Robert DeLong will follow-up his excellent debut “Just Movement” with the “Long Way Down” EP. The highly-anticipated 4-track release from the young electronic meastro of Wii-motes, joysticks, game pads and controllers, drums, keys and much more is slated for Nov. 10 via Glassnote Records. Those lucky enough to have caught him as the midnight special […]
Linda Perry has had the career of a hitmaker – whether writing songs for herself or for others like Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani. Now Perry (last spotted as a frontwoman in Deep Dark Robot, who played BBLA’s 2011 SXSW showcase), is known for discovering and nurturing other talents. Enter Candice Martello, aka Hemming, a singer-songwriter […]
Sunday things: ‣ The first annual Topanga Folk Fest takes places at Topanga Community Club today with a lineup featuring: Colin Hay & Cecelia Noel, Miner, Julia Fordham, Linda Perhacs, Freebo, The Wild Reeds, Dan Navarro, Peter Alsop, The Hani Naser Band, Philip Boone, Gwendolyn, Paul Kenny and Judith Owen ‣ Bob Dylan & His […]
While most pop singers go for over-the-top sex appeal, flashy sets and costume changes, 30-year-old British singer Jessie Ware opts for a fashionable, loose black pant suit and a simple pony tail. Ware, who just released her sophomore effort “Tough Love” on Island Records, has never been one for excess, and her intimate, lottery ticket-only […]
Side projects are often just for fun, but Australia’s supergroup Pond – which includes members of Tame Impala, Mink Mussel Creek and Allbrook/Avery – have churned out some excellent music during their time together. Not to be confused with the Pond from Portland, Ore., that released music on Sub Pop in the ’90s, the Perth, […]
Echo Park trio Criminal Hygiene continue to play rowdies on the road, but it doesn’t mean they haven’t had to clean up their act as well as their sound. Compared to the scuzzy “Blak Water” the band released back in 2012, Michael Fiore, Michael Hiller and Sean Erickson are delivering tunes featuring more refined production with […]
’ One-man show Mystery Skulls, aka Luis Dubuc, will release his debut album “Forever” on Oct. 27 via Warner, and there are several reasons to check it out. Following up his collaboration with Gavin Turek on the electro-disco gem “Pride,” Dubuc has revealed another pop number which features R&B singer Brandy and, naturally, the renowned Nile […]
Ryan Pollie is a modest man with a bold moniker. His self-titled debut “Los Angeles Police Department” (out now via Forged Artifacts and Chill Mega) was simple and unpretentious but warm and wonderfully emotional. The video for “Enough is Enough” and its hazy, lazy, sunny combination of Pollie peeking through some tree branches, picking some […]
The Culture Collide festival chugged on Saturday with the busiest lineup of the weekend. With bands from Thursday and Friday all playing somewhere in Echo Park one last time, there was plenty of music to be heard and seen. However, attendance remained less than stellar (when compared to previous years), and the World Stage and […]
Culture Collide got loud on Friday evening, and if Echo Park didn’t know it yet, the World Stage set up in Taix’s parking lot made sure of it, with the sounds of the Young Wild, Mercy Beat, Beat Connection and Cloud Nothings reverberating into the neighborhood. Lot 1 Cafe opened its doors to artists from […]
