On top of producing more than a handful of records for local artists (including William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain), Josiah Mazzaschi has been working on music under the moniker Light FM for 10 years now, and he’s not stopping anytime soon. Even through numerous changes in lineups (which included Smashing Pumpkins’ current […]
Elbow’s sunset serenade on Saturday night at Coachella was one of the festival’s most memorable performances, standing out as a pillar of refinement on a sometimes-raucous day – high tea in a beer bar, if you will. The Manchester quintet today released a new video for “Open Arms,” the new single off their fifth album […]
Tonight’s touts: ‣ We’ll just mention the three shows from the Legends Dept. tonight all at once – Prince plays the Forum; Paul Simon performs the Pantages Theatre; and Emmylou Harris holds forth at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ Phildelphia’s Kurt Vile and the Violators play the Echo behind their very good new album “Smoke […]
There seems to be some footage from Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ video series in the clip for Alexander’s “A Million Years” – what is it about the desert, anyway? – but that’s not to detract from the song, or Zeros frontman Alex Ebert’s solo effort. Alexander’s DIY album is a loose and engaging […]
A couple of Coachella standouts and a swarm of nice local shows on tonight’s slate: ‣ Fresh off a buzz-making performance at Coachella, British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding had a big day in L.A.: She does a quick bit at the Grove at 6 p.m. as part of the Nike-sponsored She Runs LA, then runs off […]
For three albums – two if you exclude a European release, four if you include last fall’s DIY “Last Day of Summer” (still available free here) – the work of Austin quartet White Denim has been unapologetically all over the spectrum. They’re great for short attention spans live shows that never bore and those who […]
Can’t make it to the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this weekend? More than 20 sets per day will be streamed live on YouTube, courtesy of 5 Gum. Check out the Coachella channel for the lineup, and to watch.
A night of Coachella warm-ups (and some good local shows) before it warms up for Coachella: ‣ Desert-bound Duran Duran plays the sold-out Fox Theater in Pomona. [See the Times’ piece on their enduring appeal.] ‣ Desert-bound Broken Social Scene holds forth at the Glass House in Pomona. ‣ Desert-bound Big Audio Dynamite resurfaces for […]
There’s a sad irony in the fact that the One AM Radio’s video for “Everything Falls Apart” emerged this week, as the band’s label Dangerbird Records retrenched, but that’s shouldn’t detract one bit from glitchy, slow-motion splendor of Hrishikesh Hirway’s tune. On “Heaven Is Attached by a Slender Thread,” the songwriter/producer’s fourth album and second […]
The video for Voxhaul Broadcast’s single “Leaving on the 5th” was inspired by “Thomas Edison’s’ ”˜Serpentine Dance’ on hand-tinted film,” director Justin Franklin tell Spinner, where the clip debuted today. It works, especially with the song’s pin-prick guitar line and grandiose yearning. The L.A. quartet’s debut “Timing Is Everything,” came out last month after a […]
