[Here’s a few electro-pop tunes we’ve come across that may help jump start your week…] Coco Morier, “Explosions” – We’ve introduced you to her catchy tunes “Journey to the Center of the World” and “Ambulance,” but since Nicole Morier was one-half of Electrocute and a co-author of tunes for Britney Spears and Junkie XL in […]
Happy Easter: ‣ Young lo-fi rockers Moses Campbell (pictured above) headline the Bootleg with Peter Pants, Emperor X and Bodhi rounding out the night. ‣ Brass Tax – the side project of Dante vs Zombies and Jail Weddings’ Jada Wagensomer – heads over to the Central S.A.P.C. to join Matt Van Winkle Band, Silver Phial […]
The music of the L.A. trio Detective sounds as if it could have come from dusty tapes found in the 4AD archive. Named in honor of the Jean-Luc Godard film, Detective is the collaboration between bassist Guylaine Vivarat (Useless Keys and ex-Tennis System), James Greer (the author, screenwriter and ex-Guided By Voices bassist and biographer) […]
Although the last “Three Artists. One Song” collaboration from Converse was something we can’t say we cared much for, the latest free download from the hipster shoe company almost makes up for the previous mess. With rising star Kimbra, Mark Foster (of Foster the People) and DJ/producer/Fool’s Gold label owner A-Trak all teaming up to […]
Before there were Bon Iver and Megafaun, there was a band featuring Justin Vernon called DeYarmond Edison, which was founded in Wisconsin and relocated to North Carolina in 2005. Chris Porterfield stayed behind, and now more than six years later and with his former bandmates having won acclaim for their projects, Porterfield has resurfaced under […]
White Arrows’ new Marshall Vernet-directed music video has a kaleidoscopic filter, and it’s a great illustration of what you hear in the new batch of songs on their “Fireworks of the Sea” EP (which just dropped this week on Votiv music). The clip also presents a mood that isn’t too far off from what fans […]
If you like the spin Mayer Hawthorne put on soul music but still need a coating of funk and pop-rock, Harlan may be just what you need. Known as the “Alex” in the folk duo Alex & Sam – as well as one-half of Little Brutes and the guitarist who has played with Mayer Hawthorne […]
Sunday’s selections: ‣ Charlotte Martin celebrates the release of her album (and DVD) “Hiding Places” at the Bootleg. The young Mariah McManus opens. [That’s her video for “Say It Again” above.] ‣ Avant-guarde pop songstress Julia Holter also celebrates the release of a new album. Dublab presents her show at Atwater Crossing in honor of […]
Your Saturday menu: ‣ The Wedding Present, whose older repertoire still makes us nostalgically swoon, headlines the Troubadour in support of their new album “Valentina.” [Download “You Jane” here.] Tokyo’s Pinky Piglets support. ‣ USC’s charity concert Derby Days returns with a lineup featuring Theophilus London, Bag Raiders and American Royalty. ‣ RT N’ the […]
Norwegian songstress Ane Brun is known for her sophisticated takes on alternative folk, which can range from ethereal ballads to rambunctious stomps. It’s taken a while for Brun to release a follow-up to 2008’s “Sketches,” but the first two singles from “It All Starts With One” already tell us that time was not wasted. The […]
