Friday night fun: ‣ Lord Huron kicks off 2013’s First Fridays series at the Natural History Museum, with Wildcat! Wildcat! supporting. ‣ Big night of metal at the Fonda Theatre, with Bay Area Neurosis headlining and Savage Republic and Ides of Gemini setting the table. ‣ FOMO – that’s “Fear of Missing Out” – brings […]
Sky Ferreira’s face has been seen in plenty of movies and perfume ads. Those are the kind of gigs you get when you’re a model. However, fans will have to wait a little longer to hear her debut album “I’m Not Alright” (originally titled “Wild At Heart”). Much of this had to do with Ferreira’s […]
The Neighbourhood’s new video for “A Little Death,” made by the quintet’s visual collaborators Daniel Iglesias Jr. and Zack Sekuler, is a button-pusher that seems a little ingratiating at the outset. (I imagine the messages – “Dudes, it’s girl-on-girl.“) Hang around for the twist, though. The sultry R&B ditty is the B-side to the […]
You’d think Ash Reiter was based in SoCal, with her breezy ’60s melodies, but the band – Reiter, Will Halsey, Drew Brown, Scott Brown and Anthony Ferraro – hails from San Francisco. Nonetheless, their sophomore record “HOLA” (another SoCal-friendly detail, if you ask me) is another collection of songs highlighting Reiter’s smoky vocals, the band’s sunny harmonies and lyrics […]
[iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/47277098″ width=”450″ height=”253″ frameborder=”0″ webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen>[/iframe] Getting the new year off to a good start: ‣ Michael Davis With Lions, whose EP was one of our favorites of 2012, celebrates the release of his full-length, “Real Love,” with a free show at the Echo. Soviet Red and Merry Christmas support. ‣ The Sister […]
There’s a very short show schedule tonight, highlighted by another night in Social Distortion’s homestand and the opener of Cotillon’s residency [more on Cotillon here] at Harvard & Stone. So I thought I’d share this cover of U2’s “New Year’s Day” that arrived in the mailbox this morning. It’s from L.A. quartet Act As If. […]
Dear 2012, don’t let the door hit you in the ass. Dear friends, please be safe tonight: ‣ The key here will be to dress as well as the band: R&B revivalists Vintage Trouble, already huge just about everywhere but their hometown, bring their retro rock to the Roxy Theatre, where Sy Smith and DJ […]
Incoming: Redd Kross, Vintage Trouble, Cake, the Henry Clay People, Zedd, Social Distortion, Michael Davis With Lions, Royal Teeth, Neurosis, Brian Whelan, Seven Saturdays, Escape the Fate, Reel Big Fish Above: Tashaki Miyaki (that’s their video for “Best Friend,” above) is one of the bands playing “FOMO” – that’s Fear of Missing Out on Friday. […]
Garage-blues duo-turned-trio the Dead Ships ended 2012 on a triumphant note; on a roll from the February release of their debut “Electric Ahab,” they closed out the year with a big residency at the Echo. So the video for their single “You Were Young” comes as an exclamation point. It’s hard on a wintry day […]
A light schedule for Boxing Day: ‣ Chief plays a free show at Harvard & Stone. ‣ That Noise plays tonight’s installment of Club Noscow at Boardner’s joined by Black Party Politics and Socadia. That Noise’s video for “Love Remains,” came out in September. ‣ And Bikos throws a party at Lo1 Cafe, supported by […]
