Having been a linchpin in the dirty-glam outfit Louis XIV, Brian Karscig knows a thing or two about swagger. The San Diego-bred singer-guitarist-producer, now fronting the Nervous Wreckords with Lindsay Matheson and Daniel Schraer, also seems acutely aware that his brand of Mick Jagger/Marc Bolan/Bon Scott gamesmanship has its detractors. At whom he fondly thumbs […]
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Nashville’s Kopecky Family Band aren’t comprised of blood-related members, but their name does come from Kelly Kopecky, who leads the sextet with Gabe Simon. Their video for “Heartbeat” – a track off of their debut “Kids Raising Kids” – also presents that playful family vibe as the band attempts to play a tennis match only […]
Low may disapprove of the term “slowcore,” but no one can deny that they’ve been writing songs to move the soul. With their lush, country-tinged harmonies, the trio from Duluth, Minn., celebrates 20 years as a band with their tenth album “The Invisible Way” (out now on Sub Pop). The piano almost becomes a 4th […]
The winds of revivalism show no signs of abating. In fact, in the case of Michigan-bred, L.A.-based Mayer Hawthorne, they keep pickup up steam. The singer-songwriter-producer (and recently Bearded One) announced this week that he has a new album on this summer. It’s titled “Tropical Storm Hawthorne,” and the first single “Designer Drug” is a […]
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The legacy of Medicine has been referenced increasingly in recent years – main man Brad Laner’s continued explorations is experimental psychedelia is one reason, but another is the current wave of nu-gazers who have made the one-forgotten Los Angeles band influential. Probably best known outside cult circles for crashing the Cure/STP/Rage/NIN party on the soundtrack […]
Broken Anchor’s debut album is like a five-course meal for the melody-starved. The release, “Fresh Lemonade” (due in July), follows a trio of 2012 EPs that thrust singer-songwriter (and Hotel Café regular) Austin Hartley-Leonard into the full-band realm, as he teamed up first with producer Brad Gordon and then drummer Mike Duffy to fashion a […]
Although Stephanie Meyers’ focus on aliens this time around still doesn’t have some buying into her teen romance novels, the first single from the soundtrack for “The Host” does, without a doubt, induce butterflies. Pat Grossi – aka Active Child – who hasn’t released anything since his stunning 2011 debut “You Are All I See” […]
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Talk about a star-studded lineup. If you haven’t heard of L.A.’s psychedelic outfit Thrillionaire yet, chances are you’ve heard the talents of their members on several other records. Fronted by Jen Turner (formerly of Here We Go Magic and guitarist for Natalie Merchant) and Henrietta Tiefenthaler on bass, programming and sound design, Thrillionaire also boasts producer Joey […]
[File under People Who Impressed Us at SXSW, the Follow-Up:] What we saw at SXSW. There hasn’t been a friendly G-rated pop song that has rocketed up the charts this fast since Sara Bareilles’ “Love Song” in 2007, but Swiss-German duo Boy has found that same kind of charm in their break-out hit “Little Numbers.” […]
Seems like only yesterday some quirky lads from England were making a mess of Spaceland – trimming foliage from around the Silver Lake reservoir and adorning the stage with it (along with stuffed animals and other detritus), playing like possessed Pied Pipers and finishing their set when their keyboardist donned a waist drum and marched […]
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