Ten L.A. artists, including Phoebe Bridgers, Wires in the Walls, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining and Little Red Lung, salute Emmylou Harris on the tribute album “To Emmylou.”
And your 4th of July weekend continues: ‣ Peter Murphy does a second night at the El Rey Theatre this week. My Jerusalem supports. [That’s Murphy’s video for “Hang Up” above.] ‣ Want to continue celebrating the holiday with outdoor music and food? Then Stones Throw Picnic at California Plaza featuring sets by Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, […]
Quite a Tuesday in store: ‣ Mikal Cronin and Redd Kross team up for a night of good ol’ guitar fury at the El Rey Theatre. Cronin’s acclaimed second full-length “MCII” came out earlier this year, and Redd Kross’ “Researching the Blues” was one of our 2012 highlights. Cherry Glazerr opens. ‣ Equally delicious: LA […]
Incoming: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, De Lux, Cat Power, Froth, VUM, the Wild Reeds, Xiu Xiu, BLEAUX, Entrance Band, Sam Smith, Howie Day, Tapioca & the Flea, Mikal Cronin, Redd Kross, Pretty Lights, Beyonce, Pusha T, Bright Light Bright Light, LA Font, Conquistador, Every Time I Die, Mirror Days, Problem, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the […]
Last Monday of the month, get ’em while they’re hot: ‣ L.A. trio Gliss winds up its residency at Los Globos, supported by Line & Circle and Robotanists. ‣ It’s the final night Kan Wakan [pictured] at the Echo too – Oh Boy Les Mecs, Yoya and Seasons are on board to support. ‣ Downstairs […]
Let’s keep things presidential, shall we? ‣ L.A. trio Gliss, its latest album “Langdom Dans” deservedly piling up good reviews, continue their residency at Los Globos. The night, hosted by Buzz Bands LA, also features sets from Touché, Baron von Luxxury and Tic Tic Boom! ‣ Kan Wakan’s residency at the Echo features opening sets […]
‣ Caught a Ghost celebrates the release of its EP “Nightworks” with a gig at Bardot as part of It’s a School Night, which also features performances by Starting Six, Chali 2na and Leagues. That’s Caught a Ghost’s video for “Hold Out,” above. ‣ Gliss’ residency in support of its new album “Langsom Dans” roars […]
Each of the four songs on Wires in the Walls’ new EP “Leap, Timber, Leap” is a mini-epic, a snippet of musical cinema that, in between the twinkling guitars, serene melodies and lustrous production, conveys the timeless tug-of-war between melancholy and hope. It’s a refinement of pop-Americana the Los Angeles quintet of Warren Sroka, Denton […]
Cue our Monday mantra – so many residencies, so little time: ‣ L.A. trio Gliss starts a four-week run at Los Globos behind their new album “Langsom Dans” Xu Xu Fang, Lonely Trees and the Pyyramids open, and there will be a familiar face spinning music beetween sets – KROQ’s Rodney Bingenheimer. ‣ There’s a […]
Thursday, oh Thursday: ‣ Indie originals Lilys (they released one of the first LPs on Slumberland Records) don’t seem to get out much these days, so tongiht’s Chickfactor Magazine 20th anniversary show at the Bootleg figures to be a special occasion. Also playing: Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian, the Legendary Jim Ruiz Group and […]
