Happy Wednesday – there’s plenty afoot tonight: ‣ The long-awaited second album from Meiko, “The Bright Side,” will be out May 15, the L.A. songstress announced yesterday. It’s the follow-up to her self-titled debut, released in 2007 and picked up by MySpace Records (R.I.P.) in ’08. She returns to her home base, the Hotel Cafe, […]
♥: (click on the heart to get a download of a song by one of my favorite Paul Epworth-produced bands): ‣ These guys know how to do special occasions: L.A. quartet Saint Motel does a night called “Heartbreaker’s Hideaway” at downtown’s Belasco Ballroom. Races also performs at the KCRW-sponsored event that features burlesque dancers, DJs, […]
Excellent night up and down and all around our fair city: ‣ Milo Greene, the L.A. quintet that just finished recording its forthcoming debut album, kicks off a three-week residency at the Satellite. Family of the Year, Maniac and Handshakes support on opening night. That’s Marlana Sheetz at right, from Milo Greene’s performance last July […]
Your Grammy night selections: ‣ Hard to imagine a more exuberant party than the one the Echoplex has in store tonight: Grammy-nominated New Orleans stalwarts the Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) team up with Eli “Paperboy” Reed for a healthy dose of funk and soul. ‣ Think of this as kind of the anti-Grammy night: The […]
A superb slate of shows for your Saturday: ‣ Grammy-nominated the Roots visit the House of Blues for the 8th Annual Roots Jam Session, which is sure to feature some special cameos and this year benefits the youth charity United Roots Oakland. ‣ O.C. breakout rockers Young The Giant headline the first of two nights […]
Kicking off Grammy weekend … ‣ Dr. Dog plays the Orpheum behind its new album “Be the Void.” That’s the Philadelphia outfit’s video for “That Old Black Hole,” above. ‣ Spindrift brings its spaghetti Western psychedelia to the Satellite, celebrating 10-plus years, four albums, movies scores and more with a night full of special guests. […]
Your jam-packed Thursday itinerary: ‣ Its new album “Blues Funeral” just out, the Mark Lanegan Band [praises sung earlier this week] headlines the Echoplex. ‣ Brooklyn electro-pop outfit Class Actress – the brainchild of producers Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal and singer Elizabeth Harper, headline the Echo behind their recent release “Rapprocher.” That’s Harper and […]
Your Wednesday fare: ‣ Coldplay, with three Grammy nominations from its fifth album “Mylo Xyloto” visits Club Nokia for a Clear Channel-sponsored benefit show that helps out two Los Angeles-based youth charities, A Place Called Home and Youth Mentoring Connection. ‣ Acclaimed Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson performs at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery; […]
Tips for your Tuesday: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s monthly songwriter series continues at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park, topped by Chicago-bred, L.A.-based songstress Haroula Rose (pictured), freshly returned from Athens, Ga., where she was working on recording her next album. Rose figures to have some new songs, and she’ll be joined by Geronimo Getty, […]
First Monday of a new month, and you know what that means: new residencies. But first: ‣ Youngblood Hawke, Lady Danville, Useless Keys and Yellow Red Sparks team up for a Pablove Foundation benefit at the Satellite, whose February residents, Milo Greene, don’t get started until next Monday. Above is the video for Youngblood Hawke’s […]
