When we introduced Miner back in August, we remarked on the band’s joie de folk, as conveyed, especially, in the single “Hey Love.” The new video captures that, with a few hallmark moments, as the band – the husband/wife team of Justin and Kate Miner, Justin’s brother Jeremy Miner, cousin Amanda and friends Justin Krook […]
Before her career as a dancer, actress and spokesmodel (but probably not before that huge mane of curls), Gavin Turek experimented with writing beats in her college dorm room. An online post here, a producer connection there, and a few years later Turek the singer was guesting on TOKiMONSTA’s “Creature Dreams” EP and working on […]
If this new track from Robert DeLong doesn’t get you amped up for the weekend, I don’t know what will. The electronic maestro, who just wrapped up his well-attended residency at the Echoplex, releases the new single “Global Concepts” as a new member of Glassnote Records. Continuing to prove that he is more than just […]
Somewhere between the very precise surf-pop of Allah-Las and outrageous skate-punk of FIDLAR lies the appropriately named Beach Party, whose lo-fi clamor makes me long for that Nehru shirt I wore in the 7th grade. Beach Party is the brainchild of Rob Banks and James Hurst, who began collaborating only a few months ago. They […]
You couldn’t blame Ryan Daly and Anthony Improgo for feeling as if they’ve driven in a big circle the past few years. The principals behind Parade of Lights first collaborated in the band Polus oh-so-many years ago (actually, 2006, which now seems like a distant time). Parade of Lights released an EP in 2009, although […]
FIDLAR has a message for the craft beer set: Um … well … you’ll get it here, in the video for “Cheap Beer.” The song is the first track off the L.A. quartet’s self-titled full-length debut, which will land Jan. 22 on Mom + Pop. The foursome of Zac Carper, Brandon Schwartzel and Elvis and […]
Son Ark’s unvarnished, heart-on-its-sleeve roots rock sneaks up on you like a speed trap on a two-lane highway. For fans of Americana in Los Angeles, it’s like finding home cookin’ in a mini-mall. Which is kind of where the band’s first video takes you. Directed by Carol Fahey and featuring Kat Primeau in the kitchen, […]
It’s been almost a year since In the Valley Below crept onto the radar with a self-released EP of moody, brooding electro-pop. The L.A. duo, who are going by the names Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob, have since wheeled that EP back into the shop for some re-tooling, and this month they unveiled a self-titled […]
The drugs … and all the neuroses. They are conveyed vividly in the video for “The Drugs,” the first song from Landon Marcus’ forthcoming EP. The video is the work of Mareesa Stertz, the filmmaker and former member of Black Flamingo who has helmed videos for that band, Family of the Year, Persephone’s Bees and […]
Sibling sparks fly in the music of Birds of a Black Feather, the new Los Angeles quintet built around the sweet/tart vocals of sisters Katie and Sarah Virden. The sisters, along with guitarist Murray Foretich and bassist Adam Arcos, deal in indie blues that ranges from teeth-rattling (“Turn Me On” and “Say What You Mean”) […]
