Director Suzie Vlcek’s video for Silversun Pickups’ “Dots and Dashes (Enough Already),” which stars Elise Eberle and Allie Teilz, follows the arc of a teenage crush. The song’s lyrics suggest where the mini-drama is going: “I’m already wondering ‘what am I?’ / I’ve already learned a bit of sin” and “The edge of the big […]
Shows for your Wednesday: ‣ Dr. John pays tribute to Louis Armstrong at the Hollywood Bowl with an esteemed group of guests including the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Anthony Hamilton, Arturo Sandoval, Terene Blanchard and more. ‣ Australian phenoms Hiatus Kaiyote [pictured] bring their sleek soul to the Bootleg Theater, supported by […]
Sandra Vu has been fronting her own band long before she started drumming for Dum Dum Girls, but with the busy touring schedule of the latter, her band SISU just hasn’t had much time to release their own material. But it looks like the follow-up to their EP, “Light Eyes,” the band – Vu, Ryan Wood, […]
Set times have been announced for Saturday’s finale of the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which features three outdoor stages, indoor sets at the Roxy and the Whisky and more, culminating in a 9:30 p.m. headlining set by Linkin Park. Sunset Boulevard will be closed to traffic between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard. The festival […]
Long Beach art-rockers Repeater are turning the page. The quartet of Steve Krolikowski, Rob Wallace, Alex Forsythe and Matt Hanief raged like post-punkers from the glory days on their last full-length, 2011’s “We Walk From Safety,” but their new “Golden Ships” EP is much more contemplative, atmospheric affair. The songs from the EP were actually […]
Juliette Commagere tells Interview magazine that her new single “Big Star” was inspired by the children’s book “Morgan and Yew,” a morality tale about the value of love vs. material things. It’s typical of the themes explored on the L.A. singer-songwriter’s third album, “Human” (due Sept. 17 via Aeronaut Records). The once-upon-a-time keytar-wielding frontwoman of […]
Have a terrific Tuesday: ‣ Sebadoh’s first album in 14 years, the self-produced “Defend Yourself,” comes out Sept. 17, and Lou Barlow, Jason Lowenstein and Bob D’Amico are back on the road, kicking off their tour tonight at the Bootleg Bar. Above:Â the video for “All Kinds.” [Also see our post on the “Secret” EP.] […]
Last weekend’s installment of the inaugural FIGat7th Downtown Festival ended with high-fives. It began with high jinks. A formidable lineup of L.A. indie-rock bands – PAPA, NO and LA Font – rocked the plaza between two high-rise office buildings for 2 1/2 hours on Friday night, each band playing a lot of new material and […]
Another case of you-never-knew-how-much-you-missed-them-until-they-come-back? It seems that way with Girls Against Boys, who last released music more than a decade ago and whose last visit to L.A. was seven years ago. The two-bassist, D.C.-bred quartet of Eli Janney, Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple and Alexis Fleisig announced last week that a new EP, “The Ghost List,” […]
It’s the final Monday of July: ‣Â System of a Down hasn’t released an album in seven years, but the band plays its only U.S. show of 2013 tonight at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ It’s the big finale of Miner’s residency at the Bootleg Bar, where Yellow Red Sparks, yOya and Sami join in on the […]