The Little Ones have been laying low, dealing with what singer-guitarist Ed Reyes refers to as “trials and tribulations.” But although recently separated from their second label, Chop Shop (which released their debut “Morning Tide” in 2008), the L.A. quintet continues continues to churn out its sunny pop. They are announcing the first installment of […]
Anybody feeling sentimental for the big, hooky guitars we loved so much in the ’90s should look out for “Sugar,” the new album (out this week) from Dead Confederate. After touring both nationally and overseas with Dinosaur Jr., the Athens, Ga.-based quintet hooked up with producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, the Hold Steady) […]
By Liam Gowing What do you get when you combine a funk-folk journeyman and an indie rock singer-songwriter with the son of a rock music icon? A hell of a lot of secrecy, apparently. At least that was the case Tuesday night when KCRW music director Jason Bentley welcomed a star-studded audience to The Village […]
The easy way to find Buzz Bands tonight: ‣ Radars to the Sky celebrate the release of their new album “Supra/Infra” at Spaceland, supported by Death to Anders and Smokers in Love – and, playing the late set, the Henry Clay People. I had a sneak peek of the album last week. [And on a […]
Band names just get stupider and stupider. If you’re a fan of the English language as well as music, it’s all you can do these days to swallow hard and give tunes by people calling themselves Cymbals Eat Guitars or Gobble Gobble a chance. Which brings me to Dale Earnardt Jr. Jr., the Detroit duo […]
[Birthday shout today to Jeff Tweedy. Here’s what’s up tonight:] Top 3 ways to raise your musical temperature: ‣ Jason Falkner headlines Spaceland behind “I’m OK, You’re OK,” an album that was only released last year in the U.S. after being out a couple years in Japan. The former Three O’Clock/Jellyfish/Grays guy has another album […]
[Note: An earlier version of this post noted that Filter was playing the Roxy tonight. My bad. The band’s show there is Thursday. Apologies for the confusion.] Brief rundown of tonight’s activities: ‣ Manda Mosher celebrates the release of her “City of Clowns” EP at the Hotel Cafe. ||| Download: “City of Clowns” Also: Fitz […]
[Happy birthday, Julian Casablancas, who, the archives tell me, was born in 1978 on the day Keith Moon died.] Top 4 detours from the Hollywood Bowl traffic jam for the Dave Matthews Band concert there: ‣ MNDR (pronounced Mander), the nom de dance music of Amanda Warner (pictured) and Peter Wade, play the RSVP-only It’s […]
Perfume Genius is the alias of Mike Hadreas, whose debut album “Learning,” out now on Matador, is garnering increasing attention for its emotion and fragility. Home-recorded in his mother’s basement in Seattle and using only various combinations of voice and keys, “Learning” is a collection of stark memoirs, so honest they’re haunting, so wistful they’re […]
[Sunset Junction, other Junction functions, shows by legends and a show by Legend, shows in massive amphitheatres and shows by people with egos the size of amphitheatres – what a weekend. When am I going to find time to celebrate Serj Tankian’s birthday?] Once through the weekend, real … slow … like: Friday highlights: ‣ […]
