The debut album from Brooklyn-based San Fermin brims with compositional sophistication and emotional rawness. Taking its name from the festival in Pamplona known for the Running of the Bulls, San Fermin evokes the baroque stylings of Magnetic Fields (the National and Sufjan Stevens have also been mentioned) in a genre-hopping manner that moves between chamber […]
So here’s your Tuesday: ‣ Quite a night ahead at the Echoplex – Wavves headlines behind their recent release “Afraid of Heights,” and along with come King Tuff and Jacuzzi Boys. Above, Wavves’ video for “That’s On Me.” ‣ The Dodos visit the El Rey Theatre behind their recently released “Carrier,” Dustin Wong opening. ‣Â Simple Minds, […]
Since the release of their “Be Free” album, neo-soul trio Moonchild has been on a roll. They’ve been the hottest commodity for any bill of soul music – they recently opened for Jose James and Alice Russell – and there’s little to doubt that they won’t be selling out headlining shows on their own soon. […]
Offerings for a fabulous Columbus Day: ‣ Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls headline the Fonda Theatre behind Turner’s widely praised album “Tape Deck Heart.” The Smith Street Band and Koo Koo Kanga Roo open; that’s the video for “The Way I Tend to Be,” above. ‣ Canadians star at tonight’s installment of It’s a […]
Incoming: Frank Turner, Wavves, the Dodos, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Sleigh Bells, Simple Minds, Free the Robots, Disclosure, Atoms for Peace, Haim, Clannad, Langhorne Slim, Reuben & the Dark, Devildriver, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, City & Colour, Kaskade, Little Dragon, MS MR, Braids, Hindu Pirates, Adult, Typhoon, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Gwar, Tim Kasher, […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ Filter Magazine’s annual Culture Collide Festival goes out with a bang tonight with bands such as the Raveonettes, Rhye, Liars, King Khan and the Shrines, Incan Abraham and more. Updated set times at the end of this post, plus one late change: The Pack A.D. have canceled their set at Lot 1 […]
The songs on Radar Brothers’ latest album, “Eight,” are sprawling and beautiful, and on their latest single, “Reflections,” Jim Putnam’s vocals can even seem hypnotizing at times. In fact, there is a driving percussion that propels the melodies into one of the most razor-sharp tune on the album. Its Be Hussey-directed clip goes along with […]
Could be quite a Friday … ‣ Big day at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide festival in Echo Park – Medicine, Bleached, Miami Horror, the Pack A.D., F*ck Buttons, Gemini Club, Duologue and Secret Shine are bulleted on our schedule today, but there’s much more. Updated set times at the end of this post. Above, F*ck […]
With its vein-popping choruses and Spaghetti Western-fueled arrangements, the Lonely Wild’s debut album “The Sun As It Comes” is equal parts blood and dust. Those qualities come to life, or maybe death, in the quintet’s new video for their grandiose, 5 1/2-minute track “Buried in the Murder.” Out in the dusty landscape the Lonely Wild […]
Sharon Jones is feeling better, thank you. The 57-year-old dynamo with the late-arriving but affecting career at forefront of the soul/funk revival underwent treatment for bile duct cancer earlier this year, and today’s news is that after a successful operation and treatment, Jones has recovered. And her latest effort with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings […]
