathan Wilson [see our interview with him Wednesday] plays the Troubadour behind his 2011 release “Gentle Spirit.” ‣ The Kooks are back for a second night at the Music Box. ‣ Buzzing NYC quintet Caveman make their first visit to L.A. behind their first release “CoCo Beware.” the five-piece plays the Echo, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Liz Clark/Toby Burke/Daniel Ahearn, Slow Club/the Spires, No Age/Bleached
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Plenty of Sunday fun: ‣ If it’s the first Sunday of the month, then it must be time for the Sunday Night Jones at the Satellite. Hosted by Daniel Ahearn and the Jones (and co-presented by Buzz Bands LA), tonight’s installment is headlined by Liz Clark, the Denver-born singer-songwriter cultivated her craft in the New […]
Download: The Spires, ‘Waves’
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The Spires continue to do nothing to damage our long-distance relationship. The little band from Ventura, busy like bees on their own Beehouse Records for six-plus years now, make Anglophile-inspired pop with beautifully gnarly guitar tones and reverb that isn’t just there for decoration. “Waves” – the teaser single off a new album coming this […]
Tonight in L.A.: Alpine Decline, Polls, Mad Planet, the World Record, the Spires
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[Birthday greetings go out today to Queens of the Stone Age/Sweethead guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen … Now for tonight’s goodies:] Top 3 midweek outings: ‣ It’s the album-release show for noisy L.A. duo Alpine Decline, who are joined by Polls and Blonde Summer at the Silverlake Lounge. ‣ One of our fair city’s finest purveyors […]
