Don’t think girls are ruthless when it comes to fighting? Think again. As cute as their Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire-inspired name is, the “blood red” also indicates Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell of British rock duo Blood Red Shoes can get down and dirty. One listen to the title track off of their latest album “In […]
A fantastic Friday: ‣ Earlimart celebrates the release of its new album “System Preferences,” its seventh and first in four years, with a headlining date at the Satellite, supported by Blake Hazard (of the Submarines) and Blonde Summer. ‣ Rodriguez – the rediscovered singer-songwriter who is the subject of the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” […]
They are signed to Skrillex’s year-old OWSLA label, and they even toured with the Grammy-winning dubstep king. But to hear Florida quintet Hundred Waters, you’d never think the two artists would belong in the same universe, let alone the same venue. The fivesome’s experimental folk music, with its precise mix of organic and electronic instrumentation […]
‣ Band of Horses visits the Troubadour behind its new album “Mirage Rock.” That’s the Jason Eberhardt-directed video for “Knock Knock,” above. ‣ Having wrapped up his dates with Desaparecidos, Conor Oberst does a solo show at UCLA’s Royce Hall. ‣ Portland dinde-rockers Menomena bust in to the El Rey Theatre bheind its new album […]
Wednesday’s embarrassment of riches: ‣ The Killers visit the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Battle Born.” The video for their great big rock anthem “Runaways,” above, has only been viewed 4 1/2 million times, so what’s a few more? ‣ Scotland-bred quartet Django Django headlines the Echo, supported by Vinyl Williams. ‣ The Features […]
Sure, Kristen Gundred (aka Dee Dee) and the ladies of Dum Dum Girls started to give us thowbacks to Chrissie Hynde with last year’s “Only In Dreams,” but not only is it done well enough; it’s also an impressive departure from their earlier jangly ditties like “Jail La La.” Their “End of Daze” EP (out […]
Drug Cabin, whom we introduced back in June, gets a visual interpretation from director Kevin Willis for “Whatever Never,” and it’s as playful as the sunny psych-pop song itself. And if the mix of stop motion, clay animation and live acting looks familiar, it’s because Willis also directed Modest Mouse’s “Satellite Skin” and the Grammy-nominated […]
‣ Spirit Animal, the NYC-based purveyors of electro punk ’n’ funk who have a new EP, “This Is a Test” on the way in November, visit the Satellite, supported by Jutty Ranx and Busy Living. Spirit Animal’s new song “Love Crime” is featured today on RollingStone.com. That’s Jutty Ranx’s video for “I See You,” above. […]
The last time we heard from John Isaac Watters, he was releasing new music as part of the band Coyol, whom we introduced back in April 2011. But Watters has gone back to focusing on solo material, and now he offers a follow-up to 2010’s “Parachute Tramps” with the album “Casas.” In new songs such […]
Another manic Monday: ‣ Monday night dance party alert: New Zealand electro songstress Ladyhawke brings here straight-outta-the-’80s- disco to the Echoplex, where she’s joined by American Royalty. That’s Ladyhawke’s video for “Sunday Driver,” above. ‣ September’s incredibly delicious residencies some to a close. Alphabetically, those would be: Kitten at the Bootleg Bar (with Mystery Skulls, […]
