Your Tuesday show selections: ‣ L.A. quintet Everest, rolling cross-country on a long tour with Alberta Cross, plays the Troubadour behind the release of their third album “Ownerless.” Alberta Cross’ new album “Songs of Patience” came out July 17. ‣ Singer-songwriter Ryan Darton (ex-Kid Theodore) celebrates the release of his solo album “I Am a […]
Another mucho Monday: ‣ Jean-Philip Grobler – the Johannesberg, South Africa-born, Brooklyn-based electro-pop artist known as St. Lucia – heads up the lineup at the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot, where Sonnymoon and Pony Boy also perform and promoters promise some “secret headliners” to make it all real special. Above, St. Lucia’s video […]
Incoming: Everest, The xx, the Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Mia Doi Todd, Voxhaul Broadcast, Alan Jackson, Nosaj Thing, Jackie Greene, Z-Trip, Barenaked Ladies, Dirty Projectors, Nick Waterhouse, Salem, Fiona Apple and more. Above: Fiona Apple’s video for “Every Single Night.” She plays the Palladium on Sunday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Nosaj Thing […]
A steamy Saturday all around: ‣ Bloomfest, the downtown arts and music event featuring Superhumanoids, the Neighbourhood, Grace Woodroofe, Helena, Robotanists, Light FM, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Mike Watt & the Missingmen and more, goes off at 3rd and Traction streets in downtown L.A. Above is the video for “Sunlight,” the first single from […]
Ever thought of leaving L.A.? Follow singer Chela around the City of Angels in Goldroom‘s music video for “Fifteeen,” and those thoughts will melt away. Director Jake Gibson highlights all your favorite spots in the city as well as locations that are a bit more au natural making you feel silly about spending summer elsewhere. […]
For your steamy Friday: ‣ The legendary Smokey Robinson does the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Talib Kweli checks in at at the Roxy. ‣ Tiger Army frontman-turned-country singer Nick 13 does the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre in support of his self-titled solo album. That’s the […]
Don’t let the last name fool you. If Erika Spring looks familiar, it’s because she’s Erika Forster, one-third of the sweet synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone. The Brooklyn songbird, however, has recently flown off to work on her own material. With Violens’ Jorge Elbrecht lending a hand with production, Forster’s candied vocals get an eclectically […]
Even with lyrics like “F**k the world / F**k the law / F**k the kids,” Mrs. Magician‘s repertoire still has a sunny slacker charm, and the Derrick Acosta- and Dusty Peterman-directed clip for “The Dead 80s’s” may bring another meaning to the title of their album “Strange Heaven” (out now on Swami Records). The psychedelic […]
[Editor’s note: Re-posting this amazing video from a few weeks ago because we had inadvertently published an unfinished version:] Avant-folk ensemble Little Red Lung’s single “50 Fingers” is a dark, dramatic little number, with singer Zoe-Ruth Erwin’s vocals prancing through a labyrinth of horns, keyboard, guitar and percussion. The video for the song creates a […]
