Wednesday’s show menu: ‣ Mavis Staples visits the Fonda Theatre behind her new Jeff Tweedy-produced album, “One True Vine.” Mark Olson opens. ‣ Robert Plant brings his Sensational Space Shifters to the Shrine Auditorium, with Grace Potter & the Nocturnals opening. ‣ British singer-songwriter David Ford plays the Bootleg Bar behind his new album “Charge,” […]
Steelwells resurfaced in 2012 with the same lineup but with a slightly different sound on their “Cool Kids” EP. The Orange County-based quintet continue to work within this bold, new sound palette and share another new track titled “Dead Song.” Recorded live at Lost Ark Studios in San Diego, its tone is, again, less jovial […]
The Steelwells emerged from Orange County in late 2009 with their “Shallow on the Draft,” a bright, guitar-based EP notable for its colorful melodies and sunny disposition. But unlike a lot of newbies who poked their heads out of the studio at the time, the indie-rock quintet seemed in no big hurry to attempt world […]
‣ Danish retro-funk maestros the Asteroids Galaxy Tour hit the Troubadour behind their early-2012 release “Out of Frequency.” That’s their video for “Major,” above. Millionyoung opens. ‣ The Steelwells and the Lonely Wild do Hollywood at It’s a School Night at Bardot. ‣ Family of the Year, Terraplane Sun and the Young Rapscallions team up […]
Tarfest returned to the La Brea Tarpits Park on Saturday, with Blondfire, So Many Wizards, the Makepeace Brothers, the Steelwells, Helena and Soft Swells soundtracking an afternoon and evening that included live art, sculpture, food and family fun – including a monstrous outbreak of hula-hooping. The spectacular sunset behind the Makepeace Brothers’ set kinda put […]
The 10th annual Tarfest – the music and arts festival on the Miracle Mile – officially kicks off tonight with an exhibition curated by Holly Harrison of LACMA, but for music fans the treats come Saturday when a free, all-ages outdoor festival goes off in the park adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits. The […]
Rising electro-pop outfit Blondfire will be joined by Soft Swells, Helena, So Many Wizards, the Steelwells and the Makepeace Brothers at this year’s Tarfest, the annual celebration of music and art on the Miracle Mile. The free outdoor concert on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the La Brea Tar Pits Park (5801 Wilshire Blvd.) kicks off […]
Nothing moribund about this Monday: ‣ Hanni El Khatib opens the second week of the Rumspringa residency at the Bootleg Theater, which also features Moses Campbell. ‣ Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits supports at this week’s Walking Sleep residency at the Satellite. ‣ Leslie Stevens (of the Badgers’ fame) plays ahead of resident Amanda Jo Williams at […]
Dig this: New York City four-piece the Dig – not to be confused with old ’90s faves Dig – named their band in honor of the movie “Dig,” the Brian Jonestown Massacre/Dandy Warhols documentary. (I know, that’s a lot of Digs in one sentence.) The Dig’s sometimes-atmospheric, always-hooky indie-rock only has a little bit in […]
The big, chiming folk rock of Fullerton quintet the Steelwells went over big at this year’s Orange County Music Awards – the band scored two victories, including best song for “El Capitan.” And there was a nice bonus: Akorn Entertainment got behind the song and produced a very topical video starring some very cardboard characters. […]
