Ears Wide Open: Double Wish
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Double Wish, the solo project of Adam Sabolick (Mt. Ossa, the Union Line), debuts with the celestial single “Fever Dream.”
Video premiere: Mt. Ossa, ‘Love Jam’
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The storyline in director Joey Sinko’s video for “Love Jam” is pretty compelling – ambitious waitress solicits audition from club owner, hijinks ensue – but it’s not quite as dramatic as this question: Who are those fellows in the dark glasses? They are twins Jordan and Adam Sabolick, Richard Thiessen, Johnny Wilson and Tony Tancredi, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Chief/Brian Whelan, The Sharp Ease, TV Girl/Parade of Lights, Ash Reiter
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Saturday Selections: ‣ The recently reunited Chief (pictured above) headlines the third night of the Satellite’s week-long free show series. Brian Whelan and Strange Markings also join in the fun. ‣ The Smell celebrates it 15th anniversary with reunion sets from The Sharp Ease, Get Hustle, Godzik Pink, the Centimeters, Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound and the Pope. […]
Tonight in L.A.: Smashing Pumpkins, Hot Hot Heat, Damien Jurado, Dr. Dog
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[Happy birthday, Patrick Wolf.] Top 3 ways to send June packing: ‣ Damien Jurado plays Spaceland behind his excellent new release “Saint Bartlett,” and he’ll be backed by an orchestra composed of members of the Seattle band Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground. That’s Jurado’s video for “Arkansas,” above. [Download the track here.] ‣ With […]
Tonight in L.A.: We Barbarians, Chief, Line and Circle
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Top 3 reasons to fly your music flag on Flag Day: ‣ The loaded lineup at tonight’s We Barbarians residency at Spaceland, which includes Long Beach folk-rockers the Fling and O.C. five-piece the Union Line [pictured], as well as Sucker for Pumps. ‣ The loaded lineup at tonight’s Line and Circle residency at the Silverlake […]
Tonight in L.A.: Crystal Castles, Helen Stellar
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[Your Monday fare while wishing Echo & the Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant a happy birthday and checking the long-range forecast for the band’s set at Coachella on Friday …] It’s been about two years since Canadian noiseniks Crystal Castles released their debut album. A second is in the works; meanwhile, fans will have to do with […]
Tonight in L.A.: Gomez, Local Natives, Lower Heaven
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[Happy August. And happy birthday, Shirley Manson …] The members of blues-pop provocateurs Gomez live all over the place these days, and for their sixth album, “A New Tide,” a lot of the songwriting was done online. Can’t do concerts that way, though – the quintet’s national tour behind its new album visits the Wiltern […]
Tonight in L.A.: No Doubt, Elbow, the Weakerthans
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[Birthday greetings go out to Rufus Wainwright today. Meanwhile, big doings all over SoCal tonight:] No Doubt’s return to the road has been triumphant, from all the reviews, and it finally hits the band’s native southern California tonight. Paramore is the main support band at the sold-out Gibson Amphitheatre, and although they don’t seem to […]
Tonight in L.A.: She Wants Revenge, Amazing Baby
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Couple of big shows go head-to-head tonight, so if you’re out purely for the music, you really can’t go wrong. She Wants Revenge [pictured] headlines the “Kick Out of the Clots: A Benefit for Jennifer Tefft” event at the Echo/Echoplex — the fundraiser offers a long night of music (doors at 7 p.m.) featuring Living […]
Tonight in L.A.: Meredith Meyer, Living Things
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[It’s Jesse McCartney’s 22nd birthday today. Is he still a big deal, or is 22 over the hill in that world? In keeping with that theme …] “It’s Spooky to Be Young” is the new album by L.A.’s Meredith Meyer [pictured]. Her sophomore effort, produced by Bill Racine (Rogue Wave, Mates of State, Mark Gardener), […]
