The fifth annual Culture Collide Festival returned to Los Angeles on Thursday night. The three-day celebration of bands from across the globe will continue tonight and Saturday in various venues throughout Echo Park. Although attendance has been lower than previous years (so much lower that they have no dropped prices for wristbands for the final two days […]
Tuesday night marked a special moment for both Los Angeles singer-songwriter Meiko and her fans. Celebrating the release of her third studio album “Dear You†(out now via Concord) at the Bootleg Theatre, it was the first time the beloved Hotel Café regular performed at an L.A. venue outside of Hollywood (aside from the Chinatown Summer […]
When Kate Boy first came on to the scene, their song “Northern Lights” caught the attention of the Knife fans with its moody, minimal beats and shrill yet catchy choruses. The comparison may have also come by-way-of Australian singer-songwriter Kate Akhurst finding producers Markus Dextegen and Hampus Nordgren Hemlin (also of Rocket Boy) in Stockholm, Sweden. […]
After a five -plus year hiatus, L.A.’s psychedelic brooders Xu Xu Fang are back and plenty of people are happy about it. Others are so glad they’re back that the band’s latest album has some special touches from special guests. As we previously mentioned, Queens of the Stone Age bass player Michael Shuman has contributed to […]
Following up their smooth R&B lead single “Tell Me Anything,” L.A. quartet Air Life releases “Every Now & Then.” Turning up the funk, incorporating a time lapse and dipping in to hip-hop with some help from Senay Kenfe (the Natives), the new track once again features Taylor Dexter’s enthusiastic vocals, slick percussion from Brijesh Pandya, […]
Sunday things: ‣ The annual Fool’s Gold Day Off returns to L.A. with the label’s founder A-Trak performing among other artists such as Danny Brown, Vic Mensa, Travi$ Scott, gLAdiator and Kittens at the Shrine Expo Hall. ‣ David Bazan [pictured] and Passenger String Quartet visit the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in support of their […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ The Ace Hotel Theatre in downtown L.A. continues to host the LA Bluegrass Situation. The 2-day festival features Lord Huron, Blind Pilot, Shakey Graves and Langhorne Slim tonight. ‣Â Damien Jurado [pictured], the Record Company, Los Amigos Invisibles, Salt Petal and Eric Lilavois all gather at Taste of South Lake (251 S. Lake, […]
Norway-bred, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche has perhaps written his most raw album yet with “Please†(out now via his own imprint Mona Records). Fueled by his recent divorce with director Mona Fastvold, the new grittiness folded into Lerche’s high-energy shows added an interesting new depth to his appearance at the Troubadour on Wednesday. However, as […]
No percussion. No boys. L.A. duo Girlpool, composed of members Cleo Tucker (guitar) and Harmony Tividad (bass), write garage-rock that is simple as it gets, especially considering the fact they met at the Smell, one of L.A.’s noisiest DIY venues. Their new single “Blah Blah Blah” consists of lyrics your 7-year-old niece can remember (and […]
Twenty-one-year-old SoCal native Ryn Weaver became virtually an overnight sensation after posting her song “OctaHate” to Soundcloud this summer. The tune, which was produced by Michael Angelakos (of Passion Pit), Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco and co-written by Weaver and Charli XCX, racked up 30,000 streams in the first day due to its sparkling yet non-traditional […]
