How many times has Ty Segall played the Echo anyhow? Betcha he’s lost count. Betcha this current run of sold-out shows – Friday night was the second of four – rank as some the best. Segall worked himself, and the crowd, into a frenzy on Friday with songs from his new album “Manipulator” and the […]
Tonight in L.A.: Made In America Festival (Afrojack, Imagine Dragons, Metric, more), Gipsy Kings, John Williams, Cheers Elephant, Jason Mraz, Banda MS, Ty Segall, KAV, more
Happy Labor Day weekend: ‣ Made In America, the 2-day festival spearheaded by Jay Z’s Roc Nation and sponsored by Budweiser, kicks off today in downtown L.A.’s Grand Park with Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, Iggy Azalea [that’s her video for “Black Widow†featuring Rita Ora above], Afrojack, Sublime with Rome, Metric, Capital Cities, X Ambassadors, Dr. Dog, […]
Those familiar with Michael Orendy’s rapturous albums as Frankel may have been surprised two years ago when he unveiled Paw City, the new electro-rock project undertaken with his wife (and member of Earlimart) Ariana Murray. The first Paw City EP, released in June 2013, straddled the line between catchy and wonky (think: Grandaddy), and now […]
“I’m still trying to make sense of it all,” Daniel Ahearn says of the past two years, which have seen the end of the L.A. singer-songwriter’s marriage, his growing into his new role as father, the birth of a new musical project with Mindy Jones and, in general, a spike in his songwriting career that […]
In movie parlance, Together Pangea’s recent headlining set at Echo Park Rising was another in a long line of thrillers for the L.A. rockers. The new video for the title track to their album “Badillac” (released earlier this year on Harvest Records), though, is more B-movie horror stuff – and all viciously funny. The video […]
Since her experimental early days, Nika Roza Danilova – aka Zola Jesus – has sought to make deep connections with her music, and on her forthcoming album for Mute Records, “Taiga” (due Oct. 7), the Russian American singer, who was reared in Wisconsin, plays Earth angel, at least thematically. The taiga is a boreal forest […]
If you’re just leaving the office to enjoy your long holiday weekend, we’ve got the perfect song to soundtrack your escape. Thurston Moore‘s title track of his forthcoming album “The Best Day” seems appropriate and there’s more good news than just the song itself. Moore recently formed a new band with James Sedwards (Nought), Deb Googe […]
If you’re like me, you can’t wait for the weekend to start. I’m here to tell you that it does, officially, at 11 a.m. when the Buzz Bands LA Show kicks off on The Independent FM. Join me for two hours of SoCal music, including new tunes from Avi Buffalo, Dekades, KAV, Hobart W Fink, […]
Seventy-eight-year-old Lee “Scratch” Perry and his band Subatomic Soundsystem brought the party to the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday night for eighth installment of this year’s Twilight Concert Series. Bedecked in his characteristic colorful jacket, hat and baubles, the reggae legend regaled a crowd obviously intent on starting its holiday weekend early. Opening the evening […]
Tasty electronic music and more to start your holiday weekend: ‣ Long-running duo The Crystal Method, whose fifth album, a self-titled affair, was released early this year, visit Control at the Avalon. Above, the Crystal Method’s “Over It,” featuring Dia Frampton. ‣ It’s Paul Van Dyk at Exchange LA; the trance music legend has a […]