Hey. It’s Wednesday. ‣The project Papa (fronted by the handsome dudes above, Girls drummer Darren Weiss and pal Daniel Presant) bring their indie rock grooviness to The Bootleg Theater for an EP release show of “A Good Woman Is Hard to Find” [Check their video for “I Am The Lion King.” ] Also on board […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ The U.K. quartet Ladytron, its fifth and finest album “Gravity the Seducer” just released, headlines the Wiltern, with Geographer and and Sonoio opening. ‣Canadian duo Junior Boys, getting a lot of acclaim for their new album “It’s All True,” play the El Rey Theatre. Fellow Canadians Young Galaxy open. ‣ To guys […]
Unless you’ve heard his songs in the background of “Grey’s Anatomy” or “One Tree Hill,” chances are you’re not yet familiar with James Vincent McMorrow. The honey-voiced singer-songwriter has been gaining acclaim in his native Ireland since releasing his debut full-length, “Early in the Morning” in Europe this past summer. After releasing a teaser EP […]
Coachella’s 2011 lineup has been announced with headliners Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, The Strokes and more. Check the complete lineup out below…
Quinn Marston is an enigmatic 20-year-old singer-songwriter from New York City. She has a voice that ranges from shy slur to sexy shout, recalling both Karen O. and ’50s troubadour Connie Converse, as well as “Guyville”-era Liz Phair. Her lyrics are witty and wise beyond their years, set to grungy melodies that encapsulate a youthful […]
The White Buffalo is the apt alter-ego of Jake Smith, a southern California native with a mammoth presence, and an even bigger voice. Smith has toured with Ziggy Marley and performed hundreds of self-penned songs worldwide, despite having put out only one self-recorded EP before this month’s release of “Prepare for Black & Blue” (Ruff […]
Sharon Van Etten won a slew of admirers with her sparse, intimate tales of heartbreak and loss on debut album “Because I Was In Love.” Among those new fans was feted songwriter Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, who recently covered the Brooklyn-based singer’s track “Love More,” which is the heart-wrenching closer on her sophomore release […]
The fact that Geographer frontman Michael Deni upped sticks from his native New Jersey and relocated to San Francisco is not remarkable in itself. Some of the music the young songwriter has crafted since swapping coasts following a tragic series of deaths in his family just might be. Deni, having enlisted the help of cellist […]
Part poet, part wanderer, Troy Von Balthazar is a man of many words and places. He grew up surfing in Hawaii, cut his teeth as the front man of the ’90s sadcore band Chokebore, and now spends the majority of his time couch-surfing around Europe writing novels when he’s not writing songs. His second album, […]
The HARD Haunted Mansion last weekend was a tale of two stages. A typically (for a HARD event) insane lineup brought out the costumed masses to the Shrine Auditorium, and the two-night, Halloween-appropriate event rewarded the early arrivals and the well-prepared. ||| Photo galleries by Kristy Sparow Yes, it took up to an hour and […]
