Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside make good ol’ dirty rockabilly – the Portland quartet’s hard-swinging sophomore album, “Untamed Beast,” came with everything except a vial of sweat dating to the 1950s. Everything gets hotter and more dangerous in director Ben Fee’s (the Lumineers’ “Ho Hey”) risqué video for “They Told Me,” which plays with […]
A splendid show selection for your Friday: ‣ Big night at the FIGat7th Downtown Festival, which returns after the holiday weekend off with Akron/Family, Peaking Lights and Lonnie Holley doing a free show in the plaza. ‣ Hunter Hunted and Harriet team up with artist Gary Baseman at the Skirball Center’s “Into the Night: Secrets […]
If it’s not obvious, the BBLA staff is comprised of dog lovers. To follow up today’s earlier flashy canine-centric clip, Julian Lynch’s Richard Law-directed video for his latest single “North Line” is a serene montage of the furry friends riding in the passenger seat. It’s simple and lovely despite contrasting with Lynch’s musically complex composition. […]
Mayer Hawthorne has dropped the dapper attire and slapped on the slick look; he’s lost the black-rimmed glasses and now sports a slight Mohawk. We’ve already heard how he’s dipped into disco this time around with “Designer Drug,” and the sonic shift is even more dramatic with his latest single “Her Favorite Song,” which leaves […]
Wednesday’s show lineup: ‣ Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam visit the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Folila.” That’s their video for “Africa mon Afrique,” above. ‣ Crash Kings celebrate the release of their new album “Dark of the Daylight” with a show at the Troubadour, supported by Atomic Tom and Night Riots. Check […]
Transplanted Scotsman Charlie Clark has embraced his new life in Los Angeles – and accordingly, there’s an earnest, hopeful tint to his first solo EP “Feel Something.” Produced by and featuring contributions from Eric McCann (the ex-New Amsterdams bassist who now plays in A House for Lions), “Feel Something” embodies the collaborative spirit Clark witnessed […]
This is one moment we are more than happy to answer your “Where Are They Now?” query. Michael Feerick is the singer-guitarist in U.K. shoegazers Amusement Parks on Fire, who’ve largely been silent since 2010 or so. Micah Calabrese was drummer, keyboardist and life preserver with Annie Hardy in Giant Drag. Together, they are now […]
If The xx were injected with some of Daughter’s human touches, they might sound a bit more like U.K. trio London Grammar. The group, comprised of vocalist Hannah Reid, bassist Dan Rothman and keyboard player/drummer Dot Major, brood in a similar fashion, but Reid’s love for classic pop singers such as Whitney Houston take London […]
HOTT MT stands for “Hour of the Time, Majesty Twelve,” and the Los Angeles quintet is best known for its auspicious beginnings: The principals showed up unannounced on Wayne Coyne’s Oklahoma City doorstep to give him their album as a birthday present. While (surprisingly) welcoming them, he called them “weirdos,” which should tell you something. […]
Incoming: Future Bible Heroes, Todd Rundgren, Western Lows, Tokimonsta, the Webb Brothers, Amadou & Miram, Queen Latifah, Crash Kings, Yes, Surfer Blood, Inc., Ximena Sariñana, Incan Abraham, Olafur Arnalds, Portugal. The Man, Akron/Family, Hunter Hunted, Say Anything, Vieux Farka Touré, Young Dubliners, Las Cafeteras, Lightning in a Bottle festival Slightly Stoopid, Colbie Caillat, Psychedelic Furs, […]