Final Monday of the month, here goes: ‣ Tapes ’n Tapes, the Minneapolis quartet who early this year released their third and best album, “Outside,” visit the Satellite to do a makeup show for the scotched Sunset Junction. It’s also the final night of Stone Darling residency, and while the show isn’t free (it’s a […]
If you’ve ever wanted to see members of ‘N Sync get beaten up, Portland’s indie-tronic band Dropa has taken care of that. In Micah Tamblyn, Matthew Higgins and Keith Watson’s Jon Garcia-directed music video for breezy tune “Feeling Hope,” the popsters (in puppet form, of course) start out their day on the beach with their […]
St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, follows up her 2009 album, “Actor” with the release of “Strange Mercy” on Sept. 13, and the wide eyed singer continues to involve fans with intriguing promotion for the upcoming record. After asking her Twitter followers to “unlock” the first single “Surgeon,” Clark now provides this Terri Timely-directed clip where […]
Tonight’s things: ‣ White Arrows, recently off tour with Those Darlins and warming up for a date Saturday with Weezer (and a tour dates with the Naked and Famous), celebrate the release of their new 7-inch “Get Gone” at the Bootleg Theater, with Gangi, Vanaprasta and Electric Guest supporting. ‣ Deadmau5 kicks off a string […]
It’s been 12 years since Kermit and the gang left the screen, but talk about Muppet invasion. The gang celebrates their comeback in the new Muppets film, which also stars Jason Segel (who knows both music and puppets) and Amy Adams (who knows both music and Disney), by teaming up with one of the most […]
What the brawny rock from L.A.-based trio Falling Still lacks in imagination, it makes up for in energy. The Ohio-bred band of Eric Podnar, Brett Hamilton and Jeremy Cull have their sonic roots in the roaring ’90s, and the smirky video for their single “I Am the Dr” – directed by horror filmmaker Trent Haaga […]
If we had to choose an anthem for singles during last call, Jail Weddings‘ track, “Somebody Lonely” would be a likely candidate. With lyrics such as “Gonna find somebody lonely tonight” and “somebody I don’t even know,” it aches desperation, but Gabe Hart and his crew have found yet another way to brighten soul-troubling anecdotes […]
Those ellipses L.A. songstress Arrica Rose has tacked onto her band name represent tacit acknowledgment to the many contributors who worked on her third release, “Let Alone Sea.” But the punctuation in Arrica Rose & the …’s (say: “dot dot dots”) could also be a metaphor for her songwriting skins. Rose takes her pointed confessionals […]
Have a dose of comedy along with your morning coffee when watching this new clip from electro-funk duo Chromeo. Featuring Solange Knowles (who has been known to cover and collaborate with indie acts such as Dirty Projectors and of Montreal) on vocals and in a brief cameo, Dave 1 and P-Thugg’s video for “When the […]
Here are Monday’s mighty touts: ‣ Bardot brings two unique female artists to L.A. as part of their It’s A School Night series. Although Rickie Lee Jones is a legend in her own right for writing songs that cover every bit of the music spectrum, U.K.’s young Mercury Prize-nominated and pop-dubstep queen Katy B may […]
