Considering their resumés, it is no surprise that Alex Lilly and Bram Inscore – collaborating as Touché – have transcended garden-variety electro on their first album “It’s Fate.” Inscore has played with the likes of Beck, Thurston Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg and, most recently, Twin Shadow (his solo album shouldn’t have been overlooked, either). And Lilly, […]
Wild Nothing – the moniker under which Virginia-based dream-popper Jack Tatum records – announced the new “Empty Estate” EP this week as a follow-up to last year’s highly-regarded sophomore release “Nocturne.” It’s exciting news for those who just caught either of his recent Coachella sets, and the first single “A Dancing Shell” might come as […]
Big, big schedule for Thursday: ‣ Wavves play a Red Bull Sound Select tonight at the Echoplex, joined by Hands, Incan Abraham and HOTT MT. That’s the video for the title track of Wavves’ latest album “Afraid of Heights,” above. ‣ Upstairs at the Echo, Telekinesis rock the tunes from its latest album “Dormarion,” supported […]
Yellow Red Sparks’ self-titled debut, which came out in January, is not what you’d call dark. In fact, it’s kind of a ray of sunshine in an arena populated by floppy-hatted faux folkies – an album built on meticulous songcraft and orchestration that make music’s well-worn melancholic-to-hopeful mood swings seem fresh. Director Claire Marie Vogel […]
When Luke Messimer first resurfaced as Northern Youth after the demise of Mississippi Man, we were smitten by the open-hearted, full-throated folk he displayed on such songs as “She’s in the Wild.” Messimer has been hard at work on a self-titled full-length debut, and it’ll see the light of day on June 18. “Hide You […]
The Gibson Amphitheatre, the venue on the Universal Studios lot that has hosted major concerts for more than 40 years, will be shuttered in September to make room for a new attraction at the theme park, promoter Live Nation announced today. A lineup of special farewell shows is planned, the promoters added, noting that concerts […]
On it’s 2011 full-length “Moon/Mirror,” L.A. trio Derde Verde displayed an idiosyncratic mix of influences characterized by warm textures, shape-shifting rhythms and oddly compelling song structures. The restrained, almost inscrutable indie rock made by Jon Schwarz, Dylan McKenzie and Matthias Wagner adds another chapter with their “Let Me Be a Light” EP, which for all […]
‣Â Paisley Underground stalwarts the Three O’Clock, who were so impressive in a reunion show at Coachella, [that’s singer-bassist Michael Quercio, above) do it one more time, headlining the Troubadour supported by The 88. ‣ Ziggy Marley visits the Roxy Theatre to do a show that you can watch online right here. ‣ Bass Drum of […]
The Reflections, the L.A.-based duo comprised of Darian Zahedi and Jon Safley (who you may recognize as the drummer for Bleached), first beckoned us with their summery dream-pop in “Summer Days.” Since then, the Reflections have established their ability to straddle the line between romantic haze and the roar of anthemic Brit-rock. Their new single […]
Music videos from Torches have always had a dark undertone, but everything from the creepy “Dirt & Tears” video to the morbid “I Want Something” clip have piqued our interest enough to watch them all the way through to the end. In their new Ron Santarsiero-directed visual accompaniment to their latest single “When You Gonna?” things […]
