A lot of things have changed since the release of the Blow‘s beloved album “Paper Television.” Khaela Maricich’s collaborator Jona Bechtolt went on to concentrate on beats for his own project many know as YACHT, and Melissa Dyne joined the band with her installation, sound and conceptual art. Also, instead of K Records, The Blow’s long-awaited new and […]
Your Monday menu: ‣ Pixies begin their four-night stint in L.A. with the first of three nights at the El Rey Theatre, with Meg Myers as support. ‣ Austra stop by the Echoplex in support of their latest album “Olympia.” Diana and Telepathe open. ‣ And downstairs, Tobacco headlines the Echo. Zackey Force Funk also […]
Although it was cool of Sleigh Bells – the Brooklyn duo comprised of Derek Miller and Alexis Kruass – to direct their own video for new single “Bitter Rivals” through the Creators Project, it isn’t distracting enough to sway one from comparing them to the Ting Tings. Sleigh Bells’ mashup of R&B, pop, punk and electronica […]
Oklahoma-based punk quartet Broncho has released an album that is shorter than most EPs these days, but that’s what works for them and what may work for many ’70s-inclined fans of punk rock. With 10 songs in a tick over 20 minutes, “Can’t Get Past the Lips” doesn’t have a single song that approaches the […]
Frankie Rose has a knack for dream-pop with a new wave tint. Her previous record “Interstellar” was fuzzy nostalgia with stargazing vibes, and she returns Sept. 24 with the album “Herein Wild’ via Fat Possum. Picking up right where she left off with singles such as “Sorrow” and the latest single “Street of Dreams,” a […]
Glasser‘s comeback single “Shape” isn’t as warm as her popular tune “Home,” but its textures and rhythms match the trippy press photo above. Glasser – aka – Cameron Mesirow – writes on her website, “I have been thinking a lot about space,” and she explores the continuum we live and breathe every day with lush […]
As previously announced, Nika Roza Danilova – aka Zola Jesus – is preparing the release for her forthcoming album “Versions,” an album of 10 Zola Jesus originals reinterpreted by orchestral arrangements by JG Thirlwell (Foetus). And before any of her fans could pout because of the lack of more original songs, Danilova made sure to include […]
Tuesday’s menu: ‣ Nine Inch Nails play a sold-out Troubadour for only raffle-winners in support of their latest album “Hesitation Mark.” That’s their David Lynch-directed video for “Came Back Haunted” above. (Please heed its warning at the beginning.) ‣ Blonde Redhead headlines the El Rey Theatre with the Mast as support. ‣ Black Sabbath take […]
Yacht rock fans, there’s a new guy in town and his name is Rai Thistlethwayte – aka Sun Rai. Thistlethwayte may already be known to some for his success as the frontman and songwriter for Sydney, Australia-based pop rock band Thirsty Merc (they’ve been nominated for numerous ARIA Awards), but the easy-going ’70s AM era sound of […]
Happy Labor Day:Â ‣ There are BBQs and then there are shindigs like the Summer Send-Off at the Bootleg Theater featuring performance by the Decoders, Mystery Skulls, Harriet, Moses Sumney, Francisco the Man, Froth, the Cerny Brothers, Grizfolk, Robert Raimon Roy, Kera & the Lesbians, Bad Suns, Moonchild, Trevor Menear, Yonas Michael, Channel One, Douglas […]
