The new video from L.A. quartet Sun Drug is — like the one for “Easy in Your Attitude” — a feat of technology from director Brian Randall. The song, “Wildman,” the second to emerge from Sun Drug’s debut EP (out June 26), and the wild man in the video is the band’s frontman Steven Wilkin, whose […]
Afro-Western outfit The Very Best, comprised of London production duo Radioclit (Johan Hugo) and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya, have released a new music video highlighting Ethiopia Skate — a movement of young skaters from all backgrounds whose love for skating has created a community where they can connect beyond class and heritage. The video for […]
Shannon and the Clams today dropped the first single from their new album, “Gone By The Dawn,” due Sept. 11 on Hardly Art. The track, “Corvette,” sets the tone for a collection of songs that’s a bit more emotional than anything the San Francisco trio released before. Written while two-thirds of the band were in […]
Danish-American dream-pop duo Gliss are returning June 26 with their fifth album, “Pale Reflections,” and they are sounding (and looking) as icy-cool as ever. Having last month celebrated a decade as a band with the re-release of their 2005 debut “Kick in Your Heart,” the twosome of Victoria Cecilia and Martin Klingman split time between […]
Blur, riding a new wave of accolades thanks to their first album in 16 years, “The Magic Whip,” will visit the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 20 as one of their only two U.S. appearances this year. Tickets to see the U.K. quartet — singer-guitarist Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree […]
A big Monday night in store: ► New Beat Fund celebrate the release of their debut album “Sponge Fingerz” by playing It’s a School Night. Also at Bardot tonight: Day Wave, London’s the Mispers and My Double My Brother. ► Jedi Mind Tricks visit the Roxy Theatre behind their new album “The Thief and the […]
Incoming: Warped Tour, New Beat Fund, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tennis System, Hunny, Crash Kings, Lenka, Action Bronson, J Mascis, The Lone Bellow, James McMurtry, Butch Walker, No Joy, Conway, The Mispers, Robert Glasper, Jaga Jazzist, Karma Killers, The Life & Times, Johnnyswim, Goldlink, Bob Schneider, Rhye, Avid Dancer, Robin Trower, Steve Earle, Mana, Little Big […]
Here’s your Saturday, choose wisely: ► Long-running L.A. psych-rockers the Warlocks — bouncing back after being victimized by thieves last week (they lost about $8,000 in gear) — head up a Cleopatra Records night at the Bootleg HiFi that features a stellar lineup, including Magic Wands, Bloody Candy, VOWWS, Bestial Mouth and Loto Ball. ► Australian […]
If you got all tingly when Veruca Salt did their reunion shows last year, you’re liable to shake with uncontrollable joy upon hearing the quartet’s new songs from their comeback album “Ghost Notes.” The album, the band’s fifth, comes out July 10 and is the first since 1997 to feature the original salty ones — singer-guitarists […]
The bold new single from L.A. indie-pop quintet Trapdoor Social boasts a most unusual collaboration. The big-band sound on “Fine On My Own” comes via a big band — the Mesa Ridge High School marching band from Colorado Springs, Colo., in fact. Trapdoor’s frontman Skylar Funk explains that the group met members of the award-winning […]
