Incoming: FYF Fest, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Best Coast, Strange Talk, Pharaohs, the Polyphonic Spree, Buddy Guy, Quadron, Heart, Nick Waterhouse, Ty Segall, Maria Muldaur, the Breeders, Andrew Belle, Beth Hart, Kristin Chenoweth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Deafheaven, Colin Hay, the Black Angels, the Airborne Toxic Event, Rocky Dawuni, Quetzal, Truth & Salvage Co., Steely […]
Your Sunday show menu: ‣ Ulrich Schnauss brings the dense, intense electronic music on his fourth album “A Long Way to Fall” to the Troubadour. Nostalghia and Mister Sushi support. That’s Schnauss’ video for “A Ritual in Time and Death,” above. ‣ Echo Park Rising roars into its second day with performances from the likes […]
Today, starting with the free stuff: ‣ Chinatown Summer Nights – the free, all-ages festival in and around Chinatown’s Central Plaza – rages on with Incan Abraham (playing at 11 p.m.), Hot As Sun (10), Fever the Ghost (9), Salt Petal (8), Soft Swells (7), the Vim Dicta (6) and Paper Pilots (5). KCRW DJs […]
Of Rainbow Jackson’s new vintage rock ’n’ roll stomp “Psycho Betty,” singer-guitarist Chad Carlisle says: “It sounds like it’s about a girl, but it’s actually about a guitar.” Damn, knowing that might have just spoiled the video, which is a little bit “Nurse Betty” and a little bit “Twilight.” Directed by Cousin Video, the clip […]
Big Black Delta – aka Jonathan Bates – is not shy with his smooth dance moves. We saw them in “Side of the Road,” and anyone who has seen Big Black Delta won’t deny that his energy on stage is up to par with the bombastic beats. Whereas he’s tapped into another dimension with his […]
‣ The kickoff party for Echo Park Rising brings to the Echoplex an eclectic lineup that features Them Jeans, Dirty Dave, HOTT MT and Raw Geronimo. That’s Raw Geronimo’s video for “Magnetic Love,” above. ‣ No Age headlines “Generationalpictomusicapolis,” a night of music and art at the Hammer Museum. ‣ Ocha La Rocha celebrates the […]
Psych-pop web-spinners Incan Abraham upped their game when they worked with Lewis Pesacov (Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born) and Clinton Welander (Jimmy Cliff) on their new single “Tuolumne,” which boasts a surging melody over the L.A. quartet’s signature polyrhythms. The remarkable video for the song, directed Logan Adermatt and Teddy Cafaro, is a tale of desperation […]
As Daniel Ahearn & the Jones, Ahearn and Mindy Jones traded in the serenely beautiful acoustic folk characterized by generations of boy/girl duets. But shifting landscapes and creative urges moved the duo into new territory as they work on their full-length debut “Sirens” (due in 2014) with producer Mocky. Hence, the new “Electric Love” EP, […]
Bassist Matt Maust and his remarkable visuals star (if there is a star) in Cold War Kids’ new video for the song “Water & Power.” Maust, whose collages-on-a-bender and graphic illustrations have graced the band’s (and other artists’) CD and album artwork over the years, does a number on his own room as the video, […]
What a wonderful Wednesday: ‣ Up-and-coming blues guy Jamie N Commons, whose music you’ve probably heard on myriad TV shows even if you didn’t know he was up-and-coming, headlines the Troubadour, with and Nightmare & the Cat opening. That’s Commons’ video for “Rumble and Sway,” above. ‣ “An Evening With Natalie Cole” brings the singer […]
