On Rademacher’s ambitious 2011-12 album trilogy “Baby Hawk” — which no indie-rock fan should have missed, although many did — songwriter Malcolm Sosa dissected the artist’s life, with all its hope and warts and perceived ignominy. Now Sosa (née Mike Mancillas) is contemplating “Retirement.” The Fresno native, ensconced now in the L.A. life, has been […]
Midweek mania, or shows for your Wednesday: â–º As nights of psych-rock go, it doesn’t get much bigger than this, at least not in a single club show. Long-running L.A. rockers the Warlocks head up the lineup at a two-room show at the Bootleg HiFi that includes Oklahoma’s Star Death and White Dwarfs (fronted by […]
If the Super Bowl halftime show doesn’t satiate you, there’s this lighter-than-usual slate of shows … ► John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) headlines the El Rey Theatre, where he and his quartet are joined by Lucie Silvas. â–º DJ/producer P. Morris [pictured] kicks off a monthlong residency at the Bootleg HiFi (performing his debut “Debut” on […]
The Haden Triplets’ concert Thursday at the Echoplex was billed as “a night of heavenly harmonizing,” and it was all that and more. Siblings Rachel, Petra and Tanya displayed the vocal prowess that carried last year’s Ry Cooder-produced album of Americana gems, and actor/musician Jack Black (Mr. Tanya Haden) joined in the fun too, along […]
I feel like Santa, only in vice grips. In preparation for my annual “Popular With Me” countdown of songs from Los Angeles artists, I made a list, and checked it … well, a lot. I started with a folder of about 350 songs, one per artist, to winnow things down to 2014’s Buzz Bands LA […]
Have a stay-dry Friday: ‣ The second big KCSN Benefit Concert of the month brings Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst and David Gray to the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. ‣ Kina Grannis headlines the Fonda Theatre behind her sophomore album “Elements,” with Imaginary Future supporting. ‣ Jhene Aiko heads up the “Enter the Void […]
When they were going by the name Mvscles, the duo of Cat Paternostro and Chad Montermini released two dollops of synth-pop that, as any ol’ synth-pop confection does these days, amassed thousands of online plays and led to deal with Warner [detailed here]. That relationship having ended, they are now going by the name Waterbed, […]
As the temperature turn a bit chillier and Christmas decorations are slowly but surely making their way onto rooftops, many people’s music tastes turn a bit towards acoustic guitars and gorgeous melodies. That’s where Seattle singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen comes in with his latest album “Ledges,” which came out earlier on this year. Similar to the […]
The Regent Theater in downtown L.A. continued to celebrate its grand opening with the second night of Downtown Festival. Acts such as Connan Mockasin, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Lydia Ainsworth, Corners and DJ Travis Holcombe continued the party with Downtown Records. Despite the house lights turning on at least once during every set […]
Looking for some muscle in your rock ’n’ roll? The last volley from L.A. quartet Dorothy is like pumping iron. The new L.A. quartet featuring Dorothy Martin and her merry band of shredders –guitarist Mark Jackson, bassist Greg Cash and drummer Zac Morris – made a lot of friends fast with their first two singles, […]
