Kera and the Lesbians have a knack for wonderfully converging opposites: Sadness and happiness; vintage and modern; solitude and busy city life… Led by Kera Armendariz, the trio’s musical expedition between the extremes is an interesting whirlwind. So it makes sense that the Michael Delaney-directed video for their blues-heavy and anxiety-ridden track “Nailbiter” stars Armendariz as a […]
It isn’t surprising to hear a song titled “Majik Mtn.” from Thee Rain Cats considering the rock quartet is based in the outskirts of Disneyland. What’s intriguing is that Caleb Palomo, Miguel Gomez, Nelson Rodriguez and Patrick Palomo have coined their sound as “technicolor rock.” Now the act where bands come up with a new name for its sound […]
Need something to wake you up on a Monday? Spaceships, the garage-rock duo whose members consist of Jessie Waite and Kevin LaRose, will do the job and  knock those cobwebs out of your ears with their brand new single “Ghost” off of their forthcoming debut. “Cool Breeze Over the Mountains” follows up their self-titled EP, […]
Despite recently losing Kim Deal, Pixies are back with a new single titled “Bagboy.” The song is the first piece of new material since 2004’s “Bam Thwok.” Although, it does have ties to older days of the band. Black Francis wrote it at a Starbucks on a Harvard campus that was only 25 feet from […]
Your Monday Menu:Â ‣Â Beyoncé returns to downtown L.A. to rule the Staples Center for another night. ‣Â Leann Rimes stops by the El Rey Theatre in support of her latest album “Spitfire.” ‣Â This week’s installment of It’s a School Night features Jamestown Revival, Davis Fetter, Dear Boy and U.G.L.Y at Bardot. ‣Â And a new month means […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ King of R&B R. Kelly headlines a night at the Staples, but supporting acts aren’t too shabby either… New Edition and the Jacksons, anyone? ‣ Gospel singer Kirk Franklin has a big night at Club Nokia. ‣ Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Third World and the Ghetto Youths Crew take over the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Smoke Season [Check […]
For your super sunny Saturday:Â ‣Â Twin Shadow rolls through town again in support of his sophomore effort “Confess” and plays the Fonda Theatre. Elliphant and Touche open. ‣ Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar [that’s his video above for “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”] get together at the Staples Center. ‣Â The Roots take on Club Nokia […]
We’ve been waiting a long time for Echo Park-based Spirit Vine to release their full-length, but we’ve also gotten some nice brooding tunes along the way. The pysch-rock quartet will release “Ascender” via Manimal Vinyl in August, and the latest teaser single “City Daze” is yet again another enticing hypnotic nugget to keep fans in […]
AM & Shawn Lee have bonded over ’60s pych-pop and ’70s Italian music, but their follow-up to their 2011 debut “Celestial Electric” turns up the disco. “La Musique Numérique” may sound auspicious considering Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” becoming a smash in the same season, but no matter. Alongside disco, the new record also embraces new […]
Nika Roza Danilova, aka Zola Jesus, has always marched to the beat of her own drum. The pint-sized, opera-trained vocalist’s knack for producing songs that were icy, hypnotic and melodramatic shone in the gothic-tinged synth-pop of her breakthrough album, 2011’s “Conatus.” So it’s not a shock that Danilova goes a step even further with her […]
