Tuesday’s things: ‣ Canadian duo Purity Ring and U.K. producer Jon Hopkins – more than just tourmates, they have been collaborators – team up for the first of two nights at the Fonda Theatre. Stream this Hopkins song that features Purity Ring’s vocals, “Breathe This Air,” yeah? ‣ British indie-rockers and Mercury Prize winners Alt-J, […]
Incoming: Mike Stinson, Courtney Love, Sonny & the Sunsets, Purity Ring, Alt-J, Icona Pop, Wayne Shorter, Dave Mason, Evan Voytas, Shwayze, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Cee Lo Green, Trombone Shorty, Moderat, Dende & Band, Everest, Black Sabbath, YACHT, Jenny O., Café Tacvba, War, Joe Satriani, Riverboat Gamblers, the Dickies Above:Â The video for the […]
Sunday’s things: ‣ It’s Day 2 of FYF Fest at L.A. State Historic Park, with My Bloody Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Solange, Yo La Tengo [that’s their video for “Ohm” above], Washed Out and many more. Here are your set times. ‣ Steely Dan takes over  Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. ‣ Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart […]
Bella Darling may be a new name over on this side of the pond, but she’s already played festivals like Primavera Sound with only an EP titled “Man In Sea” under her belt. Now she is making some noise in her new base of L.A. Although originally from Barcelona, Spain, Darling recorded her debut with […]
Sometimes you have to travel all the way to the other coast to find what you’re looking for, and that’s what guitarist Vincent Frederick and bassist Jenny Pirch, two Detroit-to-LA transplants, realized when they bonded over their love for two-part harmonies sung by the Everly Brothers. Although Fredericks already had success using the Singles as a […]
Portland’s STRFKR has never been a band to color inside the lines; their electro-pop has always been quirky. And with their latest album “Miracle Mile” boasting songs that are bouncing off the walls, their David Fine-directed video for “While I’m Alive” follows suit. A bit haunting but also a bit silly, an elderly man seems […]
And the point of this new video for “Young Rut” from PAPA is … Darren Weiss, Daniel Presant and gang can rock your shirt and pants off, as well as your socks? Not really. It’s the fable of a whirlwind laundromat romance that’s torn asunder. Cute stuff. By now you should know that PAPA’s full-length […]
Sometimes you need some blues to tide you over. Los Angeles trio the Record Company – singer-guitarist Chris Vos, bassist Alex Stiff and drummer Marc Cazorla – are working on a full-length follow-up to their “Superdead” EP. In the meantime, the new song “Feels So Good,” which lives up to its title, found a home […]
Portland expatriates Soft Metals can induce the most colorful of trances. The L.A.-based duo of Patricia Hall and Ian Hicks raised their game with the July release of “Lenses,” their second full-length for Captured Tracks. It’s an album of futuristic sad disco, slick and layered in complexities but not so machine-made that it loses its […]
It’s Tuesday, make it count: ‣ Australian synth-pop outfit Strange Talk returns to the U.S. for a headining show at the Bootleg Bar, with Omniflux and VIBES supporting. Above is the video for “Cast Away,” from their Tony Hoffer-produced EP; their album of that title will be out in the U.S. in the fall. ‣ […]
