If you’ve been to Mystery Skulls‘ residency this month but still wonder why the guy behind this one-man show looks familiar, it’s because you were probably a fan of Luis Dubuc’s previous project, the Secret Handshake. Although the former moniker gained a following in the electronic realm, Mystery Skulls leaves the soul-influenced bubblegum electro-pop behind […]
Tuesday things:Â ‣Â The Lovely Bad Things continue their residency over at the Echoplex. This time Pangea, Dirt Dress, Wyatt Blair, Summer Twins and the Aqua Dolls are also on the bill. ‣Â Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s Buke & Gase [pictured] headline the Echo upstairs. Aleuchatistas open. ‣Â Mike Patton and Duane Denison’s experimental alternative metal band Tomahawk plays the […]
Sunday things for your long weekend:Â ‣Â Y LUV and Drive He Said continue the festivities on the Local Music Stage at Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Festival. The free day of music starts at noon and also features Random Ninjas, the Vim Dicta and TM87. See set times at the end of this post. ‣Â Soundgarden plays […]
If you’re a fan of Robyn, the Knife or Purity Ring, chances are you’ve probably already heard of Chvrches. The Scottish trio, whose members consist of Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Lauren Mayberry, earned a touring spot with Passion Pit after their song “Lies” seeped onto the Internet last year. But the three are not […]
With a name like Wampire, the Portland-based band was bound to have some type of sound with an eerie Transylvanian sheen, and the haunting organ follows suit within the first few measures. Appropriately titled “The Hearse,” Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps’ 7-inch single from their forthcoming debut is a morbid pop single that’s off-kilter as […]
Tuesday’s touts: ‣ Hunter Hunted [former members of Lady Danville] play a headlining show at the Troubadour with support from Wardell and Sympathetic Frequencies. ‣ Ra Ra Riot stops by in support of their new album “Beta Love.” That’s their video for the title track above. Pacific Air and Cayucas open. ‣ The Lovely Bad […]
With the Grammys on the horizon, there certainly wasn’t a shortage of star-studded lineups for any shows on Friday night. But the Converse Rubber Tracks live event put on by Filter at the Satellite was on the top of many people’s list: L.A.’s own Fool’s Gold played an unbelievable set for a house that was […]
Even when the crowd screamed and pointed at the balcony when Beyoncé and Jay-Z took their seats, Solange wasn’t going to let anybody steal her thunder on Thursday night at the House of Blues. With her Super Bowl superstar sister looking on, the 26-year-old soul singer, who’s battled her way through label drama to find […]
As he displayed last year in some intimate performances, Michael Goldman practices songcraft that belies his 22 years. Goldman has been the bassist for local favorites Chasing Kings – who are going on hiatus because frontman Matt Schwartz has joined up with Cold War Kids as a touring member. Now Goldman, debuting his own work […]
Last time it was Body Parts‘ video for “Doing Things” that piqued our interest. Their last album “On Purpose” was just as stimulating, and now the experimental pop quartet led by Ryder Bach gives us a taste from the new album with “Rest While You Sleep.” The new single (“Perfect Water” is the B-side) will […]
