Jacqueline Caruso is better known as one-half of husband-wife dream-pop duo Thurlow, but she’s branched out on her own under the moniker Swan. Her arsenal here includes the same rich, elegant vocals used in Thurlow, characterized by a new vulnerability that envelops this incarnation. Tracks like her single “Into the Storm” offer a beautiful simplicity […]
There’s something – no, there’s a lot – that’s weird and wonderful about the Burning of Rome’s debut “With Us,” an album of gleeful genre-mashing and subversive theatricality that might seem too oddball to take seriously if not for its sharp songcraft. The San Diego-bred quartet of singer-keyboardist Adam Traub, guitarist Joe Aguilar, keyboardist Aimee […]
Tuesday’s schedule: ‣ Shiny Toy Guns play a sold-out show at the Echoplex behind their new album “III” (out this week), the quartet’s first new material since 2008 and a collection that marks the return of Carah Faye Charnow to the band. MNDR and Of Verona open the show; that’s STG’s new video for “Fading […]
Hey, it’s Monday: ‣ Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers visit the Troubadour behind their 2011 album “Driftwood,” and although as a rule we don’t post live videos here, we thought their cover of Hall & Oates’ “I Can Go for That,” recorded in their tour van, was pretty nifty. ‣ Kaki King headlines the El […]
Incoming: Bob Dylan, Kaki King, Mika, Jason Lytle, Shiny Toy Guns, Beth Orton, Toadies, Taking Back Sunday, Joss Stone, Calexico, the Darkness, RZA, Motion City Soundtrack, Two Door Cinema Club, Matt & Kim, Tiger Army, Matthew Dear, Flying Lotus, Z-Trip, Jane’s Addiction, the Presets, Macklemore Above: Northern Irish rock band Two Door Cinema Club play […]
With M. Ward having postponed his Orpheum date until Feb. 7 (“I am sick as a brick and bedridden,” he said in apologizing to fans), here are tonight’s outings: ‣ Huge night for the local Innovative Leisure imprint: R&B time traveler Nick Waterhouse brings his band to the El Rey Theatre, supported by surf-pop specialists […]
So much good on this Friday: ‣ Paul Weller teams up with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings for what ought to be a lively night at the Greek Theatre. Weller’s latest album “Sonik Kicks” came out in March. ‣ Soul man (kid?) Allen Stone – he of the 25-year-old body and the timeless pipes […]
It’s true. Not all that glitters is gold, but Chloe Chaidez certainly glitters in the new video for Kitten‘s latest single “Japanese Eyes.” The rest of the band members also play up thew New Wave elements so well that this track could give them some gold in return. Dance-worthy, head-banging and complete with a sizzling […]
Ambient electronic soul duo Rhye had anonymous members for a while, but at least one half of the band sounded familiar. The tender, immaculate vocals that carried their first single “Open” back in February offered classical-jazz undertones which is incorporated into much of Mike Milosh’s music. It turns out the Toronto electronic artist Milosh is […]
‣ Back in August, Athens, Ga., trio the Whigs did a little KCSN / Buzz Bands LA-presented show at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood and rocked the joint in a way that befitted the title of their new, fourth album, “Enjoy the Company.” Tonight they pay L.A. another visit, playing the Bootleg Bar supported […]