There is a moment in fall when the blend of colors give off a gold tint. Of course, it doesn’t last long, because falling leaves are signs of transition in the weather. Alternative-rock and Americana songwriter Grant Olsen understands transition, and even records under the moniker Gold Leaves. It suits him well since themes of […]
Folk singer-songwriter Simone White has always had a keen sense of storytelling. Her folk/country-tinged 2007 debut, “I Am the Man” and 2009’s quiet offering “Yakiimo” gently pierced listeners with a soft synthesis of intimacy and intelligence. But come May 7, the White will no longer be defined by only her wispy vocals, when “Silver Silver” […]
Frankie Rose has come a long way since her lo-fi days in female indie-pop armies such as Vivian Girls and the Dum Dum Girls, and her time in Crystal Stilts. She’s proved her pop-songwriting chops when she fronted her band the Outs a couple of years ago, but Rose has elevated her game further yet […]
At noon on April 12, 30 pianists sat down in a different location all across L.A. County to play the first prelude of Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier.” It was the L.A. kick-off to a globally oriented public art project called “Play Me, I’m Yours,” a project founded by London artist Luke Jerram in 2008. During the […]
Sunday’s select music menu: ‣ Coachella weekend two wraps up in Indio as Dre. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac’s hologram, At the Drive-In, Florence + the Machine, Justice and more headline in the desert. ‣ Meanwhile at Dillon’s Roadhouse, Akron/Family [that’s their video for “Cast a Net”], Here We Go Magic, the Entrance Band, Mini Mansions […]
If you’ve packed your things for a weekend at Coachella (perhaps returning for round two), you can check out what the desert’s got going on for Record Store Day here. But if you’ve decided to stick around in L.A., make sure to head on down to your favorite local spots to grab some exclusive vinyl […]
LA Font certainly don’t have an aversion to out-of-the-box concepts, and in their new video for “Sharks,” it’s obvious they don’t have anything against McDonald’s. They may have slightly altered the famous golden arches, but going to six different locations of the Big Mac franchise to film the clip is an entirely different level of […]
Exitmusic, the husband-wife duo Devon Church and Aleksa Palladino, don’t shy away from playing with that line between haunting and ethereal. It can always be heard in the exponential build-ups in their songs and it can be felt, if not seen, in their visual accompaniments. Teaming up with director Will Joines again, Exitmusic follows up […]
[Here’s a couple of cool covers to get you over the hump this week…] LP, “Halo (Beyonce cover)” — Just to be clear, this is LP not El-P. Hip-hop would only be so lucky to have a voice like this, and not many can pull off that Bob Dylan look as well as she does. […]
Who: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the main stage. In 3 or Fewer Words: All-star show.
