Your Saturday touts: ‣ Milo Greene finally return to their hometown as their North American tour with alternative folk duo Civil Wars lands them at the Wiltern tonight. [Check out those harmonies in Civil Wars’ video for “Barton Hollow” above.] ‣ Philadelphia’s folk rockers Good Old War (consisting of members from former prog-rock band Days […]
Groupies, this laugh is on you. Margaret Cho’s video for “Baby I’m With the Band” (from her comedy music album “Cho Dependent”) was made at this year’s Bonnaroo 2010, where she romped with rock luminaries too numerous to mention. (Check out the look on Brendan Benson’s face at 1:15.) It’s posted here not just because […]
Fun, fun Friday: ‣ Hey, Cold War Kids, it’s been a while. Last spotted turning in a brilliant sunset set at FYF Fest, the L.A. quartet plays a hometown date at the Troubadour behind their release from earlier this year, “Mine Is Yours.” Electric Flower, the new duo pairing Imaad Wasif and Secret Machines drummer […]
Santa Barbara quartet Howlin’ Woods oscillate in the space between spacey psych-pop and simmering, soulful folk, and one of the notable qualities about their self-titled debut album is that there is space in their music. The band – singer-guitarist Jordan Chetakian, guitarist Griffin Chetakian, keyboardist-bassist Brian Chandler and drummer Matthew Farrington – has been cultivating […]
OK, this qualifies as an insanely busy night on the show circuit: ‣ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds do the first of two nights at UCLA’s Royce Hall behind their big-selling debut album. That’s the video for “AKA… What a Life!,” above, featuring Russell Brand and (at the 4:16 mark) a Low Flying Owls T-shirt. […]
A poor schlub with a heart of gold meets a woman with a body of platinum in Reno, Nev., and after a fling is eventually framed for her murder by her vindictive, estranged husband. He tells his story of woe from death row, the needle only minutes away. Sound like a feature film? It’s actually […]
On the town tonight: ‣ Swedish new-new wavers the Sounds headline the Wiltern behind their new album “Something to Die For.” That’s their video for “Dance With the Devil,” above. Funeral Party and the Limousines support. ‣ Chicago quartet Company Of Thieves, their new album “Running From a Gamble” out earlier this year, visit the […]
‣ It promises to feel like a night at the movies at the Satellite, where A Winged Victory for the Sullen performs. It’s a collaboration pairing Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) and pianist Dustin O’Halloran (once upon a time of the fine L.A. duo Devics), and their ambient tunes will be abetted by […]
It’s just not fair that there’s this much to do on a Monday: ‣ Yelle make up the Thursday show the French dance-pop trio postponed (they were delayed by visa problems) by holding forth at the Wiltern tonight. ‣ Races celebrate the release of their “Big Broom” EP tonight, playing the support slot for Chain […]
Sunday’s selections: ‣ The rootsy raconteurs known as HoneyHoney visit the Troubadour for a hometown date – the duo of Suzanna Santos and Ben Jaffe released their second album, “Billy Jack,” in October on Lost Highway Records. [Get a taste of “Ohio” and “Turn That Finger Around,” and check out KCRW’s post on “LA River.”] […]
