Weird things may happen if you ignore those “No Trespassing” signs. At least that’s what SoCal quintet Warships learn in their Frederik Boll- and Jon Shoer-directed video for “Heater.” It all starts with a box (everything mystical always starts with mysterious box) and a cloud of smoke. Ladies appear out of thin air and the band […]
As the band name has gotten shorter, the legend of L.A. quintet Dignitary grows incrementally longer. Originally known as The Dignitary Loss of Richard Roe, and then just Dignitary Loss, the five-piece makes mortality-obsessed rock noir that pairs the splendidly imperfect boy/girl vocals of guitarist Michael Cuenca (ex-The Lips) and keyboardist Amberlie Bankoff, last spotted […]
Much has been made of the distinctive manner in which Crash Kings make their music: The Los Angeles trio goes guitar-less, using an array of synthesizers, keyboards and effects that gives the aural impression there’s shredding going on when there’s nary a six-string in sight. It’s heavy-duty blues either way, and it was Crash Kings’ […]
We’re pretty much suckers for anything related to man’s best friend, so the video for Local Natives’ “You & I” had us on the edge of our seats rooting for a miracle of veterinary medicine to save the Last Dog Earth. The poignant video, directed by Daniel Portrait with Kamp Grizzly, casts the whole concept […]
Tuesday’s show lineup: ‣ Scottish indie-pop sextet Camera Obscura visits the Wiltern behind its new album “Desire Lines.” ‣ The Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger, who second solo album “Personal Record” came out earlier this month, plays the Echo, supported by TEEN and Ice Water. ‣ Norwegian rocker Ida Maria does a show at Los Globos, […]
Don’t be deceived by the band photo: Irontom is as serious as a sledgehammer, and its riffs land like one. The quintet of singer Harry Hayes, guitarist Zach Irons, bassist Dane Sandborg, keyboardist Daniel Saslow and drummer Dylan Williams returned last week with their second EP in a five-month span. The band calls their sound […]
London electro-rock duo the Big Pink – in Los Angeles working on their third album – will play a free residency at the Bootleg Theater on Mondays in September. Singer-guitarist-programmer Robbie Furze, who is carrying on the band with drummer Vicky Jean Smith after the departure of founding member Milo Cordell, is working on the […]
Jackson Phillips and Kevin Friedman may have only recently graduated from Berklee College of Music, but the Brooklyn by way of Boston duo, who have now relocated to L.A. and call themselves Carousel, has the formula for summery, ’80s-leaning synth-pop down. Add these boys to your pool party playlists, everyone. With songs like “Let’s Go […]
Two years ago Baths, the nom de tune of the San Fernando Valley’s Will Wiesenfeld, was busy being showered with praise for his debut album “Cerulean,” conceived and created in his Chatsworth home. Fresh off a year-long tour, he returned ready to begin the process of creating his full-length sophomore effort, when the young composer’s […]
Chinatown Summer Nights kicked off in exultant fashion on Saturday night, celebrating Chinatown’s 75th anniversary with the unveiling of a 7-foot statue of Bruce Lee, a birthday cake and a lineup of music that climaxed with fans joining headliners Nightmare & the Cat onstage for a dance-party finale. The fivesome, who revealed they had just […]